GAA makes a global pitch, secure in the knowledge there’s no place like homeThis weekend’s World Games in Abu Dhabi are as much about staying in touch as spreading the wordFri Mar 06 2015 - 20:00
Donegal overcome Cork, while Kerry edge past DublinNarrow wins the story of a scrappy, weather-affected Allianz League weekendMon Mar 02 2015 - 18:46
Donegal withstand late rally to hold off CorkCaptain Michael Murphy sees red as home side are almost pegged backSun Mar 01 2015 - 22:07
‘Star’ back in the ascendant as Kingdom line up behind new leaderThe transformation in Kieran Donaghy’s footballing fortunes has been remarkableSat Feb 28 2015 - 05:45
Cork and Donegal meeting will again provide a marker for both sidesTeams cross paths in the Allianz League as they both search for new identitiesSat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Darren Gleeson eager that Tipperary stay on trackAll Star goalkeeper wants his team to keep winning as they develop new playersTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:05
Tipperary withstand Galway’s comeback to get off the markGoals from John O’Dwyer and Séamus Callanan help see off battling TribesmenMon Feb 23 2015 - 07:57
Jimmy Barry-Murphy looks to future with CorkA folk hero for his on-field exploits, JBM has no time for nostalgia as he plots a route back to All-IrelandSat Feb 14 2015 - 15:10
Sideline cut: Rugby brutality invests Le Roux’s banter with wider meaningSexton warned by light-hearted club-mate to ‘wear helmet’ for Ireland-France clashSat Feb 14 2015 - 06:01
Sice and Corofin looking forward to clash against holders St Vincent’sGalway star was 12 when his club last claimed All-Ireland honoursTue Feb 10 2015 - 01:00
Mickey Harte happy as green shoots emerge in TyroneMayo’s hard-running game hits wall as Ulster side show old streak of defianceSun Feb 08 2015 - 17:50
Six Nations is back so let’s build those phases and put our bodies on the lineIt’s our chance to savour George’s long goodbye but when Bowe scores – be coolSat Feb 07 2015 - 11:44
Andy Moloney’s break for border made easy by bonds made in BallyhaleHenry Shefflin friendship meant Tipp man was almost local long before he became managerSat Feb 07 2015 - 01:02
Dublin knock but Conor Dorman has other ideas as Cork squeeze homeStrong finish from Brian Cuthbert’s men denies visitors in fast, entertaining matchMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Cork flash with old menace and new intent against DublinAllianz League victory for the Rebels against experimental Leinster championsSun Feb 01 2015 - 16:40
Donal Vaughan: Still chasing the Mayo dreamThe Mayo defender has come close to winning an All-Ireland medal and still believes it can be doneSun Feb 01 2015 - 11:39
Marshawn Lynch’s silence speaks volumes in Superbowl promotion circusSeahawks running back’s refusal to answer media questions has highlighted just how much nonsense, how much silliness, precedes big sports eventsSat Jan 31 2015 - 12:10
Roscommon on higher groundSenan Kilbride optimistic about his county’s chances as they step up to higher divisionFri Jan 30 2015 - 11:33
Impressive Roscommon defeat Galway to claim FBD titleThree goals early in the third quarter prove pivotal for John Evans’ young sideSun Jan 25 2015 - 19:16
Sideline Cut: Cantona’s kung-fu kick is the Zapruder film of the Premier LeagueEveryone of age remembers where they were on January 25th, 1995Sat Jan 24 2015 - 12:00
Eamon O’Shea interview: ‘I won’t look at my team, knowing the work they do, and say that they have failed’Tipperary manager believes essence of life is to ‘keep on and be better’ – it’s an attitude he brings to hurling tooSat Jan 24 2015 - 10:00
All roads lead from Sixmilebridge as Clare and Tipperary look to recover from 2014Waterford Crystal quarter-final: Clare withstand late Tipp recoverySun Jan 18 2015 - 19:45
Green Bay Packers are romantic oddballs in the kingdom of capitalismSuper Bowl one game away for franchise that’s owned by own communitySat Jan 17 2015 - 12:01
Connacht lock Roux plans on becoming Mighty Quinn for provincePat Lam’s side send out ambitious message in securing services of big South AfricanSat Jan 17 2015 - 09:00
