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Ger O'Neill took the gold medal with two clear rounds

O'Neill crowned world champion in Belgium

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Kilkenny's Ger O'Neill and Killossery Kaiden have been crowned world champions after winning the gold medal in the six-year-old final at the World Breeding Jumping Championships at Lanaken in Belgium.

Connections toast Rural Hawaii's success

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Djokovic out of China Open as injury woes return

Tennis

Lucas Pouille raises his hands in victory

Pouille claims first ATP title in Metz

Tennis

James McGee fought back to win, having lost the opening set

McGee secures maiden tour title in North Carolina

Tennis

Mo Farah retained his 5,000 and 10,000 metres Olympic titles in Rio this year

Russian hackers release files on global stars

Athletics

Maria Sharapova will learn the result of her appeal next month

Sharapova appeal decision due next month

Tennis

Stan Wawrinka becomes only the fifth man in the Open era to win more than one major tournament after turning 30

Wawrinka overcomes nerves to claim US Open title

Tennis

Angelique Kerber revealed that a message of support from Steffi Graf inspired her to US Open glory

Kerber reveals inspiration behind US Open win

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Michael Conlan has moved on to the professional ranks after his controversial loss at Rio 2016

Michael Conlan and Steven Donnelly reprimanded over Rio 2016 betting activity

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Irish boxers Michael Conlan and Steven Donnelly have been admonished by the International Olympic Committee for placing bets on the outcome of fights at Rio 2016, with...

Tyson Fury 'at an all time low' says uncle

Boxing

Anthony Crolla's hands are raised in victory

Linares dethrones Crolla in lightweight title fight

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Patrick Hyland in action against Javier Fortuna in 2012

Patrick Hyland calls time on boxing career

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Ray Reardon first won the World Championship in 1970

Welsh Open trophy named after Ray Reardon

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NI Open trophy named after Alex Higgins

Snooker

Ding Junhi has avenged his World Championship final defeat to Mark Selby

Ding sinks Selby to win Shanghai Masters

Snooker

Mark Selby defeated Stuart Bingham to make the final

Ding sets up Shanghai showdown with Selby

Snooker

World number one Mark Selby will meet number two Stuart Bingham

Selby sets up Shanghai showdown with Bingham

Snooker

Allen and O'Sullivan exit Shanghai Masters

Snooker

Trump and Bingham through, Robertson out in China

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Conor McGregor at Tuesday's press conference

McGregor predicts first round knock-out of Alvarez

MMA

Featherweight champion Conor McGregor has promised the Irish will claim back New York when he fights Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight title at UFC 205 in an attempt t...

Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz in August

McGregor to challenge Alvarez in November

MMA

A comeback for Floyd Mayweather Jnr has been touted for some time

Floyd Mayweather Jnr admits defeat in bid to ...

MMA

Kavanagh: I knew right from start Conor McGregor ...

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Tyson Gay has minimal bobsled experience

Tyson Gay makes shock switch to bobsleigh

Athletics

Mo Farah os among 26 athletes to have had their TUEs published online on Monday

Mo Farah has 'nothing to hide' on medical record

Athletics

Alistair Brownlee (L) helps his brother Jonny before crossing the line in second and third place during the ITU World Triathlon Championships

Exhausted Brownlee helped over line by brother

Athletics

Russian hackers release files on global stars

Athletics

TUEs have become a huge talking point after the WADA website was hacked

Coe defends therapeutic use exemptions system

Athletics

Chris Froome recently finished in second place at Vuelta a Espana

Froome not bothered by cyber attack revelations

Athletics

WADA condemns ongoing cyber attacks

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Darragh Kenny (C) and Greg Broderick (L) on the podium

Kenny and Broderick secure Irish 1-2 in Barcelona

Equestrian

Darragh Kenny has won the €150,000 Longines Grand Prix of Barcelona with Greg Broderick taking second place.

Ireland fifth in Nations Cup World final

Equestrian

Judy Reynolds and Vancouver K were victorious in New York

Reynolds and Vancouver K deliver in New York

Equestrian

O'Neill crowned world champion in Belgium

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Paul and Gary O'Donovan (r) were greeted by about 1,000 fans when they arrived at Cork Airport

O'Donovan brothers 'overwhelmed' by Irish support

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Paul O'Donovan thankful for discovering final fix

Rowing

Ireland finished with every crew in the top 12 of the World Championships

Byrne and Lynch second in junior sculls B final

Rowing

Paul O'Donovan produced a superb gold in Rotterdam

Paul O'Donovan scorches to World Championship gold

Rowing

Paul O'Donovan is through to the final of the lightweight sculls

Paul O'Donovan powers into World final

Rowing

Paul O'Donovan rows in the semi-finals on Thursday

Paul O'Donovan wins quarter-final in Rotterdam

Rowing

Paul O'Donovan qualified for Wednesday's quarter-final as heat winner

O'Donovan dominates heat at World Championships

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Bradley Wiggins (R) and Chris Froome in action for Team SKY in 2013

Froome says TUE drug system needs reform

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Three-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has described the rules allowing athletes to take drugs that would normally be banned under sport's anti-doping rules as ...