Sports Briefing

The Sports Briefing newsletter. Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers

Irish heartache occurs before Olympics opening ceremony

Olympic-scale disruption on Paris; Joe Canning reflects on All-Ireland final; Shels lose in Zurich

Fri Jul 26 2024 - 10:17

Ireland’s Sevens get Olympic campaign off to ideal start

Rugby team will face New Zealand and a quarter-final on Thursday; Armagh prepare for Galway’s stingy defence; St Patrick’s on a European quest

Thu Jul 25 2024 - 12:27

Ireland’s Rugby Sevens are first out of the blocks in Paris

‘Sevens Heaven’ awaits for our Olympians; Darragh Ó Sé thinks Galway will claim Sam; Shamrock Rovers are left with a mountain to climb

Wed Jul 24 2024 - 11:56

The agony and ecstasy: Cork and Clare players reflect on epic All-Ireland final

Michael Murphy’s social media warning to football finalists; Shamrock Rovers face step up against Sparta

Tue Jul 23 2024 - 11:06

Hurling season gets a ‘grand opera of a finale’

A game full of mesmerising chaos and staggering twists in Croke Park; disappointment for Shane Lowry; and a heat check for Rhasidat Adeleke

Mon Jul 22 2024 - 10:45

Dilapidated Casement holds a decrepit mirror up to Northern Irish society

Peadar Mogan’s journey from teenage encounter to playing for Jim McGuinness; Olympic hopes on the line at national championships

Fri Jun 28 2024 - 09:40

Euro 2024 has been a hit but late trains and drab England have added the angst

Ciarán Murphy wasn’t impressed with the Cork footballers at the weekend, while Dave Hannigan brings us the story of Bill Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend

Thu Jun 27 2024 - 10:00

Darragh Ó Sé and Pat Fox remember ‘original, one-off’ Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh

Irish sporting world pays tribute on death of legendary broadcaster; England stumble on at Euros as Austra impress; Gordon D’Arcy on Irish provincial pain

Wed Jun 26 2024 - 12:36

Which counties have momentum ahead of All-Ireland quarter-finals?

Ireland prepare to depart for tough tour in South Africa; England prepare to face Slovenia in final group game

Tue Jun 25 2024 - 10:14

Football’s final eight learn their fate as Cork, Mayo, Tyrone and Monaghan depart

Clare skip into hurling semi-final clash with Kilkenny; Scotland sent homeward after painful defeat to Hungary; Harrington’s hat-trick at Dick’s

Mon Jun 24 2024 - 11:26

‘A performance of bone-jarring ineptitude’: England booed off by their own fans

Irish rugby running on empty, Joe Canning tips Clare and Cork in All-Ireland quarter-finals

Fri Jun 21 2024 - 10:30

Germany Kroos into next round of Euro 2024

England take on Denmark today while Ciarán Murphy finds it hard to think of anything more brutal than McIlroy’s US Open collapse

Thu Jun 20 2024 - 09:55

Sporting heartache hits hard from missing out on selection to painful defeats

Andy Farrell names 25 for South Africa; Tough Sevens calls; What went wrong for Irish sides in semi-finals; Dublin weak spots; Euro zingers

Wed Jun 19 2024 - 11:28

Rory McIlroy feels pain of ‘toughest’ day in his career

The US Open inquest continues; Michael Murphy is impressed by Dublin; Owen Doyle is unimpressed by a refereeing performance

Tue Jun 18 2024 - 10:30

Agony for Rory McIlroy as nothing drops his way

Golfer came up short in the US Open; Mayo and Galway go the long way round; Munster and Leinster’s journeys come to an end

Mon Jun 17 2024 - 10:53

Medals from Rome can have a ripple effect

Rhasidat Adeleke has proved an inspiration; Rory McIlroy gets off to a flyer at the US Open; Ken Early settles into a stadium seat for Euro 2024