Connacht’s Aly Muldowney will face his old club Exeter on SundayEnglish secondrow has been one of a chorus of unsung heroes for Connacht this seasonFri Jan 16 2015 - 01:00
Bundee Aki to miss Connacht’s Challenge Cup clash with ExeterCentre’s ankle injury keeps him out but Nathan White may return at La RochelleThu Jan 15 2015 - 01:00
Terry Hyland looks to bring best out of Cavan’s bright generation of footballersManager hoping to translate three years of under-21 success into an Ulster titleSat Jan 10 2015 - 17:51
Connacht rugby is blossoming but real beauty lies in their spirit of separatenessBuses that crowd the Sportsground are testament to the province’s hard workSat Jan 10 2015 - 14:00
Kerry teenager with one hand makes Ireland basketball squadJordan Lee has perfected his favourite shot by practising it thousands of timesSat Jan 03 2015 - 01:01
Sports Review: Goodbyes, tears and filthy lucreBrian O’Driscoll had a long farewell, Brazil’s beautiful game died a death and Fifa remain in a world all of their ownMon Dec 29 2014 - 10:17
Thawing of Cuban-US relations will put focus on future of island’s baseball playersExcellence of the national team has always been a source of pride to the Castro regimeSat Dec 20 2014 - 14:02
Time has come for rugby to assess health risks of monster hitsTransformation of the game in two decades has been phenomenalSat Dec 13 2014 - 14:03
Mils Muliaina effect taking root in ConnachtNew teammates benefitting from All Blacks influence at the SportsgroundTue Dec 09 2014 - 13:33
JJ Delaney has gone but power of ‘the panel’ endures in KilkennyAbsence of legendary defender will be felt at Nowlan Park as the next generation risesSat Dec 06 2014 - 12:55
Ever-present Denis Buckley leading the charge for ConnachtPat Lam’s improving young side are ready for Bayonne test in European Challenge CupSat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00
Robbie Henshaw set to to return for Connacht in Pro12 clash with LeinsterIreland centre likely to be rested for Challenge Cup match against BayonneWed Dec 03 2014 - 08:39
Sporting Advent Calendar #2: LeBron James’s return home‘His Miami years were about establishing his individual prowess, the Cleveland project will define James’s stature in the game’Tue Dec 02 2014 - 07:50
Jack Kyle crowded several realms of excellence into single lifeHis name became a kind of shorthand for talent on field, as well as for manners off itSat Nov 29 2014 - 17:46
Benny Coulter’s brilliant talent brought joy even to opposition fansDown forward never won medals that his ability deservedSat Nov 29 2014 - 06:00
Corofin claim Connacht crown with win over BallintubberAt 2-09 to 0-4 down, beaten Mayo champions found themselves in an alternate universeSun Nov 23 2014 - 18:11
James Horan on his time at the helm of Mayo‘I knew, maybe subconsciously, that I had put in four years that were as much as I could give. Each year, the tank was a little emptier’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 14:00
Is rugby in danger of becoming a brilliantly-coached bore?The running game has always been rugby’s essential gift to sportSat Nov 22 2014 - 14:00
International Rules living on borrowed timeThis one-Test series likely to be swansong of a sport that never really existedSat Nov 15 2014 - 12:00
Clash of clans sees Tartan Army emerge victoriousThe atmosphere was electrifying as the two tribes roared their supportSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Keane sideshow forgotten as Glasgow cast takes centre stageIreland boss Martin O’Neill intruding on his own past at Celtic Park for Scotland tieFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:00
Gordon Strachan keen to stop talking and start playingScotland manager relishing clash with Republic of Ireland at Celtic ParkThu Nov 13 2014 - 22:25
Steven Naismith ready to put friendship aside at Celtic ParkScotland Striker unconcerned over a hostile reception for his Everton team-matesThu Nov 13 2014 - 01:00
One man’s hoop dream is a tale of coulda been shoulda beenLeBron James old rival Lenny Cooke was regarded as dead cert NBA material before disappearing off sceneSun Nov 09 2014 - 13:35
Celtic connections: Hoop dream alive and well in DonegalNo county wears its Glasgow allegiance more vibrantly than county in north westSat Nov 08 2014 - 13:10
