Other

Kamna wins at the Vuelta to complete full set of Grand Tour stages

Sepp Kuss held on to the race leader’s red jersey on Sunday’s stage to Collado de la Cruz.

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Sep 3rd 2023, 4:43 PM

Formula One

Max's Perfect 10: Unstoppable Verstappen wins Italian Grand Prix to set new F1 record

Verstappen won at Monza to extended his drivers’ championship lead to 145 points

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Sep 3rd 2023, 4:05 PM

Rowing

O'Donovan and McCarthy get World Championship hat-trick bid off to seamless start

Five Irish boats in action on the opening day of the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade.

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Sep 3rd 2023, 1:22 PM

Alcaraz marches on in US Open defence; Jabeur wins three-set thriller

Ons Jabeur needed nearly three hours to beat Marie Bouzkova 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.

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Sep 3rd 2023, 10:19 AM

Fight night

Chris Eubank Jr avenges January defeat with dominant stoppage of Liam Smith

Smith, who beat Eubank in a fourth-round stoppage at the same venue in January, was twice knocked down before the referee stepped in the 10th round.

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Sep 3rd 2023, 9:32 AM

Born to Run

'I wasn't one of these kids that grew up with a dream of getting to the Olympics'

The 42 talks to Sophie Becker after a successful campaign for Ireland at the World Championships.

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Sep 3rd 2023, 8:30 AM

Go Long!

'Proud moment for the school' - Excitement in Bray as former student chases NFL history

Green Bay Packers punter Dan Whelan is set to be the first Irish-born player to feature in the NFL since 1985.

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Sep 3rd 2023, 8:00 AM

Evenepoel feels 'a bit stupid' after Roglic pounces to claim Vuelta stage eight victory

Roglic’s team-mate Sepp Kuss took the overall lead of the race.

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Sep 2nd 2023, 6:22 PM

Formula 1

Ferrari's Sainz pips Verstappen to Italian Grand Prix pole

Dutchman Verstappen still has a great chance to break the record of nine straight GP wins he shares with four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel.

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Sep 2nd 2023, 4:45 PM

Djokovic pulls off US Open escape as Gauff nears Swiatek battle

Djokovic showed why he will reclaim the world number one ranking after the tournament

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Sep 2nd 2023, 9:28 AM

Boost

Soupe snatches Vuelta stage seven win, Martinez still leads

It was a far calmer ride than Thursday’s frantic exploits, which saw Jumbo-Visma add a potential third general classification candidate in Sepp Kuss.

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Sep 1st 2023, 6:08 PM

SQOTW

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How closely have you been paying attention to this week’s sporting headlines?

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Sep 1st 2023, 5:00 PM

Disappointment

Andy Murray crashes out of US Open, Medvedev recovers from mini-meltdown

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz also eased through at Flushing Meadows.

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Updated

Sep 1st 2023, 8:01 AM

August

August 2023

La Vuelta

Defending Vuelta champ Evenepoel surrenders red jersey to Martinez

Remco Evenepoel is now 2:47 behind in ninth place after a challenging sixth stage, won by Sepp Kuss.

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Aug 31st 2023, 7:13 PM

Flying the flag

Meet the 33: Record number of Irish players set for new AFLW season

17 different counties are represented across 14 clubs Down Under.

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Aug 31st 2023, 7:00 PM

More early US Open shocks as Tsitsipas and Ruud crash out

Zhang made tennis history by becoming the first man from China to beat a top-five player.

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Updated

Aug 31st 2023, 8:12 AM

Disappointment

Eddie Dunbar forced out of Vuelta after crash in neutral zone

Team Jayco Alula confirmed Dunbar’s withdrawal from the race and said they would provide a further update soon.

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Aug 30th 2023, 2:47 PM

Wrap

Disappointment for Venus Williams at US Open while Carlos Alcaraz advances

Defending champion Alcaraz is on course to face 2021 winner Medvedev in the semi-finals.

