Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona’s medical team to face trial over ex-footballer’s death

Charges brought by prosecutors of homicide by negligence against the members of Maradona’s medical team

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 18:12

Ken Early: For Argentina, getting carried away is the whole point of football

Ken Early: Neutrals are rooting for Argentina and it's not entirely due to the Messi factor

Mon Nov 28 2022 - 05:00

Toulouse defy fixture congestion and injury list to reach semi-finals

Workload of French side’s star players considerably higher than that of hosts Leinster

Fri May 13 2022 - 17:00

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt sells for over £7m at auction

Famous Argentinian’s shirt makes a new auction record for any item of sports memorabilia

Wed May 04 2022 - 18:58

Maradona’s hand of god jersey expected to fetch £4 million at auction

Jersey has been owned by England’s Steve Hodge after the pair swapped shirts

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 14:14

Lisa Fallon: What Irish soccer can learn from Belgium’s transformation

Major progress is possible if we could achieve the unity of purpose the Belgian authorities did

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 06:00

TV View: Shane Warne’s death leaves us all in a spin at the loss of a sporting genius

The Australian cricketing legend had moved seamlessly from player to TV pundit

Sun Mar 06 2022 - 20:31

Napoli poised to cast off chaotic past in Europe’s most exciting title race

Perennial runners-up look a different proposition ahead of pivotal Inter clash

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 20:02

Srebrenica massacre drama shock winner in European Film Awards

Quo Vadis, Aida? scoops best film, director and actress prizes at ceremony in Berlin

Sun Dec 12 2021 - 16:41

Paolo Sorrentino: ‘Maradona inspired me to become a film-maker’

The soccer star was the film-maker’s first contact with spectacle, with ‘a high form of entertainment’

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 05:00

Stephen Kenny backs Aaron Connolly to ‘have a big part to play’ in Ireland’s future

Brighton forward will miss final qualifiers against Portugal and Luxembourg with Achilles injury

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 23:00

Gary Lineker: Barcelona spell is when it dawned on me that I was good at this

Striker who was Madrid’s clásico bogeyman reflects on his record ahead of storied clash

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 17:47

Keith Duggan: The battle between Netflix and a female Georgian chess grandmaster

Nona Gaprindashvili has taken issue with a reference made in The Queen’s Gambit

Sat Sept 18 2021 - 09:00

All in the Game: ‘Shirts pay transfer fees’ myth debunked

Win trophies? Arsenal fans left wondering if Martin Odegaard was being funny

Mon Sept 13 2021 - 10:00

Gazza was so unique it was inevitable he was going to be tabloid fodder

Keith Duggan: England’s ‘greatest’ player will be in the background as new stars take on Italy

Sat Jul 10 2021 - 07:00

Cristiano Ronaldo retains grip on the spotlight as age remains merely a number

Goalscoring superstar remains as obsessive and driven to win as he has ever been

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00

Pre-trial hearings begin in Diego Maradona death case

If found guilty, all of the accused could face between eight and 25 years in prison

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 20:43

Keith Duggan: Let there be no panic – the game will always be the game

Hurling – like football and basketball – is evolving as coaches, new rules and tactics change

Sat May 22 2021 - 06:00

Ahead of his time – Frank McNally on the day Eamonn Breslin shocked Croke Park

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu Feb 25 2021 - 18:45

Maradona and Jack Charlton among the sporting greats we lost in 2020

Pat Smullen, Kobe Bryant, Úna O’Connor, Harry Gregg, Kieran O’Connor all passed

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 06:00

Michael Walker: Missing fans meant even momentous victories were draped in loss

Dreadful year also marked by the passing of many football greats

Fri Dec 25 2020 - 06:00

Covid-19 tops Twitter topics as Brexit relegated to fifth place

Golfgate, general election, Normal People and Love Island dominated Irish tweets

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 05:09

Pumas captain Pablo Matera suspended over racist posts

Scandal has thrown Argentina camp into crisis days before final Tri-Nations match

Tue Dec 01 2020 - 09:06

Ken Early: Maradona’s wonder goal a monument to lost freedom

We should be grateful that in 1986 there was no video pedant ordering a free kick to England

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 06:00

Police investigating Maradona’s death seize files from doctor

Leopoldo Luque insists ‘no medical error’ involved in Argentinian star’s heart attack

Sun Nov 29 2020 - 23:03

Neil Lennon defiant after Ross County shock Celtic

Lionel Messi pays tribute to Maradona as Barcelona return to winning ways

Sun Nov 29 2020 - 22:52

Ireland’s autumn of discontent continues with abysmal Georgia showing

Players looked unable to think on their feet as they huffed and puffed against minows

Sun Nov 29 2020 - 19:24

All Blacks go back to basics to beat Pumas and snap losing streak

Victory ends New Zealand’s first losing streak of more than one match since 2011

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 14:00

Has Mike Tyson completed the least likely redemption story in American sport?

When you see him this week it feels like a minor miracle that he has made it through

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 09:00

The Irish Times view on Diego Maradona: A master of the game

Maradona should be remembered for his majesty on the football pitch

Sat Nov 28 2020 - 01:00

Maradona’s lawyer promises action over violation of funeral privacy

Photos emerge on social media of three funeral workers posing next to footballer’s open coffin

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 18:28

Coronavirus: Australia’s worst-hit region goes 28 days without a case

Almost 61 million cases confirmed worldwide as Japan, New York and Germany see rise

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 10:44

Diego Maradona buried as world mourns flawed soccer great

Only family members and close friends were permitted for the final ceremony and burial

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 09:17

Huge crowds pay tribute to Maradona in Buenos Aires and Napoli

Government extend public wake in Argentine capital after trouble flares up

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 20:09