Fintan McCarthy was one half of the dynamic duo who captured rowing gold for Ireland in Tokyo.

The Warriors, Jazz and Clippers won.

The taekwondo competitor from Dublin took gold by beating Cyrian Ravet of France in the 58kg class final.

There were also wins for the Los Angeles Lakers, the Chicago Bulls and the Atlanta Hawks.

The Dubliner, who late last year became Ireland’s first ever fighter to qualify for the Olympics in the sport, even overcame three illegal groin kicks in his first bout against Russian opponent Danila Volvos.

Portugal international Joao Felix has been recognised for his meteoric rise to prominence over the past year.

The likes of Joao Felix, Ansu Fati, Jadon Sancho and Kai Havertz will be looking to win the prize that Matthijs de Ligt claimed last year.

He scored 34 goals in 68 games for Barcelona, finishing as the top goalscorer in Europe last season.

Walker did enough for a 3-2 split decision against England’s Peter McGrail.

The Mexican’s deal is worth a reported $365m across five years and 10 fights.

Aaron McKenna wasn’t hanging around on his return to the ring.

The WBC and WBA believe Canelo Alvarez is a victim of meat contamination in his homeland.

Teen gunslinger Aaron McKenna is Ireland’s youngest professional boxer, and debuted in Vegas last month.

The 18-year-old from Monaghan fights Travis Conley in Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino.

Aaron McKenna will make his paid bow on a future Hall of Famer’s undercard in two weeks’ time.

Reece Oxford’s loan move to Borussia Monchengladbach has not gone as planned.

The 25 players in line to win this year’s Golden Boy award have been announced.

Donegal middleweight Jason Quigley explains why he’s chasing loneliness in Los Angeles.

David Alaba will be hoping to inspire his side against Ireland, having made the difference in previous games.

The Wallabies boss suggests that the talented back should put rugby aside to sort his personal issues out.

He fights for his first professional title against Glen Tapia.

The Manchester United manager has been delighted with his player’s performances.

“It was under the furniture, under piles of linen, in the bathroom… everywhere.”

Quigley meets James de la Rosa on the Canelo-Khan undercard.

Steph was ballin’ against the Utah Jazz last night.

Steph Curry grabbed 26 points and embarrassed Kevin Durant a few times too.

St Mary’s clubman previously captained Kingdom to the 2010 Munster title.

The 33-year-old out-half ends his New Zealand career after tomorrow’s World Cup final.

The 22-year-old defeated Azerbaijani Xaybula Musalov in the middleweight final.

After disappointment at Cheltenham, the Gordon Elliott trained horse bounced back today.

The Donegal middlweight defeated American Howard Reece with a first round stoppage last night.

Boxing star Jason Quigley talks to TheScore.ie about his decision to turn professional with Golden Boy Promotions and plans for his American debut.

The Donegal boxer surrendered his national title in February, sparking speculation he was to leave the amateur ranks.

Barry McGuigan expects Santa Cruz showdown to be “the best fight in the Super-Bantamweight division.”

The Kiwi was pleased with the Kerry native’s contributions to the 22-16 win over Connacht last night.

The 23-year-old will give Brian Smith plenty of back-line options between now and May.

London Irish are being linked with the young back who lost out on a central contract in Australia last month.