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Aug 30th 2023, 9:06 AM

taking a punt

Dan Whelan set to become first Irish-born player in NFL since 1985

Wicklow native has been confirmed as the punter in Green Bay’s trimmed-down roster.

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Aug 30th 2023, 8:05 AM

Andy Murray wins his 200th grand slam match to reach US Open second round

Murray becomes the eighth male player in the Open era to reach the double-century.

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Aug 30th 2023, 12:16 AM

Groves sprints to stage four win as police foil Vuelta oil threat

Ireland’s Eddie Dunbar finished in 117th place.

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Aug 29th 2023, 5:49 PM

Swiatek off mark as Djokovic back on top after US Open return

Swiatek is bidding to become the first woman to successfully defend the US Open title since Serena Williams.

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Updated

Aug 29th 2023, 7:51 AM

Evenepoel powers to Vuelta stage three win and takes red jersey

Ireland’s Eddie Dunbar finished in 42nd place.

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Aug 28th 2023, 6:12 PM

The Finish Line

Meath's Cian McBride released from AFL side Essendon

McBride first signed for the club in 2019 as an international rookie.

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Aug 28th 2023, 11:13 AM

Dazzle

Simone Biles impresses in record eighth US Gymnastics title

The four-time Olympic gold medallist electrified the crowd with a soaring floor routine.

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Aug 28th 2023, 7:59 AM

World Athletics Championships

Irish 4x400m relay team finish eighth in World Championship final

Team of Sophie Becker, Roisin Harrison, Kelly McGrory and Sharlene Mawdsley clocked 3:27.08.

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Updated

Aug 27th 2023, 9:35 PM

Kenya's Mary Moraa ends Athing Mu's title run in women's 800m

Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins 5,000m

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Aug 27th 2023, 8:22 PM

The rain in spain

Kron grabs rainy Vuelta stage as Piccolo takes lead

Ireland’s Eddie Dunbar finished well down the field.

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Aug 27th 2023, 5:46 PM

Max Verstappen wins Dutch GP for record-equalling ninth successive victory

Fernando Alonso takes second for Aston Martin.

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Updated

Aug 27th 2023, 5:12 PM

Controversy

Daniel Dubois’ camp to lobby for no contest after controversial low blow call

Promoter Frank Warren said the contest was spoiled by the referee’s decision to allow Usyk to recover after he was buckled by a low blow in the fifth.

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Aug 27th 2023, 11:56 AM

Rising Star

Callum Walsh maintains unbeaten pro record as opponent quits after fourth round

The Cork fighter went 8-0 with victory over veteran Argentine Juan Jose Velasco.

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Aug 27th 2023, 11:17 AM

academic result

In pictures: Notre Dame rout Navy in Aviva college football clash

Dublin’s College Football Classic was won easily by the side that call themselves the Fighting Irish.

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Aug 27th 2023, 10:11 AM

Boxing

Usyk stops Dubois in ninth to retain heavyweight titles

There was controversy in the fifth round as Usyk was downed by a punch judged to be a low blow but might have been on the belt line.

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Aug 27th 2023, 12:17 AM

Frustration for Eddie Dunbar as DSM-Firmenich earn Vuelta first stage win amid rain

Dunbar fell twice on a challenging day of racing.

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Aug 26th 2023, 11:10 PM

World champs gold rush for Lyles, Richardson and Kipyegon

Lyles added relay gold to his 100/200m double.

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Aug 26th 2023, 10:57 PM

Irish 4x400m relay team qualify for World Championship final

The team will return for the final on Sunday at 8.50pm.

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Aug 26th 2023, 7:48 PM

Formula One

Verstappen delights home crowd as he takes pole for Dutch Grand Prix

In an incident-packed wet-dry session, the unstoppable double world champion delivered a crushing lap to finish half-a-second clear of Lando Norris.

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Aug 26th 2023, 4:19 PM

Hockey

Ireland earn draw for progress to Olympic qualifiers

Naomi Carroll’s equaliser in the 48th minute was enough to peg back Italy.

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Aug 26th 2023, 12:43 PM