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Youhuu has been making his presence felt in Budapest

Sprinter Strachan shocked by messing mascot at Worlds

Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan was good-natured after getting quite a scare from the event's mascot, Youhuu, moments after her 200m semi-final at the World Championships.

Athletics • 25 Aug

(l-r) Sophie Becker, Chris O'Donnell, Jack Raftery and Sharlene Mawdsley finished sixth in the final

Sixth place final finish for mixed 4x400m relay team

Ireland's 4x400m mixed relay team of Sophie Becker, Jack Raftery, Chris O'Donnell and Sharlene Mawdsley collected an impressive sixth placed finish in a dramatic final …

Athletics • 19 Aug

Ciara Mageean and Rhasidat Adeleke offer genuine medal hopes in Budapest

Exciting Irish team can deliver medals at Worlds

Saturday marks the start of the World Championships and not only is Ireland sending its largest team to compete, it's arguably the most in-form squad …

Athletics • 18 Aug

Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly celebrate

Dunlevy and Kelly claim second World Championship gold

Katie-George Dunlevy and Linda Kelly completed the double at the Para-Cycling Road World Championships, soloing to victory in the WB Road Race.

Cycling • 12 Aug

The Tallaght athlete from the events at the Morton Stadium

Adeleke withdraws from National Championships

Rhasidat Adeleke has been forced to withdraw from the 123.ie National Track and Field Championships based on medical advice.

Athletics • 28 Jul

Michael van Gerwen is back in action at the World Championship

I've nothing left to prove, insists Michael van Gerwen

Michael van Gerwen claims he has nothing to prove as he looks to further cement himself as one of the darting greats at the World …

Darts • 14 Dec 22

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy after winning their quarter-final this morning

O'Donovan and McCarthy ease into Worlds semi-finals

Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy comfortably advanced to the men's lightweight double sculls semi-finals after a controlled display on the fourth day of the World …

Rowing • 21 Sep 22

Lydia Heaphy was second in her repechage to advance to the A/B semi-finals

Heaphy books semi-final spot at World Championships

Lydia Heaphy sealed her place in the women's lightweight sculls semi-finals with an assured performance on the third day of World Rowing Championships in Racice, …

Rowing • 20 Sep 22

Chris O'Donnell: 'If I can run my PB, that should be good enough to make the final'

O'Donnell looking to build on Worlds exploits

The dust has barely settled on a memorable World Championships for Chris O'Donnell, but the North Sligo AC runner is keen to continue his form …

Athletics • 15 Aug 22

Ireland team progress to final at World Championships

The Irish show jumping team of Denis Lynch, Bertram Allen, Cian O'Connor and Daniel Coyle have qualified for Friday's team final at the World Championships …

Equestrian • 11 Aug 22

Sydney McLaughlin blitzed the 400m field

McLaughlin smashes world record to win 400m hurdles

USA star Sydney McLaughlin believes she can still go faster after smashing her own world record to take 400m hurdles gold at the World Championships.

Athletics • 23 Jul 22

English misses out on 800m final spot at Worlds

Mark English finished fifth in his 800m semi-final at the World Championships, with the Finn Valley AC star missing out on a place in the …

Athletics • 22 Jul 22

Faith Kipyegon celebrates becoming a world champion over 1,500m for the second time

Five Olympic champions double up at World Championships

Experience prevailed on day four of the World Championships with Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas among the Olympic champions standing …

Athletics • 19 Jul 22

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce raises her arm aloft after leading home a Jamaican clean sweep in the 100m final

Fraser-Pryce wins a record fifth 100m world title

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wants to continue to inspire generations of women after a fifth world 100m title.

Athletics • 18 Jul 22

From left, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sophie Becker, Chris O'Donnell and Jack Raftery

Ireland into World Championship 4x400m relay final

The Ireland 4x400m mixed relay team are through to the final at the World Championships in Oregan after a blistering display in the heats, finishing …

Athletics • 15 Jul 22

Darragh McElhinney celebrates winning the men's 5000m

National Track & Field: McElhinney eases to 5,000m win

The 150th National Track and Field championships were dogged by very strong winds and occasional squally showers which meant that personal bests and qualifications for …

Athletics • 26 Jun 22

Daniel Wiffen has become the first Irishman to swim under 15 minutes for the 1500m freestyle

Wiffen shatters Irish 1500m freestyle record at Worlds

Daniel Wiffen narrowly missed out on reaching a second final at the World Championships in Budapest after lowering his own Irish record in the 1500m …

Swimming • 24 Jun 22

Bain third in heats of 50m freestyle

Calum Bain clocked 22.53 seconds to finish in third place in his 50m freestyle heat at the World Championships in Hungary.

Swimming • 23 Jun 22

Andrea Fuente swims to the surface with Anita Alvarez

American swimmer Alvarez rescued by coach at Worlds

American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez had to be rescued from the pool by her coach at the World Aquatics Championships after losing consciousness following her …

Swimming • 23 Jun 22

Kelyn Cassidy is through to the World Championship quarter-finals

Cassidy through to World Championship quarter-finals

Ireland's Kelyn Cassidy is through to the quarter-finals of the World Championships after a convincing victory over Tajikistan's Shabbas Negmatulloev in Belgrade.

Boxing • 02 Nov 21

Agnes Tirop ran in the 5,000m at the Tokyo Olympics and finished fourth in the final after clocking 14:39.62

Olympian and world record holder Tirop found dead

Record-breaking Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop has been found stabbed to death at her home in Iten in a suspected homicide.

Athletics • 14 Oct 21

Mark Allen won through to the second round of the British Open

Allen wins battle of the exes at tense British Open

Mark Allen held his nerve to overcome former partner Reanne Evans at the opening round of the British Open, in a match charged by tension.

Snooker • 16 Aug 21

More Irish records tumble at European Championships

More Irish records fell at the LEN European Aquatics Championships, where the men's 4x100m medley relay team booked their place in the final in a …

Swimming • 23 May 21

Simone Biles landed the first ever Yurchenko double pike vault in competition

Biles makes history with Yurchenko double pike

Four-time Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles became the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault in competition at the US Classic in Indianapolis …

Olympics • 23 May 21

Another Irish record falls at European Championships

Irish records continue to fall at the LEN European Aquatics Championships as the Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay team shaved over four seconds of the previous …

Swimming • 22 May 21

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