Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Sarah Healy looked comfortable in the first heat of the 3000m

Healy and Coscoran reach finals at European Indoors

Sarah Healy and Andrew Coscoran have booked their spot in tomorrow's finals in the 3000m, while Bori Akinola impressed to reach the 60m sprint semi-finals at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.

Athletics • 08 Mar

Sarah Lavin en route to the final in the Netherlands

Lavin powers into European final; 800m duo advance

Sarah Lavin powered into the final of the 60-metre hurdles with another impressive performance at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.

Athletics • 07 Mar

Mark English is looking to add to his collection of European medals

Team Ireland depart for European Indoor Championships

Team Ireland will be spearheaded by a host of Olympians at the European Athletics Indoor Championships which take place in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 6-9 March.

Athletics • 04 Mar

Power: 'I've realised I can perform well when a lot of things are going on, like managing college'

Power surging ahead in search of Olympic standard

800 metre runner Nadia Power is hopeful that her outstanding indoor season will pave the way for Olympic qualification in Tokyo

Athletics • 23 Mar 21

The Covid-19 testing facility at Arena Torun

British Athletics airs concerns over Torun protocols

British Athletics has written to European Athletics to express its concerns over Covid-19 protocols at the European Indoor Championships in Torun earlier this month.

Athletics • 18 Mar 21

Tobin finshed 11th in the 3000-metre final

Sean Tobin finishes 11th in 3000-metre final

Sean Tobin came home 11th in the final of the 3000 metres at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun, Poland after Sarah Lavin and Ciara Neville bowed out at the semi-final stages in their respective 60m hurdles and 60m races.

Athletics • 07 Mar 21

Phil Healy winning her semi-final in the 400m from Andrea Miklos of Romania, left, and Amarachi Pipi of Great Britain

Healy into European final as Irish trio book semi spots

Phil Healy advanced to the European Indoor Championships 400m final after winning her semi-final heat in Torun, Poland, while Nadia Power, Mark English and Cian McPhillips are into the women's and men's 800m semi-finals.

Athletics • 05 Mar 21

Mageean: 'I am disappointed not to be racing alongside Ireland's largest Indoor team to date and the amazing athletes who are on top form'

'Disappointed' Mageean withdraws from European Indoors

Ciara Mageean has said that a few "set-backs" are behind her reason to withdraw from this week's European Indoor Championships in Poland.

Athletics • 01 Mar 21

Ciara Mageean has qualified for the European Indoor Championships

Athletics Ireland announce elite level 'micro meet'

Five days after the cancellation of the National Indoor Championships, Athletics Ireland have moved quickly to fill those vacant dates on their calendar with a 'micro meet' for invited elite competitors only.

Athletics • 04 Feb 21

Nadia Power set a new Irish indoor record in Vienna

Nadia Power sets new Irish indoor record in Vienna

The 2019 European Under 23 bronze medallist Nadia Power set a new Irish Indoor record in finishing second this evening at the Vienna Indoor International.

Athletics • 30 Jan 21

Phil Healy in action in the 400m semi-final.

Mageean and English progress as Healy bows out

Ireland's Ciara Mageean and Mark English have both progressed at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow but Phil Healy failed to reach the 400m final after being tripped in the final straight.

Athletics • 01 Mar 19

Healy through to semis after strong run in Glasgow

Ireland's Phil Healy has qualified for the 400m semi-finals at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

Athletics • 01 Mar 19

Ciara Mageean says winning breeds confidence

Mageean full of confidence ahead of European Indoors

It's been a great week for Ciara Mageean and the 26-year-old athlete says she is full of confidence ahead of the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow next month.

Athletics • 17 Feb 19

Former world indoor 60m champion Dwain Chambers was banned in 2004 for doping

Chambers poised for surprise sprint comeback bid

Dwain Chambers is poised for a surprise sprinting comeback at the British Championships this weekend.

Athletics • 06 Feb 19

Phil Healy was unable to make it past the semi-final stage

Healy and Neville exit European Indoor Championships

Phil Healy and Ciara Neville both bowed out of the European Indoor Championships at the semi-final stage of the women's 60m.

Athletics • 05 Mar 17

Mageean suffered an Achilles injury during the 1500m final

Achilles injury scuppers Ciara Mageean's 1500m final

Ciara Mageean failed to finish in the Women's 1500m European Indoor Championship Final after an Achilles injury flared up in the closing stages of the race.

Athletics • 04 Mar 17

John Travers after today's disappointing heat

Travers wins appeal and progresses to 1500m final

John Travers successfully won his appeal after a controversial 1500m heat and has advanced to tomorrow's final at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Athletics • 03 Mar 17

Salazar has always denied any wrongdoing and claims he has provided USADA with documentation to prove his innocnence

More details from leaked Usada probe into Salazar

The controversy surrounding Mo Farah's coach Alberto Salazar shows no sign of abating after fresh details emerged from a US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) report written last year.

Athletics • 03 Mar 17

Ciara Mageean qualified for Saturday's final of the 1500m as a fastest loser

Mageean rides her luck to make 1500m final

Ciara Mageean stumbled her way into tomorrow's European 1500 metre indoor final on a difficult day for the Irish in Belgarde.

Athletics • 03 Mar 17

Brian Gregan was the only Irish athlete to progress from the heats this morning

Recap: Friday morning sport update

Ahead of a busy weekend of sport, there's plenty going on this morning including the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Keep up to date with it all here.

Other sport • 03 Mar 17

Ciara Mageean bagged a bronze medal at the European Indoors in the Netherlands last season

Barr backs Mageean and Gregan to do best of the Irish

Jessie Barr has tipped both Ciara Mageean and Brian Gregan to make the finals of their respective events at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade.

Athletics • 03 Mar 17