The Irish Times

Johnny Watterson: Growing sporting reputations bloom in Madison Square Garden

Ghosts inhabit corridors and dressing rooms of famous New York venue

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 22:30

Debate rages over tennis players’ ambivalent attitude towards vaccination

Some players shrug shoulders as they’d have to remain in tournament bubbles regardless

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 15:57

Samsung pulls BTS-branded products from online Chinese platforms

K-pop stars sparked anger after comments about Korean war

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 15:46

FBI opens investigation into police shooting of black man in Wisconsin

Suspect held over killing of two men in clash between armed civilians and Black Lives Matter protesters

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 12:36

MLB defends Covid-19 safety protocols after players test positive

‘Protocols were built in order to allow us to continue to play through those positives’

Tue Jul 28 2020 - 09:06

FC Barcelona to pursue Nike for compensation over defective shirts

Club said to be preparing to ask for up to €20m to cover lost sales

Wed Jul 08 2020 - 12:17

NBA clubs approve end of July restart by 29-1 vote

Play-offs will continue in traditional format, finals to finish no later than October 12th

Fri Jun 05 2020 - 08:04

Coronavirus: New York parade and White House shamrock ceremony cancelled

Taoiseach will meet US president in White House

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 07:51

Coronavirus: Trump bans travel from Europe excluding Ireland and UK

Non-US travellers from Europe restricted for 30 days as response to virus escalates

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 07:08

Clearview: from billionaire plaything to police surveillance tool

Controversial facial recognition tool used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies

Thu Mar 12 2020 - 05:00

Kobe Bryant - a global icon for NBA and sport

He spent 20 seasons in Los Angeles with the Lakers and won five NBA championships

Sun Jan 26 2020 - 20:41

Pompeo backs Arsenal player Mesut Özil’s criticism of China

World Cup winner and Arsenal midfielder critical of treatment meted out to Muslim Uighurs

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 17:43

Blizzard faces backlash as esports and politics collide

Calls for boycott as Blitzchung gets 12-month ban for Hong Kong protest support, forfeits $10,000 prize money

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 05:30

China criticises Apple for app tracking police actions in Hong Kong

HKmap.live compiles information on vehicles, tear gas, armed police and clash sites

Wed Oct 09 2019 - 18:58

How politicised tweet fouled National Basketball Association

Chengdu Letter: Houston Rockets manager’s support for Hong Kong prompts costly ban

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 20:00

Joanne O’Riordan: Sad spectacle of Doha proves sport and politics a deadly cocktail

Some athletes end up in hospitals while others celebrate in half-empty stadiums

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 06:00

The 2018 Irish Times Christmas Prize Quiz

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

Mon Dec 24 2018 - 06:00

LeBron James passes another significant milestone

Los Angeles Lakers’ star now the fifth most prolific scorer in NBA history

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 18:10

Game of Thobes: how an Arab family feud has thrust Qatar into the fight of its life

Three duelling, headstrong royals at the centre of a dispute that threatens to escalate

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 15:42

Pope Francis apologises for ‘wounding’ sex abuse comments

Pontiff says, however, he still believes controversial bishop is innocent of cover-up

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 15:30

Facebook makes new bid for TV viewers with expanded video

Redesigned product, Watch, will be available initially to a limited group in the US

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 06:57

‘It’s a pretty scary moment’: Travels in Trump’s America

Suzanne Lynch takes the heartbeat of Trump’s US. Part one: North Carolina

Sat Aug 05 2017 - 06:00

Instagram set to bolster Facebook advertising strength

Facebook says it may be reaching limit on amount of ads it can place in front of users

Wed Jan 11 2017 - 16:47

North Carolina rejects repeal of transgender bathroom law

State law restricting bathroom access for transgender people has drawn months of protests

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 11:19

Africa’s richest man will buy Arsenal football club in next four years

‘There’s no doubt,’ says Aliko Dangote who plans to turn London club’s fortunes around

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 18:27

Donald Trump chases women’s vote in North Carolina

Businessman embarks on fresh push to close historic poll deficit with key Republican bloc

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 12:18

The Trump show: ‘It’s gonna be a riot’

Donald Trump is heading to Cleveland for the Republican convention and his coronation as nominee will likely draw plenty of protests

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 06:00

Candles, cards and a ceramic angel left at Berkeley site

Visibly shaken young Irish people bring mementos to the scene at 2020 Kittredge Street

Wed Jun 17 2015 - 15:37

Kobe Bryant surpasses Michael Jordan’s points total

Shooting guard now trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points) and Karl Malone (36,928)

Mon Dec 15 2014 - 17:52

No fines for LeBron James or others over ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts NBA protest

The shirts were a gesture of solidarity with the family of Eric Garner

Tue Dec 09 2014 - 16:26

Alibaba snaps up 50% stake in China’s top football club

E-commerce giant agrees to pay $192m for stake in Asian championship side Guangzhou Evergrande

Thu Jun 05 2014 - 09:08

Ex-Microsoft boss Ballmer buys LA Clippers for record $2bn

Basketball franchise came up for sale after owner Donald Sterling was banned for racist remarks

Fri May 30 2014 - 11:41

Donald Sterling swaps frying pan for fire

LA Clippers owner attacks Magic Johnson and African Americans in an interview in which he wanted to apologise for racist comments

Tue May 13 2014 - 11:11

NBA fines LA Clippers owner $2.5m over racist remarks

Donald Sterling gets life ban from basketball league over ‘deeply offensive and harmful’ comments

Tue Apr 29 2014 - 21:42