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January

January 2026

NFL Playoffs

Ecstasy in Chicago as Bears come from 18 points down in first playoff win since 2011

11 Jan

1

Review

Ireland's Brian Fay finishes 16th at World Cross Country Championships

10 Jan

1

Take a Bow

Kellie Harrington dominates on comeback at National Stadium

10 Jan

Boxing

Olympian Jude Gallagher among winners at National Elite Championships

9 Jan

Darts

Kilkenny carpenter Niall Culleton secures PDC Tour card

9 Jan

2

irish boxing news

World champion Crocker ordered to face Paro, while 'Carty Party' resumes on Cacace undercard

9 Jan

Show Me The Money

Luke Littler agrees record €23m deal with Target Darts

9 Jan

3

Progress

Ciara Mageean provides update on cancer treatment - 'I’m continuing to find the joy in every day'

8 Jan

5

Cycling

Lara Gillespie not defending European title as Ireland name team for Turkey

8 Jan

Athletics

Four Irish athletes to compete at World Cross Country Championships in Florida

8 Jan

Tennis

Olympic champion Zheng out of Australian Open

8 Jan

1

Cricket

Harry Brook apologises for late-night incident in NZ as England's Ashes fallout hits fever pitch

8 Jan

2

Cricket

Australia wrap up dominant Ashes success with five-wicket victory over England

8 Jan

1

Cycling

Giro d'Italia champion Simon Yates announces shock retirement

7 Jan

2

Boxing

Caoimhín Agyarko to travel Stateside for world-title final eliminator in April

7 Jan

Boost

Mark O'Connor granted permission by Geelong to stay for Dingle's All-Ireland final

7 Jan

NFL

Baltimore Ravens fire long-serving head coach John Harbaugh

7 Jan

3

The Ashes

England's Jacob Bethell hits century to leave final Test on knife edge

7 Jan

Ready to go

Kellie Harrington set to compete at the National Elite Championships

6 Jan

Tennis

Kyrgios admits glory days behind him after comeback loss, Djokovic out of Australian Open warm-up

6 Jan

2

Cricket

Head and Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test

6 Jan

Cricket

Root helps England to highest score of the Ashes but not enough to hold down Australia

5 Jan

Exit

Djokovic quits players' union he co-founded citing 'transparency and governance'

5 Jan

NFL Playoff Race

Carolina through to playoffs, Tampa Bay eliminated (and it all hinged on New Orleans and a Charlie Smyth kick)

Updated 5 Jan

Boxing

Tyson Fury announces return from retirement - '37 years old and still punching'

4 Jan

9

Class

Root, Brook tame Australia in rain-hit 5th Ashes Test

4 Jan

Boost

Seattle Seahawks bag top seed on NFL final weekend

4 Jan

1

Darts

Luke Littler thrashes Gian van Veen to clinch back-to-back world titles

The 18-year-old joins Phil Taylor, Adrian Lewis and Gary Anderson in winning successive crowns.

Updated 3 Jan

38

unnecessary

Women's tennis does not need 'Battle of the Sexes,' says Swiatek

3 Jan

1

Darts

Littler closes on World Championship title repeat, Van Veen beats Anderson in classic

Updated 2 Jan

11

Anthony Cacace and Pierce O'Leary to co-headline world title fight night at 3Arena

2 Jan

1

Tennis

Venus Williams gets Australian Open wildcard aged 45

2 Jan

3

first bell

Several Irish boxers in world-title picture as we enter exciting-looking 2026

What next for champion Lewis Crocker? Has Paddy Donovan missed his window? And will 2026 become Aaron McKenna’s breakout year?

Gavan Casey

2 Jan

4

Take a Bow

Luke Littler wins over Ally Pally crowd by cruising past Krzysztof Ratajski

1 Jan

32

Boxing

Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital in Nigeria after car crash

1 Jan

Interview

From soft power to sportswashing: why Saudi Arabia is spending billions to revolutionise sport

1 Jan

8

step by step

'I knew I was in brilliant shape' - How an Irish Olympian broke the women's 100-mile record

1 Jan

Last year

2025

Darts

Luke Humphries eases into world quarter-finals as Gary Anderson downs Michael van Gerwen

30 Dec 2025

4

Ally Pally

Justin Hood sets doubles record as dream debut continues with win over Antrim's Josh Rock

30 Dec 2025

28

MBE

Gold medal Olympian Rhys McClenaghan awarded MBE in Britain's New Year honours list

30 Dec 2025

4

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