Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Kirsty Coventry is handed the Olympic key from outgoing International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach

Coventry formally takes on reins as IOC president

Kirsty Coventry officially became the president of the International Olympic Committee following a formal handover on Monday morning.

Olympics • 23 Jun

Liam O Brien racing for Ireland at the ISU Short Track World Tour 1 last October in Montreal

Two into one won't go but O'Brien eyeing Olympics spot

Sydney-born short track speed skater Liam O'Brien has his sights set on representing Ireland at the 2026 Winter Olympics having very narrowly missed out on Beijing 2022.

other sport • 22 Jun

'I love the story of Shackleton going down to Antarctica, going into the complete unknown'

Comerford channels Shackleton spirit towards 2026 Games

While the distance from his training base to the site of next year's Winter Olympics may not be the farthest to traverse, the road towards Milano-Cortina 2026 has been a long one for Cormac Comerford.

other sport • 08 Jun

Elsa Desmond experienced an Olympics in 2022 but it's next year that has always been her real target

Desmond willing to sacrifice car to fuel Olympic dream

In a world that can sometimes allow one to muddle along in a haze of ifs, buts and maybes, luger and Winter Olympian Elsa Desmond seems to pierce through that cloud in a refreshingly direct manner when it comes to why she is where she is and where she wants to get to ahead of the 2026 Games.

Elsa Desmond • 31 May

Olympic future secure as IABA joins World Boxing

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has formally joined World Boxing, securing the Olympic future of the sport for Ireland.

Boxing • 22 May

Flag football is a non-contact version of American football that is comparable to tag rugby

NFL will allow players to compete at LA 2028 Olympics

NFL players will be able to compete in flag football at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028.

US Sport • 21 May

Ireland's Stacey Flood in action during the women's sevens tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympics

World Rugby set to overhaul sevens structure next year

World Rugby will introduce a new sevens structure in 2026 which will have a three-division regular season and an increased number of events in a bid to make it cost-effective and more competitive, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.

Rugby • 01 May

Ireland will need to be at their best to qualify for the Olympics with just six teams in both the men's and women's competitions

Cricket set for six-team tournament at 2028 Olympics

Cricket at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 will take the form of a six-team tournament in both the men's and women's competitions.

Cricket • 10 Apr

Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Hideki Matsuyama smile with their respective gold, silver and bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Games

Mixed team golf event added to 2028 LA Games schedule

The world's best golfers will have the chance to compete for more medals after a mixed team event was added to the schedule for the 2028 Olympic Games.

Golf • 09 Apr

The IOC has announced 5,333 quota places for women in Los Angeles

LA 2028 Games to feature more female athletes than male

Los Angeles 2028 is set to feature more female athletes than male in a landmark moment for the Olympic Games.

Olympics • 09 Apr

Daniel Wiffen is looking forward to getting back in the pool at the NAC

Returning Wiffen aiming for world records at Irish Open

Irish Olympic gold medallist Daniel Wiffen has declared that he will attempt to take down a world record at the upcoming Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre (NAC) in Dublin (13-17 April).

Swimming • 02 Apr

Daniel Wiffen is among those to receive top level funding

High performance sport funding rises to €27million

The Government has announced funding of high performance sport for 2025, increasing the money distributed through Sport Ireland from €25million last year to €27million.

Olympics • 26 Mar

Brisbane will become the third Australian city to host the Olympics

New facilities revealed for 2032 Olympics in Brisbane

A new 60,000-seat stadium and a national aquatics centre will be built in an inner city Brisbane park for the 2032 Olympics, Queensland premier David Crisafulli announced on Tuesday as he unveiled the third venue plan for the Games.

Olympics • 25 Mar

Kirsty Coventry is the first female to hold the position of president of the IOC

Coventry voted first female IOC president

Former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been voted as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, winning a surprise first-round majority.

Olympics • 20 Mar

Hugo Keenan opted out of Leinster and Ireland's end of season games to return to Sevens

Ireland boss 'really excited' to see Keenan impact

Hugo Keenan has "fitted in perfectly" and coach James Topping expects the Ireland star to light up the Olympic Sevens tournament.

Olympics • 23 Jul 24

Team Ireland's Dean Clancy and Lara Gillespie model the official opening ceremony wear designed by Laura Weber.

County crests accompany Team Ireland's Olympic couture

Two hundred and six countries will be represented by athletes at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, but amid the flags, fanfare and fireworks on Friday, you might spot a fashionable nod to 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland.

Paris 2024 • 23 Jul 24

Irish hockey squad selected for Olympics

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially named the men's hockey team that will compete this summer at the Olympic Games in Paris.

Hockey • 24 Jun 24

Chris O'Donnell went all-in for the relays at the start of his season.

O'Donnell sacrificing own Olympic hopes for relay joy

European mixed 4x400m gold medallist Chris O'Donnell will contest the 400m at this week's National Athletics Championships in the Morton Stadium in Santry, which will be the last chance to qualify in his individual event for the Olympic Games.

Athletics • 26 Jun 24

The World Anti-Doping Agency is based in Montreal, Canada

Phelps has no faith in WADA as US considers funding

Michael Phelps has said athletes can no longer place their faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency amid major questions over its handling of positive tests returned by 23 Chinese swimmers.

Swimming • 26 Jun 24

Elaine Thompson-Herah completed the double-double at Tokyo in 2021

Double sprint champion Thompson-Herah to miss Olympics

Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah has withdrawn from the Jamaican trials due to an Achilles injury and will not defend her 100m and 200m titles at the Paris Games in August.

Olympics • 27 Jun 24

A boat cruises on the River Seine near the Alexandre III bridge where a grandstand is being built for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony

River Seine unfit for swimming one month from Olympics

The river Seine is still failing water quality tests one month before the Paris Olympics when it is scheduled to host the open-water swimming competition and the swimming leg of the triathlon, results showed.

World • 28 Jun 24

Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise at Target Center in Minneapolis

Paris-bound Biles wins US Olympic trials

Simone Biles clinched a return to the Olympic Games as she comfortably won the US Olympic trials on Sunday.

Olympics • 01 Jul 24

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was contesting just her fourth 400m hurdles race of the season

McLaughlin-Levrone sets new 400m hurdles world record

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke her own world record in the 400m hurdles as she won the US Olympic trials in Oregon.