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February

February 2026

flipping the script

Are you seeing lots of videos online of backflipping ice skaters? Here's why

In figure skating, the backflip has always been controversial.

Sinead O'Carroll

Reports from Milano Cortina 2026

10 Feb

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Sorry scenes

Norwegian athlete wins medal at Winter Olympics, and then reveals affair in live television interview

10 Feb

5

Hockey

Ireland suffer heavy loss to Argentina in Hobart

10 Feb

NBA

Basket-brawl as five ejected in Pistons-Hornets clash

10 Feb

dare to dream

Lindsey Vonn has ‘no regrets’ despite Olympics crash leaving her needing surgery

10 Feb

4

AnalysisWinter Olympics

The stars, the stripes and the shut-up brigade: Team USA faces a political storm in Italy

Dispatches from Milan Cortina 2026 where US athletes aren’t shying away from difficult questions.

Sinead O'Carroll

Reports from Milan Cortina 2026

9 Feb

1

Basketball

CJ Fulton back in Ireland fold for upcoming EuroBasket pre-qualifiers

9 Feb

1

Winter Olympics

Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery on broken leg as Olympic dream ends in heartbreak

9 Feb

2

COMEBACK STORY

Darnold basks in 'special journey' to Super Bowl glory

9 Feb

2

Champs

Seattle Seahawks soar to Super Bowl win over Patriots

New England Patriots cannot step out of the shadow of the Tom Brady era.

9 Feb

2

losing start

Ireland beaten by co-hosts Sri Lanka at men's T20 World Cup

8 Feb

3

Winter Olympics

'Proud to represent Ireland' - Thomas Maloney Westgård finishes 35th in men's skiathlon

8 Feb

1

Hard Lines

Lindsey Vonn's bid to overcome ACL injury ends in devastating fall at Winter Olympics

8 Feb

7

Winter Olympics

'I thought I would have to get eye surgery' - Irish Olympian on thrill and peril of the halfpipe

Ben Lynch is hoping to make the final of the half-pipe in freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

Updated 8 Feb

Boost

Haiti Couleurs states Gold Cup case with Denman victory

7 Feb

Winter Olympics

Comerford seals Olympian status with journey from Kilternan to one of the toughest slopes in the world

7 Feb

1

ALL DOWNHILL

Lindsey Vonn completes second downhill training session

7 Feb

Ready to go

In pics: Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics open with glittering ceremony

6 Feb

Test Yourself

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

6 Feb

4

Homecoming

Michael Conlan to continue 'last run towards a world title' with Belfast fight next month

6 Feb

Awards Season

Matthew Stafford wins NFL MVP award following the closest vote in 23 years

6 Feb

Sidelined

Mark Keane facing lengthy AFL absence with ankle injury suffered in training collision

6 Feb

Fixture Call

San Francisco 49ers set for regular-season NFL game in Australia against LA Rams

5 Feb

penisgate

World anti-doping body on the lookout for 'penis injections' at Winter Olympics

5 Feb

5

Retirement

Legendary goalkeeper David Harte calls time on illustrious Irish hockey career

5 Feb

1

Basketball

Dallas deals Davis to Wizards in blockbuster NBA trade: report

5 Feb

RIP

Snooker great John Virgo dies aged 79

Updated 4 Feb

7

Determined

Lindsey Vonn on medal hunt at Winter Olympics despite ruptured ACL

3 Feb

2

Mark Again..

Mark English breaks his Irish indoor 800m record again

3 Feb

7

Big names

Staying stars Teahupoo and Bob Olinger counting down to Cheltenham

3 Feb

PodcastThe 42FM

Thrills, spills and politics: Why you should watch the Winter Olympics

Fixtures

NFL confirm there will be no international game in Dublin in 2026

3 Feb

4

Paris

France set to host first NFL regular-season game in 2026

2 Feb

3

So Close

Andrew Coscoran finishes fifth at Millrose Games in New York

2 Feb

1

Boost

Ireland qualify for T20 Women's World Cup after overcoming Thailand

1 Feb

2

Take a Bow

Alcaraz completes career Grand Slam with Australian Open win over Djokovic

Alcaraz, 22, won in four sets to clinch his seventh Grand Slam title and complete the set.

1 Feb

9

January

January 2026

Dramatic finish

Elena Rybakina crowned Australian Open champion after epic final against Aryna Sabalenka

The pair met in a repeat of the 2023 final.

31 Jan

It's quiziness time

Know your sport? Take our weekly quiz

30 Jan

4

australian open

1.32am finish as Djokovic rolls back the years to stun Sinner and set up Alcaraz final

Another five-set marathon in Melbourne on night of epic semi-finals.

30 Jan

8

Injury

Olympic dream 'not over', Vonn says after crash

30 Jan

2

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