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Irish sailor earns a spot in famous Fastnet Race

25 July 2017

Cork sailor Nin O’Leary will race with British skipper Alex Thomson in the famous biennial offshore Fastnet Race, starting from Cowes on Sunday August 6 and finishing at Plymouth.

Irish Greyhound Board appoints new chief executive

25 July 2017

The Irish Greyhound Board has appointed Mr Gerard Dollard, the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Economic Development of Clare County Council, as its new CEO.

Wayne Rooney can’t wait for Europa League campaign with Everton

25 July 2017

Wayne Rooney is looking forward to fulfilling a lifelong dream by making his European debut for Everton.

Real Madrid reported to have agreed world record €180m deal for Kylian Mbappe

25 July 2017

Real Madrid have agreed a €180m deal for teenage Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, according to the Spanish media.

Davy Fitzgerald challenges Michael Duignan to ’put his thoughts into action.’

25 July 2017

Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald has challenged Michael Duignan to take charge of his native Offaly – and “put his thoughts into action”, writes Jackie Cahill.

Rob Heffernan among 11-person Irish team for World Athletics Championships

24 July 2017

An 11-person Irish team has been named for next month’s World Athletics Championships in London.

Heroes welcome for Ireland’s returning athletes

24 July 2017

Transport Minister Shane Ross and Sports Minister Brendan Griffin congratulated Ireland’s 2017 para-athletics world championships team after their return home from the London competition.

Rory McIlroy confident he has turned a corner

24 July 2017

Rory McIlroy is confident that he’s turned a corner and feels he has momentum going into the final major of the year - the USPGA Championship.

Waterford will not rush into Tadhg de Burca appeal: McGrath

24 July 2017

Waterford manager Derek McGrath says they’ll review the footage before deciding whether to appeal against the red card shown to Tadhg de Burca.

It looks like Naby Keita and Diego Demme are friends again after reported training ground incident

24 July 2017

After Sky Sports reported a training ground incident between RB Leipzig players Naby Keita and Diego Demme, the club released a video which suggests whatever happened, it’s water under the bridge.

Roma manage to troll all the other transfer reveals

23 July 2017

This is truly a work of art.

QPR’s match against FC Union Berlin was rained off so the players did some competitive sliding

23 July 2017

The players made hay while the sun most certainly did not shine.

Which Premier League side stands to benefit most from a summer AFCON?

21 July 2017

With the Africa Cup of Nations set for the summer, who is that good news for?

Could the ‘Kante Rule’ revolutionise fantasy football for defensive midfielders?

21 July 2017

Traditionally fantasy football is about attacking players – is that about to change?

Can Manchester United win the league after they won the first Manchester derby abroad?

21 July 2017

When your local derby is anything but local.

No one could quite believe it when Arsenal beat Bayern Munich on penalties

19 July 2017

It might have been a pre-season friendly, but the Gunners are still celebrating with disbelief.

World Cup winner for hire: Cristian Zaccardo is advertising himself on LinkedIn

18 July 2017

Skills: World Cup winner. Endorsed by: Fifa.

Antonio Valencia got a straight red in pre-season and Mourinho’s next move was peak Jose

18 July 2017

It’s pre-season Jose, relax.

This supporter said he'd get a tattoo of Alexandre Lacazette if he joined Arsenal, and guess what…

17 July 2017

Talk about a permanent signing.

Tammy Abraham absolutely nailed his Swansea initiation song

17 July 2017

Nobody saw this coming.

Check out Páirc Uí Chaoimh before and after and the first video from inside the stadium

19 July 2017

The first photos and video have been released of the newly redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in Cork city.

Footage emerges of individual who took bag of sliotars from behind Cork goal prior to Munster hurling final

11 July 2017

According to reports Tuesday morning, the Rebels are considering bringing an official complaint to the Munster Council in relation to the matter.

WATCH: Colm Cooper was in wide awake club despite long All-Ireland final day nap

29 June 2017

The story of Colm Cooper’s famous All-Ireland final snooze was thought to be apocryphal, but Gooch confirms he did sleep until ten to two.

Watch out for fireworks after Joe Brolly and Dessie Dolan round on Pat Spillane on Sunday Game

26 June 2017

Dessie Dolan and Joe Brolly have controversially suggested Pat Spillane was to blame for Dublin forward Diarmuid Connolly’s 12-week suspension, writes Ciara Phelan.

