Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Elise Christie of Great Britain crashes during the Ladies Short Track Speed Skating 1000m Heats

Fresh Olympic heartache for world champion Christie

Scot Elise Christie crashed and burned in spectacular fashion in Pyeongchang after a first-bend crash and what was effectively a double disqualification, but she insisted her Olympic dream is far from over.

Paris 2024 • 20 Feb 18

Bubba Newby finished 22nd out of 27 competitors in the Men's Halfpipe qualification event

'Unbelievable dude' – Newby delight with Olympic effort

Ireland's Brendan 'Bubba' Newby was delighted with his performance despite missing out on qualification in the Men's Halfpipe qualification event at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Paris 2024 • 20 Feb 18

Brendan 'Bubba' Newby went down hard in his second run in the halfpipe

Recap: Your morning sports update

Get all Tuesday's morning's sports news, including action from the Winter Olympics and the latest soccer transfer round-up here.

Other sport • 20 Feb 18

Bubba Newby catches some serious air on his first run

Bubba Newby fails to make halfpipe final after fall

Ireland's Brendan 'Bubba' Newby has finished 22nd in his Men's Halfpipe qualification event at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Paris 2024 • 20 Feb 18

"Okay, I need you all to look for my contact lense"

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Get all on Monday morning's latest news from the Winter Olympics and find out what was going on closer to home in sport.

Other sport • 19 Feb 18

Russian curler fails dope test in Pyeongchang

Russian curler Alexander Krushelnisky has tested positive for meldonium after his bronze medal win in the mixed doubles at the Winter Olympics according to reports.

Paris 2024 • 18 Feb 18

The Jamaican bobsled team slides down the track

Jamaican bobsleigh team back on track

Jamaica's women's bobsleigh team are back on track after it seemed as though a row with their coach would leave them using a rented sled at the Winter Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 17 Feb 18

Ester Ledecka went 0.01 seconds faster than Anna Veith to take gold

Unfancied Ledecka takes gold on borrowed skis

Czech Republic's Ester Ledecka claimed the Winter Olympics women's super-G title on borrowed skis with a surprise victory as Lindsey Vonn of the United States missed out on a medal.

Paris 2024 • 17 Feb 18

Brendan Newby will compete on Tuesday in the half pipe event

Positive Brendan Newby striving for improvement

Brendan Newby says the half pipe event at the Winter Olympics is "dangerously fun" as he looks to make his mark in Pyeongchang.

Paris 2024 • 17 Feb 18

Patrick McMillan in action at Pyeongchang

Top 50 finishes for Arbez and McMillan in Pyeongchang

Tess Arbez and Pat McMillan both recorded top-50 finishes in their respective events at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Paris 2024 • 16 Feb 18

Ireland's Patrick McMillan reacts after crossing the finish line of the men's downhill at the Winter Games

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Read back on all the sports news from this February Thursday morning.

Other sport • 15 Feb 18

Jamaica's bobsleigh preparations are in disarray

Cool Runnings II - Jamaica's bobsleigh coach quits

The "Cool Runnings" tale of Jamaica's Winter Olympic bobsleigh return was shattered spectacularly as the women's coach resigned on the eve of the competition and was condemned as a destructive influence by a senior official.

Paris 2024 • 14 Feb 18

Perilous conditions leave Arbez kicking her heels

There was just one Irish competitor due in action at the Winter Olympics today, but once again Tess Arbez was left kicking her heels as the slalom ski event was postponed due to high winds.

Other sport • 14 Feb 18

'Just in my feelings I was knocked over, I didn't fall on my own.'

British skater crashes out of Winter Olympics final

British speed skater Elise Christie suffered Winter Olympics heartache once again in her career, after crashing out of the women's 500m short track final in Pyeongchang.

other sport • 13 Feb 18

A snowboarding competitor in action at the Winter Games

Recap: Your morning sports updates

Get all the breaking news on this Shrove Tuesday.

Other sport • 13 Feb 18

Kei Saito has left the athletes village after testing positive

Japanese speedskater provisionally suspended for doping

A short track speedskater from Japan is the subject of the first anti-doping rule violation of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced.

Paris 2024 • 13 Feb 18

Thomas Westgaard was content with his 62nd place finish in the cross country sprint

Winter Olympics: Westgaard satisfied with sprint finish

Ireland's Thomas Westgaard was 62nd in the cross country sprint, while Seamus O'Connor failed to qualify for the final in the half-pipe snowboarding event, on the fourth day of the Winter Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 13 Feb 18

(L to R): Silver medalist Laurie Blouin of Canada, gold medalist Jamie Anderson of the United States and bronze medalist Enni Rukajarvi of Finland.

Winter Olympics: Talk of dangerous winds downplayed

Women's Olympic slopestyle race director Roby Moresi shrugged off suggestions the event should have been postponed for a second day due to high winds on Monday.

Paris 2024 • 12 Feb 18

Winter Olympics: Debutant Westgaard 60th in skiathlon

Thomas Maloney Westgard finished 60th in the Men's 15km +15km cross-country skiathlon at the Winter Olympics today.

Paris 2024 • 11 Feb 18

Switzerland cruised to an 8-0 win over Korea

Unified Korean ice hockey team roll over for Swiss

The unified Korea women's ice hockey team were soundly beaten 8-0 by Switzerland on Saturday's opening day of the Winter Olympics as sport and politics continued to mix in Pyeongchang.

Paris 2024 • 10 Feb 18

South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na lights the cauldron with the Olympic Flame

Olympic ceremony 'a symbol of how things might be'

The handshake between the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in was highlighted as Games organisers reflected on the opening ceremony for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Paris 2024 • 10 Feb 18

Victor An (L) will not be participating in the speedskating at Pyeonchang

CAS dismisses Russian appeals hours ahead of Olympics

Forty-five Russian athletes and two coaches will not take part in the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed their request to be invited by the International Olympic Committee.

Paris 2024 • 09 Feb 18

Fingers crossed no-one gets it while out on the bobsled course

Norovirus outbreak hits Winter Olympics

Eighty-six cases of norovirus have been confirmed among personnel working at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Korean Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.

Paris 2024 • 07 Feb 18

Seamus O'Connor's big moment will be broadcast live on Friday

O'Connor to carry flag for Ireland at Winter Olympics

Seamus O'Connor will be Ireland's flag bearer at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang on Friday.

Other sport • 07 Feb 18

Ireland's 2018 Winter Olympians (from left to right): Seamus O'Connor, Thomas Westgard Patrick McMillan, Tess Arbez, Brendan 'Bubba' Newby.

Meet Ireland's 2018 Winter Olympians

Team Ireland will have five representatives at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and and here is all you need to know about the Irish quintet and when we can see them in action in South Korea.

Paris 2024 • 07 Feb 18