Romania hold no fear of Ireland in opening Rugby World Cup match says backrow Vlad NecalauEver present in the competition, the Romanians are back in the World Cup after missing out in Japan 2019Tue Sept 05 2023 - 19:14
Less beauty, more beast: Forwards-focused South Africa could be a sight to behold at Rugby World CupIf the Springboks choose to play primarily to their enormous physical strength, they could reap big rewards - but it’s a high-risk strategyFri Sept 01 2023 - 05:00
Rugby World Cup: Ireland once again facing a formidable glass ceilingAndy Farrell’s side must go where no Irish team has gone before in nine previous World Cups if they are to breach the quarter-final hoodooThu Aug 31 2023 - 17:00
Rugby World Cup viewers should prepare to tackle The BunkerNew innovations will have their first World Cup outing when action begins next week in St DenisThu Aug 31 2023 - 05:00
Ireland’s Rugby World Cup squad: Profiles of the 33 men looking to become world championsHead coach Andy Farrell has picked a balanced squad which includes 18 World Cup debutantsMon Aug 28 2023 - 15:03
Five things we learned from the weekend’s World Cup warm-upsFrom Caelan Doris’s barnstorming runs to South Africa’s ominous quality and the growing threat from Fiji and SamoaSun Aug 27 2023 - 15:43
Ireland v Samoa: Dire quality of match just served to make Irish win even more importantIreland's performance was poor but it was important for the team - and for rivals watching on - that the winning streak was maintainedSat Aug 26 2023 - 22:23
Mason Greenwood: Man United faced a similar dilemma as Ulster did with Belfast rape trialAn intriguing question is why Manchester United took so long to understand their prized player had, in public relations terms, become a toxic brandFri Aug 25 2023 - 07:30
Samoan mix of pride, physicality and no little skill likely to test Ireland’s mettle The Pacific Islanders have a reputation as a tough side with lots of talent which includes All Black experienceFri Aug 25 2023 - 05:00
Five things we learned from Ireland’s 29-10 win over England in World Cup warm-upFrom Mack Hansen’s brilliance and the aerial battle, to Ireland’s problems in the lineoutSun Aug 20 2023 - 15:00
Billy Vunipola makes it into this week’s gallery of ‘D’oh! Did I really do that?’ no arm tacklersEngland in successive weeks have had two experienced players given red cards for the same offenceSun Aug 20 2023 - 07:00
World Rugby has rightfully intervened in shameful Owen Farrell decisionGood lawyering appears to have gotten the England captain off a lengthy match suspensionThu Aug 17 2023 - 18:43
Eamonn Coghlan, 40 years after his biggest win: ‘Something spiritual happened me that day’In 1983 Ireland’s greatest middle distance runner reached the pinnacle of his career, winning gold in HelsinkiMon Aug 14 2023 - 05:00
Jack Charlton was bemused by them, but homecomings are part of the Irish psycheOur instinct is to celebrate the return of sports teams and individuals even if they have won nothingFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
Cian Healy’s long-life battery could see him overtake Ronan O’Gara in international capsDespite a serious injury in 2015 the Irish frontrow has proven himself to be the perfect utility playerFri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00
‘He was just on holidays and showed up for a look’ - Cian Healy on Roy Keane’s Ireland training visit Ireland prop is preparing to play in his fourth Rugby World Cup at 35Thu Aug 10 2023 - 16:24
Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Novak Djokovic in thrilling five-set final World number one defeats reigning champion after epic tussle on Centre CourtSun Jul 16 2023 - 19:00
Irish umpire Fergus Murphy takes charge of Wimbledon men’s final for the first time52-year-old Dubliner felt the wrath of Novak Djokovic in 2016 after issuing him with a time violationSun Jul 16 2023 - 13:45
Ons Jabeur won’t let her dream die despite more Wimbledon final heartbreak Tunisian star failed to take advantage of leads in both sets as Marketa Vondrousova makes historySun Jul 16 2023 - 13:34
Bullish Carlos Alcaraz backs himself against Novak Djokovic in a generational Wimbledon finalIn a battle of the old and the new, the Serb and promising Spaniard are expected to serve up a classic final matchFri Jul 14 2023 - 19:45
Ons Jabeur on the brink of success for the Arab worldTunisian star takes on Czech player Marketa Vondrousova in the women’s singles finalFri Jul 14 2023 - 19:00
Ons Jabeur kicks on and sets her sights on historic Wimbledon title for Tunisia and AfricaJabeur will take on Markéta Vondroušová in the final after the Czech ended Elina Svitolina’s epic run to the semi-finalsThu Jul 13 2023 - 20:25
Reality of war marks a disquieting week at Wimbledon The background of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has played a large role in this year’s championship – especially in the women’s drawThu Jul 13 2023 - 19:24
Alcaraz and Djokovic face one last hurdle to set up dream Wimbledon showdownRussia’s Daniil Medvedev and Italian Jannik Sinner stand in the way in Friday’s semi-finalsThu Jul 13 2023 - 16:37