Munster final set to be fixed for Killarney

12 June 2017

Munster Council chairman Jerry O’Sullivan expects the Munster SFC final between Cork and Kerry to be played at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Unstoppable Clifford grabs 2-8 as Kingdom see off Cork

10 May 2017

For the second time in as many months, a Kerry team travelled to Páirc Uí Rinn and all but obliterated the home outfit.

Tipp get injury scare ahead of Championship opener with Cork

8 May 2017

An All-Star midfielder is a doubt.

Cork, Limerick and Kerry see off opponents to secure minor semi-final spots

12 April 2017

Cork 3-21 Tipperary 1-8

How Colm Cooper’s fellow sports stars reacted to his retirement

5 April 2017

“From idol to teammate to friend it’s been some journey!"

Time to ask the hard questions about leadership in Cork football

7 March 2017

How deep are the problems within the Cork football sphere? And how is the code expected to compete with hurling, soccer and rugby on Leeside when its senior representative team are in such a precarious state?

History of the Haka - explaining New Zealand's rugby ritual

6 June 2017

The traditional New Zealand Maori war cry is a familiar spectacle in international Rugby matches – but what’s it all about?

The Lions may have won their opening test, but fans are worried

3 June 2017

It wasn’t the start the fans wanted.

Leicester Tigers sign Leinster forward Dominic Ryan

1 June 2017

Leicester have announced the signing of Leinster back-row forward Dominic Ryan.

WATCH: Lions team take part in the Drone Challenge

1 June 2017

That’s one way to pass the time.

Watch: Lions squad sing rousing rendition of Fields of Athenry at farewell dinner

29 May 2017

They’d make a fine choir!

Ronan O’Gara: ‘Cork people picked me up off my knees’

12 May 2017

Rugby legend Ronan O’Gara paid an emotional tribute to the people of Cork as he was conferred with the freedom of the city he said he loves.

WATCH: Nigel Owens: Talking about mental health is not a red card offence

11 May 2017

The referee is speaking out as part of a mental health awareness week campaign.

Rugby Players Ireland CEO to leave role

26 April 2017

The CEO of Rugby Players Ireland Omar Hassanein is to leave the organisation after six years in the role, writes Stephen Barry.

Scottish rugby fans are deeply unimpressed with the Lions squad

19 April 2017

You can’t please everyone it seems.

Possible British and Irish Lions squad to take on New Zealand

18 April 2017

Here is the possible make-up of a squad charged with targeting a first Test series triumph against the All Blacks since 1971.

Quiz: Which Open venues are these?

19 July 2017

The Open will be hosted at Royal Birkdale this year, but would you recognise it?

Jordan Spieth won a play-off from the bunker and it's the most clutch thing you'll see today

26 June 2017

From the sand to the celebrations, what a moment this was.

Tiger Woods 'gets professional help' to handle prescription medication

20 June 2017

The former world number one golfer said he is dealing with back pain and a sleep disorder.

Dazed Tiger Woods struggles to walk in police arrest video

1 June 2017

The former world number one said an “unexpected reaction” to a mix of prescription medicine was to blame for his behaviour.

Tiger Woods blames medicine reaction for driving under influence arrest

30 May 2017

Tiger Woods spent nearly four hours in a county jail after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Five sporting figures we'd love to see follow in Sergio Garcia's glorious footsteps

10 April 2017

Trophies and medals for these sportspeople would mean the world.

Sympathy for Dustin Johnson after Masters withdrawal - and some Happy Gilmore jokes

7 April 2017

“Happy Gilmore played on after being hit by a car…”

The Masters: Your guide to everything other than the golf at Augusta

6 April 2017

The food, the rules, the traditions and more.

US Masters golfers can skim their ball on the water and still hit the green

5 April 2017

Well, there’s no need to show off...

Golfers who have fallen foul of eagle-eyed TV viewers

3 April 2017

Lexi Thompson isn’t the first golfer to be thwarted by a television viewer spotting a rules violation.

Turn 8 is proving a little too narrow for some at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

23 June 2017

This could cause some problems throughout the weekend.

Nothing to see here, just Patrick Stewart drinking champagne out of a sweaty shoe

12 June 2017

He couldn’t wait to get his hands on the champagne-filled shoe.

Ayrton Senna's family sent Lewis Hamilton an unbelievable gift ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix

11 June 2017

What a moment this was for the three-time World Champion.

The Moto3 French Grand Prix was a picture of chaos as riders slid off the track

21 May 2017

Hopefully no-one was seriously hurt.

Tearful Kimi Raikkonen fan, six, meets his hero - after Ferrari driver crashes out of Spanish GP

15 May 2017

“The Ice Man” showing he’s a nice man too…

McLaren is looking for a gamer to become their next simulation driver

5 May 2017

The F1 team is to run a competition called World’s Fastest Gamer.

