O’Brien is a national champion in the indoor pentathlon three years in a row (2023-25) and is a 10-time All-American. The Olympics were on her bucket list for a long time, and she competed in the ...

Former Ireland high-performance boxing head coach Zaur Antia is to reunite with Billy Walsh in Colorado as they attempt to revitalise the US Olympic programme ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The Olympics have been a venue for political expression for more than a century, with one of the best-known incidents occurring in 1968 when two Americans protested on the medal stand.

Many third-level colleges now offer financial and other assistance to outstanding sportspeople, some with lower academic thresholds ...

The term ‘figure’ in the sport’s name is not unique to English, as several languages, from Irish to Polish and Russian, also ...

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight in September in a rematch of their 2015 blockbuster, but with both men nearning 50 years old, is it a fight that can deliver?

Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were teammates during three seasons with the Phoenix Suns and won Olympic together in Tokyo and Paris.

NBC has announced the broadcast team for the closing ceremony of its 2026 Winter Olympics coverage in Milan-Cortina, with Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir set to host as Savannah Guthrie r ...

Andrew Coscoran produced a terrific run at the World Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Liévin, France, this evening, breaking his Irish indoor 1,500m record. The 29-year-old Dubliner clocked 3:33.09 to ...

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Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won ...

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