Malachy Clerkin: It’s the glorious mystery of sport that keeps us coming back for more
Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we kid ourselves so often and so fecklessly?
The Masters 2025 live updates: Rory McIlroy’s challenge falls away as Justin Rose leads
Strong Irish challenge at Augusta as McIlroy and Lowry hold their own on a stacked leaderboard
Patrick McBrearty and Dáire Ó Baoill star as Donegal show Derry the door
Jim McGuinness’s side overcome cagey opening to comfortably take care of the visitors in Ulster Championship opener
‘There’s no control in games anymore’: Darragh Ó Sé, Dean Rock and Conor McManus chat about the 2025 All-Ireland
Donegal’s kickers, Kerry’s midfield, the unreasonable demands of a condensed season - our football columnists run the rule over the summer ahead
For once hoping the championship will produce good football doesn’t make you a prize idiot
The FRC’s rules changes have not just changed the game they’ve made it one of the most open championships in years
Rory McIlroy at The Masters: Brace for the next chapter in one of Ireland’s greatest sporting sagas
From his first Masters appearance in 2009, McIlroy has always been the talk of the place, whether in contention or bombing out
Malachy Clerkin: Paul O’Connell deserves better than the hospital pass thrown to him by the Lions
Ireland have been generous in waving their coaching staff off to Australia, leaving the interim boss with a critical summer assignment
The Good, The Bad and The Two-Pointers: A county-by-county guide to who got what from the National Football League
Promotions, relegations, league finals made (and avoided) – there was something for everyone in the 2025 league
National Football League as it happened: Mayo and Kerry reach the final, Tyrone and Derry relegated
Monaghan and Roscommon secure their return to Division One, as Offaly and Kildare join Division Two
Malachy Clerkin: Madcap Sunday finish is just another indignity heaped upon the 2025 national leagues
It would have made sense to push the end of the hurling league back to next week and let the fooball breathe but instead it’s a blitz finish
Conor McManus: ‘The pain was so bad I knew I wouldn’t be able to make it back to the house’
One of the modern greats of Gaelic football reflects on his career with Monaghan ahead of starting a new column for The Irish Times in Championship 2025
Ireland player ratings: Ryan Manning and Troy Parrott stand out in away win over Bulgaria
Heimir Hallgrímsson’s selections work out well, with Finn Azaz providing an X-factor in first-leg victory
Efficient Dublin take the spoils as Galway endure a wasteful night’s shooting
Pádraic Joyce’s side matched the home team in most areas of the pitch except the one that matters most
Donald McRae: ‘Boxing makes me feel so f**king alive. I wanted that back because I didn’t want to wallow in grief’
The South African sports writer explains why he wrote what he says will be his final boxing book
Malachy Clerkin: Relax! This is not the end of an era for either Liverpool or the Ireland rugby team
On the back of defeats to French teams last week, there was a mad dash to declare the end of two teams that are actually fine