Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

The Olympic volunteers make themselves heard

The dedication of the Olympic volunteer

RTÉ Sport's Peter Sweeney meets Mary O'Leary from Macroom, Co Cork, one of the 70,000 volunteers at the Rio Olympic Games.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

Taylor will face Mira Potkonen in her quarter-final

Irish in Action - Day 10

Ireland’s women athletes lead the way at the Rio Olympics today with no more than four four in a position to win medals.

Paris 2024 • 15 Aug 16

The ravages of cutting weight took a heavy toll on Paddy Barnes

Irish boxing on the ropes in Rio

Paddy Barnes shock demise and the Michael O’Reilly doping controversy have led to a recalibration of expectations for Ireland's boxers, writes Peter Sweeney.

Paris 2024 • 10 Aug 16

Kieran Behan failed to qualify for the final of the artistic gymnastics

As it Happened: Rio Olympics Day 1

Day 1 of the 2016 Rio Olympics saw a number of Irish competitors in action - catch up on the day's events here.

Paris 2024 • 07 Aug 16

Darren O'Neill: 'The most I have been tested was three times in the space of ten days.'

BLOG: Darren O'Neill describes process of testing

Darren O'Neill describes the rigorous process of WADA's anti-doping procedures, and why ultimately the buck stops with athletes for ensuring they are clean.

darren o'neill column • 06 Aug 16

The Irish men's Olympic boxing team before departure for Rio

BLOG: Positive test a huge blow for team morale

Just hours before the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, a positive sample is the last thing Team Ireland would have wanted, writes Darren O'Neill.

darren o'neill column • 05 Aug 16

Katie Taylor get a bye to the last 16 at Rio

Katie Taylor gets bye to quarter-finals at Rio

Irish Olympic Champion Katie Taylor has been given a bye to the quarter-finals of the women's lightweight boxing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 04 Aug 16

Lizzie Armitstead looks set to compete in Rion

British cyclist Armitstead avoids two-year ban

Lizzie Armitstead has avoided a two-year ban for anti-doping violations relating to whereabouts, clearing her to ride in the Rio Olympics this weekend.

Paris 2024 • 02 Aug 16

Thomas Bach is a former Olympic champion fencer

IOC chief defends stance on Russian competitors

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach believes a blanket ban on Russia at the Rio de Janeiro Games would have had devastating consequences.

Paris 2024 • 02 Aug 16

WADA respond to criticism from Thomas Bach

The World Anti-Doping Agency has hit back at criticism from International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach about the timing of its McLaren Report into Russian state-orchestrated doping.

Paris 2024 • 01 Aug 16

Russian table tennis players get Rio green light

The International Table Tennis Federation has cleared the three Russian athletes who qualified for the Olympics to compete.

Paris 2024 • 29 Jul 16

Only six Russian rowers have been cleared to compete in Rio

22 Russian rowers banned for Rio

World Rowing has taken the hardest stance with Russia since athletics ahead of the Rio Olympics, banning 22 of the nation's 28 rowers from competing but the country's judo and shooting teams can compete without restrictions.

Paris 2024 • 26 Jul 16

Australians hail 'fantastic' Village progress

The head of Australia's Olympic delegation in Rio de Janeiro said on Monday that organisers had made "fantastic" progress in addressing concerns over unfinished housing at the official village and her team expected to move into its accommodation on Wednesday.

Paris 2024 • 25 Jul 16

Doping whistleblower Stepanova appeals Rio ban

Russian 800m runner and doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova has asked the International Olympic Committee to review its decision to ban her from competing at the Rio Games.

Paris 2024 • 26 Jul 16

US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Travis Tygart (L) pictured with President of the European Olympic Committees Pat Hickey

US doping chief: IOC have left a 'confusing mess'

The International Olympic Committee's refusal to ban Russia from the Rio Games has been strongly criticised by United States Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart.

Paris 2024 • 24 Jul 16

Ciara Mageean: 'I want to be up there winning gold for Ireland and hearing Amhrán na bhFiann.'

Mageean: I want to prove to world how good I am

Ciara Mageean has opened up on her gruelling journey to the big stage, and revealed the intense determination it has instilled in her to earn glory in Rio.

Paris 2024 • 23 Jul 16

Ciara Mageean came second in the Morton mile

Mageean just falls short in Irish record bid

European Championship bronze medallist Ciara Mageean fell agonisingly short in her bid to break Rose-Anne Galligan's Irish 800m record in Santry on Friday evening.

Paris 2024 • 23 Jul 16

Kellie Harrington: 'It's a fight a lot of people have always talked about.'

Kellie Harrington has eyes on face-off with Taylor

World Championship silver-medallist Kellie Harrington has said a mouthwatering bout with Katie Taylor could be in the pipeline, as she comes to terms with the frustration of missing out on a ticket to Rio.

Boxing • 22 Jul 16

Oliver Dingley: 'Diving as a whole, it's definitely on the up.'

VIDEO: Dingley aiming to create a 'new legacy'

Ireland's Yorkshire-born Olympic diving hopeful Oliver Dingley is aiming to create "a whole new legacy" when he takes to the board in Rio.

Paris 2024 • 22 Jul 16

Gillick urges Bolt to take stronger doping stance

Former European indoor 400m champion David Gillick has urged Usain Bolt to take a stronger stance on doping to help rid the sport of the stigma currently weighing it down in the run-up to the Rio Olympics.

Athletics • 21 Jul 16

Mageean to tweak Rio preparation at Morton Games

European 1500m bronze medallist Ciara Mageean will line up in the Morton Games in Santry on Friday as she eyes the Irish 800m record.

Paris 2024 • 21 Jul 16

Derval O'Rourke: 'I also think there’s a lot of doping problems in a lot of other countries.'

O'Rourke: Doping doesn't start and end in Russia

Former World Indoor Championship gold medal winner Derval O'Rourke has said it would be "naive" to think athletics' doping problems start and end with the Russians, and implored WADA to step up the fight against cheating in all countries.

Paris 2024 • 21 Jul 16

Travis Tygart, CEO of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Anti-doping groups call for total Russia ban

Several anti-doping agencies, including those of the United States and Canada, want a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio Olympics if next week's key report into allegations of state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics is damning.

Athletics • 16 Jul 16

Kerry O'Flaherty, Michelle Finn and Sara Treacy after they qualified for the recent European Championships final

Meet Ireland's women's Rio steeplechase team

A star-struck doctor, an All-Ireland winning footballer made famous on YouTube and a 35-year-old who says her running age is ten years younger thanks to training alongside her two whippets - meet Ireland's steeplechasers.

Paris 2024 • 15 Jul 16

Rickie Fowler: I'll make Rory watch Olympics

Rickie Fowler wants to change Rory McIlroy's viewing habits with his performance in golf's controversial return to the Olympics in Rio next month.

Paris 2024 • 13 Jul 16