Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Keane Barry is the current Irish Matchplay champion

Irish Matchplay off, PDC hopeful for Dublin Grand Prix

The Irish Matchplay championship has been cancelled for 2020 and the route to the World Darts Championship for the Ireland qualifier won't be known until later in the year.

Darts • 12 Aug 20

Daryl Gurney won his seventh game in a row at the Dublin venue

Gurney survives scare to book Dublin date with Anderson

Daryl Gurney is through to a World Grand Prix quarter-final meeting with Gary Anderson after a 3-2 win over Ron Meulenkamp at Citywest.

Darts • 05 Oct 18

Daryl Gurney set up a round two meeting with Ron Meulenkamp of Holland

No problems for Gurney as he kicks off GP title defence

Daryl Gurney got the defence of his Unibet Grand Prix title off to the perfect start with a 2-0 win over John Henderson at Citywest.

Darts • 01 Oct 18

Michael van Gerwen is a three-time Grand Prix champion

Gurney: MVG comments are 'water off a duck's back'

Daryl Gurney says Michael van Gerwen's assertion that the Derry man is not a "top eight" player is like water off a duck's back.

Darts • 30 Sep 18

Hamilton ruled from start to finish on Formula One's first return to France in a decade.

Hamitlon back on top after French Grand Prix victory

Lewis Hamilton has moved back to the summit of the world championship after winning the French Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 24 Jun 18

Bertram Allen makes podium in Swiss Grand prix

Wexford's Bertram Allen and Gin Chin van het Lindenhof have taken third place in tonight's 1m 55 Longines five-star Grand Prix at Zürich in Switzerland, with one of just three double clear rounds in the competition.

Equestrian • 26 Jan 18

Brendan Dolan (l) is an international team-mate of Daryl Gurney

Champ Gurney thanks 'History Maker' for paving the way

World Grand Prix champion Daryl Gurney has paid tribute to 'History Maker' Brendan Dolan, the Fermanagh man who put Irish darts "on the map".

Darts • 08 Oct 17

Wright will play Mensur Suljovic in the World Grand Prix quarter-finals

Favourite Wright eases into Grand Prix quarter-finals

World Grand Prix favourite Peter Wright overcame injury to take his place in the last eight in Dublin with a 3-1 victory over Mervyn King.

Darts • 05 Oct 17

The Mexican Grand Prix looks set to go ahead

Mexican Grand Prix to go ahead, despite quake

Mexican Grand Prix organisers say next month's Formula One race in Mexico City will go ahead as planned despite the capital being hit by its deadliest earthquake in three decades.

Motorsport • 21 Sep 17

No German F1 Grand Prix in 2017

There will be no home grand prix for reigning champion Nico Rosberg in 2017 after Germany was dropped from the Formula One calendar by the FIA.

Motorsport • 30 Nov 16

Fernando Alonso will return to action at the Chinese Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso cleared to return racing in China

McLaren's Fernando Alonso has been given the green light to take part in the Chinese Grand Prix following his latest check-up in Shanghai.

Motorsport • 15 Apr 16

Bertram Allen continued his fine form with another Grand Prix success

Bertram Allen grabs more glory in Sweden

Bertram Allen grabbed glory in decisive fashion in Sunday's Grand Prix at the four-star meeting in Stockholm.

Equestrian • 29 Nov 15

Michael van Gerwen: 'If I play my game he won’t touch me' (pic: Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

Van Gerwen not chasing 'special' Phil Taylor

He may be the heir apparent to the darts throne but Michael van Gerwen says he won’t try to emulate Phil Taylor.

Darts • 10 Oct 15

Lewis Hamilton claims Italian Grand Prix pole at Monza ahead of Sunday's race

Hamilton takes pole at Italian Grand Prix

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton saw off a strong Ferrari challenge at the Italian team's home Grand Prix to seal his seventh pole position in-a-row and 11th in 12 races on Saturday.

Motorsport • 05 Sep 15

Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium at Silverstone, while third-placed Sebastian Vettel looks on

Homeboy Hamilton wins British GP thriller

Lewis Hamilton won an incident-packed British Grand Prix to claim back-to-back victories on home soil after the world champion finished ahead of Nico Rosberg at a rain-hit Silverstone to extend his lead to 17 points in the drivers' championship.

Motorsport • 05 Jul 15