RUGBY-COLUMNISTSRonan O'Gara: Sage advice from a Kerryman - Walk easy when the jug is fullI’ve been reminding myself of a sage piece of Kerry advice I received not so long ago. Walk easy when the jug is full.
RUGBY-COLUMNISTSRonan O'Gara's Lions verdict: Snub is a mammoth blow to James RyanWhile there is understandable comment on the exclusion of Johnny Sexton, his Leinster colleague James Ryan is another I am truly gutted for
RUGBYPeter Jackson: Six weeks turned Johnny Sexton from Lion to laymanStudying his selection from every conceivable angle, it is virtually impossible to avoid drawing the same conclusion, that England’s captain is lucky not to be heading the casualty list
Will O'Donoghue to captain Limerick as nine of All-Ireland winning team to start season openerHurler of the Year Gearoid Hegarty is named on the bench as John Kiely has named nine of the side that beat Waterford in the All-Ireland final for the Allianz League opener on Saturday night.
Transforming Chelsea’s fortunes a personal triumph for intense Thomas TuchelThomas Tuchel made his intentions clear from the start. There was no talk of building slowly when he arrived at Chelsea at the end of January.
Warren Gatland's doubts over ‘durability’ led to Johhny Sexton omissionWith his 36th birthday fast approaching on July 11, though, a call-up to replace one of Dan Biggar, Owen Farrell, or Finn Russell is Sexton’s remaining hope of pulling on the famous red jersey once more
Tipperary report: Gypsy Island overcomes long absenceIt was far from straightforward, as the long odds-on favourite made a bad mistake at the second-last and hung in towards the rails between the last two
Kinsale's John Murphy braced for Walker Cup battle royale at SeminoleThe University of Louisville star (22) is bracing himself for “carnage” on the links
Irish Olympians and Paralympians to be vaccinatedOlympic Federation of Ireland President, Sarah Keane said, “I would like to thank the IOC and IPC on behalf of Team Ireland for this very significant breakthrough"