Loris Baz's gravity-defying save at the Americas GP will have you questioning the laws of physics

24 April 2017

We’re going to need a few scientists to explain this one to us.

Short phone call convinced Jenson Button to race in Fernando Alonso's stead for McLaren

14 April 2017

It took just a two minute phone call for the recently retired Brit to be persuaded to make the racing cameo.

Fernando Alonso will miss the Monaco GP for the Indy 500, so fans want Jenson Button to return

12 April 2017

Alonso’s off, so who will replace him?

Quiz: Which Formula One track are you?

25 March 2017

Are you Monaco or Silverstone? Yas Marina circuit or Melbourne? Spa or Monza?

Who’s your money on for today’s Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse? Let us help

17 April 2017

With half a million euro in prize money up for grabs in this afternoon’s Boylesports Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse, the race is as competitive as the prize-money deserves, and Minella Foru makes appeal as one likely to give supporters a big run for their money, at double-figure odds.

Quiz: Which archetypal Grand National horse would you be?

8 April 2017

The question you never knew you needed answering.

Cheltenham Day Two: Douvan misses out and all the rest of today's results

15 March 2017

All the results from day two at Cheltenham.

'Worth the entrance fee alone': 17-year-old Irish jockey performs incredible save to stay on his horse

20 January 2017

“Jack Kennedy must have been a Cossack in a previous life.”

Tony McCoy is embracing the biscuits since retiring from the world of horse racing

17 January 2017

McCoy has confirmed a weakness for chocolate biscuits.

Walter Swinburn: AP McCoy leads the tributes as Shergar jockey dies aged 55

13 December 2016

Swinburn rode Shergar to Derby glory in 1981.

Luckless jockey Chris Meehan ’heartbroken’ after breaking leg again

22 November 2016

The conditional rider from County Down hit the headlines in July when the ambulance sent to treat him reversed over his leg.

Racing Post reporter provides hilarious commentary of racegoers at Royal Ascot

18 June 2016

While the video may have lacked any footage of the Queen in attendance, we eagerly await the next installment.

Ryanair's Michael O'Leary shed a tear over his horse's Grand National victory - then the jokes began

9 April 2016

The 33-1 shot Rule The World romped to victory over the Aintree fences.

Twitter really wanted a #LooseHorse to win the Grand National

9 April 2016

The lone horses which unseated their riders won a lot of fans.

Irish sailor earns a spot in famous Fastnet Race

25 July 2017

Cork sailor Nin O’Leary will race with British skipper Alex Thomson in the famous biennial offshore Fastnet Race, starting from Cowes on Sunday August 6 and finishing at Plymouth.

Irish Greyhound Board appoints new chief executive

25 July 2017

The Irish Greyhound Board has appointed Mr Gerard Dollard, the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Economic Development of Clare County Council, as its new CEO.

Wayne Rooney can’t wait for Europa League campaign with Everton

25 July 2017

Wayne Rooney is looking forward to fulfilling a lifelong dream by making his European debut for Everton.

Real Madrid reported to have agreed world record €180m deal for Kylian Mbappe

25 July 2017

Real Madrid have agreed a €180m deal for teenage Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe, according to the Spanish media.

Davy Fitzgerald challenges Michael Duignan to ’put his thoughts into action.’

25 July 2017

Wexford manager Davy Fitzgerald has challenged Michael Duignan to take charge of his native Offaly – and “put his thoughts into action”, writes Jackie Cahill.

Rob Heffernan among 11-person Irish team for World Athletics Championships

24 July 2017

An 11-person Irish team has been named for next month’s World Athletics Championships in London.

Heroes welcome for Ireland’s returning athletes

24 July 2017

Transport Minister Shane Ross and Sports Minister Brendan Griffin congratulated Ireland’s 2017 para-athletics world championships team after their return home from the London competition.

Rory McIlroy confident he has turned a corner

24 July 2017

Rory McIlroy is confident that he’s turned a corner and feels he has momentum going into the final major of the year - the USPGA Championship.

Waterford will not rush into Tadhg de Burca appeal: McGrath

24 July 2017

Waterford manager Derek McGrath says they’ll review the footage before deciding whether to appeal against the red card shown to Tadhg de Burca.

It looks like Naby Keita and Diego Demme are friends again after reported training ground incident

24 July 2017

After Sky Sports reported a training ground incident between RB Leipzig players Naby Keita and Diego Demme, the club released a video which suggests whatever happened, it’s water under the bridge.

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