Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Zakarin wins Giro d'Italia stage 13

Russian Ilnur Zakarin powered to victory in the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia, the first mountain test for the overall contenders, while favourites Primoz Roglic and Vincenzo Nibali finished together.

Cycling • 24 May 19

Dunbar claims top three finish on Giro stage 12

Ireland's Eddie Dunbar claimed a highly impressive third place finish on Stage 12 of the Giro D'Italia.

Cycling • 23 May 19

Caleb Ewan of Australia and Team Lotto-Soudal

Caleb Ewan bursts to stage 11 win at Giro d'Italia

Australian Caleb Ewan won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday after a bunch sprint at the end of a 221km ride from Carpi to Novi Ligure.

Cycling • 22 May 19

Team Groupama-FDJ rider France's Arnaud Demare (C) celebrates his stage win

Arnaud Demar plunders Giro stage win after late crash

Arnaud Demare claimed his first win of 2019 with victory on stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia in Modena.

Cycling • 21 May 19

Roglic emerges as man to beat in Giro after time trial

Primoz Roglic emerged as the overwhelming favourite for the Giro d'Italia title when the Slovenian won the ninth stage, a 34.8-km individual time trial from Riccione on Sunday.

Cycling • 19 May 19

Ewan wins Giro eighth stage, Conti stays in pipink

Australian Caleb Ewan claimed a second career win on the Giro d'Italia when he prevailed in the eighth stage, a 239-km ride from Tortorelo Lido.

Cycling • 18 May 19

Pello Bilbao of Spain and Astana Pro Team celebrates his stage victory

Spaniard Pello Bilbao surges to Giro stage victory

Spain's Pello Bilbao claimed the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia on Friday, a 185-km undulating ride from Vasto to L'Aquila.

Cycling • 17 May 19

Richard Carapaz (L) of Movistar celebrates

Carapaz takes Giro stage 4 as crash slows Dumoulin

Movistar's Richard Carapaz held on for victory on stage four of the Giro d'Italia in Frascati but Primoz Roglic was the big winner as a late crash hit his rivals and saw him extend his lead in pink.

Cycling • 14 May 19

Juan Sebastian Molano of UAE Team Emirates

Molano taken out of Giro after 'unusual' test results

Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano was withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia by his Team UAE on Tuesday after internal tests gave "unusual physiological results".

Cycling • 14 May 19

Elia Viviani of Italy and Team Deceuninck-Quick-Step (C) was relegated for changing his line and blocking Trek-Segafredo's Matteo Moschetti.

Viviani stripped of Giro stage win after sprint chaos

Italian national champion Elia Viviani was stripped of victory as stage three of the Giro d'Italia ended in a chaotic sprint in Orbetello.

Cycling • 13 May 19

Bennett won three stages during this year's Giro d'Italia

Bennett: It was now or never to realise potential

Sam Bennett is on the crest of a wave at the moment, but feared his chance for winning a grand stage tour had slipped him by.

Cycling • 06 Jun 18

Chris Froome: 'I have no doubt this result will stand the test of time'

Froome has 'absolutely clear conscience' after Giro win

Chris Froome described himself as having an "absolutely clear conscience" after his historic Giro d'Italia win.

Cycling • 28 May 18

Bennett wins final stage as Froome takes overall glory

Sam Bennett completed a remarkable Giro d'Italia with his third stage victory as the Irishman burst home in Rome and Chris Froom won the title.

Cycling • 27 May 18

Chris Froome retained the leader's pink jersey after stage 20.

Froome set for Giro win as he retains leader's jersey

Chris Froome is set to win the Giro d'Ialia after retaining the leader's pink jersey at the end of stage 20.

Cycling • 26 May 18

Froome storms into lead of the Giro d'Italia

Chris Froome stormed into the lead of the Giro d'Italia with a stunning solo ride as Simon Yates' hopes of glory were demolished on the biggest mountain of the race.

Cycling • 25 May 18

Dumoulin closes gap on Yates as Schachmann wins stage

Simon Yates saw his lead in the Giro d'Italia halved by defending champion Tom Dumoulin as Max Schachmann won stage 18 out of the day's breakaway.

Cycling • 24 May 18

Elia Viviani strikes a pose as he crosses the finish line with Sam Bennett (l) in second place

Bennett pipped for stage win as Yates retains Giro lead

Simon Yates retained the overall lead in the Giro d'Italia as Elia Viviani claimed his fourth stage win with Ireland's Sam Bennett finishing in second place.

Cycling • 23 May 18

Ryan Mullen suffered cramp with 10km to go

Ryan Mullen's Giro stage hopes shattered by cramp

Ireland's Ryan Mullen endured Giro d'Italia frustration as cramp with 10km to go scuppered his time-trial stage hopes heading into Rovereto.

Cycling • 22 May 18

Simon Yates strengthens grip on Giro with stage victory

Britain's Simon Yates tightened his grip on the overall lead at the Giro d'Italia on Sunday after storming to victory in Stage 15 with a strong solo effort.

Cycling • 20 May 18

Bennett does a wheelie as Froome wins stage 14

Ireland's Sam Bennett did a wheelie during stage 14 at the Giro d'Italia which was won by Chris Froome.

Cycling • 19 May 18

A sprint finish decided matters on the 13th stage of the Giro

Bennett settles for second as sprint king Viviani wins

Ireland's Sam Bennett was out-sprinted at the finish of the 13th stage of the Giro d'Italia and had to settle for second place in the 180-kilometre run, which finished in Nervesa Della Battaglia.

Cycling • 18 May 18