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‘He’s contracted post-World Cup’ - Cullen hints Johnny Sexton may play past 2023

‘He’s contracted post-World Cup’ - Cullen hints Johnny Sexton may play past 2023

Leinster have changed several coaches and after last season’s disappointment hope to learn and drive on

Tue Sept 13 2022 - 05:00
Daniel Wiffen: ‘I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in’

Daniel Wiffen: ‘I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in’

The 21-year-old Irish distance swimmer has an eye on the podium at the next Olympic Games

Sun Sept 11 2022 - 07:00
Rugby was selling its values on the open market and Qatar saw a bargain

Rugby was selling its values on the open market and Qatar saw a bargain

The recent announcement of a partnership between URC rugby and the Qatari airline hits a bum note

Fri Sept 09 2022 - 05:00
Penny still needs to drop with rugby administrators when it comes to player welfare

Penny still needs to drop with rugby administrators when it comes to player welfare

The tragic death of Scottish international Siobhan Cattigan asks questions of how the sport deals with its players

Mon Sept 05 2022 - 06:00
Lisa O’Rourke’s remarkable rise to world beater opens up Olympic possibilities for Paris 2024

Lisa O’Rourke’s remarkable rise to world beater opens up Olympic possibilities for Paris 2024

With very little boxing experience at senior level the Roscommon fighter became the most recent Irish world champion

Sun Sept 04 2022 - 08:00
Tipping Point: The tennis superstar and slouching antihero that is Nick Kyrgios

Tipping Point: The tennis superstar and slouching antihero that is Nick Kyrgios

The US Open, which begins today, reprises the enduring question of insufferable prat or tortured genius?

Mon Aug 29 2022 - 05:00
All Blacks win not bittersweet at all for James Lowe and now he’s ready to carry it on

All Blacks win not bittersweet at all for James Lowe and now he’s ready to carry it on

Leinster winger the scene stealer in public work-out at Longford RFC

Sat Aug 27 2022 - 06:00
Disgraceful loss of boxing intellectual talent continues as Bernard Dunne looks set to join India

Disgraceful loss of boxing intellectual talent continues as Bernard Dunne looks set to join India

Dunne set to move after Billy Walsh made the trip to the USA post 2012

Sun Aug 21 2022 - 16:45
Ethics and money, not the first time for a PGA at war

Ethics and money, not the first time for a PGA at war

Players rebelled in the 1960s with Jack Nicklaus as a figurehead and money at the heart of the dispute

Sat Aug 20 2022 - 06:00
Two-Test trip to Japan an important factor in allocation of women’s contracts

Two-Test trip to Japan an important factor in allocation of women’s contracts

Former captain Fiona Coghlan describes IRFU decision to issue 43 centralised contracts as a watershed moment for the women’s game in Ireland

Wed Aug 17 2022 - 05:00
Fiona Coghlan: Irish women’s rugby players getting regular competitive games is ‘hugely important’

Fiona Coghlan: Irish women’s rugby players getting regular competitive games is ‘hugely important’

Former Irish captain says contracts are amazing but vital that players can get competitive games week in, week out

Tue Aug 16 2022 - 15:51
Salman Rushdie’s dream sequences often included Spurs

Salman Rushdie’s dream sequences often included Spurs

Author of The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie fell in love with Tottenham shortly after arriving in London

Mon Aug 15 2022 - 06:00
IABA thrown into crisis mode after latest resignations

IABA thrown into crisis mode after latest resignations

Ciarán Kirwan and Fergal Carruth’s decision follows rejection by delegates of proposals on good corporate governance

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 14:06
Shane Lowry best of the Irish in first FedEx Cup playoff event

Shane Lowry best of the Irish in first FedEx Cup playoff event

Si Woo Kim, JJ Spaun tied for the lead after the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 07:45
Putting masterclass propels Leona Maguire into joint-second at Galgorm Castle

Putting masterclass propels Leona Maguire into joint-second at Galgorm Castle

Enormous 288-player field for men and women’s tournaments at ISPS Handa World Invitational

Fri Aug 12 2022 - 06:31
Exclusion of trans women from contact rugby sets ‘dangerous precedent’, advocates say

Exclusion of trans women from contact rugby sets ‘dangerous precedent’, advocates say

