Castlebar Mitchels eager to make it third time luckyMayo kingpins focused on proving their worth by claiming the All-Ireland club titleThu Mar 17 2016 - 00:30
Roscommon’s rise adds intrigue to Connacht battleKevin McStay happy to admit that his side look every inch a Division One outfitTue Mar 15 2016 - 05:00
Roscommon show they belong with convincing Donegal winKevin McStay delighted as his team achieve league target of survival in LetterkennySun Mar 13 2016 - 18:38
Was Damien Duff the last of our great street footballers?Few children have the free time to give themselves to their sport as Damien Duff didSat Mar 12 2016 - 09:00
Cork hurlers – the Rebels in need of a new uprisingKieran Kingston’s men suffering as they seek balance between tradition and transitionSat Mar 12 2016 - 07:03
James Horan to host conference on Sporting ExcellenceSpeakers from a range of sports to attend the event in MayoWed Mar 09 2016 - 02:00
Donegal’s Ódhran MacNiallais happy to mix with big gunsGweedore man prefers to play further up the field as he proved against MayoTue Mar 01 2016 - 01:00
Donegal edge Mayo in pure February sunshineRory Gallagher pleased with hard working first half performance to stay in touchSun Feb 28 2016 - 17:57
Donegal: where big names and youth collideRecent new-look Donegal teams could look to a bench loaded with senior playersSat Feb 27 2016 - 11:34
Sideline Cut: Carl O’Malley’s year of absent presencePassing of The Irish Times sports journalist has left a hole in hearts and mindsFri Feb 26 2016 - 18:00
Natalya Coyle committed to cut and thrust of competitive lifeVeteran of London Olympics focused on renewing her pentathlon dream in RioThu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00
Champion surfer Fergal Smith hopes to make waves in ClareCommunity gardener and political outsider just wants to get his ecological message outMon Feb 22 2016 - 01:00
Sideline Cut: Van Gaal facing that cartoon moment when he notices the abyssDefeat by Midtjylland has left Manchester United manager in a lonely placeSat Feb 20 2016 - 15:10
Michael Ryan’s new-look Tipperary aim to halt Kilkenny tideSunday’s clash againsts offers the chance to correct the sense that Tipp are nearly menSat Feb 20 2016 - 03:34
Cork’s Damien Cahalane looking forward to Waterford testDefender’s mind turns to clash with holders following Rebels’ opening loss to GalwayTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Galway remind public of their potential with Cork winMichael Donoghue began his managerial reign with high-scoring win at Pearse StadiumSun Feb 14 2016 - 17:12
Leicester's fairytale enhanced by football’s Prince CharmingFoxes manager Claudio Ranieri’s class off the field matches the brilliance of his side on itSat Feb 13 2016 - 10:00
Getting to the heart of the real Davy FitzClare manager wears his heart is on his sleeve. He has just learned to live with the caricaturesSat Feb 13 2016 - 07:00
Election 2016: John O’Mahony faces tough test in GalwayFootball hero and Fine Gael TD is back in the county due to redrawn constituenciesTue Feb 09 2016 - 01:01
Jim Gavin defends the investment in Dublin GAAManager urges other counties to emulate Dublin’s successful formatMon Feb 08 2016 - 00:20
Dublin show their ability to win ugly if requiredChampions produce a huge effort to keep a fiercely determined Mayo outfit at baySun Feb 07 2016 - 22:10
Dublin pass Mayo’s tough winter test at McHale ParkMayo force Dublin to show their quality in bruising test on wet, dark night in the westSat Feb 06 2016 - 21:44
Six Nations: Ireland entering new era and it might not be so sunnyPaul O’Connell’s retirement breaks final link to days when nation fell in love with gameSat Feb 06 2016 - 10:00
Mayo know their Achilles’ heel and expect Dubs to aim for itConceding goals has hurt westerners and things may get worse before they get betterSat Feb 06 2016 - 01:07
Monaghan show grit to hit Roscommon late in KiltoomMalachy O’Rourke: ‘We’d a number of experienced players out there, we didn’t panic’Sun Jan 31 2016 - 17:34
