Kelly and Roche and the acquiescent ascent of Irish cyclingBarry Ryan’s new book ‘The Ascent’ looks at doping in Irish cycling which media ignoredFri Sept 22 2017 - 19:00
Rochford: 'Sport can be cruel. No more than that in 70-plus minutes'‘We rattled the post with a free kick in injury time. And Dean Rock nails it, and that’s the marginMon Sept 18 2017 - 07:32
Dublin 1-17 Mayo 1-16: Dublin player ratingsIan O’Riordan assesses the Dublin performances as history is made at Croke ParkSun Sept 17 2017 - 21:13
Mayo boss Stephen Rochford: ‘It just wasn’t to be’Manager saw his side pipped by a point in All-Ireland final for second year in a rowSun Sept 17 2017 - 19:37
Ian O’Riordan: PE in school provides far more than a physical educationIn a sports-mad nation why is one in four Irish schoolchildren considered overweight?Fri Sept 15 2017 - 19:00
Cian O’Sullivan eager to stick to successful blueprint for victoryA swim, a meal and a movie on Saturday all part of Dublin defender’s preparationsFri Sept 15 2017 - 06:30
Stars of Erin on a high despite struggling to field adult teamGAA club is 10 miles from O’Connell Street but a million miles from Croke ParkThu Sept 14 2017 - 07:06
Sonia O’Sullivan: Ross doesn’t understand athletes’ reliance on fundingAthletes left to fend for themselves may just lose heart, faith and confidence in the OCIThu Sept 14 2017 - 07:00
Ciarán Kilkenny: ‘The energy is pumping, their hearts racing’The forward believes Dublin have strength in depth. But he won’t look beyond SundayWed Sept 13 2017 - 06:00
Sonia O’Sullivan awarded honorary doctorate at DCU‘The enormity of the individual ambition became inextricably intertwined with that of the nation’Tue Sept 12 2017 - 16:27
Jim Gavin piloting Dublin to a Championship performance‘The ultimate test is an All-Ireland final against a great Mayo team’Tue Sept 12 2017 - 06:00
Declan Darcy: People need to tip their hat a little bit more to DublinSelector says current success is not down to size but the work done ten years agoMon Sept 11 2017 - 07:30
Pat Hickey resigns from International Olympic Committee boardIn letter to IOC, Hickey reiterated his innocence over alleged ticket touting chargesSun Sept 10 2017 - 09:28
Chris Froome and Team Sky are destroying pro cyclingIan O’Riordan: Aside from the grey area of marginal gains their smothering tactics are boring fansFri Sept 08 2017 - 18:25
Seán Cavanagh still reeling after Dublin drubbing‘I believe they’re the best team I’ve ever seen play the game’ says Tyrone legendWed Sept 06 2017 - 06:00
Dublin's Kevin Nolan eyeing up a move to MonaghanFormer Dublin All-Ireland winner still harbours ambitions of intercounty footballWed Sept 06 2017 - 06:00
Joe Connolly: ‘It’s been demeaning for our manliness to be questioned’Former Galway captain relieved class of 2017 have finally emulated team of the 80sTue Sept 05 2017 - 08:00
Johnny Glynn: from the Bronx to the Liam MacCarthyArdrahan club man delighted to be rewarded for long commute with an All-Ireland medalTue Sept 05 2017 - 06:00
Galway can be thankful they had Donoghue on their side and their lineThe manager gave a masterclass in precision during the All-Ireland finalMon Sept 04 2017 - 07:00
Micheál Donoghue hails Galway’s composure and resilienceThe myth and the truth of Galway hurling combine as Tribesmen sink WaterfordMon Sept 04 2017 - 06:00
Galway 0-26 Waterford 2-17: Galway player ratingsIan O’Riordan rates the victorious Tribesmen after their pulsating Croke Park winSun Sept 03 2017 - 19:41
Sporting talent is nothing without hard workBe it running, cycling or hurling, talent and dedication are crucial to rising above the restSat Sept 02 2017 - 06:00
Kevin Moran adamant Waterford are on the right trackVeteran backs manager McGrath for devising a successful game plan for the countyFri Sept 01 2017 - 07:45
Dan Shanahan: Hurling ‘kept me on the straight and narrow’The Waterford sideline’s little and large have a date with destiny in Croke ParkThu Aug 31 2017 - 06:00
