Letter from Rio: Games a fractured dream wonderful and awful to beholdChief sports writer Keith Duggan reflects on the first week at the 2016 Rio Olympic GamesSat Aug 13 2016 - 08:00
O’Donovan brothers seal hero status with brilliant silver in RioSkibbereen rowers deliver nation its first medal having already captured its heartSat Aug 13 2016 - 01:02
No room for regrets as proud Lynch and Lambe row into historySinead Lynch and Claire Lambe are the first female Irish crew to contest Olympic finalSat Aug 13 2016 - 00:38
Irish men and women rowers surge to Olympic finalsDream hour of high accomplishment for Irish lightweight double sculls teamsFri Aug 12 2016 - 08:00
Rio 2016: Both Irish crews into rowing finalsSinead Jennings, Claire Lambe and the O’Donovan brothers will go for gold on FridayThu Aug 11 2016 - 13:33
Rio 2016: Bradley Wiggins aims for place in record booksCyclist is going for a fifth gold medal and is already eyeing more in TokyoThu Aug 11 2016 - 01:14
Rio 2016: Japan’s Uchimura set to extend grip on gymnasticsCountry’s venerated superstar who simply cannot rise any higher in Land of the Rising SunWed Aug 10 2016 - 05:30
Rio 2016: Simone Biles leads USA to emphatic team victoryOlympic icon Nadia Comaneci on hand to witness the new superstar of gymnasticsWed Aug 10 2016 - 00:04
Rio 2016: Russia’s Efimova booed as USA’s King claims goldQuestions of doping and politics surface on night of deep unease in Aquatics stadiumTue Aug 09 2016 - 08:41
Rio 2016: Michael Phelps claims 19th gold as US delivers a superpower performanceBaltimore Bullet completes fastest 100m freestyle leg of his life in relayMon Aug 08 2016 - 22:48
Rio 2016: Paddy Barnes devastated as Olympic dream diesSplit-decision defeat to Spaniard hurts as brave Belfast fighter simply runs out of gasMon Aug 08 2016 - 20:30
Rio 2016: After ugly drugs shadow, Irish boxing back to what it does bestSteven Donnelly and David Oliver Joyce both advanced in their preliminary rounds in RioSun Aug 07 2016 - 22:45
Rio 2016: Stephen Donnelly picks off Kadache in opening boutThe Ballymena man jabbed his way to a comfortable win against his Algerian opponentSun Aug 07 2016 - 17:21
Katie Ledecky: record-breaking swimmer is one to watchTeenager who stunned London in 2012 looks set to dominate in the pool in RioSat Aug 06 2016 - 01:00
Letter from Rio: No ordinary Friday night as locals wait for the Games to beginIs it not a bit much to ask Rio’s citizens to get up for Olympics in a year of domestic strife?Fri Aug 05 2016 - 22:35
Pampered NBA stars in Rio and meaning businessAnything other than ultimate victory unthinkable for dominant United StatesFri Aug 05 2016 - 06:00
Ireland’s Olympic rowers close in on their holy grailSanita Puspure, Sinead Lynch, Claire Lambe and the O’Donovan brothers know the meaning of the word sacrificeFri Jul 29 2016 - 20:00
Wexford’s new Model army provide reasons to be cheerfulThe rise of a new generation is sparking enthusiasm but they still have a way to goSat Jul 23 2016 - 11:00
Mickey Harte looking forward to Tyrone’s next challengeVeteran Red Hand boss pleased with the grit they showed in an exciting win over DonegalMon Jul 18 2016 - 00:00
Tyrone conquer Donegal and Ulster right at the deathStunning late points from Peter Harte and Ciaran McGeevy win an epic provincial finalSun Jul 17 2016 - 16:07
Sideline Cut: Clones cauldron beckons as Donegal and Tyrone get ready to rumbleNo matter what the result, things will have changed between these rivals by the end of the daySat Jul 16 2016 - 08:30
Kevin McStay: ‘Fifteen minutes to go if they got up to three, four we were in trouble. So that’s great fight’Galway coach Kevin Walsh acknowledged Galway set up exceptionally defensively at times; McStay eager for replay to be at MacHale ParkMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:07
Gridlock leads to deadlock as Roscommon catch GalwayBoth sides caught up - between wanting to win and their fear of losing Connacht finalSun Jul 10 2016 - 20:37
Euro 2016 reflection: The goal, the sheer joy of it, cut through all the tensionDimitri Payet’s stunning strike sparked the tournament into life after a tentative startSun Jul 10 2016 - 15:00
