Ireland achieved their best ever finish at the FIBA U20 Youth EuroBasket, securing 5th place in Bratislava, Slovakia. Their 5-2 record was pieced together by some...
Day: July 21, 2026
Killarney Races review
Thousands of racing enthusiasts descended upon Ireland’s most scenic racecourse this past week for the highly anticipated July Festival. The five-day festival of racing welcomed many...
Driverless taxis, sports fanatics and an Alcatraz seagull: Three weeks in the US covering the World Cup
The place is San Francisco, the venue is Alcatraz Island and the purpose is a rare immersion in non-sport culture in the midst of covering the...
Who is favourite to win the Ballon d’Or after the World Cup? Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and Rodri lead race
After Spain’s win over Argentina to win the World Cup, the race for the sport’s most prestigious individual prize is entering the final straight. Lamine Yamal...
James Coles on his Hundred payday, Sussex success and England ambitions: ‘I’ll do whatever it takes’
As the number next to his name kept on climbing, James Coles could scarcely believe his eyes. It was the middle of March and the uncapped...
Jamie Smith hoping to use The Hundred as stepping stone to white-ball return
Jamie Smith wants to use The Hundred as a shop window to get back into England’s white-ball plans. England’s Test wicketkeeper slipped out of the T20...
World Matchplay continues this evening
The 2026 World Matchplay Darts continues this evening in Blackpool. Defending champion Luke Littler faces Nathan Aspinall, Josh Rock comes up against Stephen Bunting, while Michael...
Tour de France returns today
After a rest day yesterday, the Tour de France is back with an individual time-trial stage Stage 16 is a 26-point-1 kilometre route from �vian-Les-Bains to...
Donald Trump’s big World Cup day out: crowd boos, player snubs and failed photobomb
At the final moment, Donald Trump finally made his World Cup entrance. And it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The US president, who has kept largely out...
Tralee Parnells Hurling and Camogie Club weekly notes
U14 HurlingOur U14 boys continued their county championship last Friday evening with a semi-final victory over St Brendan’s Ardfert on a scoreline of 5-11 to 1-5....