4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (528+ words) Kopek Des Bordes and Lulamba engage in a fascinating clash for the Singer Arkle Challenge Trophy at Cheltenham on Tuesday. Willie Mullins and Nicky Henderson have saddled eight of the last 10 winners between them and it will be a major…...

1+ day, 23+ min ago  (508+ words) Analysis: the first international sporting event held in the Free State was a world light-heavyweight boxing title clash on St Patrick's Day 1923 In the red corner was Senegalese-born Battling Siki, the first African light heavyweight boxing world champion. He won…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (525+ words) Patrick Horgan reckons that Cork manager Ben O'Connor has a point when he says that hurling could become too much like soccer, but he stresses that you can't be too careful when it comes to head contact. O'Connor told RT…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1703+ words) There's an almost perfect geographical spread to Division 3 of the Allianz Football League this year with three Leinster sides, two from each of Ulster and Munster and one from Connacht filling out the eight spots. Such symmetry pales into significance…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (208+ words) Shaun Murphy came from two frames behind to see off Gary Wilson and set up a Xi'an Grand Prix final against Mark Williams on Monday. Murphy, who is also aiming for back-to-back tournament wins, knocked in three breaks over 140 to…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (178+ words) World number one Judd Trump suffered a second-round exit at the Xi'an Grand Prix in China following a dramatic 5-4 defeat to Matthew Stevens. Trump, who made a maximum 147 break in his first-round win over Ng On-yee, looked on course to…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (154+ words) Conor McGregor has accepted an 18-month ban for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. McGregor missed three attempted biological sample collections within a 12-month period in 2024, according to Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD). His suspension began on September 20 2024 and will…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (391+ words) Former Ireland and Munster scrum-half Conor Murray has retired from rugby. The 36-year-old finished with Munster at the end of last season and had originally intended to continue his career abroad. However, the Limerick man told The 42 that he had…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1146+ words) Kerry may start engineering these mid-championship crises in future, if they haven't already. Jack O'Connor appears ready to ride off into the sunset after presiding over a fifth All-Ireland title victory in 11 seasons in charge. This is the third of…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (184+ words) Caoimhin Agyarko maintained his 100% professional record to land the WBA Continental Super Welterweight title, beating Ryan Kelly by majority decision in Sheffield. The Belfast prospect took the fight at short notice but the risk was rewarded as he came through…...