Galway come out from the shadows to face RoscommonHaving ended Mayo’s recent dominance in the province, the Tribesmen still have something to proveSun Jul 10 2016 - 02:17
Serena Williams: game, set, match and a place in historyShe has fought her way through prejudice to win 21 Grand Slam titles, and countingSat Jul 09 2016 - 13:32
Keith Duggan: English football’s limitations cruelly exposed againThe day is gone when Ireland can expect a rich harvest from the English academiesSat Jul 02 2016 - 07:45
Shock turns to awe for Deschamps and France‘This team brings emotion to the crowd and makes people fall in love with them’Sun Jun 26 2016 - 19:30
Richard Keogh well briefed on threat of France star Dimitri PayetIreland goalkeeper Darren Randolph has been informing team-mates of West Ham team-mate’s abilitySat Jun 25 2016 - 16:39
Hugo Lloris: French defence well able to deal with IrelandThe French goalkeeper has full confidence in his back-line despite recent criticismSat Jun 25 2016 - 14:36
Keith Duggan: Magical night in Lille will live long in the memoryCurrent generation have left us a high akin to Stuttgart, Genoa and the Giants StadiumSat Jun 25 2016 - 09:00
Roy Keane urges Ireland to ‘put France under pressure’Assistant manager galvanises side to take care of unfinished business against hostsSat Jun 25 2016 - 06:59
Séamus Coleman becomes the leader of the Ireland packProud Donegal man took extra responsibilty of captaincy in his strideSat Jun 25 2016 - 01:00
O’Neill takes time to cherish latest great night in Irish soccerIreland manager grins as he recalls moments of magic from Wednesday’s defeat of ItalyFri Jun 24 2016 - 05:00
Keith Duggan: Night to remember on green field of FrancePsychic link made to USA 94 as Italy are pushed aside to put Ireland in dreamlandThu Jun 23 2016 - 09:14
Stephen Ward says beating Italy would top anything in careerIreland defender says team still believe that they can qualify from groupWed Jun 22 2016 - 01:01
Euro 2016: Italy won’t make things easier for IrelandItaly manager Antonio Conte stresses his team are determined to record a third victoryTue Jun 21 2016 - 22:28
Wes Hoolahan remains Ireland’s best hope for salvationDropping midfielder from a side lacking creativity would be controversial moveTue Jun 21 2016 - 01:08
Ireland must airbrush their shortcomings with Italy on horizonFirst victory in European Championships since 1988 has never been more urgentSun Jun 19 2016 - 23:02
Keith Duggan: Nothing vintage about this Bordeaux for IrelandBelgium finally find their strut on chastening day for Ireland players and supportersSat Jun 18 2016 - 18:54
France is too self-assured to get its knickers in a twist over footballVersailles life doesn’t reach full throttle until 5pm – and by nine they are winding downSat Jun 18 2016 - 01:01
Martin O’Neill under no illusions about the scale of the taskIreland manager says it wouldn’t surprise him if Belgium won the tournamentFri Jun 17 2016 - 23:00
Keith Duggan: French hoping team can lift air of weary forbearanceFootball festival ongoing against a backdrop of terrorism concerns, flooding and strikesFri Jun 17 2016 - 07:00
Out of sorts Germany will raise Northern Ireland hopesStade de France stalemate with Poland shows that Joachim Löw’s side are still to clickFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:50
Resilient Ciaran Clark turns his focus to Belgian challengeAston Villa defender consigns his unlucky own goal against Sweden to historyFri Jun 17 2016 - 01:00
Euro 2016: Events in Marseille still lingering in gas-filled Lille airShows of strength by Russian and English fans an ongoing occurrence in FranceThu Jun 16 2016 - 06:35
Euro 2016: Ireland show there’s nothing to fear and all to play forMen in green discover once more that nothing comes easy in ParisTue Jun 14 2016 - 10:17
Hamrén: ‘Full credit to Ireland . . . they kept us under pressure’Sweden manager says his side disappointed by ‘a bad result’Tue Jun 14 2016 - 06:00
Martin O’Neill issues rallying cry as Ireland join battleRepublic of Ireland manager calls on players to show no fear against Zlatan and coMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: ‘I feel mentally very strong’... gulpThe Swedish captain is typically confident in advance of his team’s opener against IrelandSun Jun 12 2016 - 21:39