Keith Duggan: Allianz League a merciful release for cooped-up fansIt may not be the championship but it has a distinctive charm all of its ownSat Jan 30 2016 - 10:00
Cillian O’Connor keeps his eye firmly on the prizeMayo’s managerial purge was painful but never personal for the star forwardSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Galway move past Roscommon with the real business awaitingKevin Walsh’s side seal Connacht league title in an entertaining clash in TuamSun Jan 24 2016 - 18:45
Super Games initiative could stem GAA's mass desertionThe GAA revealed that 58% of all players are ‘lost’ to the games between 12 and 21Sat Jan 23 2016 - 10:00
Player power: GAA has become no country for old menPlayers are finding it harder to stay playing as injury, burn-out and life get in the waySat Jan 23 2016 - 01:00
Fiona Doyle aims to put Irish swimming on the mapDoyle’s thousands of hours in the pool have been dedicated to the 60-something seconds she will race in RioWed Jan 20 2016 - 23:26
Does Sebastian Coe care or is he merely in love with own loftiness?IAAF chief might have got job he wanted but he’s lost all prestige and popularitySat Jan 16 2016 - 08:30
Roscommon GAA circling the wagons in the face of perceived ‘land grab’ threatHuge public anxiety over a potential proposal which would affect clubs such as St Brigid’s and Clann na nGaelSat Jan 16 2016 - 01:19
Zinedine Zidane returns to high table as world stands and waitsReal Madrid hoping he can superimpose his brilliance on bunch of misfiring superstarsSat Jan 09 2016 - 08:00
Pete McGrath ready for reunion with his native DownFermanagh coach hoping to boost team’s confidence as they confront old enemySat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
The year in review: Who will be remembered in 100 years?2015 saw many brave bids for immortality, but just as many in danger of being forgottenTue Dec 29 2015 - 12:31
Robbie Henshaw is a tug-of-love Connacht need to winIreland centre would be big attraction at Leinster but he is an icon in westSat Dec 12 2015 - 13:58
Tiger Woods: Golf's game changer now clinging on by fingernailsRory McIlroy’s tribute an acknowledgement that Woods will always be a greatSat Dec 05 2015 - 10:00
Cora Staunton still determined to break down barriersMayo great is adamant women’s game deserves more from GAASat Dec 05 2015 - 07:00
Kobe Bryant: dazzling, brash, egomaniacal, ugly, beautiful and jaw-droppingThe Lakers star announces his intention to retire owing basketball nothingMon Nov 30 2015 - 18:45
Cuala on brink of writing name into history in Leinster club finalDublin hurling club built from ground up by passion of a small minority in communitySat Nov 28 2015 - 10:00
Sideline Cut: World is happy to leave Gaelic games to the IrishGAA obsession with showcasing its games to international audience is long-standing oneSat Nov 28 2015 - 09:00
Sideline Cut: Chastened Russians will bide their time and still line up in RioDamning Wada report on systemic doping regime unlikey to have the desired effectSat Nov 21 2015 - 10:00
Martin O’Neill has built a new side out of the rubble left by Trapattoni eraIreland team has changed dramatically since Italian led side to Euro 2012 in PolandWed Nov 18 2015 - 01:01
Ireland 2 Bosnia 0: Joy unconfined as France beckonsQualification for Euro 2016 a fitting reward for Martin O’Neill and his spirited squadTue Nov 17 2015 - 00:21
Ireland defender Ciaran Clark tells tale of pride and privilegeIreland’s back four epitomise fighting spirit with which the team playsSun Nov 15 2015 - 22:40
Ronda Rousey’s moral strength as compelling as dominance in octagonUFC champion has become global megastar with one exception – she speaks her mindSat Nov 14 2015 - 10:00
Down kingpins Kilcoo aiming to Cross a big hurdleBrian McIver’s side face Armagh stalwarts in an intriguing Ulster club semi-finalSat Nov 14 2015 - 01:00
Richard Keogh unfazed by threat of Bosnian dangerman DzekoDetermined Republic of Ireland central defender fully focused on playoff challengeFri Nov 13 2015 - 01:00
