Greg Allen

Sport Journalist

Rhasidat Adeleke (C) was edged out by 200m world champion Shericka Jackson (R)

Adeleke second in first run as a professional

Rhasidat Adeleke finished second and just outside her own Irish 200m record on her professional debut at the Gyulai Istvan Continental Tour Gold meeting near Budapest.

Athletics • 18 Jul 23

Power fit to take part in Open Championship

Seamus Power will be fit to compete in this week's Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake after overcoming a hip problem.

Golf • 17 Jul 23

Greg Allen: Shane Lowry looks best placed of the Irish players to challenge for a title that he came tantalisingly close to winning in 2016

Frustrations abound as merger shadow hangs heavy in LA

The formidable LA Country Club is staging the US Open for the first time, but matters off the course are ensuring a somewhat muted build-up to the third major of the season.

Golf • 15 Jun 23

'It's the strongest of the quartet of events which define the men's golf year'

US PGA deserves better than 'fourth' major tag

Without possessing the traditions of the Masters or the history of the foundation stone events like the US Open and the Open, this week's US PGA Championship is generally regarded as the fourth major in terms of status. It deserves better, writes Greg Allen.

Golf • 18 May 23

Preview: Dreams can become reality for in-form McIlroy

It's a mantra that regularly gets trotted out at this time of the golf season that 'this will be a Masters like no other'.

Golf • 06 Apr 23

Adeleke and Coscoran set new Irish records

Rhasidat Adeleke and Andrew Coscoran both set national records on a shining Saturday for Irish athletics.

Athletics • 25 Feb 23

Israel Olatunde celebrates after landing the indoor 60m title with a national record time

Blistering Olatunde smashes 60m national indoor record

Last year's European 100 metre finalist Israel Olatunde produced the performance of the weekend at the 123.ie National Athletics Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Abbottstown by clocking a new Irish 60 metres record.

Athletics • 19 Feb 23

Allam wins Dublin Marathon, Hoare first Irishman home

The 41st running of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, featuring a record 25,000 competitors, was led home by Morocco's Taoufik Allem in 2 hours 11 minutes 30 seconds after a surge at 22 miles which was the precursor to an emphatic dominant triumph.

Athletics • 30 Oct 22

Leona Maguire fell one stroke shy of victory at the KPMG Irish Women's Open

Maguire falls one stroke short as Spilkova takes title

Leona Maguire missed out on a playoff by a single stroke as Czech Republic's Klara Spilkova took the KPMG Women's Irish Open crown at Dromoland Castle.

Golf • 26 Sep 22

Maguire's late surge has her well placed at Irish Open

Leona Maguire produced a flourish of four birdies and an eagle in the last seven holes of round three at the KPMG Irish Women's Open at Dromoland Castle to move right into contention and within two shots of the lead entering the final round.

Golf • 24 Sep 22