Fri Jun 14 2024 - 10:23

Mary Hannigan: A European Championships we will never forget

Ireland take home a record haul of medals; John O’Shea calls for clarity on manager’s role; GAA needs better stadiums

Thu Jun 13 2024 - 09:40

Mary Hannigan: Ronaldo no cod as Ireland flirt with humiliation

John O’Shea’s interim tenure ends, unless he has another one; Sharlene Mawdsley reaches another European final

Wed Jun 12 2024 - 11:43

Silver lining is that Adeleke’s race is far from run

The Tallaght athlete’s first senior individual medal won’t be her last; Michael Murphy on the GAA injury epidemic; Owen Doyle how to make rugby safer

Tue Jun 11 2024 - 10:25

Mary Hannigan: No superlatives remaining for Irish athletes in Rome

Rhasidat Adeleke, Ciara Mageean and Thomas Barr all go again after gold medal success; Limerick hurlers make more history

Mon Jun 10 2024 - 10:24

Challenging times continue for Ireland, on the double

The WNT continue their uphill qualifying campaign against Sweden; Seamus Coleman knows who he would like to see get the role of MNT manager

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 10:11

Leinster look forward to the next bit of silver on offer

Jacques Nienaber knows where Leinster went wrong; Darragh Ó Sé knows where the GAA went wrong; John O’Shea thinks Duffer has it wrong

Wed May 29 2024 - 12:00

Questions will linger for Leinster over final loss

Will Leinster suffer some mental scarring? Will Henry Shefflin be around for the Galway rebuild? Where is the ceiling on this Donegal team?

Tue May 28 2024 - 10:16

Erik Ten Hag comes out fighting, but is it too late?

Leinster the Buffalo Bills of rugby; Limerick’s statement win over Waterford; and the French Open gets into gear

Mon May 27 2024 - 10:51

Hugo Keenan looking to go where no Irish player has before

Tricky selection decisions for Cullen; busy weekend of hurling; sold-out clash in League of Ireland

Fri May 24 2024 - 10:40

Real champ - Lookman and Atalanta triumph in Dublin

Ken Early on the Europa League’s deserving winners; Johnny Watterson on Leinster’s ‘growing force’; Ciaran Murphy on the joy of permutations

Thu May 23 2024 - 12:31

Returning hero Xabi Alonso looking to crown Bayer Leverkusen rise with Europa League

Great entertainer Simon Zebo bows out; Darragh Ó Sé on recovering from a bad defeat; Football championship enters ‘sorting phase’

Wed May 22 2024 - 10:54

Leinster’s magnificent obsession can also be a burden

Leinster are victims of their own success; Galway footballers are finding their groove; and Shane Lowry can be proud of his season so far

Tue May 21 2024 - 10:43

Cork bring their summer back from the dead

Clare make ‘cryptic crossword out of simplex’; Xander Schauffele’s first major success

Mon May 20 2024 - 10:58

Cork and Tipp set for epic showdown

Stephen Kenny returns to management; Rachael Darragh ready for Paris Olympics

Fri May 17 2024 - 10:08

Bohs, Palestine and a unique occasion for Irish football

Dave Hannigan on hyping American stars too young; Do we need more games on GAAGo?

Thu May 16 2024 - 09:37

Murphy faces tough challenge in Ulster

Gordon D’Arcy on why Richie Murphy has his work cut out for him; Darragh Ó Sé on Armagh’s need for a ruthless edge; Seán Moran on the rising red tide

Wed May 15 2024 - 10:22

To shootout or not shootout, that is the question

Michael Murphy on the art of the penalty; Gordon Manning wants to go for gold; while the form of Toulouse is ominous says Gerry Thornley

Tue May 14 2024 - 11:53

Jimmy’s winning shootouts

Denis Walsh on Galway’s hurlers having ‘no identity or momentum’; Ken Early on ‘the worst United in more than 30 years’

Mon May 13 2024 - 10:17