Dublin keep on killing teams with practice disguised as flamboyanceSideline Cut: We saw nothing in the league or championship so far that Dublin can simply flick a switch and go up a gearSat Jun 29 2019 - 09:00
Donegal’s victory tinged with sadness over news of rally driver’s deathSide lift their tenth Ulster championship title on day Manus Kelly tragically dies in rally eventMon Jun 24 2019 - 06:00
Declan Bonner sounds note of caution to his Donegal destroyers‘We let Tyrone back into it as well . . . so we don’t want to concede those scores’Sun Jun 23 2019 - 19:45
Donegal put down Cavan’s Ulster revival with the minimum of fussDespite scoring 2-11 in the second half, Cavan never seriously worried DonegalSun Jun 23 2019 - 18:24
Nothing can replace provincial fix for local feuds and the grand day outKeith Duggan’s Sideline Cut: No clear or compelling idea has emerged as to what should replace four provincial finalsSat Jun 22 2019 - 09:00
Cavan hope to tap into tradition and recapture old gloryUlster royalty slowly rediscovering their swagger after just one title in last 50 yearsSat Jun 22 2019 - 07:00
Cavan will need a slice of luck to end Ulster title droughtDonegal are less reliant on Michael Murphy and will be confident of retaining championshipSat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00
Kerry hoping for stress-free encounter with Cork in Munster finalRonan McCarthy’s underdogs must win possession to have any chance of causing upsetSat Jun 22 2019 - 06:00
Roscommon seize the moment to produce spectacular Salthill coupGalway surrender their Connacht title following inexplicable second-half collapseMon Jun 17 2019 - 06:37
Roscommon thrive on Galway’s uncertainty and desperationRossies claim second Connacht title in three years as Galway score twice in second halfSun Jun 16 2019 - 21:21
Uncomfortable questions raised by Belfast rape trial continue to resonateDiageo decision to end London Irish sponsorship reignites controversySat Jun 15 2019 - 09:00
Galway have good reason to be wary of unyielding RoscommonHistory shows the Rossies can never be taken for granted in the Connacht championshipSat Jun 15 2019 - 06:00
Impressive Donegal produce a statement of intentBonner’s young side take huge stride forward with a confident dismissal of TyroneTue Jun 11 2019 - 01:00
Donegal march on to Ulster final after sublime half-hour does for TyroneTyrone never fully recovered after Peter Harte was sent off on a black cardSat Jun 08 2019 - 19:23
Ada Hegerberg's Norway boycott shows World Cup has a long way to goNorwegian star making a stand against the lack of equality for women’s teamsSat Jun 08 2019 - 09:00
Tyrone v Donegal is about giving nothing and relinquishing nothingSuddenly, the Ulster championship finds itself at the height of fashion and celebratedSat Jun 08 2019 - 08:00
Steph Curry – the ‘everyday guy’ who defied the odds to triumph in the NBAThe young Curry was considered too small to succeed. His college coach thought differentlySat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: Carefree in Copenhagen sounds just right for IrelandGlenn Whelan shows again why he still has a part to play in Ireland’s midfieldFri Jun 07 2019 - 22:44
Coleman calls for Irish bravery as he dismisses fear of DanesCaptain unfazed by Denmark’s ‘tactic’ of criticising Ireland’s conservative style of playFri Jun 07 2019 - 08:09
Honours even as Armagh and Cavan play themselves to a standstillUlster rivals must do it again next Sunday after 90 frenetic minutes in ClonesSun Jun 02 2019 - 20:32
In Sunshine or in Shadow: How boxing beat the TroublesBook review: Donald McRae’s exceptional dive into Ulster boxing is dark, funny and vitalSun Jun 02 2019 - 06:00
Armagh chasing return to big time after decade in doldrumsKieran McGeeney’s side looking for consecutive victories in Ulster for first time since 2008Sat Jun 01 2019 - 17:28
Victory essential for Liverpool if Klopp is to add substance to the styleUnlike their heroic title battle with City, second place will be nothing on this occasionSat Jun 01 2019 - 07:00
Backstreet brawl in Salthill leaves Galway wondering what happenedWexford finish the stronger and are unlucky again to share the pointsMon May 27 2019 - 08:51
Galway and Wexford left with plenty to do after scrappy Salthill stalemateLeinster championship still wide open after Model County’s second successive drawMon May 27 2019 - 07:47
