Ian O’Riordan: Magic of the mile never fails to thrill
Something and everything about this imperial distance still brings a smile to Irish sport
Ian O’Riordan: Fionnuala McCormack lets her running do the talking
There is an honesty about the morning run beyond commitment to success
Djokovic the first among equals as he reaches major landmark
Serbian joins great rivals Federer and Nadal on 20 Grand Slams – and looks poised for further success
Ian O’Riordan: Running is the music and everything else is noise
I discovered an irresistible urge to get back to the Aran Islands and retrace my old footsteps along An Trá Mór
Agnes Keleti: Olympic gymnast great brings up the finest of centuries
Jewish Hungarian fled from the Nazis and starred on floor in Helsinki and Melbourne
Billy Morton’s Santry Stadium a beacon for sporting endeavour
If Minister of State for Sport Dara Calleary is looking for ideas, the old Santry sod a good start
Sonia O’Sullivan: How long before a woman runs a sub-four minute mile?
With so many variables it’s difficult to find that same sub-four moment for women
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge runs first ever sub two-hour marathon
34-year-old clocks historic time of one hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds in Vienna
The best of Eileen Battersby, from Tolstoy to Paul Simon
Our late literary correspondent on Darina Allen, Martin Amis, Nigel Kennedy and more
Roger Bannister broke a physical and psychological barrier
The first man to run the mile in under four minutes - on May 6th, 1954 - dies aged 88
Roger Bannister: first man to run sub-four minute mile dies aged 88
Bannister ran three minutes 59.4 seconds at Iffley Road track in Oxford on May 6th 1954
Sonia O’Sullivan: Mayo and Bulldogs bid for elusive glory
Australian Rules football grips the nation like Gaelic football final does in Ireland
David Attenborough: The force of nature at 90
As he celebrates his birthday, we survey the life and work of the world's greatest documentarian - from boyhood fossil collecting, giving Monty Python their big break, to thousands of animal encounters
Roger Bannister’s four-minute mile running shoes for sale
Shoes have estimate of £30,000-£50,000 at Christie’s ‘Out of the Ordinary’ auction
Four-minute mile Bannister reveals he has Parkinson’s
Athlete who became neurologist acknowleges the ‘gentle irony’ of having difficulty walking
Ian O’Riordan: Physical education central to developing academic excellence
Students who play sport through exam years end up with better grades, ESRI survey shows
Unflappable master of the TV sports show
David Coleman - Born: April 26th, 1926; Died: December 21st, 2013
Celebrating the enduring flair of the amateur
‘He (Pollock) passed me at 20 miles, absolutely on the rivet ... and his ability to hurt was absolutely incredible’
Riverdance team Fuse flamenco and fiddlers in new show
‘Heartbeat of Home’, a new dance show from the creators of ‘Riverdance’, with lyrics by Joseph O’Connor and music by Brian Byrne, is drawing a new musical map of Ireland
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