The Karate Kid: The martial arts classic that won’t kick the bucketIt’s silly, implausible and irresistible – and still going in the form of Netflix’s Cobra KaiTue Mar 23 2021 - 06:00
International sport is far more complex than simply ‘Us v Them’From CJ Stander to Irish dominance at Cheltenham, it’s more grey than black and whiteMon Mar 22 2021 - 06:30
Small band of GAA information warriors busy joining the dotsMayoGAABlog has fully searchable archive of Mayo results going all the way back to 1902Sun Mar 21 2021 - 10:30
‘Dad was only 62 when he died. My friend’s partner was only 37. Everyone’s only is their own’He finished his 40 years of work and a year later he was diagnosed with cancerSat Mar 20 2021 - 06:00
Unassuming Rachael Blackmore scales fresh heights to finally take centre stageIrishwoman becomes only the second jockey ever to ride six winners at a single CheltenhamFri Mar 19 2021 - 18:57
Cheltenham week should raise uncomfortable talk about gambling addictionMalachy Clerkin: Hidden problem is not discussed enough in public discourseMon Mar 15 2021 - 06:00
Unassuming number one Townend comfortable in his own skinChampion jockey clear favourite to be the leading rider at Cheltenham again next weekSat Mar 13 2021 - 01:00
White Men Can’t Jump is about so much more than basketballIn Ron Shelton’s hands, sport is the universal story-teller, the great revealer of characterWed Mar 10 2021 - 06:30
Benefits of sport far outweigh the Covid risks so why are kids still not playing?Lack of clear guidance means a generation of children is drifting away from sportMon Mar 08 2021 - 06:00
The story behind the amazing growth of women’s Gaelic footballThe average number of clubs per county has gone from 20 to 43 in two decadesSat Mar 06 2021 - 10:12
I, Tonya reveals a deeper truth than Harding’s level of guiltThe compelling film of the Harding-Kerrigan scandal gets to the heart of human frailtyThu Mar 04 2021 - 06:00
The sports fan would like to wake up now, thanks very muchThe whole point of being a sports fan has always been that sport was just there . . .Mon Mar 01 2021 - 06:00
Above Water: a crisply told story of surviving abuseTrish Kearney’s account of her abuse at the hands of George Gibney is powerfully toldSun Feb 28 2021 - 06:00
Push-and-pull between Tiger Woods and the machine kept us all raptNobody else could have become the most famous athlete on earth while playing golfWed Feb 24 2021 - 06:20
Just no room for Will O’Donoghue in All Stars teamVirtually no hard-luck stories this year, because who could you leave out?Mon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00
A text from Jack O’Shea caps off another stellar year for Brian FentonDublin midfielder was named Footballer of the Year again on Saturday nightMon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00
Minor failings and a football breakthrough: the making of Gearóid HegartyLimerick’s 2020 Hurler of the Year reflects on a game of inches with his dad GerMon Feb 22 2021 - 06:00
Reality revisited: A year on from when the GAA world shut downKevin McKernan and Conor McDonald were two of the players featured in our seriesSat Feb 20 2021 - 06:30
Frustration grows among organisers about return for youth sportAidan O’Rourke among 80 signatories to letter sent to Stormont ExecutiveTue Feb 16 2021 - 07:00
Conor McCann and Antrim get set to hit the hurling highway – once it opensJoe McDonagh player of the year looking forward to getting back on the pitchTue Feb 16 2021 - 06:00
All Played Out continues to play out three decades on from Italia 90Iconic sports books revisited: Pete Davies’s account still as visceral and rewarding as everMon Feb 08 2021 - 07:00
After a devastating acid attack, Tega Agberhiere has sights set on the topTeenager from Waterford is on a scholarship in the US and is focused only on the futureSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
The Dubs and money Q&A: Pat Teehan v John ConnellanThe Leinster Council Chairman and former Westmeath footballer debate GAA fundingSat Jan 30 2021 - 07:00
Glory days: How Eamon Dunphy brought Matt Busby to bookIt’s the book he’s most proud of, published just before Manchester United went megaSat Jan 30 2021 - 07:00
Tipping Point: Racing people need to stand up for their sportViking Hoard case is equivalent of someone tinkering with brakes of a racecarMon Jan 25 2021 - 07:00
