Dark shadows are being cast over Rio, but there’s still something magical about the Olympic Games

‘It would be misleading to say I knew his mental or physical strength. He has not been in touch for a long time’

Irish sport, and Irish boxing, should do everything to keep the successful coach

With two Kenyan athletes suspended for failing doping tests, all eyes are on 200m final

Greg Rutherford adds long jump gold to Olympic success as Dibaba wins 1,500m

Kenyan kicked on at end of back straight, finishing in one minute 45.84 seconds

Ian O'Riordan looks through the Beijing schedule and picks out the events to watch or record

British runner lost lead to young Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha on final lap before rallying

A British 30-something has written a ‘bewildering’ account of his 10-year-plus obsession with tennis giant Roger Federer

Kenyan David Rudisha pulls up meaning Poland’s Adam Kszczot sneaks victory

European Indoor silver medalist says sport has been badly tarnished by cheats

800m runner is focused on medals in this year’s Beijing World Championships

Viola Chelangat Kimetto and Joyce Jemutai Kiplimo banned for two years, others investigated

Br Colm O’Connell outlines why he fears for the previously clean reputation of Kenyan distance running

Great coaches don’t pretend they always know what they are doing: they just do it

Donegal 21-year-old is confident he is in best shape of his life for European Championships

Maria McCambridge and Jennifer Carey also end brief World championship campaigns on first day in Russia

14-year-old ran a personal best in the 3,000 metres

Crowds look as if they will be way down and the cloud of doping hovers over the host nation’s atheletes