9+ hour, 7+ min ago   (478+ words) Olympic athletes have come out in force to condemn a sports betting advert featuring actor Sydney Sweeney in various states of undress. The campaign, for US sports prediction market company Novig, depicts Sweeney in minimal to no clothing while she…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (718+ words) Clarification of the week? We’ll go with the rather elaborate one offered by Charlton manager Nathan Jones. It all started with his considerable ire following his side having a goal ruled out for offside during their scoreless Championship draw with…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (451+ words) An online casino and sports betting website that bills itself as the “world’s largest” has been shut down to Irish users after an intervention by the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI). Stake, which claims to have more than 44 million…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago   (744+ words) Shane Foley won’t appeal against the 11-day suspension he picked up for careless riding in Saturday’s dramatic 50-1 victory for Hotazhell in Saturday’s Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, although it appears that he may have ground to make up with some…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (406+ words) Mark English finished sixth in the race to decide the best 800 metres runner in the world on Sunday night, the Donegal athlete clocking a personal best of 1:42.78 seconds on the closing night of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (814+ words) It was after a 3-0 win away to Azerbaijan that Gavin Bazunu’s team-mate Shane Duffy dubbed him “Superman” for pulling off a slew of big saves that only enhanced an already impressive highlights reel at international level. That was five years…...

23+ hour, 49+ min ago   (820+ words) By casting doubt on the health of his Ballydoyle string, Aidan O’Brien put a cat among the pigeons before Sunday’s leg of the Irish Champions Festival, but still managed a Group One Curragh double highlighted by Scandinavia’s Comer Group Irish…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (143+ words) The Irish Times The World Series of Darts Finals takes place this week in Amsterdam. After six events in six countries, the finale in the Netherlands features 32 players, with the winner taking home £100,000 (€116,400). - Thursday-Sunday, ITV4 The week-long UCI Road World Championships…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (322+ words) Alex Dunne had to settle for second place after a frantic and entertaining Formula 2 feature race at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. With only three rounds to go, the Offaly driver remains fourth in the championship standings. Sweden’s Dino…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (491+ words) Derek McInnes got Ibrox bouncing here, his Rangers side dominating Celtic in front of an all-blue crowd to decide the first Old Firm encounter of the season. To a backdrop of bouncing techno, Rangers fans celebrated three memorable goals in…...