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April 2026

Daniel wiffen

Daniel Wiffen returns to Ireland to prepare for double gold dream at 2028 Olympics

29 Apr

1

NBA Playoffs

Thunder sweep Suns, Denver avoids ouster, Pistons on the brink

28 Apr

Darts

Beau Greaves becomes first woman to win PDC ranking title

27 Apr

4

kate o'connor

'I’ve now pushed myself into this realm of, ‘If you don’t medal, then it feels like a bad day’'

27 Apr

classic

Ronnie O’Sullivan had booked flight back to Ireland before Crucible defeat to John Higgins

27 Apr

7

Boxing

Anthony Joshua set to face Tyson Fury after July warm-up fight

27 Apr

7

Results

Rockets rout Lakers to stay alive in playoffs as Spurs and Celtics take commanding leads

27 Apr

Game on

John Higgins battles back to frustrate Ronnie O’Sullivan in tense Crucible clash

26 Apr

London Marathon

Sawe breaks two-hour mark to make marathon history as Lynch smashes Irish record

Kilkenny’s Peter Lynch finishes ninth in 2:06:08 at London Marathon.

26 Apr

8

Go pack go

Green Bay Packers announce NFL Draft pick from Balbriggan

26 Apr

6

NBA

Dosunmu 'out of this world' as Timberwolves shake off key injuries to dominate Nuggets

26 Apr

1

NBA Playoffs

29 points from LeBron as Lakers' OT win puts Rockets on brink of elimination

25 Apr

Setback

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to miss French Open

24 Apr

4

It's quiziness time

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

24 Apr

1

Wrap

Hawks edge Knicks as Raptors get the better of Cavs in NBA play-offs

24 Apr

Gearing Up

Raiders take quarterback Fernando Mendoza with number one NFL draft pick

24 Apr

stepping away

Patriots head coach Vrabel taking indefinite break to seek counselling over photo controversy

23 Apr

2

World Snooker Championship

Ronnie O’Sullivan storms into last 16 with old cue from under bed in Ireland

22 Apr

6

Aaron Beggs

Co Down ‘gentleman’ stops in his tracks to help exhausted runner cross Boston Marathon finish line

22 Apr

4

Snooker

Ronnie O'Sullivan leads World Championship opener

21 Apr

NBA Playoffs

Timberwolves battle back to stun Nuggets, Hawks overturn New York Knicks

21 Apr

1

World Snooker

Teenager Moody misses out on famous win after 2024 champion makes comeback

21 Apr

2

Wrap

Magic stun Pistons in NBA playoffs as Thunder and Celtics open with big wins

20 Apr

2

Wrap

Lebron and Lakers ease past Houston in NBA playoffs as Nuggets, Knicks and Cavs also win

19 Apr

1

Interview

'Hungry for more' - a day spent with one of Ireland's most exciting Olympians

The 42 visits the home of Ireland hammer throw star Nicola Tuthill whose career continues to soar.

Sinead Farrell

19 Apr

1

Snooker

Ronnie O'Sullivan to face Chinese debutant as World Championship draw made

16 Apr

4

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

Swimming

Shortt, Kelly and McSharry seal clean sweeps and Walshe claims fourth title

11 Apr

let's get down to quizzness

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

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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