A handshake at the net now history at WimbledonThe tension between players from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine continues as the women’s singles reaches the semi-final stageWed Jul 12 2023 - 21:22
Chris Eubanks’ magical Wimbledon run ends as he is beaten in five-setter by Medvedev Fresh face of Denmark’s Holger Rune on Centre Court did not slow down the march of Spain’s Carlos AlcarazWed Jul 12 2023 - 19:11
Not so traditional Wimbledon prepares for tennis arms raceThe club hopes to expand dramatically and more than double its size over the next 10 yearsWed Jul 12 2023 - 06:00
Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic keeps winning and, shockingly, so does Chris Eubanks American sensation beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to advance to quarter-finalsMon Jul 10 2023 - 21:22
Smells like teen spirit as Mirra Andreeva throws a wobbly at Wimbledon The talented 16-year-old Russian argued with the umpire, who penalised her for throwing her racquet during loss to US player Madison KeysMon Jul 10 2023 - 19:00
Wimbledon: Christopher Eubanks still punching above his weightThe American has made it through to the second week of Wimbledon to face world number five Stefanos TsitsipasSun Jul 09 2023 - 18:08
LIV Golf: All relatively quiet on the publicity front but golf still in the rough Despite attempts to suggest calm has been restored by the LIV-PGA Golf merger, tensions remainSat Jul 08 2023 - 05:00
Absence of any elite Irish tennis players is a mystery - and one that needs solvingThere are no Irish players in Grand Slams, none in junior competitions and none on the horizonFri Jul 07 2023 - 05:00
Wimbledon: Off-court issues have become a real problem in women’s tennisOff-court issues have become a real problem in women’s tennis — from war, to relationships and stressWed Jul 05 2023 - 21:31
Frances Tiafoe: ‘I really feel like I have a shot’ at winning WimbledonHis parents fled the civil war in Sierra Leone and now the rising American tennis star is hoping to be a Grand Slam winnerWed Jul 05 2023 - 20:44
Wimbledon women’s round-up: Seeds make it through as rain spoils the day for othersOns Jabeur, Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabelenka through to second round as weather frustrates players and fansTue Jul 04 2023 - 20:46
Wimbledon 2023: The past and the future collide in the first roundWith Carlos Alcaraz and Andy Murray playing on the same day, tennis got a glimpse of both worldsTue Jul 04 2023 - 20:23
Novak Djokovic pushing towards untouchable tennis recordsThe defending Wimbledon champion has not lost on Centre Court since Andy Murray beat him in 2013Mon Jul 03 2023 - 21:33
Questions on the war in Ukraine has Wimbledon scrambling for tennis talkAfter last year’s ban on Russian and Belarussian players, all are now competing against each other againMon Jul 03 2023 - 20:04
Nick Kyrgios forced to drop out of Wimbledon due to a wrist injuryLast year’s finalist made the announcement on social media, having torn a ligament in his wristMon Jul 03 2023 - 09:40
Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios ‘extremely confident’ going into WimbledonSerial winner Novak Djokovic returns to London seeking 24th Grand SlamMon Jul 03 2023 - 05:00
Novak Djokovic still reigns supreme as Wimbledon opens, but the future belongs to Carlos AlcarazThe young Spaniard won the Queens Club Championship and is currently world number one, but he still has to adjust to playing tennis on grassSun Jul 02 2023 - 05:00
Wimbledon 2023: The omens are not good for a carefree women’s tournamentInclusion of Russian and Belarusian players sparks debate but organisers hope interest will concentrate on the tennisSat Jul 01 2023 - 05:00
World beaters: How boxing is a unique Irish sporting success storyCharacters and ability to take on the world has come to define the sport in IrelandThu Jun 29 2023 - 22:05
Kellie Harrington, Michaela Walsh and Dean Clancy qualify for Olympic Games Jack Marley and Aoife O’Rourke one win away from qualifying on day of mixed fortunes for Irish fightersWed Jun 28 2023 - 19:33
Irish Sevens team into semi-finals at European Games with Olympic qualification up for grabsOnly the winners of the event are assured of a place in the Paris Games next summerMon Jun 26 2023 - 20:29
Kellie Harrington finds love of boxing again as she edges closer to Olympic qualificationFive of the six competing Irish boxers at the European Games through to a quarterfinalMon Jun 26 2023 - 19:43
Another Olympic Games and Jordan Conroy will be dancing with the starsEmerging from a troubled family background in Germany, Sevens rugby became the outlet for a rare athletic talentSun Jun 25 2023 - 06:00
Stephen Kenny is far from the first person to claim lack of respect at a press conferenceFrom punch-ups to managers throwing wobblers over questions – the press conference is often a combative, stressful eventFri Jun 23 2023 - 05:00
Kellie Harrington first in action for Ireland at European Games Olympic qualifierIreland has sent a team of 12 male and female boxers hoping to qualify for Paris 2024Thu Jun 22 2023 - 19:00
Andy Farrell must banish Leinster ghosts when summer rugby begins on MondayAbout 80 per cent of the Irish starting team could be haunted by the way their season finishedFri Jun 16 2023 - 05:00