Bad boy Jordan would love to have Curry for dessertBrutal conditions in which Jordan thrived now a thing of the past in sanitised NBASat May 25 2019 - 09:00
Gavin tempers expectations as Dublin seek to go where no team has gone beforeShort of the Dublin back line scoring own goals, it’s impossible to see how Louth will respondSat May 25 2019 - 08:00
Border bragging rights at stake as Donegal face Fermanagh test‘It will be a cauldron’ says champions’ boss Bonner of the Brewster Park showdownSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Galway change pace and leave Sligo chasing shadows at Markievicz ParkFive-minute spell after half-time showed up the difference in class between the sidesSun May 19 2019 - 19:00
‘So-called weaker counties’ deserve more respect from punditsFormer players are forever ‘alluding’ to inequality without addressing what causes itSat May 18 2019 - 09:00
Limerick’s lovely hurling rooted in behind the scenes spadeworkIf youth defined the championship victory, then maturity is hallmark of their attitude nowSat May 18 2019 - 06:00
Sideline Cut: Will there be one more unfathomable football fantasy?Final day could produce something as unbelievable as the Champions LeagueSat May 11 2019 - 12:37
More questions than answers as Galway go againBeaten finalists will embark on All-Ireland campaign without Joe CanningSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
Summer set for John Maughan and OffalyVeteran manager giving his all in a bid to help revive the Faithful County’s fortunesSat May 04 2019 - 11:00
Nation breathes a sigh of relief as the GAA returns to centre stageApril proved nothing short of a living hell. The void was enough to turn fans to drink. Or even yogaSat May 04 2019 - 09:00
Olympic sensation to NYPD: The tale of Mayo’s Martin SheridanNot much was known about strongman from Bohola who was a sporting superstarMon Apr 29 2019 - 06:00
First item on Solskjaer’s agenda: how to solve a problem like PogbaUnited have one of most expensive footballers in the world, and they don’t know what to do with himSat Apr 27 2019 - 07:00
New York’s footballers have made the Bronx frightening once againJustin O’Halloran’s team have been desperately unlucky over the last three yearsSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
City fans reminded of the decades when football meant heartbreakGuardiola and his side endure a harrowing night when fate proved a cruel mistressSat Apr 20 2019 - 11:14
Myth of Delaney the master administrator dies with his silenceProjection of power was former FAI chief’s greatest trick – that has disappearedSat Apr 13 2019 - 08:00
Delaney’s time may be past but big questions still remain for the FAIReform agenda needs much than examination of former CEO’s financial arrangementsSat Apr 06 2019 - 09:00
Mayo finally find the right way out of their house of painJames Horan’s side win first league title since 2001; Limerick add league title to All-IrelandMon Apr 01 2019 - 06:00
Peter Keane leaves league final loss ‘relatively happy’For Mayo it’s a big win in the Croke Park house of pain but the biggest is still to comeSun Mar 31 2019 - 21:30
Sideline Cut: Poles-apart Mayo and Kerry have never been closerSideline cut: Mayo have seen a sea-change since All-Ireland loss to Kerry in 2006Sat Mar 30 2019 - 08:00
Seán Bán Breathnach: ‘They probably saw me as . . . a showman.'Sports, music and Irish broadcaster Seán Bán Breathnach on luck, risk and the craicSat Mar 30 2019 - 07:30
Mayo resurrection continues as they set up final date with KerryWritten off after a dreadful Croke Park show, James Horan’s men are now motoringSun Mar 24 2019 - 18:28
Time to accept Rice’s call and move on – Dere’s more to Oirland dan disYoung man’s decision is entirely rational and Irish football shouldn’t appear so desperateSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
Keith Duggan: Mayo’s future is in safe handsJames Horan enjoys the luxury of having two top-class goalkeepers in his panelSat Mar 23 2019 - 05:00
Warriors’ coach Pat Price says quality of Irish players has never been higherTralee Warriors and UCD will square off in back-to-back games in 24 hours on the closing weekend of the seasonWed Mar 20 2019 - 18:22
Money could replace tradition as they battle for the soul of rugbyFear CVC simply wants money is like worrying that a shark simply wants to move and eatSat Mar 16 2019 - 09:00
