Desert Outtakes: German Wags accountable for early World Cup exit tooA new low for Cristiano Ronaldo, Poland’s third choice goalkeeper doesn’t hold backMon Dec 05 2022 - 08:01
TV View: Eng-er-land on a World Cup roll … it’s deja vu yet again‘They used to be part of Europe for some time. And now they’re on the verge of conquering the world’Sun Dec 04 2022 - 21:30
Niamh Fahey marks 100th Liverpool appearance with a win and clean sheetKatie McCabe captains Arsenal to a 1-0 win over EvertonSun Dec 04 2022 - 18:54
Ayeisha McFerran and Deirdre Duke absent for Ireland’s Nations Cup campaignLizzy Murphy set to get a run of games in goal during the tournament in ValenciaSun Dec 04 2022 - 14:14
Desert Outtakes: ‘Fairytale of Qatar’ is the nightmare nobody needs to hearSun not setting on Chesney Hawke’s World Cup just yet; Turkish commentator subbed off in record timeSat Dec 03 2022 - 13:14
TV View: When you end up nearly feeling sorry for Luis Suárez, this is no ordinary World CupA remote control in one hand and a calculator in the other on another crazy dayFri Dec 02 2022 - 20:42
In-form Irish Senior Cup holders Institute face tough quarter-final battle with Old AlexandraLimerick side have been on an impressive six-game winning streak in the leagueThu Dec 01 2022 - 15:01
Desert Outtakes - Croatia show Canada who effed whoItalian commentator goes overboard; Australian pundit doesn’t hold backTue Nov 29 2022 - 09:23
World Cup thrillers enhanced by The Joey N’Do and Kenny Cunningham ShowWorld Cup TV View: Cameroon, Serbia, Ghana and South Korea delighted on the pitch, while RTE’s pundits informed and entertained off itTue Nov 29 2022 - 05:00
Desert Outtakes: Wives of French goalkeepers kick offNo praise for Richarlison in Italy; Luis Enrique and Robbie Savage have their sayMon Nov 28 2022 - 08:13
TV View: Pundits getting a bit grumpy - the Qatar heat must be getting to themTargets of ire include Japan, Neymar and Di María - but John Barnes isn’t hearing a word against the host countrySun Nov 27 2022 - 22:14
Canada coach John Herdman exposed to spotlight on ‘explosive’ teenage joke Chile’s president to stay alive forever; Maradona Jr weighs in on Messi debateFri Nov 25 2022 - 07:30
While the camera focuses on Ronaldo scratching his earlobe, Portugal win in the backgroundThe first player to score in five World Cups was all the TV cameras wanted to know about in QatarThu Nov 24 2022 - 19:57
World Cup All in the Game: Self-studying Robert Lewandowski not done just yetBaddiel and Skinner at it again; Beers on the Sheikh’s son; Saudi Arabia declare national holidayWed Nov 23 2022 - 07:48
World Cup TV View: Gobsmacked Souness advises Roy Keane to keep quietPeter Collins reckons the Saudis will take it easy on the oil well drilling after historic winTue Nov 22 2022 - 19:15
World Cup All in the Game: Omens aplenty as England hit bullseye in opening gameSpanish manager Luis Enrique feeling family pressure to pick Ferran TorresTue Nov 22 2022 - 17:52
World Cup TV View: Gary Lineker doesn’t relent in the face of ‘virtue-signalling’ abuseBBC lads understandably chuffed as England make short work of IranMon Nov 21 2022 - 19:00
World Cup TV View: RTÉ pundits give it socks as they defy Fifa’s order to focus on the footballRTÉ and BBC devote bulk of build-ups to opening game on all the issues Fifa would have liked ignoredSun Nov 20 2022 - 21:10
Izzy Atkinson scores winner for West Ham, her first goal for the clubEight Irish players in FA Women's Super League action this weekendSun Nov 20 2022 - 20:52
Sarah Torrans winner for Loreto narrows Institute lead to a pointOld Alexandra come from behind twice against Pembroke Wanderers to earn pointSun Nov 20 2022 - 15:47
Mary Hannigan’s World Cup TV preview: A November and December like no others for football fansFifteen of those days will feature four games, starting at 10am, 1pm and 4pm in the afternoon, and 7pm in the evening, all Irish times.Sat Nov 19 2022 - 00:00
TV View: Ireland just hoofing and poofing against Haaland-less NorwayKevin Doyle and Didi Hamann unimpressed by defeat to Norway at the Aviva StadiumThu Nov 17 2022 - 22:31
EY Hockey League: Chasing pack look to narrow Institute’s league lead Loreto can narrow gap to a single point with win over Railway on SaturdayThu Nov 17 2022 - 11:47
Belgium united by passion for the game as they prepare for ‘Blayney showdownBelgium v Castleblaney is definitely up there as one of the year's quirkier sporting contestsThu Nov 17 2022 - 06:00
Ireland ease past Morocco to end stellar year with four-goal winAfrican side frustrate Vera Pauw’s outfit at times but Ireland do enough to keep a clean sheetMon Nov 14 2022 - 20:03
