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Big-time boxing is a shambles

Big-time boxing is a shambles

For many, Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao has been the bout that’s kept on giving. Grant...

Ewan MacKenna Don’t fall for the hype: this isn’t rugby country, and it never was

Ewan MacKenna Don’t fall for the hype: this isn’t rugby country, and it never was

The lads had their uniforms down to a tee. Dubarrys, chinos, Polo T-shirts, the lot. But their act went above and beyond. There they stood, in a bar on Baggot Street in Dublin, tipsy from an Ireland win in the Six Nations, and with more celebratory s

Business of Sport: Ewan MacKenna 2014: the good, the bad and the John Delaney

Business of Sport: Ewan MacKenna 2014: the good, the bad and the John Delaney

In a year of glitches and glitz in Brazil, of slurs and speed in Sochi, we start our look back in...

Golf hypes false rivalry between McIlroy and Spieth

Golf hypes false rivalry between McIlroy and Spieth

For golf, it was confirmation that it had finally entered the long-dreaded AT years. Last August,...

The little things mean a lot to county players

The little things mean a lot to county players

There is a different kind of Gaelic football hero, the player who togs out for county teams.

The Lions’ mouth: Warren Gatland

The Lions’ mouth: Warren Gatland

The New Zealander is about to coach the British & Irish Lions against his home country

China’s long march to football domination

China’s long march to football domination

China’s football has followed the same model as in other industries, purchase abroad to learn best practice

Ewan McKenna: Rio the biggest loser from 2016 Games

Ewan McKenna: Rio the biggest loser from 2016 Games

Six months after the Olympic Games took place in Rio de Janeiro, the dilapidated stadiums are a reflection of the IOC’s empty promises to that impoverished city

Ewan MacKenna: The fact Sebastian Coe did not know of the allegations about Russian runner Liliya Shobukhova raises questions about his leadership

Ewan MacKenna: The fact Sebastian Coe did not know of the allegations about Russian runner Liliya Shobukhova raises questions about his leadership

We’ve reached the stage where the best defence of his position is to implicitly admit he’s not up to the job

Ewan McKenna: In world football, have immoralities merely taken the place of illegalities?

Ewan McKenna: In world football, have immoralities merely taken the place of illegalities?

Everyone here is winning, except for the sport and its fans

Waiting and Wandering

Waiting and Wandering

Bray Wanderers are in limbo this weekend, but their financial difficulties are indicative of a deeper malaise across the whole League of Ireland

Lance Armstrong: From yellow jersey to yellow streak

Lance Armstrong: From yellow jersey to yellow streak

This weekend, I was supposed to interview Lance Armstrong. It didn’t happen – and here’s why

What’s gone wrong with Irish amateur boxing?

What’s gone wrong with Irish amateur boxing?

During the good years, the grandees of the IABA ate fish, but didn't bother to do any fishing...

At what point does international rugby become a total joke?

At what point does international rugby become a total joke?

The IRFU is calling up more and more foreign-born players

A rough old game is getting even rougher

A rough old game is getting even rougher

Luke Fitzgerald has just retired from rugby at the age of 28. Is the strain of the professional game too much?