Weather turns cricket Test match to ashesSlow play, rain and bad light in Manchester is all just part of the typical English summerMon Aug 05 2013 - 06:00
Plumtree Schmidt’s pick for Ireland jobThe former Natal Sharks coach will take on the Irish forwards’ coaching role this seasonThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
Peter O’Mahony’s Munster captaincy could clear the Ireland way for Paul O’ConnellJoe Schmidt yet to appoint skipper but veteran secondrow has strong CVWed Jul 31 2013 - 01:11
Romance of grand prix dead and gone . . . it’s with Fangio in the graveSometimes it is hard to see beyond a fashion show for car manufacturersMon Jul 29 2013 - 06:00
Tennis needs the money to flow down hillPlayers outside the top are struggling to play the game professionally due to prize moneySat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Leinster up for Heineken Cup challengeNew coach Matt O’Connor is satisfied his squad have the ability to come out of Pool 1Tue Jul 23 2013 - 01:05
Tennis Ireland targets having senior player in the qualifying events of Grand Slams every two yearsChief executive Des Allen serves up his reasons for optimismThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Jason Smyth in events not of his makingParalympic sport is clean and athletes are proud to be part of the world championshipsWed Jul 17 2013 - 01:00
Marion Bartoli wins her first Wimbledon title in error-strewn finalFirst French winner since 2006 profits from nervous effort by Germany’s Sabine LisickiMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Andy Murray makes Wimbledon history with first British male win since 1936Scot chisels out straight sets victory over Novak Djokovic in finalMon Jul 08 2013 - 01:00
Numbers seem to be stacking up nicely for Lisicki as she targets Wimbledon gloryImpressive German can complete a fairytale success with victory over Marion Bartoli in today’s women’s singles finalSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Andy Murray raises the roof to reach finalNovak Djokovic defeats Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro in four hours and 44 minutesSat Jul 06 2013 - 01:00
Ivan Lendl a heavy hitter in the Andy Murray cornerThe former Grand Slam champion brings his knowledge of winning to Wimbledon hopefulFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Sabine Lisicki dices with danger but rediscovers form in tense third set to beat Agnieszka RadwanskaGerman will now face Marion Bartoli in Saturday’s final on Centre CourtFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Andy Murray performs an epic comeback on Centre CourtScot recovers from being two sets down against Fernando Verdasco to reach Wimbledon semi-finalsThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Irish tennis nowhere to be seen at WimbledonThere were no Irish players in the junior or the senior draws at this year’s eventThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Sabine Lisicki’s power may get her throughIt’s anybody’s championship now with four players who have never won on Centre CourtThu Jul 04 2013 - 01:00
Andy Murray fit for whatever challenges come his way against VerdascoScot has left no stone unturned in his meticulous physical preparations over the last six yearsWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Lisicki looks at Wimbledon final placeThe singles title is still wide open with the German playing her best for some yearsWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Murray cruises past Youzhny to reach last eight at WimbledonNovak Djokovic follows the Scot into the quarter-final stage of the championshipsTue Jul 02 2013 - 00:00
Another one bites the dust as Serena Williams bows out of WimbledonTop seed and world number one is beaten 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 by Germany’s Sabine LisickiTue Jul 02 2013 - 00:00
Final 16 to face tender mercies of Centre Court at WimbledonSeeds will be halved as all go hoping for a place in the quarterfinal lineupMon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00
Andy Murray powers his way into Wimbledon fourth roundScottish number two seed looks as good as he has ever done on Centre CourtSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Laura Robson carries the weight of British women’s expectationsWorld number 38 handled a nation’s pressure well on Centre CourtSat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00
Serena Williams gets ready for battle of the ages with Date-KrummWilliams sees off Garcia (19) and now faces 42-year-old Japanese playerFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Djokovic sails through at WimbledonThe world number one was untroubled in his second round match on Centre CourtThu Jun 27 2013 - 22:21