Ireland vs Morocco: Louise Quinn set for landmark 100th capBirmingham City defender has come a long way from her debut at John Hyland Park in 2008Mon Nov 14 2022 - 06:00
TV View: When sunrise shines on chaos and champagne You’re three points up in a World Cup final, the clock reads 76:08, you win a penalty in your own half, so you kick for touch to run that clock down? Hell no, you’re New Zealand – you run itMon Nov 14 2022 - 05:00
Australia coach Graham Arnold leaves out son-in-law from World Cup squadRyanair’s Twitter strikes again; Conor McGregor expresses an interest in buying LiverpoolSun Nov 13 2022 - 13:00
EY Hockey League: Naomi Carroll extends Institute’s winning run with late winner Irish captain Katie Mullan notches the winner on Railway debutSun Nov 13 2022 - 11:28
EY Hockey League: Institute look to maintain unbeaten runLoreto, Old Alexandra and UCD all bunched in chasing pack behind Limerick league-leadersThu Nov 10 2022 - 15:08
Irish Sporting Lives filling the void with vital history of sportswomen Irish Sporting Lives - a joyful exploration of some extraordinary personal storiesThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Harrington and Brosnan share Sportswoman of the Month awardCourtney Brosnan and Kellie Harrington have been chosen to share the The Irish Times/Sport Ireland Sportswoman Award for OctoberThu Nov 10 2022 - 05:00
Ireland’s Katie McCabe won’t be watching the World Cup in QatarBusy Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe no fan of the controversial men’s World Cup in QatarTue Nov 08 2022 - 19:00
Martin O’Neill shows he is the king of withering put-downsZlatan Ibrahimovic sounds a little like a comedian who’s been telling the same joke for 30 yearsMon Nov 07 2022 - 09:00
It’s so hard to be humble when we are world leaders in rugby and gymnasticsEmotions are high as Rhys McClenaghan rides into the sunset with gold in the pommel horseMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
More honours for Payne as Florida claim final victory Two goals from Ireland's Louise Quinn couldn’t save Birmingham from a 3-2 defeat away to London City LionessesSun Nov 06 2022 - 21:14
Corinthian and Belfast Harlequins produce big cup upsetsCorinthian and Belfast Harlequins produced the major upsets in the third round of the Irish Senior CupSun Nov 06 2022 - 14:27
Gibson making her presence felt as Athlone go in search of silverwareAmerican Madie Gibson's goals have helped Athlone Town reach their first ever Women's FAI Cup final against ShelbourneThu Nov 03 2022 - 04:30
Ireland captain Katie McCabe hits milestone with Arsenal while Rachel Rowe leads Reading to victory Squad Watch: Tough weekend for Irish goalkeepers Megan Walsh and Courtney BrosnanSun Oct 30 2022 - 21:55
TV View: Multilingual commentators have us scrambling desperately for the cúpla focalFollowing the exploits of contenders for the Republic of Ireland women’s squad, we were cursing Peig for putting us off GaeilgeSun Oct 30 2022 - 21:37
Shelbourne make it a two-in-a-row after thrilling title raceA 4-0 win over Wexford Youths seals the title and keeps side on track for another doubleSat Oct 29 2022 - 20:15
Niamh McLaughlin’s player of the year nomination a recognition for her resilience as well as talentDonegal captain has bounced back from three ACL operations in her sporting careerThu Oct 27 2022 - 06:00
All in the Game: Hargreaves and McManaman compete for most asinine punditry quotesThibaut Courtois aggrieved by Ballon d’Or placing; Ronaldo not interested in managementMon Oct 24 2022 - 09:00
TV View: Ireland’s Hayley Nolan takes on awkward squad at Women’s World Cup draw Mixed emotions elsewhere as Green Machine beat vaunted West Indies in cricket, but lose to Lebanon in rugby leagueMon Oct 24 2022 - 05:00
Weekend wins for Irish captain Katie McCabe and goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan Izzy Atkinson the only other Irish player on a winning Super League side over the weekend, coming on for last 10 minutes of West Ham’s 3-2 win over ReadingSun Oct 23 2022 - 21:26
Institute go top after two wins in BelfastLimerick side now four points clear of chasing packSun Oct 23 2022 - 19:00
Airtricity National League: Three-way title race goes down to the final dayShelbourne, Wexford Youths and Athlone Town all still in the runningSun Oct 23 2022 - 13:57
Pegasus double-header will see unbeaten record testedJoint leaders Alexandra and UCD meet at BelfieldThu Oct 20 2022 - 14:22
A surreal look into the life of the ‘unloved’ coach A ’chat’ that made you salute the courage of those who come forward to expose the coaches who wrecked or attempted to wreck their livesThu Oct 20 2022 - 05:00
All in the Game: Paul Merson’s Lewandowski gaffeDuffer compares Amber Barrett to Romario; Erling Haaland’s heart and liver dietMon Oct 17 2022 - 09:00