Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Sebastien Ogier was a comfortable winner

Ogier cruises to victory in Poland

Defending champion Sebastien Ogier cruised to his fifth win of the season in the World Rally Championship with a dominant display in Poland on Sunday.

Motorsport • 29 Jun 14

Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia of France compete in their Volkswagen Motorsport Polo

Ogier takes slender lead in Poland

Sebastien Ogier emerged in top spot at the Rally Poland after a memorable tussle with Volkswagen team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen.

Motorsport • 28 Jun 14

Ogier leads Rally Poland

World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier took a narrow 2.8-second lead on the opening day of the Rally Poland to continue his rich vein of form.

Motorsport • 27 Jun 14

The win was Ogier's (r) fourth of the season

Ogier extends lead with Rally of Italy win

Sebastien Ogier won the Rally of Italy in Sardinia on Sunday to extend his lead in the championship to 33 points after six rounds.

Motorsport • 08 Jun 14

Mirko Hirvonen won the 2012 renewal of the Rally d'Italia Sardegna in Porto Cervo

Hirvonen seizes initiative in Italy

Mirko Hirvonen topped the timesheets after day one of the Italian leg of the World Rally Championship.

Motorsport • 05 Jun 14

Craig Breen had held a slender lead after the first three stages

Breen out of rally after engine fire

Ireland's Craig Breen suffered another European Rally Championship heartbreak when he retired whilst leading the Rally of the Azores, the fifth round of the ERC.

Motorsport • 16 May 14

Jari-Matti Latvala leads at the Rally Argentina

Latvala out in front at Rally Argentina

Jari-Matti Latvala established an 17.7-seconds lead over Volkswagen team-mate and World Rally Championship leader Sebastien Ogier after Friday's four stages at the Rally Argentina.

Motorsport • 09 May 14

Marquez proves fastest once again

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez set a blistering pace in free practice ahead of the third round of the 2014 championship in Argentina.

Motorsport • 25 Apr 14

Esapekka Lappi outside the iconic Titanic museum in Belfast

Lappi rallies to Circuit of Ireland victory

Esapekka Lappi has won the Circuit of Ireland Rally, finishing one minute 50 seconds clear of Germany’s Sepp Wiegand.

Motorsport • 19 Apr 14

Breen forced out of Circuit of Ireland

Craig Breen has been forced to retire at the ERC Circuit of Ireland Rally due to a fuel pressure problem.

Motorsport • 19 Apr 14

WRC-bound Derek Tohill has had plenty of success in the European Rally Championship

John Kenny's Motorsport blog

It is great to see Ireland being represented in the World Rallycross Championship by Dubliner Derek Tohill, writes John Kenny.

Motorsport • 16 Apr 14

Sebastian Ogier has won the Rally de Portugal four times from just five starts

Ogier continues Rally de Portugal love affair

Volkswagen's Sebastian Ogier increased his lead at the summit of the World Rally Championship standings after easing to a dominant victory in Portugal on Sunday.

Motorsport • 06 Apr 14

Sebastien Ogier made a big splash on the penultimate day of the Rally de Portugal

Ogier finishes with a flourish in Portugal

Reigning champion Sebastien Ogier took charge of the Rally de Portugal on Saturday to establish a 38-second lead heading into the final day.

Motorsport • 05 Apr 14

The M-Sport Fords of Mikko Hirvonen (pictured) and Ott Tanak dominated on the opening day of action at Rally de Portugal

Hirvonen heads rivals in Portugal

Ford's Mikko Hirvonen led the way by 3.7 seconds at the end of the first full day of the Rally de Portugal.

Motorsport • 04 Apr 14

Scott Martin and Craig Breen celebrate their victory

Breen wins Acropolis Rally title

Waterford's Craig Breen won his first ever European Rally Championship round when he took his Peugeot 208 to victory in the Acropolis Rally in Greece.

Motorsport • 31 Mar 14

Declan Boyle and Brian Boyle claimed victory in the Mayo Rally

Boyle duo off to a perfect start in Dunlop Rally

Defending Dunlop National Rally champions, Declan Boyle and Brian Boyle made the perfect start to this season’s campaign with a start to finish victory in the Hotel Ballina/Kennedy Motors Mayo Rally.

Motorsport • 10 Mar 14

Volkswagen driver Sebastien Ogier en route to victory in Mexico

Ogier on top after Mexico triumph

Sebastien Ogier moved back to the top of the World Rally Championship standings with victory in Mexico for the second successive year.

Motorsport • 09 Mar 14

Jari-Matti Latvala: 'We want at least to finish in the points. A place on the podium would be great'

Latvala targets podium finish in Mexico

World Rally Championship leader Jari-Matti Latvala is feeling confident ahead of this weekend's Rally Guanajuato Mexico and has targeted a place on the podium after a strong finish last time out.

Motorsport • 06 Mar 14

Latvala entered the final day with a slender advantage over team-mate Andreas Mikkelsen

Breen ninth in Rally Sweden

Ireland's Craig Breen finished ninth in Rally Sweden, while Jari-Matti Latvala took over top spot in the World Rally Championship after claiming victory.

Motorsport • 08 Feb 14

Craig Breen finished third at the ERC Rally Latvia

Breen finishes third at ERC Rally Latvia

Ireland's Craig Breen claimed his first podium finish of the season and he claimed third place in the ERC Rally Latvia.

Motorsport • 02 Feb 14

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle face four more stages on the final day of the Monte Carlo Rally on Saturday

Meeke third in Monte Carlo

Northern Ireland’s Kris Meeke is in third place in his Citroen after the second day of the Monte Carlo Rally.

Motorsport • 17 Jan 14

Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle in action in La Charce in the south of France

Irish team second in Monte Carlo Rally

The Irish crew of Kris Meeke and Paul Nagle are in second place in the Monte Carlo Rally after day one of the 2014 World Championship season.

Motorsport • 16 Jan 14

Eric Palante was taking part in his 11th Dakar Rally

Probe as rider dies in Dakar Rally

Belgian motorcycle rider Eric Palante was found dead following the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally, organisers have announced.

Motorsport • 10 Jan 14

Craig Breen: 'This opportunity is something that I have dreamed of obtaining since I was a young boy...'

Breen gets WRC Ford for Rally Sweden

European Rally Championship title contender and 2012 SWRC World Champion Craig Breen will make his WRC debut in a Ford Fiesta WRC in Rally Sweden on 5-8 February.

Motorsport • 04 Jan 14

Kris Meeke came through the ranks at Citroën

Meeke lands Citroën slot for 2014 WRC

Kris Meeke and his co-driver Paul Nagle have been included in Citroën’s line up for the 2014 World Rally Championship.

Motorsport • 09 Dec 13