Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Para-cyclist Gallagher banned from Rio for doping

Australian para-cyclist Michael Gallagher will miss the Rio Paralympics after returning a positive doping sample, Cycling Australia has announced.

Cycling • 02 Sep 16

The O'Donovan brothers show off their prizes

Rio will live long in memory, for better or worse

Rio 2016 will an Olympics that will live long in the memory for the medal winning and personal-best achieving Irish athletes, but from an overall Team Ireland perspective, it will go down as a Games to forget, writes Peter Sweeney.

Paris 2024 • 22 Aug 16

Thiago da Silva smashed his personal best to take gold

Fans go wild as Brazilian vaults to Olympic record

Thiago da Silva won Brazil's first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary, unforgettable night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03m in the pole vault to beat hot favourite Renaud Lavillenie and send the fans into raptures.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

IPC President Philip Craven said rumours that the games would not go ahead were not true

Concern over funding for Paralympics

International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven has said Rio 2016's financial position is "precarious" but dismissed rumours the Games would be cancelled.

Paris 2024 • 07 Sep 16

Kevin Seaward lead home five Irish runners who achieved Olympic qualifying times at the Berlin Marathon

Irish athletes make Rio cut-off

Five Irish athletes ran qualifying times for next year’s Rio Olympics at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.

Athletics • 27 Sep 15

Jason Smyth will be hoping to defend his 100m and 200m titles at the Paralympics in Rio next year

Smyth reinforces fastest para-athlete claim in Rio

Jason Smyth has reinforced his claim on the title of world's fastest para-athlete with a win in Rio de Janeiro.

Other sport • 08 Sep 15

Pele to be discharged from Rio hospital

Brazilian soccer legend Pele is doing "fine" and will be discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital early on Thursday after he was admitted for stomach pains, one of his aides told Reuters.

Soccer • 13 Nov 14

Sanita Puspure will be one of eight athletes receiving the grant

Funding announced for Olympic hopefuls

The Olympic Council of Ireland has announced scholarship support worth over €100,000 to help selected Irish athletes prepare for Rio 2016.

Other sport • 30 Sep 14

The 2016 Olympic golf course is still far from completion

Golf chiefs worried by Olympic course delays

Construction work on the Olympic golf course for the 2016 Rio Games is behind schedule and a planned test event may not be possible, International Golf Federation president Peter Dawson has warned.

Golf • 27 Mar 14

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