The Irish Times

Sporting Advent Calendar #24: Irish soccer reawakens with playoff triumph

Important result in the fog in Zenica followed by a famous night back in the Aviva

Thu Dec 24 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #23: Ireland beat France, and the week that followed

A look back in tweets at a crucial win but a week to forget overall for Irish rugby

Wed Dec 23 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #22: Bernard Brogan goal a key moment on road to Sam

Dublin attacker once more the main man as Mayo’s challenge is eventually brushed aside

Tue Dec 22 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #21: BJ Banda secures Finn Harps’ promotion in dramatic fashion

The 17-year-old South African born striker proved to be an unlikely hero

Mon Dec 21 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #20: Tipperary and Dublin pay tribute to Dave Billings

Under-21 players pay fitting tribute following the GAA stalwart’s sudden passing last summer

Sun Dec 20 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #19: Michael Conlan becomes a world champion

Irish boxer answered the increasing demand for success - but it proved a bitter sweet end to 2015

Sat Dec 19 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #18: No winners as England come to the Aviva

The English football team hosted in Dublin friendly - first time since infamous abandoned encounter in 1995

Fri Dec 18 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #17: Amateur Paul Dunne leads the Open on final day

The young Greystones native played some incredible golf at St Andrews, while making history

Thu Dec 17 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #16: Irish men’s hockey team bridge long wait for Olympic dream

It had been almost 70 years since any Irish field team had last qualified for Olympic games

Wed Dec 16 2015 - 13:10

Sporting Advent Calendar #15: Usain Bolt ensures good wins over evil

After returning from two doping offences Justin Gatlin went up against Usain Bolt

Tue Dec 15 2015 - 12:56

Sporting Advent Calendar #14: Golden Horn wins Irish champion stakes

Frankie Dettori survived a stewards enquiry to win race for sixth time ahead of Free Eagle

Mon Dec 14 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #13: Suzann Pettersen’s Solheim Cup controversy

Players from both teams in tears after Pettersen holds Alison Lee to the letter of the law

Sun Dec 13 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #12: Fermanagh’s footballing fairytale, but not for all

GAA fans left split as the Erne County’s act of defiance is celebrated by some but not all

Sat Dec 12 2015 - 15:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #11: Stuart Broad skittles the Aussies with staggering spell at Trent Bridge

Broad returns figures of 8/15 as tourists crumble to 60 all out and the Ashes are all but reclaimed

Fri Dec 11 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #10: Dundalk’s double and Richie Towell’s heroics

Stephen Kenny’s team confirm their dominance with FAI Cup final win over Cork

Thu Dec 10 2015 - 12:32

Sporting Advent Calendar #9: Novak Djokovic rounds off dream year at ATP Tour finals

Countless broken records for the world number one during stunning season

Wed Dec 09 2015 - 13:35

Sporting Advent Calendar #8: Wounded dragon roars loudest to leave hosts on the brink

A depleted Wales side march on Twickenham and stun the tournament hosts

Tue Dec 08 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #7: Ireland stun world champions in Dublin

Shane Long scores the only goal as Martin O’Neill’s team beat Germany in the Aviva

Mon Dec 07 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #6: Callanan shines on special day in Croke Park

Despite ultimately losing out, Seamus Callanan’s performance pushed Galway close

Sun Dec 06 2015 - 15:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #5: Hurricane Fly wins fourth Irish Champion hurdle

Ruby Walsh edged The Fly to fourth consecutive win, equalling Istabraq’s record

Sat Dec 05 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #4: Sam Burgess debacle leaves only one real loser

Horribly mismanaged by Stuart Lancaster, Burgess became the scapegoat for England’s dismal World Cup showing

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #3: Shane Lowry wins WGC Bridgestone Invitational

With a bit of luck on his side the Irish man sealed the title on a dramatic final day

Thu Dec 03 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #2: Westmeath end their derby hoodoo

John Heslin to the fore as the lake county finally beat their neighbours Meath

Wed Dec 02 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #1: Ireland turnover West Indies in Cricket World Cup

Ireland led the fight for the second-tier nations with three wins in the tournament

Tue Dec 01 2015 - 12:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #24: A game for the gods as Kilkenny and Tipp can’t be split

Malachy Clerkin on the All-Ireland hurling final that had everything but a winner

Wed Dec 24 2014 - 08:35

Sporting Advent Calendar #23: Brazil’s haunting humiliation at the hands of Germany

‘Germany spent most of the second half gently and quizically toeing the lifeless carcass of a nation’s dreams’

Tue Dec 23 2014 - 09:23

Sporting Advent Calendar #22: So many positives for Irish rugby in a fruitful autumn

It’s the little things, Gavin Cummiskey on three wins from three for Joe Schmidt’s men

Mon Dec 22 2014 - 14:50

Sporting Advent Calendar #21: Andy Lee’s world title dream finally comes true

Johnny Watterson on the Vegas fight that saw the Limerick middleweight silence the doubters

Sun Dec 21 2014 - 12:53

Sporting Advent Calendar #20: McGinley masterminds Ryder Cup win over divided USA

Philip Reid on the stark contrast in both camps as Europe triumphed again at Gleneagles

Sat Dec 20 2014 - 14:40

Sporting Advent Calendar #19: High five for Katie Taylor

Carl O’Malley salutes Katie Taylor as she makes it five world titles on the bounce

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 12:17

Sporting Advent Calendar #18: Masterful Dutch end Spain’s reign

Carl O’Malley looks back on the match that shook the World Cup into action

Thu Dec 18 2014 - 12:15

Sporting Advent Calendar #17: Rory McIlroy fights back in epic US PGA finale

Philip Reid recalls that rain-delayed final round, overcoming fading light to close the deal

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 09:59

Sporting Advent Calendar #16: Dramatic thriller in Paris seals Six Nations title

The choke tackle in all its glory - Gavin Cummiskey recalls the night Ireland held on in France

Tue Dec 16 2014 - 11:00

Sporting Advent Calendar #15: Donegal deliver Dublin a knockout blow

Malachy Clerkin on a raid for the ages, Jim McGuinness’s best ever trick

Mon Dec 15 2014 - 10:28