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Yesterday
16th April 2026
Snooker
Ronnie O'Sullivan to face Chinese debutant as World Championship draw made
16 Apr
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This week
12th April 2026 - 17th April 2026
Boxing
Eddie Hearn to meet with Croke Park on Friday to 'advance talks' on Katie Taylor fight
Hearn has ruled out the possibility of Anthony Joshua facing Tyson Fury in Dublin, and says ‘Katie Taylor is not fighting on any undercard’.
15 Apr
22
Snooker
David Gilbert denies Cork's Aaron Hill a place at the Crucible World snooker championships
14 Apr
BIG SCRAP
'My instructions from AJ are to make the fight' – Eddie Hearn confident of Fury-Joshua
14 Apr
6
Basketball
Super League glory for Ballincollig and Trinity Meteors
Updated 12 Apr
2
Swimming
Ellen Walshe claims fifth national title as Irish Open concludes in Bangor
12 Apr
Tennis
Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz on clay to reclaim world-number-one ranking
12 Apr
Athletics
Gout Gout breaks Usain Bolt's 22-year record with blistering 200m run
12 Apr
8
Last week
5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026
Swimming
Shortt, Kelly and McSharry seal clean sweeps and Walshe claims fourth title
11 Apr
let's get down to quizzness
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10 Apr
3
Swimming
Walshe and McSharry star as day three heats deliver fast times in Bangor
10 Apr
Swimming
John Shortt smashes his own national record on second night of Irish Open Championships
9 Apr
Boxing
Talks underway for Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua fight at Croke Park, with Katie Taylor on the bill
The long-awaited All-British heavyweight showdown could land in Dublin, where Taylor intends to end her career.
9 Apr
14
Swimming
'Middle ground': Mixed emotions for Wiffen after 1500m Freestyle win at Irish Open
8 Apr
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This month
April 2026
Sailing
Ireland's Eve McMahon wins gold at Grand Slam event in Mallorca
4 Apr
1
One to Watch
Mavs rising star Flagg becomes first teenager to record a 50-point game in the NBA
4 Apr
Test
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How closely have you been paying attention to the sporting headlines?
3 Apr
4
Darts
Gian van Veen brands Luke Littler ‘out of order’ as Dutchman edges fiery clash
Updated 3 Apr
3
Basketball
Thunder crush Lakers as Doncic hurt, Cavs clinch NBA playoff berth
3 Apr
preparation
'If I don’t swim fast next week, I’m not staying in California' - Wiffen's LA Olympics plan
1 Apr
Last month
March 2026
maxxed out
'You just think about, is it worth it?': Despondent Verstappen questions his F1 future
29 Mar
8
teenage dream
Antonelli wins in Japan to become youngest Formula One championship leader
29 Mar
Formula 1
Antonelli takes pole for Japanese Grand Prix in Mercedes 1-2
28 Mar
1
It's quiziness time
Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz
27 Mar
1
Formula One
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topples dominant Mercedes in Japanese practice
27 Mar
LA2028
Olympics bans transgender women from competing in female categories from 2028
26 Mar
11
F1
'Get out': Verstappen bans reporter from Japanese Grand Prix press conference
26 Mar
3
John Cooney
Family of Galway boxer who died after professional fight ‘hope inquest will bring change to the sport’
25 Mar
Milestone
Geelong's Mark O'Connor set to play his 150th AFL game
25 Mar
2
Homecoming
In pics: Ireland's Kate O'Connor returns with World Indoor bronze medal
24 Mar
2
another medal for the haul
Kate O'Connor wins pentathlon bronze at World Indoor Championships
O’Connor has become only the third Irish athlete to win medals at two editions of the championships.
Updated 22 Mar
13
Mixed Fortunes
Ireland's Kate O'Connor in the medal hunt at World Indoors, Sarah Lavin bows out
22 Mar
1
time to go home
Michael Conlan's last dance
A day behind the scenes in Belfast as an Irish boxing legend lowers the curtain on his storied career.
Gavan Casey
Reports from Belfast
22 Mar
2
World Indoors
Ireland's Nick Griggs claims top-10 finish in his first senior world final
Updated 21 Mar
Cycling
Pogacar finally wins Milan-San Remo (and now only needs one more win on his Drive for Five)
21 Mar
5
Athletics
Lauren Roy progresses as Mark English misses out on 800m final at World Indoors
Ciara Neville and Maeve O’Neill also bowed out in Toruń, Poland.
Updated 21 Mar
Boxing
Michael Conlan retires from boxing after split-decision loss to Kevin Walsh in Belfast
The 34-year-old said it’s ‘time to go home’ to his family after a career in which he has prospered financially and ‘reached serious heights’.
Gavan Casey
Reports from the SSE Arena
Updated 21 Mar
5
Report
Ireland's Bori Akinola finishes sixth in World Indoors semi-final
Updated 20 Mar
Inquest
'Narrative verdict' returned by coroner in Ricky Hatton inquest
20 Mar
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