Transgender women will be excluded from contact rugby under new policy by IRFU

Wed Aug 10 2022 - 15:45
IRFU excludes transgender women from participation in contact rugby

IRFU excludes transgender women from participation in contact rugby

IRFU amends policy to female at birth to ‘ensure fair competition and the safety of competitors’

Wed Aug 10 2022 - 14:00
Serena Williams was an irreplaceable force in tennis for more than two decades

Serena Williams was an irreplaceable force in tennis for more than two decades

She broke records and conventions all her life before bowing out to her strongest opponent middle age

Wed Aug 10 2022 - 06:00
Major sports organisations struggling to comply with Government gender balance rules

Major sports organisations struggling to comply with Government gender balance rules

FAI, IRFU and GAA must improve gender balance quotas to guarantee future Government funding

Tue Aug 09 2022 - 17:45
TV View: The football is back with Super Sunday drama overload

TV View: The football is back with Super Sunday drama overload

Empire Games provide plenty of England-centric TV coverage

Sun Aug 07 2022 - 18:00
Ireland can believe in their ranking as the best in the world and make it work for them at RWC 2023

Ireland can believe in their ranking as the best in the world and make it work for them at RWC 2023

The All Blacks have mastered believing nobody can beat them even when they lose and are ranked 4th

Fri Aug 05 2022 - 06:00
Boxing cuts put in place after rejection of restructuring

Boxing cuts put in place after rejection of restructuring

IABA faces a €75,000 shortfall after choosing not to implement recommended reforms

Tue Aug 02 2022 - 19:00
English women change a poor past into a fairytale ending

English women change a poor past into a fairytale ending

Commonwealth Games invites a look at the history while the England women's soccer team change theirs

Sun Jul 31 2022 - 20:30
Michelle Smith’s 200m freestyle record finally beaten after 25 years

Michelle Smith’s 200m freestyle record finally beaten after 25 years

Ards swimmer Victoria Catterson has broken Michelle Smith's long-standing 200m freestyle record in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 16:55
IRFU close door on possible England approach as Andy Farrell extends contract to 2025

IRFU close door on possible England approach as Andy Farrell extends contract to 2025

There is an option to extend the contract further based on agreed performance markers

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 12:42
Rugby hemispheres set on collision course over the 20-minute red card

Rugby hemispheres set on collision course over the 20-minute red card

There is little argument that red cards can ruin games and so too that head injuries can ruin lives

Fri Jul 29 2022 - 06:00
Former Irish rugby players to take proceedings against IRFU over brain injuries

Former Irish rugby players to take proceedings against IRFU over brain injuries

Irish players claiming brain injury due to playing rugby take legal case against IRFU

Wed Jul 27 2022 - 06:00
IABA set for 15% funding cut after it rejects reform proposals at EGM

IABA set for 15% funding cut after it rejects reform proposals at EGM

Sport Ireland and the Minister have grown weary of boxing’s treatment of its high performance coaches

Mon Jul 11 2022 - 14:01
Djokovic’s soaring intensity too much for Nick Kyrgios as he takes seventh Wimbledon title

Djokovic’s soaring intensity too much for Nick Kyrgios as he takes seventh Wimbledon title

Serbian has won seven of the last 11 titles at All England Club, equalling Pete Sampras’s tally

Sun Jul 10 2022 - 19:51
It was not a good week in Wimbledon to be a former Russian

It was not a good week in Wimbledon to be a former Russian

Elena Rybakina won Wimbledon for the first time but much of the attention was not on her tennis

Sun Jul 10 2022 - 17:03
Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift title

Elena Rybakina keeps calm amid Wimbledon storm to lift title

Russian-born player comes from a set down to beat Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur

Sat Jul 09 2022 - 16:27
Rybankina v Jabeur: A changing tennis world on show in Wimbledon women’s final

Rybankina v Jabeur: A changing tennis world on show in Wimbledon women’s final

Wimbledon will have female Arab and Kazakh players competing for the first time on Centre Court

Sat Jul 09 2022 - 05:00
Novak Djokovic into Wimbledon final where Nick Kyrgios awaits - now fighting fewer demons

Novak Djokovic into Wimbledon final where Nick Kyrgios awaits - now fighting fewer demons

The Australian will be the underdog against the six times winner in this year’s Wimbledon final

Fri Jul 08 2022 - 19:14
Johnny Watterson: Irish boxing standing on a funding precipice

