Jordan Spieth heads to US PGA in form with career grand slam in mind
Absence of defending champion Phil Mickelson will dominate conversation
Tide of popularity may be turning against the Great White Shark
Australian attempted to defend his role as front man for a Saudi-financed golf league
Tom Brady’s understandable NFL return could lead to his downfall
Quarterback believes he still has plenty to offer. Let’s hope, for his sake and pride, he’s right
Dave Hannigan: The world will hear a lot more about Trinity Rodman
The 19-year-old is lighting up US women’s soccer with shots, crosses and cameos of brilliance
Sport 2021: Stars provided welcome escape but some paid high price
A breakthrough year for Irish women, while Osaka, Biles and Peng faced huge pressure
Dave Hannigan: Bombastic LaVar Ball cashing in on sons’ basketball talents
Most Trumpian of fathers says he always knew his kids would be hotshots on the court
America at Large: Education and golf playing a key part in JR Smith’s reinvention
The former NBA champion has earned a walk-on golf spot at North Carolina A&T
Steve Stricker’s ‘cut the fluff’ mentality the key to regaining the Ryder Cup
The Team USA captain never tried to turn his players into something they’re not
Johnny Sexton looks ready to roar in blue and green after being left behind by Lions
36-year-old’s ambition burns bright and summer snub seems to have sharpened his focus
Stephen Kenny: ‘You can’t ask any more and to lose is so difficult for them at the moment’
Ireland manager upset at some of the officiating as he prepares to lift side for home games
Different Strokes: Going, going, gone for €333k – one Tiger Woods putter, never used
Burmester bemoans slow play . . . World of Mouth . . . By the Numbers . . . Twitter Twaddle . . . On this Day . . . In the Bag . . . Know the Rules
Keith Duggan: Let there be no panic – the game will always be the game
Hurling – like football and basketball – is evolving as coaches, new rules and tactics change
Cobh Ramblers expect to benefit from Burnley’s expansion
ALK capital adamant their financial approached is ‘reasonable and sustainable’
Harry proves a Diamond in the rough as Rory McIlroy returns to winning ways
Caddie played vital role with advice to take drop on the 18th following wayward tee shot
My Sporting Passion: Jarlath Regan on his love for basketball and running
‘It was a grey time in Ireland, and basketball felt so exotic. It seemed so open-minded’
‘It had happened, I had my new heart. I was the happiest man alive that day’
Brendan Lannon had open-heart surgery as a baby, a stroke at 22 and a heart transplant at 30. Now aged 37, ‘life is great’
He Got Game: ‘I pray that you understand why I pushed you so hard’
You need dark forces behind you to make it as a basketball star – in this case an obsessive dad
Unplayable: How one writer got the inside story of the Tiger Woods scandal
Iconic sports books revisited: Robert Lusetich was working on book when things took a bizarre turn
Heaven Is A Playground: A snapshot of a time and culture within a sport
Rick Telander’s book is more a sociological wonder than a story about basketball
America at Large: Jeannie Morris blazed a trail for women in US sports journalism
An extraordinary life story included rattling through Connemara in 1973 in a campervan
Keith Duggan: Sports stars find their voices in a troubled year
It’s the athletes rather than the owners who have the conch now. When did that happen?
All bets are on as America opens the gambling sluice gates and the dollars flow
Business once dominated by Vegas and the mafia is now respectable - but at what cost?
Lakers dedicate NBA Finals victory to the late Kobe Bryant
LeBron James became first player to win NBA Finals MVP with three different teams
America at Large: The evolution of LeBron James still hampered by blind spots
Having found his voice late in his 20s, basketball’s best player has let it be heard
Gerry Thornley: Saracens have targeted Leinster for eight months
Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents
Joanne O’Riordan: If you didn’t feel any form of activism spark, you’re possibly dead inside
The recent shooting of Jacob Blake brought an incredible response from US athletes
The Offload: Canterbury get Ireland women’s launch all wrong
Dylan Hartley’s book gives a revealing insight into rugby’s professional ‘guinea pigs’
Michael Jordan plays a key role as NBA steps back from the brink
Hornets owner and Bulls legend said to have played key role in wake of league boycott
Pete Sampras: The forgotten great with the best serve in the business
If you had one point to save your life, you would probably want Sampras playing it
McIlroy v McGinley: The days of ‘shut up and dribble’ are gone
Selfishness is required to be the best in sport but BLM movement has changed things
Eoin Murchan on being the wrong player in the right place at the right time
Dublin defender has brought the best skills from a number of sports with him along the way
Tiger Woods: George Floyd’s death a ‘shocking tragedy’
Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses as sports stars speak out
Farrell and O’Connell provide insight into changes in Ireland’s analysis
Monday reviews like ‘therapy for players’, Ireland coach tells webinar for Pieta House
Amy Schumer’s lockdown: ‘I watched Normal People, a beautiful show. So much sex’
‘If 10 is totally fine, I’m a 7. It’s nice to have a baby, because he doesn’t know what’s going on’
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