Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times.

Shane Lowry: ‘If I can’t get myself motivated over the next month, I should pack it in’

Irish golfer plays the Irish Open and Wentworth before the Ryder Cup begins

Zaur Antia: ‘Success has no limit. We always have to prove ourselves’

Ireland’s Georgian-born `godfather’ of boxing is looking forward to the World Championships and LA Olympics with quiet confidence

Jack Marley uses Olympics heartache to fuel bid for success at World Boxing Championships

Dublin heavyweight focused on Liverpool tournament after coming close to a medal in Paris

Daniil Medvedev’s US Open meltdown was a cry for help. Sadly, nobody heard it

Instead of fining temperamental Russian, tennis chiefs should reach out to him

Provinces gear up for URC return with preseason friendlies

Connacht and Munster to play two friendly fixtures before URC openers on September 27th

Irish athletes, boxers in female categories at world championships to be male-gene tested

The male SRY gene causes male characteristics during development

Joe Schmidt puts family first once again in coaching career

The Wallabies head coach is set to leave the job to spend more time with family in New Zealand

Return of controversial coach to Jannik Sinner’s team raises some serious questions

The men’s world number one has rehired the fitness coach he dismissed last year after failing two doping tests

Leinster Rugby set to begin 2026 season in revamped RDS as project runs ahead of schedule

About 40% of the new Anglesea Stand has been built

For Eve McMahon, all seas lead to LA after announcing herself at 2024 Olympics

UCD student followed impressive Games debut with World Championships bronze to surge up rankings

Why we may not have seen the last of Kellie Harrington in the boxing ring

The double Olympic gold medallist has not officially retired and continues to train with the Irish boxing team

Seven years after her big breakthrough, Béibhinn Parsons feels like Rugby World Cup is just the start

Ireland winger keen to lay down a marker in Pool C opener against Japan

Can Ireland win the Rugby World Cup? ‘No reason why not,’ says Molly Scuffil-McCabe

Scrumhalf insists belief is strong among squad members ahead of opener versus Japan

Johnny Watterson: Don’t cast Emma Raducanu as the villain in crying-child debate

Tennis player was not taken seriously by umpire after drawing attention to the disturbance

From medical theatre to the rugby arena, Linda Djougang’s focus is on successful outcomes

Ireland travel to Rugby World Cup with confidence after shedding underdog tag, says team veteran

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