Jordan Spieth heads to US PGA in form with career grand slam in mind
Absence of defending champion Phil Mickelson will dominate conversation
Tide of popularity may be turning against the Great White Shark
Australian attempted to defend his role as front man for a Saudi-financed golf league
Tom Brady’s understandable NFL return could lead to his downfall
Quarterback believes he still has plenty to offer. Let’s hope, for his sake and pride, he’s right
Dave Hannigan: The world will hear a lot more about Trinity Rodman
The 19-year-old is lighting up US women’s soccer with shots, crosses and cameos of brilliance
Sport 2021: Stars provided welcome escape but some paid high price
A breakthrough year for Irish women, while Osaka, Biles and Peng faced huge pressure
Dave Hannigan: Bombastic LaVar Ball cashing in on sons’ basketball talents
Most Trumpian of fathers says he always knew his kids would be hotshots on the court
America at Large: Education and golf playing a key part in JR Smith’s reinvention
The former NBA champion has earned a walk-on golf spot at North Carolina A&T
Steve Stricker’s ‘cut the fluff’ mentality the key to regaining the Ryder Cup
The Team USA captain never tried to turn his players into something they’re not
Johnny Sexton looks ready to roar in blue and green after being left behind by Lions
36-year-old’s ambition burns bright and summer snub seems to have sharpened his focus
Stephen Kenny: ‘You can’t ask any more and to lose is so difficult for them at the moment’
Ireland manager upset at some of the officiating as he prepares to lift side for home games
Different Strokes: Going, going, gone for €333k – one Tiger Woods putter, never used
Burmester bemoans slow play . . . World of Mouth . . . By the Numbers . . . Twitter Twaddle . . . On this Day . . . In the Bag . . . Know the Rules
Keith Duggan: Let there be no panic – the game will always be the game
Hurling – like football and basketball – is evolving as coaches, new rules and tactics change
Cobh Ramblers expect to benefit from Burnley’s expansion
ALK capital adamant their financial approached is ‘reasonable and sustainable’
Harry proves a Diamond in the rough as Rory McIlroy returns to winning ways
Caddie played vital role with advice to take drop on the 18th following wayward tee shot
My Sporting Passion: Jarlath Regan on his love for basketball and running
‘It was a grey time in Ireland, and basketball felt so exotic. It seemed so open-minded’
‘It had happened, I had my new heart. I was the happiest man alive that day’
Brendan Lannon had open-heart surgery as a baby, a stroke at 22 and a heart transplant at 30. Now aged 37, ‘life is great’
He Got Game: ‘I pray that you understand why I pushed you so hard’
You need dark forces behind you to make it as a basketball star – in this case an obsessive dad
Unplayable: How one writer got the inside story of the Tiger Woods scandal
Iconic sports books revisited: Robert Lusetich was working on book when things took a bizarre turn
Heaven Is A Playground: A snapshot of a time and culture within a sport
Rick Telander’s book is more a sociological wonder than a story about basketball
America at Large: Jeannie Morris blazed a trail for women in US sports journalism
An extraordinary life story included rattling through Connemara in 1973 in a campervan
Keith Duggan: Sports stars find their voices in a troubled year
It’s the athletes rather than the owners who have the conch now. When did that happen?
All bets are on as America opens the gambling sluice gates and the dollars flow
Business once dominated by Vegas and the mafia is now respectable - but at what cost?
