Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Ciara Mageean: 'The only thing I'm feeling is that I'm not as fit as I'd like to be, that's a good place. But the hamstring is feeling great, touch wood!'

Mageean sights firmly on Paris after parkrun fallout

Ciara Mageean is hoping that another season where injury saw her miss the indoor circuit can again lead to a summer where she can excel outdoors, in this an Olympic year.

Athletics • 07 Mar 24

The Jamaican said her family was the key to her decision.

Fraser-Pryce confirms retirement plans after Paris 2024

Three-time Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed she plans to retire after the Paris Games this summer.

Athletics • 09 Feb 24

Ireland celebrate after securing their Olympic ticket

Ireland's pool opponents revealed for Paris Olympics

Ireland's senior men's hockey side will face India, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand and Belgium in their pool at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris.

Hockey • 25 Jan 24

Shane O'Donoghue celebrates scoring Ireland's fourth goal

Ireland win thriller to book their place at Paris Games

Ireland booked their ticket to the Paris Games with a magnificent victory over Korea in their men's Olympic hockey qualifier third-placed play-off in Valencia.

Hockey • 21 Jan 24

'I'm still gonna be me after I'm done swimming, and trying to figure out what the next part of my life is gonna look like has kinda helped me let go of swimming a little bit'

McSharry: I was able to emerge from that hateful space

Six months out from her quest to again reach an Olympic final, Mona McSharry reflects on a personal low that made her hate swimming, where she even contemplated giving up the sport

Swimming • 21 Jan 24

The Ireland team acknowledge their supporters after their shootout defeat to Spain

Ireland face Olympic decider after shootout loss

Ireland's hopes of appearing at Paris 2024 will depend on defeating Great Britain on Saturday in the third/fourth place play-off at the women's hockey Olympic qualifier in Valencia, following a 3-0 penalty shootout loss to hosts Spain this afternoon.

Hockey • 18 Jan 24

Ireland's Hannah McLoughlin is thwarted by Spain goalkeeper Clara Perez in the penalty shootout

Olympic qualifier recap: Ireland lose shootout

Ireland's hopes of reaching the Olympic Games suffer a blow as they lose their preliminary semi-final 3-0 to Spain on penalties.

Hockey • 18 Jan 24

Wiffen: 'There are still people who I need to beat around the world, so that's just the next box to tick, to go race world champs and try to beat them'

Quiet confidence now key for record-breaker Wiffen

Daniel Wiffen now acknowleges that his rate of improvement is "pretty scary" for his opponents.

Swimming • 15 Jan 24

Chloe Watkins is recalled to the Irish hockey team

Harper and Watkins return for Olympic qualifiers

Beth Harper and Chloe Watkins have been recalled to the Irish hockey squad ahead of next month's Olympic qualifiers in Spain.

Hockey • 29 Dec 23

Rhasidat Adeleke enjoyed a spectacular 2023

Paris looms as Adeleke seeks further improvements

With 2023 drawing to a close, Irish running sensation Rhasidat Adeleke has finally allowed herself the time to reflect on her performances on the track over the last 12 months.

Athletics • 20 Dec 23

Thomas Barr en route to winning his 11th National 400m hurdles title during the summer

Barr contemplating the normal life as Paris approaches

Thomas Barr is determined to give one final Olympic cycle absolutely everything as the Waterford man begins to contemplate life off the track.

Athletics • 01 Dec 23

Nick Griggs has a European title to defend

Griggs: I want to win an Olympic medal

Still a teenager, Tyrone athlete Nick Griggs has already made an impression as a middle distance runner, and the ultimate goal of Olympic success he something he craves

Athletics • 15 Jul 23

Jordan Conroy scored the second of Ireland's three tries against Germany

Ireland Sevens into semi-final at Olympic qualifier

The Ireland men's Sevens team remain on track for an Olympic qualification spot, with wins against Germany and Belgium seeing them advance to the semi-finals of the European Games in Krakow.

Rugby • 26 Jun 23

Jim McCourt was Ireland's only medal winner at Tokyo 1964

Olympic medallist Jim McCourt dies at the age of 79

The death has been an announced of Jim McCourt, who won a bronze medal in boxing for Ireland at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Boxing • 20 Jun 23

Amy Broadhurst is set on Olympic qualification after winning World and European titles

Broadhurst 'one step away' from Olympic dream

Amy Broadhurst is backing herself to fulfil a lifelong dream and qualify for the Olympics at next month's European Games in Poland.

Boxing • 16 May 23

Ireland went without a win over the weekend

Ireland sevens lose ground in Olympics race

Ireland's men's sevens fell further behind in their bid to automatically qualify for the Olympic Games following a disappointing showing in Singapore over the weekend.

Rugby • 10 Apr 23

Latvia have threatened to boycott the 2024 games

Latvia threatens Olympic boycott if Russia is included

Latvia would not send athletes to an Olympic Games that included Russian and Belarusian nationals while the invasion in Ukraine is ongoing, a spokesperson for the country's Olympic committee said.

Athletics • 01 Feb 23

The Tour has traditionally finished in Paris

Olympics will see Tour finish moved from Paris to Nice

The final stage of the Tour De France, traditionally held on Paris's Champs Elysees, will be moved to the southern city of Nice in 2024 when the capital hosts the Olympics.

Cycling • 01 Dec 22

Paris will host the games for the first time in 100 years in 2024

Paris Olympic marathon route aims to 'celebrate women'

Competitors in the marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympics will run from central Paris to Versailles and back, on a course designed to salute women and trace one of the pivotal historic events of the French Revolution.

Athletics • 05 Oct 22

'The Olympic dream is very special and those rings on my arms shows how much the Games mean to me'

The Olympic rings still holds much resonance for Walsh

While the debate rages over boxing's future as an Olympic sport beyond 2024, the politics of it all is not something that overly concerns 2020 bronze medallist Aidan Walsh as he sets his sights on making the Paris Games in two years' time.

Boxing • 01 Oct 22

A challenge to Kremlev's leadership has been blocked

Olympic boxing's future in doubt as Kremlev holds on

The future of Olympic boxing - Ireland's most successful sport at the games - was plunged into further doubt in Yerevan on Sunday as International Boxing Association delegates voted emphatically against permitting a leadership challenge to incumbent president Umar Kremlev.

Boxing • 25 Sep 22

The IOC ran the boxing events itself at Tokyo 2020

Boxing's place at LA 2028 Games in doubt, warns IOC

The International Boxing Association's (IBA) financial dependence on Russian energy firm Gazprom, and slow-moving reforms are a grave concern for the International Olympic Committee as the sport struggles to keeps its Olympic spot.

Olympics • 08 Sep 22

Rhys McClenaghan had hoped to compete for Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games

Rhys McClenaghan appeals to FIG over Commonwealth ban

Rhys McClenaghan has made a direct appeal to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to allow him to compete at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland.

Athletics • 27 May 22

Taylor and Harrington helped mould Broadhurst for gold

Amy Broadhurst saw her childhood dream of claiming a gold medal at the Women's World Championships realised on Thursday, and she revealed that sparring sessions with former amateur world champions Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington proved key in bolstering her confidence heading to Istanbul.

Boxing • 20 May 22

Beijing 2022: Jack Gower finishes 25th in giant slalom

Jack Gower finished 25th in the men's giant slalom in his final race at the Winter Games.

Olympics • 13 Feb 22