Keith Higgins becomes the latest Mayo stalwart to hang up his football bootsDual star was the glue in Mayo’s miserly defence - his hurling career could yet continueSun Jan 24 2021 - 12:54
Richie Power: ‘To me, Kilkenny’s problem is at the roots’Former star forward believes the Cats have been left behind at underage levelSat Jan 23 2021 - 06:00
Eamonn Ryan’s legacy teaches us that things do change and get betterFormer Cork women’s manager turned the team into a relentless winning machineMon Jan 18 2021 - 05:00
Dublin’s James McCarthy goes back to basics with the same golden resultMidfielder reacquainted with Sam for an eighth time and won with Ballymun in 2020Sat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
Tipping Point: Cork play soldiers in the sand as the Covid war rages onRonan McCarthy’s side looked removed from reality as they trained on the beach in YoughalMon Jan 11 2021 - 06:00
Tom Parsons thankful for the journey as he bids goodbye to the big stage‘My whole sporting career has taught me so much’ says long-serving Mayo stalwartSat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00
Con O’Callaghan finds his place and excels in historic Dublin teamA ding-dong battle with Oisín Mullin saw both men come out with credit in the bankMon Dec 21 2020 - 06:30
James Horan takes positives but Mayo’s old sins came back to haunt themIn four of their last six All-Ireland finals the opposition’s first score has been a goalSun Dec 20 2020 - 14:22
Dublin tie a bow around it as they complete the six-in-a-rowDogged Mayo finally fell away in the last 10 minutes at Croke ParkSat Dec 19 2020 - 19:24
Bernard Brogan: ‘Finances didn’t win five All-Irelands in a row’Capital Gains: The former Dublin star on why the money debate needs to find some middle groundSat Dec 19 2020 - 06:00
Déise wilt under the sustained power play of Limerick’s twin towersBetween them, Gearóid Hegarty and Tom Morrissey plundered 12 points from playSun Dec 13 2020 - 21:10
Limerick’s rolling wave leaves Waterford drowning in its wakeJohn Kiely’s side show that the gap back to the rest is growingSun Dec 13 2020 - 17:42
Crystal clear why Tadgh de Búrca is the centre of Waterford’s universeLimerick found a way to avoid him in the Munster final and they’ll need to do it againSat Dec 12 2020 - 09:30
Tipping Point: It’s zero degrees as Waterford come in from the coldLiam Cahill preparing team for All-Ireland final is an outcome few could have predictedMon Dec 07 2020 - 06:00
Dublin happy to outwait and then outwit CavanMickey Graham says it’s up to other counties to get up the level of the championsMon Dec 07 2020 - 05:00
Dublin pick Cavan off with precision and turn it into a procession by the endBrian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny and Con O’Callaghan run the show at Croke ParkSat Dec 05 2020 - 19:41
Malachy Clerkin’s sports books of the year for 2020Live sport may have gone missing during the pandemic but there was always plenty to readSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
Pride, passion and a bit of madness - football runs through Cavan’s soulTo understand Cavan people, football is the only starting place that makes senseFri Dec 04 2020 - 19:00
It’s shocking how men have driven women away from exercising in publicFor women, going out for a run brings on a spectrum of feelings, from discomfort to fearMon Nov 30 2020 - 06:00
Limerick edge out Galway to book place in finalHighest scoring game without a goal in championship history makes for sterile tieSun Nov 29 2020 - 21:44
John Kiely grateful for impact of ‘the boys coming off the bench’Galway manager Shane O’Neill reflects on slow start after both water breaksSun Nov 29 2020 - 20:45
Big four ready to rumble on hurling’s special weekendDespite the absent fans, headquarters set to witness two fascinating clashesSat Nov 28 2020 - 09:30
It’s good to have Richie Hogan back, he was missedHe was building a legacy - one of the Kilkenny greats - before four cruel years of injurySat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Every kind of wind imaginable was against Tipperary football - and they came throughTipping point: Beams of light were provided to footballing communities of Tipperary and CavanMon Nov 23 2020 - 06:00
Tipperary and Cavan deliver two earthquakes in one dayCavan lift first Ulster title in 23 years as Tipp end 85-year wait for Munster crownMon Nov 23 2020 - 06:00
