Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Thomas Bach has spent 12 years at the helm of the IOC

Seven candidates to contest election for IOC presidency

World athletics chief Sebastian Coe, multi-millionaire and Olympic newcomer Johan Eliasch and Zimbabwe's sports minister Kirsty Coventry are among seven candidates for next year's International Olympic Committee presidency election, the IOC said on Monday.

IOC • 17 Sep 24

Ciara Mageean is targeting a return to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Mageean: LA dream still alive despite Paris heartbreak

Ciara Mageean insists that Los Angeles is still in her sights as she continues her recovery from the surgery that kept her out of the Paris Olympics.

Olympics • 23 Nov 24

Harte in the right place ahead of his Indian winter

The run up to Christmas and New Year's is always a hectic time but for Ireland men's national team hockey goalkeeper David Harte, this Yuletide will be especially busy as the two-time Olympian discusses with RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo.

Hockey • 01 Dec 24

Olympic champ Dujardin hit with one-year suspension

Double Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin has been suspended from all competition for one year following a horse whipping controversy that saw her withdraw from the Paris Games.

Paris 2024 • 05 Dec 24

Lochlann Walsh was elected into his new position at the OFI's EGM in Dublin

Walsh elected as new OFI president

Lochlann Walsh has been elected as the new president of the Olympic Federation of Ireland at an extraordinary general meeting of the organisation in Dublin on Thursday evening.

Paris 2024 • 11 Dec 24

The Eiffel Tower in the distance during the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics

Paris memories abound in 'home' Games that enthralled

A Summer Olympic Games recalled; the City of Lights proving a wonderful backdrop to a festival of sport where the exploits of Team Ireland added to a general feelgood factor.

Paris 2024 • 25 Dec 24

The most-read sports stories of the year

It's hard to sum up a 12 months like that but we have compiled the top 10 for each month here, to give you an idea of what you were reading on these pages this year.

Soccer • 19 Dec 24

Know your sport? Take the RTÉ Sport Quiz of 2024

We have 40 multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of sport here and abroad over the eventful last 12 months.

Other sport • 01 Jan

Katie Taylor is Ireland's most admired sportsperson for the eighth year on running according to the Teneo annual survey

Taylor still Ireland's most admired athlete

Katie Taylor remains the most popular athlete in the country, the Bray boxer being named 'Ireland's Most Admired Athlete' for the eighth year in succession.

Boxing • 19 Dec 24

Rhasidat Adeleke narrowly missed out on an individual medal in Paris

Adeleke: Knowing what I have to do will make me better

In her first year a professional athlete, Rhasidat Adeleke can look back on more than a few achievements. Yet, there is still disappointment at just missing out on a podium finish in the 400m final at the Paris Olympics.

Athletics • 28 Dec 24

Skateboarder Nyjah Huston with his bronze medal on the podium; he has since complained about its quality

IOC pledge to replace any 'defective' Paris 2024 medals

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) told AFP Monday that the "defective medals" from the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris will be replaced with identical models.

Olympics • 13 Jan

Gráinne Walsh after her loss to Anna Luca Hamori on her Olympics debut in Paris

Walsh sets LA 2028 goal after Paris Olympics experience

Gráinne Walsh has set her sights firmly on qualifying for LA 2028 after getting a first taste of life as an Olympian in Paris last summer.

Boxing • 21 Jan

Aifric Keogh with her Olympic bronze medal

Olympic medal-winning rower Keogh announces retirement

Tokyo Olympic Games bronze medallist Aifric Keogh has announced her retirement from international rowing.

Rowing • 24 Jan

Sharlene Mawdsley is finding last year's Olympics relay final 'nice' to look back on after the initial bittersweet emotions

Mawdsley enjoying 'big change' after rollercoaster year

European relay champion and Paris 2024 Olympian Sharlene Mawdsley speaks to RTÉ Sport's Raf Diallo as she tackles the on-track challenges that this year will bring after the rollercoaster of emotions from 2024.

Athletics • 19 Feb

Imane Khelif says she will defend her Olympic crown in LA

'Trump doesn't scare me' - Khelif to fight at LA Games

Imane Khelif is refusing to be intimidated by United States president Donald Trump as she looks forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles.

Boxing • 19 Mar

Thomas Bach gives an opening speech during the IOC Executive Board meeting

IOC candidates make their final push ahead of voting

The race for the most powerful job in world sport is coming to a finish as the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presidency make their final moves ahead of a vote that will shape the sporting landscape for the next decade.

Olympics • 19 Mar

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