Johnny Watterson: Irish boxing standing on a funding precipice

Fed up with infighting and bad governance boxing has been threatened to change or face funding cut

Fri Jul 08 2022 - 06:00
Kazak and Tunisian in Wimbledon final — the changing face of women’s tennis

Kazak and Tunisian in Wimbledon final — the changing face of women’s tennis

Elena Rybakina against Ons Jabeur will ensure a new name is on the women’s singles trophy

Thu Jul 07 2022 - 20:29
Rafael Nadal to withdraw from Wimbledon due to injury

Rafael Nadal to withdraw from Wimbledon due to injury

Spanish played suffered pain to abdominal muscle during his victory against Fritz

Thu Jul 07 2022 - 20:11
Rafael Nadal shows stomach to beat Fritz and set up tetchy semi-final against Kyrgios

Rafael Nadal shows stomach to beat Fritz and set up tetchy semi-final against Kyrgios

Spaniard came back from a medical time out while Kyrgios soared into his first Grand Slam semi-final

Wed Jul 06 2022 - 21:51
‘My arm was non-existent’: Freezing in Centre Court is a cold and lonely place to be

‘My arm was non-existent’: Freezing in Centre Court is a cold and lonely place to be

Amanda Anisimova was too late in finding her game against 2019 champion Simona Halep

Wed Jul 06 2022 - 21:26
Wimbledon: A mother’s pride shines through as Tatjana Maria reaches semi-finals

Wimbledon: A mother’s pride shines through as Tatjana Maria reaches semi-finals

Ranked outside the world top 100, the German will face favourite Ons Jabeur in the last four

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 20:19
Wimbledon: Djokovic changes his ways mid-match to banish Sinner in five sets

Wimbledon: Djokovic changes his ways mid-match to banish Sinner in five sets

Defending champion will now meet Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the Wimbledon semi-finals

Tue Jul 05 2022 - 19:59
Wimbledon: Kyrgios gets job done as Nadal cruises into quarters

Wimbledon: Kyrgios gets job done as Nadal cruises into quarters

Australian maverick and prolific Spanish winner advance into last eight at tournament

Mon Jul 04 2022 - 21:39
Former champion Simona Halep gallops into the quarter-finals

Former champion Simona Halep gallops into the quarter-finals

The 30-year-old Romanian saw off Spain’s Paula Badosa in an hour on Centre Court

Mon Jul 04 2022 - 20:36
Jabeur keeps Arab hopes of a first Grand Slam final alive

Jabeur keeps Arab hopes of a first Grand Slam final alive

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur the new favourite for the women's singles title at Wimbledon after the second seed defeated Elise Mertens

Sun Jul 03 2022 - 21:32
Box Office Kyrgios a compelling talent at Wimbledon

Box Office Kyrgios a compelling talent at Wimbledon

Fans beguiled by Australian maverick’s blend of skill and inclination towards conflict

Sun Jul 03 2022 - 19:00
Coco Gauff departs as fellow American Amanda Anisimova steps up

Coco Gauff departs as fellow American Amanda Anisimova steps up

In a battle of the young Americans the 20-year-old beats the 18-year-old Gauff; Iga Swiatek also departs

Sat Jul 02 2022 - 18:48
Djokovic lining up next week for four in a row

Djokovic lining up next week for four in a row

Defending Wimbledon champion has won last three championships

Fri Jul 01 2022 - 19:02
Ons Jabeur into last 16 and hoping to be first African to win Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur into last 16 and hoping to be first African to win Wimbledon

The Tunisian player beat Diane Parry to secure her passage into the last 16

Fri Jul 01 2022 - 18:10
Johnny Watterson: Serena Williams, an icon’s last waltz

Johnny Watterson: Serena Williams, an icon’s last waltz

Breaking prejudice was harder than breaking Grand Slam records

Fri Jul 01 2022 - 05:00
Rain and closing the roof not a problem for Nadal

Rain and closing the roof not a problem for Nadal

The Spaniard is still on track for a calendar Grand Slam after winning in Australia and Paris

Thu Jun 30 2022 - 22:41
Qualifier Lesley Kerkhove almost trips world number one Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon

Qualifier Lesley Kerkhove almost trips world number one Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon

The 21-year-old Polish player extended her winning streak to 37 matches

Thu Jun 30 2022 - 19:49
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