Irish athletes continued to make their mark on the international stage this week, with a junior world title in canoe sprint, a first international medal for diver Jake Passmore, and major victories in cycling and show jumping highlighting another impressive period of success across multiple sports. Sean Butterly Crowned Junior World Champion in Halifax Ireland [...]

Athletics Mark English finished second in a high-quality men’s 800m field at the Rome Diamond League. The Donegal athlete clocked a season’s best time of 1:43.80, his second fastest ever over the distance, as he closed strongly in the final metres to challenge for victory. Sarah Healy delivered a personal best time of 14:48.88 in [...]

Athletics ⁠Eugene Diamond League - July 4th Cork City Sports - July 8th ⁠Morton Games - July 10th ⁠Monaco Diamond League - July 10th ⁠Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix - July 14th ⁠London Diamond League - July 18th National Senior Track and Field Championships - July 25th & 26th   Badminton Japan Open World Tour 750 [...]

Hockey ⁠IRL Men - FIH Hockey Nations Cup - South Africa - June 11 to 20 ⁠IRL Women - FIH Hockey Pro League Netherlands Stage - Rotterdam - June 13 to 18 ⁠IRL Women - FIH Hockey Pro League Germany Stage - Berlin - June 23 to 27 Swimming Sette Colli International, Rome, Italy, 26-28 [...]

No one knows how they will respond when they’ve fulfilled their life’s work and ambition and finally ascended an Olympic podium. So Mona McSharry’s soul-searching in the aftermath of her historic 100m breaststroke bronze in Paris was inevitable. Achieving her dream at the age of 23 brought acclaim and validation but would her Olympic medal [...]

Athletics 2-3 May: World Athletics Relays, Gaborone, Botswana   Boxing 3-10 May: Feliks Stamm Tournament, Warsaw, Poland   Canoeing 29-31 May: Canoe Slalom World Cup 1, Ljubljana, Slovenia   Cycling 1-3 May: Downhill & Cross-country Olympic World Series round 1, South Korea 22-24 May: Rás Tailteann, Ireland 22-24 May: Cross Country World Series, Czech Republic [...]