Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Faith Kipyegon's emotions come to the surface following victory

Kipyegon takes 1500m gold for Kenya

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon won the women's Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Tuesday after unleashing a devastating second half of the race to leave Ethiopia's world record holder Genzebe Dibaba trailing in second place.

Paris 2024 • 17 Aug 16

Michael Conlan was left feeling robbed by the judges

IABA call for a review to boxing judging process

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have called for a review to the judging and scoring systems in place for amateur boxing in the wake of some very controversial decisions at the Rio Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Laura Trott rushes to family and friends following victory

Trott claims second gold of Games for four in all

Britain’s Laura Trott is a four-time Olympic champion after winning her second gold of the 2016 Games with omnium win.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Ciara Everard is Ireland's sole competitor on the track on Wednesday

Irish in action - Day 12

With only three Team Ireland athletes in action on Wednesday, Day 12 of these Rio Olympics is the joint-quietest in terms of Irish preparation along with Sunday, the Games’ final day.

Paris 2024 • 17 Aug 16

Sandra Perkovic claimed back-to-back discus gold medals

Croatia's Perkovic defends her discus gold

Croatia's Sandra Perkovic flirted with disaster before snatching gold in the women's discus, successfully defending her London Games title despite fouling five of her six throws in the final.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Michael Conlan looks set to turn professional now

Conlan vows to never fight for AIBA again

Irish bantamweight boxer Michael Conlan has vowed to never again fight for the Amateur International Boxing Association after he was robbed of an Olympic quarter-final win.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Michael Conlan was the victim of some awful judging

Bernard Dunne calls for judges to be suspended

Former WBA bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne has claimed that Michael Conlan has been let down by the AIBA and called for the suspension of judges.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Eva Lechner of Italy competing in a test event at the venue last October

Forest fire threatens Rio mountain bike venue

Rio 2016's many problems are mounting after a forest fire threatened to damage the mountain bike venue.

Paris 2024 • 16 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

Murphy's medal race will now take place on Tuesday afternoon

Murphy hungry to prove she's learned London lesson

Annalise Murphy has described the frustration of seeing her medal race postponed but insisted it is all part of the sport of sailing.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Scott Evans crashed out of the Olympics after a gutsy last-16 display

Dane Axelsen proves too strong for Ireland's Evans

Scott Evans' Olympic journey came to an end as Denmark's world No.4 Viktor Axelsen proved too strong for the Irishman in the last 16 of the men's badminton singles.

Paris 2024 • 16 Aug 16

Rose: Even Rory tuned in to Olympic thriller

Justin Rose has revealed that golf's successful return to the Olympics even prompted Rory McIlroy to change his mind and watch the thrilling climax in Rio.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Rio organisers apologise to swimmers over mugging

Rio 2016 organisers have issued an apology to members of the United States swimming team who were robbed by thieves posing as armed police.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Barr looked comfortable in coming through his heat

Barr sets season's best to reach Rio semi-finals

Thomas Barr is into the semi-finals of the men's 400m hurdles after a composed performance in his Olympic heat today.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Katie Taylor is out of the 2016 Olympics

Tearful Taylor reflects on 'very tough' year

A tearful Katie Taylor admitted that she has had a “very, very tough year” after suffering a quarter-final defeat to Finland’s Mira Potkonen in the women’s lightweight boxing at Rio 2016.

Boxing • 15 Aug 16

Mira Potkonen rocks Katie Taylor with a powerful straight right in Rio

Coach cries foul as Taylor falls at first hurdle

Defending lightweight champion Katie Taylor has lost her Olympic crown, losing to Mira Potkonen in her opening bout in Brazil on a split decision that outraged Ireland head coach Zaur Antia.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Ill Roche blames Rio conditions for pneumonia

Irish cyclist Nicolas Roche will miss the Vuelta a Espana after contracting bacterial pneumonia which he blamed on 'bad air conditioning" at the Rio Olympics.

Cycling • 15 Aug 16

Darya Klishina will now compete in Tuesday's long jump competition

Russia's Klishina gets Olympic reprieve

Darya Klishina will be Russia's sole athletics competitor at the 2016 Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she was eligible to take part.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Ryan Lochte and three US team-mates were robbed in Rio

US swim hero Lochte robbed by fake Rio police

US gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte and three team-mates were robbed in a taxi hold-up by men posing as armed police officers, the United States Olympic Committee confirmed on Sunday.

Paris 2024 • 14 Aug 16

Lizzie Lee, Fionnuala McCormack and Briege Connolly

McCormack reflects on 'best Olympics to date'

Fionnuala McCormack delivered a superb performance in the women's marathon as she set a new personal best time en route to a 20th-place finish.

Paris 2024 • 14 Aug 16

Michael Conlan opened his Rio campaing with a unanimous victory in Rio

Michael Conlan opens with facile victory in Rio

Michael Conlan edged closer to fulfilling his prophecy of claiming gold in Rio by easily dispatching Armenia’s Aram Avagyan by a unanimous decision to progress to the Olympic quarter-finals.

Paris 2024 • 14 Aug 16

English-born Oliver Dingley qualifies to represent Ireland through his grandmother from Cork

Diver Dingley takes to Olympic pool on Monday

Oliver Dingley is ready to make Irish diving history on Monday as he prepares to become the first diver in 68 years to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 • 14 Aug 16

Annalise Murphy will be vying for medals on Monday

What Annalise has to do to win a medal

After waiting for hours on Monday for wind to arrive - only for too much to then come - the 10 sailors left in the Laser Radial race have to sail on Tuesday or else their current positions will hold for medals. Presuming it gets the go-ahead, what stands between Annalise Murphy and a medal?

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Steven Donnelly (L) bows his head in defeat earlier today

O'NEILL: Many variables at play for the boxer

They say in boxing that styles make fights. In amateur boxing the draw also plays an enormous role, writes Darren O'Neill.

Darren O'Neill • 13 Aug 16

rio 2016

Kipyegon takes 1500m gold for Kenya

IABA call for a review to boxing judging process

Trott claims second gold of Games for four in all

Irish in action - Day 12

Croatia's Perkovic defends her discus gold

Conlan vows to never fight for AIBA again

Bernard Dunne calls for judges to be suspended

Forest fire threatens Rio mountain bike venue

Fans go wild as Brazilian vaults to Olympic record

Concern over funding for Paralympics

Murphy hungry to prove she's learned London lesson

Dane Axelsen proves too strong for Ireland's Evans

Rose: Even Rory tuned in to Olympic thriller

Rio organisers apologise to swimmers over mugging

Barr sets season's best to reach Rio semi-finals

Tearful Taylor reflects on 'very tough' year

Coach cries foul as Taylor falls at first hurdle

Ill Roche blames Rio conditions for pneumonia

Russia's Klishina gets Olympic reprieve

US swim hero Lochte robbed by fake Rio police

McCormack reflects on 'best Olympics to date'

Michael Conlan opens with facile victory in Rio

Diver Dingley takes to Olympic pool on Monday

What Annalise has to do to win a medal

O'NEILL: Many variables at play for the boxer