The Irish Times

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’

Thu Apr 22 2021 - 06:13

‘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’

Fri Mar 26 2021 - 06:01

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

Mon Mar 22 2021 - 06:00

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

Thu Feb 04 2021 - 06:30

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

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 06:00

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

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 06:00

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?

Tue Dec 29 2020 - 07:00

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?

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 06:37

Lakers dedicate NBA Finals victory to the late Kobe Bryant

LeBron James became first player to win NBA Finals MVP with three different teams

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 08:34

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

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Saracens have targeted Leinster for eight months

Weakened defending champions remain daunting Champions Cup quarter-final opponents

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 06:00

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

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 06:00

The Offload: Canterbury get Ireland women’s launch all wrong

Dylan Hartley’s book gives a revealing insight into rugby’s professional ‘guinea pigs’

Mon Aug 31 2020 - 10:34

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

Fri Aug 28 2020 - 06:56

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

Tue Jul 07 2020 - 11:10

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

Mon Jun 15 2020 - 06:00

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

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 06:00

Tiger Woods: George Floyd’s death a ‘shocking tragedy’

Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses as sports stars speak out

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 13:44

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

Fri May 29 2020 - 06:00

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’

Tue May 26 2020 - 11:00