Tiger Woods missing the Masters but Masters missing WoodsNine years after his last Major, golf struggling for the heightened theatre he providedSat Apr 08 2017 - 09:00
Ball-watching defenders opening the door for clinical DublinOpposition defences are paying a huge price for being drawn to the original ball-carrierSat Apr 08 2017 - 06:22
GAA weekend that was: What now for Kilkenny?Meanwhile, Galway are the usual puzzle while Down completed the great escapeMon Apr 03 2017 - 13:29
Aidan O’Shea Mayo’s beating heart as they sink DonegalVisitors go scoreless in the final 30 minutes of a blood and thunder clash in CastlebarSun Apr 02 2017 - 17:34
Monaghan soaring under radar again as they home in on DublinMalachy O’Rourke has shaped a team that is ego-free but armed with a flinty self-beliefSun Apr 02 2017 - 08:00
GAA’s rare magic moments nourish dreams of chasing packDublin may appear omnipotent but at least four counties will not be cowed in summerSat Apr 01 2017 - 09:00
Dublin’s rivals jostle to avoid league final booby prizeNo county showing much interest in taking on record-breakers on eve of championshipTue Mar 28 2017 - 18:00
Donegal and Monaghan draw the worst out of each other againConor McManus’s penalty earns point for visitors in BallyshannonSun Mar 26 2017 - 18:52
Mayo in a state of apprehension ahead of Tyrone testAlthough league form can be misleading there are fears over Stephen Rochford’s sideSun Mar 26 2017 - 09:00
In McGuinness’s turbulent life sport was always a retreatIt provided one of the few arenas of clear rules and fair play for people in DerrySat Mar 25 2017 - 09:00
Coleman’s injury sours a productive night for IrelandDepleted Republic pick up a deserved point in a game which produced few chancesFri Mar 24 2017 - 22:57
Tyrone don’t mind reality check now if it pays dividend in summerMickey Harte takes setback in his stride as defeat to Donegal dampens expectationsMon Mar 20 2017 - 17:17
Donegal leave Tyrone chasing shadows on brute of a nightYoung Ciaran Thompson continues his brilliant league form in Ballybofey victorySat Mar 18 2017 - 21:21
England still come to Dublin bemused by all of this ‘Irishness’On a wet St Patrick’s weekend England look to trample all over the festivities in DublinSat Mar 18 2017 - 09:00
Dublin’s unbeaten run is no bolt from the blueCapital gains based on great groundwork and true self belief in Jim Gavin's campSat Mar 18 2017 - 07:00
Cork’s decline takes a bright star from GAA firmamentStruggle of one of the strongest counties bad for the GAA – and for Irish sportSat Mar 11 2017 - 09:00
Tipp wary of comparisons to great hurling teams of the pastFierce competition within Michael Ryan’s squad is best deterrent against complacencySat Mar 11 2017 - 08:00
TV View: ‘Crumbling’ Barca empire stuns Chippy and the ladsFew believed beforehand but by the end they were left speechlessThu Mar 09 2017 - 07:15
Sideline Cut: lives in Lahinch framed around a love of surfingGetting battered by massive waves lets you be whatever version of yourself you want to beSat Mar 04 2017 - 09:00
Brian O’Driscoll reflects on life after being ‘Drico’After the game is over... ‘with every year that goes, you become less relevant. That is life’Sat Mar 04 2017 - 07:00
Guarded welcome by Gallagher and Gavin for GAA changesDublin find it hard going again as they are put through the wringer by DonegalTue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00
Dublin and Donegal both preserve unbeaten recordsBallbofey challenge worth a month of traning, says Dublin manager Jim GavinMon Feb 27 2017 - 06:00
Donegal dig out deserved draw after Dublin dogfightMacCumhaill Park draw stretches unbeaten run to 32 league and championship gamesSun Feb 26 2017 - 17:46
New-look Donegal eager to measure up against bestRory Gallagher’s new approach backed by former midfielder Rory KavanaghSun Feb 26 2017 - 08:00
What’s the point of September without the All-Ireland finals?If Motion 5 goes through Congress, should we not just do away with the month altogether?Sat Feb 25 2017 - 09:00