Seven-time champion Roger Federer crashes out in one of the greatest Wimbledon upsetsRanked 116 in the world, Sergiy Stakhovsky reaches third round for first time in his careerThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:07
Maria Sharapova and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga amongst those to tumble out as Wimbledon grass causes concernSeven withdrawals because of injury as players slipped around the courtsThu Jun 27 2013 - 01:00
Williams defends top tennis prize moneyThe number one seed pays tribute to legendary Billie Jean King for fighting for women’s equalityWed Jun 26 2013 - 01:00
In-control Djokovic restores some order at the top tableAnger elsewhere as Bernard Tomic’s father is banned from watching because of a pending court caseWed Jun 26 2013 - 00:50
Nadal departs Wimbledon in first roundThe Spanish French Open champion falls to Belgian Steve Darcis ranked 135 in the worldTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
Maria Sharapova parks her ‘boyfriend’ troubles to beat Kristina MladenovicOpening set proves a rough ride for the former champion, who refused to confirm that she had accepted Serena Williams’ apologyTue Jun 25 2013 - 01:00
John Inverdale fronts his very own Wimbledon passion playBecker and Mac might take centre court but anchor man happy to sit back and run the showSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Boxing head coach Billy Walsh unaware two coaches removed in his absenceIABA action perceived as undermining the 2012 Manager of the Year’s positionThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Sports bodies speak out against proposed ban on alcohol sponsorshipDáil hears committee views from Irish Sports Council and the Olympic Council of IrelandThu Jun 20 2013 - 01:00
Eamonn Coghlan claims Irish sport is not getting value for moneyFine Gael Senator, speaking at a Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, was also asked if Ireland was considered a “Third World” country when it came to international sport and the Olympic GamesWed Jun 19 2013 - 21:52
McGee knocked out of Wimbledon QualifierThe Irish Davis Cup player went down in two sets to the higher ranked Chilean CapedevilleMon Jun 17 2013 - 20:00
Kazakhstan World Championships the last as AIBA takes a leap towards professional statusThose who sign up will no longer be permitted to compete in the World Championships, European Championships or their own domestic National ChampionshipsThu Jun 13 2013 - 01:00
It’s gold for Ireland’s Nevin and QuigleyConlan and Barnes have to settle for silver medals in MinskSat Jun 08 2013 - 13:34
Four Irish boxers going for gold in MinskYoung Quigley tames world champion as four Irish win European Championship semi-finals in BelarusSat Jun 08 2013 - 08:24
Talented Irish boxers continue to punch above their weight at major championshipsFour seeking to secure silver medals at the European semi-finals in MinskFri Jun 07 2013 - 01:00
Another fine medal haul on the way as four into semi-finalsMore Minsk magic as Nevin, Barnes, Conlan and Quigley march on in BelarusThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Nothing easy for Leinster as bogey boys Ospreys lie in waitAll four Irish Provinces have difficult pools after next season’s Heineken Cup drawThu Jun 06 2013 - 01:00
Championship Irish swimming team pickedEuropean medallist Grainne Murphy will not travel with the Irish team this summerWed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00
Ireland will be hoping size doesn’t matter as they face the might of Australia‘The three matches are going to be a massive test on the body’Wed Jun 05 2013 - 00:01
Barbarians play role of perfect hosts as Lions acclimatise in styleHong Kong clash proves a gentle workout for Paul O’Connell’s sideMon Jun 03 2013 - 07:00
Nolan books his place in last 16 at the European ChampionshipsBray-based garda defeats Pole Tomasz Kot in welterweight clashSun Jun 02 2013 - 22:10
Irish boxing squad to learn European opponents todayBilly Walsh has one of the strongest teams to ever leave these shores taking part in MinskFri May 31 2013 - 01:00
Irish Sports Council move into new facility at AbbotstownTaoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Sport Leo Varadkar do the honoursThu May 30 2013 - 01:00
Mike Ruddock happy to see Under-20s fast-tracked to senior tourAbsence of Olding and Henshaw opens door for others at Junior World ChampionshipWed May 29 2013 - 01:00
