Raf Diallo

RTÉ Sport Journalist

Spain's Aitana Bonmati after scoring against Germany in euro 2025 semi-final

Euro 2025 semi-final: Germany 0-1 Spain - recap

Spain will meet England in the Euro 2025 final after an extra time victory over Germany in Zurich.

Soccer • 23 Jul

Shamrock Rovers defender Roberto Lopes (left) and St Patrick's Athletic midfielder Kian Leavy

Conference League second round: All you need to know

St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers are both in first leg action in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.

Soccer • 24 Jul

17 July 2025; Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland watches his chip onto the 15th green during day one of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Antrim. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Recap: The Open Championship Day 1

Two-time champion Padraig Harrington, Tom McKibbin and Darren Clarke are among the early starters for the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush while Shane Lowry will get his bid for a second major title under way later in the morning, with Rory McIlroy teeing off in the afternoon.

Golf • 17 Jul

Mason Melia of St Patrick's Athletic has a shot on goal despite the efforts of Kader Njoya Abdel of FC Hegelmann during the UEFA Conference League First Qualifying Round first leg match between St Patrick's Athletic and FC Hegelmann at Richmond Park in Du

Pat's poised to pitch up at Hegelmann with narrow lead

St Patrick's Athletic are away at Lithuanian side FC Hegelmann in the second leg of their UEFA Conference League first qualifying round tie, protecting a 1-0 aggregate lead.

Soccer • 17 Jul

Katie Taylor after her undisputed super lightweight championship fight with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

Taylor triumphant in trilogy fight against Serrano

Katie Taylor emerged victorious from her trilogy fight with Amanda Serrano at Madison Square Garden to seal a clean sweep of wins in their rivalry.

Boxing • 12 Jul

Katie Taylor is declared the winner by majority decision against Amanda Serrano after their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.

Taylor beats Serrano by majority decision - recap

Katie Taylor has beaten Amanda Serrano in their trilogy fight at Madison Square Garden to retain her undisputed WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO women's light-welterweight titles.

Boxing • 12 Jul

JJ Lunney of Shelbourne, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division match between Shelbourne and Cork City at Tolka Park in Dublin.

Shelbourne v Linfield: All you need to know

Shelbourne host Linfield on Wednesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie, with the match live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.

Soccer • 09 Jul

Alexander Dunne of Ireland and Rodin Motorsport (17) leads Victor Martins of France and ART Grand Prix (14) on track during the Round 8 Silverstone Feature race of the Formula 2 Championship at Silverstone Circuit on July 06, 2025 in Northampton, England.

Dunne rebounds at sodden Silverstone to boost F2 hopes

Alex Dunne bounced back from a Saturday sprint setback to boost his Formula 2 title hopes with a second place finish in the British Grand Prix feature race at a rain-sodden Silverstone.

Motorsport • 06 Jul

Sean McAnuff of Ireland competing in the Men's 1000m Rep. Quarterfinals during the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships on March 16, 2025 in Beijing, China.

McAnuff hungry to grab Games spot for Ireland in Italy

As Liam O'Brien recently pointed out, two into one won't go when it comes to how many short track speed skaters Team Ireland will be able to bring to the Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. The other half of that equation competing for one quota spot at the 2026 Games is Canadian-born Sean McAnuff.

Olympics • 06 Jul

All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals results and reports

Read how it all unfolded as Donegal and Tyrone made it through to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Football • 28 Jun