All-Ireland SHC final countdown: Mullane ready to go nakedConnacht hopes for first double, GAA goes global, numbers game, team talk and moreWed Aug 30 2017 - 09:09
Ollie Canning says Galway no longer depend on Cannings aloneJoe Canning will be seeking elusive senior title while nephew Jack is in the minor showdownWed Aug 30 2017 - 06:57
Derek McGrath: Waterford’s approach has structure and flair“It’s not as if we think we know everything,” says coach of team’s sweeper systemWed Aug 30 2017 - 06:00
All-Ireland SHC final countdown: Murphy recalls skull fractureTicket allocations for Galway and Waterford, numbers game, team talk and moreTue Aug 29 2017 - 10:33
Jim Gavin on autopilot as Dublin glide into another All-Ireland finalDublin manager keen to praise Tyrone and take one game at a timeSat Aug 26 2017 - 19:24
The real Colm Cavanagh now standing up for TyroneTowering figure has become a real leader this season for Mickey Harte’s improving sideThu Aug 24 2017 - 06:00
Tyrone’s brothers-in-arms ready to march on HQAidan McCrory believes integration of fresh talent has made for a potent Red Hand mixWed Aug 23 2017 - 06:00
Mickey Harte and Tyrone braced for acid testVeteran manager relishing the task of pitting his charges against champions DublinTue Aug 22 2017 - 06:00
Aidan O’Shea question looms large in Mayo postmortemMayo manager won’t say if O’Shea will again mark Kieran Donaghy in replayMon Aug 21 2017 - 00:36
Kerry had discussed Aidan O’Shea-Kieran Donaghy match-upÉamonn Fitzmaurice: ‘We felt maybe it would be down list of possible options’Sun Aug 20 2017 - 18:57
Kerry and Mayo do their level best but can’t be partedSides will meet again at Croke Park next Saturday to decide All-Ireland final spotSun Aug 20 2017 - 17:49
Mickey Harte: Only a fool would rule out Diarmuid Connolly featuring for DublinTyrone manager relishing the shot at the back-to-back All-Ireland championsSat Aug 19 2017 - 06:30
West Ham clearly losing track at the London StadiumPerfect for athletics, it will never feel quite at home as a football stadiumFri Aug 18 2017 - 19:26
Pat Hickey: ‘Significant inaccuracies’ in Moran reportHowever Hickey is ‘pleased to see my reputation and good name have been cleared’Mon Aug 14 2017 - 13:25
Rob Heffernan leaves Irish athletics facing new challengesWalker was best of the Irish in London in what was his final major championshipsMon Aug 14 2017 - 01:00
Farah and Bolt unable to bow out on their termsMo Farah rails against questions about his association with coach still under investigationSun Aug 13 2017 - 23:18
Rob Heffernan bows out with eighth place finish in LondonYohann Diniz takes the 50km walk gold as Irish great rages against dying of the lightSun Aug 13 2017 - 12:56
Mo Farah beaten in his last ever track raceFarah loses out to Ethiopia’s Muktar Edris in 5,000m final at World ChampionshipsSat Aug 12 2017 - 22:24
Bolt breaks down as Britain sprint to relay goldSprint legend pulls up injured on his final ever competitive appearanceSat Aug 12 2017 - 22:24
Farah poised to sign off in usual victorious styleMost successful British athlete of all time can’t quite shake off suspicions of dopingSat Aug 12 2017 - 06:00
Rob Heffernan back again on familiar London stageOlympic champion Toth among those missing from Sunday morning’s 50km walkSat Aug 12 2017 - 01:00
Slower winning times in London may be a good signAre the current stricter anti-doping controls ensuring a more level playing field?Fri Aug 11 2017 - 21:42
Sally Pearson on the comeback trail in LondonAustralian puts two years of crippling injuries behind her to reach 100m hurdles finalFri Aug 11 2017 - 20:27
Semenya continues to draw unwanted attention to women’s 800mOnly women capable of beating her also understood to be athletes with hyperandrogenismThu Aug 10 2017 - 22:37
Athlete nationality issue hasn’t been lost in LondonNigerian-born Salwa Eid Naser’s medal for Bahrain a sign of the timesThu Aug 10 2017 - 20:00
Brilliant Isaac Makwala sets up van Nierkerk showdownBotswanan says he is ‘running with anger’ after he stole the show on a sodden dayWed Aug 09 2017 - 22:29