Clare race out of the blocks to thrash lacklustre KilkennyBrian Cody admits his Cats side were comprehensively outplayed in Cusack ParkSun Feb 19 2017 - 18:42
OJ Simpson tried to outrun race issue but nobody in America is that fastMurder trial made it clear to Simpson extent of fabrication he had created for himselfSat Feb 18 2017 - 09:02
Slaughtneil’s heroics sit among very best GAA momentsMembers of village club forced to pinch themselves as they chase historic trebleSat Feb 18 2017 - 07:15
Tyrone rise to occasion but still not enough to drag Dublin downJim Gavin’s men maintain unbeaten sequence against rapidly improving Ulster menMon Feb 13 2017 - 05:45
Dublin and Tyrone warm the cockles with a thrilling draw at a bitter Croke ParkThe two sides traded punches for the full 70 minutes with points deservedly sharedSat Feb 11 2017 - 21:26
Tyrone will be tempted to cut loose against DublinMickey Harte may decide to engage the champions in a fire fight, despite the dangersSat Feb 11 2017 - 09:01
Sideline Cut: Gender equality? Come on, what would the lads think?Westminster’s move against FA shines light on dismal governance of sport in IrelandSat Feb 11 2017 - 09:00
Allianz National Hurling League previewKeith Duggan’s county-by-county guide to the start of this year's hurling campaignFri Feb 10 2017 - 20:03
OCI election: After Hickey era, successor must restore faithWhoever takes charge must shift group’s focus from boardroom to competitorsThu Feb 09 2017 - 06:00
Kerry’s new defensive leaders assert their credentialsMarc Ó Sé and O’Mahony are gone but phrase ‘team in transition’ is not used in KingdomTue Feb 07 2017 - 01:01
National Football League gets big welcome as push for points beginsDublin continue where they left off as Kerry punish a callow Donegal in LetterkennySun Feb 05 2017 - 18:31
Kerry looking sharp but Donegal’s late surge gives food for thoughtÉamonn Fitzmaurice can return south happy with a job well done and with finesseSun Feb 05 2017 - 18:27
Will the real Éamonn Fitzmaurice please stand upKerry’s manager keeps defeats in perspective and victories remain at the forefront in his mindSun Feb 05 2017 - 11:38
Sideline Cut: How does Tom Brady really feel about Trump?All American-hero has been sucked into vortex of fear since new president took officeSat Feb 04 2017 - 09:00
Gaelic football and basketball make for intriguing combinationRonan McGarrity and Aidan O’Shea will play for Sligo All-Star’s in division one cup finalSat Jan 28 2017 - 11:00
Rafael Nadal unveils his depthless leagues of hungerSpaniard and Roger Federer have already written a memorable Australian Open scriptSat Jan 28 2017 - 09:00
Sideline Cut: Steelers prepare hot reception for Trump’s favourite teamNation will be side with Pittsburgh when they take on Tom Brady’s New England PatriotsSat Jan 21 2017 - 09:00
Patience and hard work paying dividends for Brendan HarrisonIt’s been a crowded, lonely, brilliant road to the top for Mayo’s All Star defenderSat Jan 21 2017 - 05:50
Connacht trounce pitiful Zebre to inch towards quarter-finalsThe home side survived an early scare to rack up 66 points and a bonus point winSat Jan 14 2017 - 15:12
Donal Reid has been there, done that – and bears the scarsEx- Donegal player’s book details the emotional trauma sparked by an assault on the pitchSat Jan 14 2017 - 10:00
Floyd Mayweather a risk too far for Conor McGregor and MMADefeat would damage the brand image of near-invincibility the Dubliner has cultivatedSat Jan 14 2017 - 09:00
Hard to blame Tevez and Oscar when they may even get face on Chinese stampEnglish football’s glittering era may one day be seen as nothing more than fleeting marvelSat Jan 07 2017 - 08:00
Heady steps in the shadows of a giant’s departureKeith Duggan’s sports review of 2016Tue Dec 27 2016 - 19:20
Conor McGregor ‘sportsperson of the year’? Depends if you like the stink of the coliseumRTÉ award ceremony represents a snapshot of where MMA is goingSun Dec 18 2016 - 12:39
Football and the horrific abuse hiding in plain sightHow game deals with the revelations of abuse will define this period of English football historySat Dec 10 2016 - 09:00
