It was Katie Taylor’s lot to have her redemption night associated with Conor McGregor, even if only tangentially

This year’s winter agenda items speak to more fundamental matters, striking right to the viscera of the two main codes.

The FAI Cup final has become another cultural event whose massive popularity would have seemed inexplicable just one generation ago.

The Spurs boss has arrived in the Premier League to speak truth to power.

The great brains of Irish rugby will mull over whether to change much at all.

The Real Madrid and England midfielder is just the tonic after so much sporting heartache.

The location of that last meeting between the two teams means we should call this one Beef Wellington.

For the rugby establishment, the presence of pool stage cannon fodder is a necessary evil, padding out the field, creating the sense of a smorgasbord

While Rory has remained firmly buttoned up so far, it is Shane who has had a bawl before he has even struck a ball

The phrase ‘7-1 split’ sounds like something you’d pull off to win a hand of Texas Hold ‘Em, some lowdown, dirty move that would get you kicked out of the lousiest saloon bar.