Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Irish hockey international Caruth comes out as gay

Peter Caruth, who has 142 caps for Ireland and represented his country at the Rio Olympics, has become the first international hockey player to come out.

Hockey • 24 Jun 22

Kristina Vogel was paralysed following a training crash

Kristina Vogel ready for new life after crash

Kristina Vogel, who was paralysed following a training crash in June says she is ready to tackle her new life but has had no contact with the Dutch rider involved in the collision.

Cycling • 12 Sep 18

WBA Lightweight World Champion Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill

Katie Taylor shares more with her opponent than a ring

Katie Taylor's first opportunity to headline a card sees her face off against a gritty Chicago fighter, who shares a lot of her characteristics.

Boxing • 13 Dec 17

Wu Ching-kuo has been suspended by the AIBA

AIBA suspend president as bankruptcy fears grow

International Boxing Association (AIBA) president Wu Ching-kuo has been suspended over allegations of financial mismanagement.

Boxing • 10 Oct 17

Jonty Evans raised €500,000 to buy Cooley Rorkes Drift

Jonty Evans buys Olympic horse through crowd-funding

Irish eventer Jonty Evans, has achieved a target of raising €500,000 to buy his Rio Olympics horse Cooley Rorkes Drift.

Equestrian • 09 Aug 17

Conor Ferguson commits swimming future to Ireland

Swim Ireland have received a considerable boost ahead of this week's Irish Open Swimming championships which will take place at the NAC in Dublin, with the news that Conor Ferguson has committed his long term future to Irish swimming.

Soccer • 05 Apr 17

Michael Conlan (R) lost to Vladmir Nikitin despite appearing to have dominated their bout

Dowling: AIBA should waive Michael Conlan fine

Mick Dowling believes the AIBA should set aside the fine they have issued to Michael Conlan, after the amateur boxing authority admitted in a report today that "an atmosphere of collusion" had existed between management and judges.

Boxing • 28 Jan 17

WADA investigation reveals 'unprecedented' doping

More than 1,000 Russian athletes in 30 Olympic and Paralympic sports benefited from a state-sponsored doping cover-up between 2011 and 2015, an investigation funded by the World Anti-Doping Agency has found.

Athletics • 10 Dec 16

Craig Reedie was elected as WADA president in 2013

WADA president defends reputation of Rio 2016

World Anti-doping Agency president Craig Reedie claims the integrity of the Rio Olympics was not undermined despite some "regrettable" flaws in the athlete testing process.

Paris 2024 • 28 Oct 16

The Executive Council of the OCI met this evening

OCI will not see independent ticketing report

The Executive Council of the Olympic Council of Ireland has said they will not view an independent report into ticket arrangements for the Rio Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 27 Oct 16

The report accused the management team in the Rio 2016 anti-doping department of 'a lack of coordination'

'Serious failings' in Olympic anti-doping - WADA

A report by the World Anti-Doping Agency into the anti-doping operation employed at the Rio 2016 Games has criticised "serious failings".

Athletics • 27 Oct 16

Russian track and field athletes were banned from the Rio games

WADA hacking 'originated out of Russia'

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revealed that confidential athlete data relating to the Rio Olympics was hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.

Paris 2024 • 13 Sep 16

Yuliya Efimova became a source of controversy at the recent Olympic Games

Swimming engulfed in further doping scandal

Almost half of the independent anti-doping experts at swimming's world governing body have resigned amid claims their advice on how to deal with the Russian doping crisis was ignored before the Rio Olympics.

Swimming • 03 Sep 16

The Irish runners will be looking to finish on a high

Final trio of Irish athletes to make Rio debut

There are three Irish athletes in action on the final day of Rio 2016 - get the lowdown here.

Paris 2024 • 21 Aug 16

Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe enjoyed a superb clear round

Lanigan O'Keeffe eighth in modern pentathlon

Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe became the second Irish modern pentathlete to secure a top-10 finish at the Olympic Games with eighth place in the men's event.

Paris 2024 • 21 Aug 16

Modern Pentathlete Natalya Coyle picked up one bonus point in the fencing

As it happened: Rio Olympics - Day 14

Natalya Coyle finished seventh Modern Pentathlon, after Rob Heffernan took sixth in the 50km Walk Race, with Brendan Boyce 18th. Usain Bolt meanwhile completed his 'triple triple' as Jamaica won the men's 4x100m relay.

Paris 2024 • 20 Aug 16

Irish in action - Day 14

The Rio Olympics are entering the final stretch now and Friday is Day 14, with only two more days of competition to follow that.

Paris 2024 • 19 Aug 16

Usain Bolt celebrates as he wins the men's 200m final

As it happened: Rio Olympics - Day 13

It was another jam-packed day for the Irish in Rio, with Thomas Barr coming agonisingly close to taking home a 400m hurdles medal

Paris 2024 • 19 Aug 16

Long Ma in action against Maharu Yoshimura of Japan

China clears up table tennis golds

China completed their sweep of the table tennis gold medals at the Rio Olympics when their men's team defeated Japan 3-1 in the final.

Paris 2024 • 18 Aug 16

Recent weeks have been dominated by reports of financial problems and cutbacks

Injunction blocking Paralympics funds lifted

Rio 2016's organising committee has confirmed that its appeal against an injunction blocking the release of public funding to pay for the Paralympic Games has been successful.

Paris 2024 • 07 Sep 16

Thomas Barr is in action in the men's 400m hurdles final

Irish in action - Day 13

Thomas Barr is Team Ireland’s headline act on Thursday, though there are plenty of other Irish competitors flying the flag at the Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 18 Aug 16

Ciara Everard finished eighth in her 800m heat

As it happened: Rio Olympics - Day 12

On a quieter day for the Irish in Rio, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow began their charges in the golf, while Ciara Everard finished eighth in her 800m heat. Meanwhile, Usain Bolt eased into the men's 200m final.

Paris 2024 • 18 Aug 16

Renaud Lavillenie was visibly upset during the ceremony

IOC chief: Booing during medal ceremony 'shocking'

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach was appalled when French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie was greeted with a chorus of boos as he received his silver medal at Rio's Olympic Stadium.

Paris 2024 • 17 Aug 16

Thomas Barr broke his own national record to win his semi-final

Ecstatic Barr looking forward to 'wide open' final

Having become the first Irish man to reach the final of the 400m hurdles at an Olympic games in 84 years, Thomas Barr believes the event is wide open.

Paris 2024 • 17 Aug 16

Thomas Barr after making the 400m hurdles final

As it happened: Rio Olympics - Day 11

It was another busy day for the Irish, with Annalise Murphy taking silver in the sailing, Michael Conlan eliminated from the bantamweight boxing, Oliver Dingley finishing eighth in diving's 3m springboard final final and Thomas Barr winning his 400m hurdles semi-final in a new Irish record.

Paris 2024 • 17 Aug 16