Watch: John Joe Nevin v Lazaro Alvarez Estrada
Watch John Joe Nevin's impressive win over Cuba's Lazaro Alvarez Estrada which secured him a place in the Olympic final. (Ireland only)
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Shooting: Pupo claims 25m rapid fire pistol title
Cuba's Leuris Pupo proved to be the steadiest arm as he won the men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Olympic title.
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Judo: France & Cuba claim +100kg judo golds
France judo heavyweight Teddy Riner delivered Olympic gold with victory over Russian Alexander Mikhaylin at ExCeL.
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David Hickey: From Croker to Cuba
Dublin football legend Dr David Hickey speaks to Rachael English about his life in medicine, his battle with illness, his support for Cuba and the Dubs.
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Ward and Burnett reach finals
Joe Ward and Ryan Burnett are through to their respective finals at the AIBA World Youth Championships following semi-final victories in Baku, Azerbaijan today.
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Four Irishmen into quarter-finals in Baku
Joe Ward, Michael O'Reilly, Ryan Burnett and Chris Blaney advanced to the quarter-finals of the AIBA World Youth Championships after recording last 16 wins in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday.
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Joyce out of World Youth Boxing Championships
Ireland's injury jinx is beginning to take its toll ahead of the opening bell for the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, next Sunday.
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Robles wins 60m hurdles - Indoors round-up
Cuba's Olympic champion Dayron Robles equalled the third fastest 60 metres hurdles of all time when he clocked 7.34 seconds to pip American Terrence Trammell to victory at the world indoor championships on Sunday.
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Moylett crowned World Youth champion
Mayo lightweight Ray Moylett wrote another illustrious chapter in the history of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association after being crowned World Youth 60Kg champion in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday night.
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Irish boxers guaranteed four medals
Ireland is guaranteed at least four bronze medals from the AIBA World Youth Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Enkhbat makes history for Mongolia
Badar-Uugan Enkhbat won Mongolia's first ever Olympic boxing gold medal beating Cuba's Yankiel Leon 15-5 in the bantamweight final in Beijing on Sunday.
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South Korea celebrate baseball gold
Hyunjin Ryu pitched effectively into the ninth inning and Seungyuop Lee blasted a two-run homer to lead Korea to their first Olympic gold medal in baseball with a 3-2 victory over Cuba.
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China take women's bronze
China added to their already bulging bag of medals in Beijing by beating Cuba three sets to one (25-16, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20) in the Olympic women's volleyball bronze medal play-off Saturday.
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Degale wins controversial gold
Darren Sutherland's conqueror Jamie Degale won the Olympic boxing middleweight title on Saturday with a 16-14 victory over Emilio Correa of Cuba.
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Cuba close in on historic eight medals
Cuba will be aiming for an unprecedented eight gold medals as the Olympic boxing competition reaches the semi-final stage on Friday.
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Robles takes 110m hurdles gold
Cuba's world record holder Dayron Robles emulated compatriot Anier Garcia on Thursday as he won the 110 metres hurdles Olympic title, timing 12.93 seconds - the second fastest time in Olympic history.
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Cuba show credentials in baseball
Cuba crushed China 17-1 in Olympic baseball on Wednesday with the trouncing called to a halt in the seventh inning under the sport's mercy rule.
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Miankova takes hammer gold medal
Aksana Miankova of Belarus won Olympic gold in the women's hammer on Wednesday with her penultimate throw of 76.34 metres pushing Cuba's Yipsi Moreno into second place.
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Worapoj fails to win for father - round-up
Thai boxer Worapoj Petchkoom missed out on his dream of winning an Olympic medal for his cancer-stricken father when he was beaten in the bantamweight quarter-finals by Cuba's Yankiel Leon on Monday.
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South Korea continue surprise form
South Korea toppled defending champions Cuba 7-4 on Tuesday to confirm their status as the surprise package of the Olympic baseball tournament and gold medal contenders.