Lakers dedicate NBA Finals victory to the late Kobe Bryant
LeBron James became first player to win NBA Finals MVP with three different teams
America at Large: The evolution of LeBron James still hampered by blind spots
Having found his voice late in his 20s, basketball’s best player has let it be heard
Gerry Thornley: Saracens have targeted Leinster for eight months
Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents
Joanne O’Riordan: If you didn’t feel any form of activism spark, you’re possibly dead inside
The recent shooting of Jacob Blake brought an incredible response from US athletes
The Offload: Canterbury get Ireland women’s launch all wrong
Dylan Hartley’s book gives a revealing insight into rugby’s professional ‘guinea pigs’
Michael Jordan plays a key role as NBA steps back from the brink
Hornets owner and Bulls legend said to have played key role in wake of league boycott
Pete Sampras: The forgotten great with the best serve in the business
If you had one point to save your life, you would probably want Sampras playing it
McIlroy v McGinley: The days of ‘shut up and dribble’ are gone
Selfishness is required to be the best in sport but BLM movement has changed things
Eoin Murchan on being the wrong player in the right place at the right time
Dublin defender has brought the best skills from a number of sports with him along the way
Tiger Woods: George Floyd’s death a ‘shocking tragedy’
Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses as sports stars speak out
Farrell and O’Connell provide insight into changes in Ireland’s analysis
Monday reviews like ‘therapy for players’, Ireland coach tells webinar for Pieta House
Amy Schumer’s lockdown: ‘I watched Normal People, a beautiful show. So much sex’
‘If 10 is totally fine, I’m a 7. It’s nice to have a baby, because he doesn’t know what’s going on’
Matt Williams: Daunting task facing coaches to teach what once came naturally
Coronavirus will further limit kids’ opportunities to work on rugby’s key skills
Take a deep breath . . . the Zen of getting back into the cold water
Covid-19 restrictions on sea swimming have been lifted, but it’s not easy to just jump in
Sideline Cut: Vignette shows why Bird is the true shark in The Last Dance
That Jordan never got the pleasure of seeing Bird defeated is an itch he can never scratch
Rory McIlroy now realising the power his words carry as world’s number one
In distancing himself from Donald Trump, McIlroy makes himself an outlier on the PGA Tour
Scottie Pippen said to be ‘beyond livid’ at Michael Jordan for portrayal in The Last Dance
Report follows Horace Grant’s criticism of ESPN smash docuseries on Chicago Bulls
Jordi Murphy: ‘Not knowing when things are going to be back has been tough’
Ulster and Ireland backrow admits feeling anxious with all the uncertainty over return
Michael Jordan’s first Air Jordan trainers auctioned for €508,000
1985 Air Jordan 1s feature in Netflix show about Chicago Bulls legend ‘The Last Dance’
Novak ‘Djoker’ Djokovic falls right off the role model rack
Whole New Ball Game: He believes in science when it helps him win, but forget vaccines
Michael Jordan insists ‘Republicans buy sneakers too’ quote was a joke
‘I never thought of myself as an activist, I thought of myself as a basketball player’
Harold Varner has no fears about getting back on the PGA Tour bus
‘Someone’s got to start somewhere or we’re going to put ourselves in a hole we can’t get out of’
Michael Jordan set to have centre stage all to himself once again
10-part documentary on basketball star’s final season with Chicago Bulls starts on Sunday
Sideline Cut: The fascinating final chapter in Tiger’s tale left in limbo for now
Next week we should have all been transfixed with sport’s version of the Truman Show
Kobe Bryant obituary: A transcendent, if enigmatic, superstar
Bryant won five NBA championships with LA Lakers in an outstanding career
European Tour: talking Tiger, Rory McIlroy’s x-factor and the Ryder Cup
Chief executive Keith Pelley discusses the calendar and challenges facing the Tour
Jarlath Regan: On My Culture Radar
The podcast host on his Michael Jordan obsession and king of comedy Zach Galifianakis
Nike trainers sell for $437,500, setting world auction record
Pair of hand-made ‘Moon Shoes’ were designed for runners at 1972 Olympic trials
McIlroy feels the weight of the past on a slight return to Portrush
Sideline Cut: The Northern Irishman struggled to reconnect with his 16-year-old self
Can Kawhi Leonard’s Toronto Raptors dethrone the Golden State Warriors?
Steph Curry could flourish with Kevin Durant ruled out until Game 3 of NBA Finals
Different Strokes: Koepka warming to the Major task
Caddie Ricky Elliott will bring local knowledge to Koepka's pursuit of the Claret Jug
Brooks Koepka: ‘DJ’ chants ‘actually kind of helped’
Open Championship at Royal Portrush holds special resonance with his Irish caddie
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