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Starring Katie Taylor, Usain Bolt, Oscar Pistorius and erm, Boris Johnson.
From Lady Gaga hanging out with Julian Assange to Tupac Shakur’s Coachella performance, here’s our shortlist of the stranger celebrity and political encounters of the year.
The World Squash Federation make their case for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics.
Cyclist was the clear favourite for the award and duly delivered.
The Hammers were named today as ‘first bidder’ for Olympic Stadium.
The US Open champion just made the race for the world number one ranking a bit more interesting.
There are those who believe that a person’s name has an influence over what they do in life. That may well be true for these sport stars.
Derry’s gold medallist has espoused the advantages of training in the US before defending his 200 metre title this week.
The South African sprinter complained that Alan Oliveira’s legs were ‘unbelievably long’ after the Brazilan beat him in last night’s 200m final.
The 22-year-old blitzed the opposition to take home Ireland’s fourth gold of the Games.
Dubbed the “Poppa of the Games”, Guttman is survived by his daughter Eve who now finds endless pride in her father’s work.
As the London Paralympic Games get underway this week, we look ahead to all the action.
The practice of ‘boosting’ for athletes with spinal injuries is a natural but gruesome method of gaining a physical edge.
Who knew Tokyo could get so crowded.
The three men, members of the Paralympic squad, are being questioned after allegations by three women yesterday.
The Olympic champion is thrilled that her fellow boxers are finally getting the recognition they deserve.
While many are still lapping up the limelight, some are happy to continue the hard work, go fishing or have a nice game of dominoes.
The North won four gold medals and two bronze at the London Games, the country’s best result since Barcelona in 1992.
The race walker also suggested the government should provide sport in this country with significant funding.
It took a lot of glitter, cardboard and sticky-back paper but Melanie Olhaus’ poster charmed the returning South African hero.
One of Ireland’s bronze medal heroes shared a joke with An Taoiseach at the official reception at Farmleigh House today.
The sun may not have turned out, but around 5,000 Irish sports fans did this afternoon.
Declan Crosbie is accused of peaking at the athletes as they were getting changed.
The fun just won’t stop for Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlon.
The 2012 Games were meant to be all about sustainability and organisers hope to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds by recycling historic memorabilia in the online auction.
Sports Minister said his comments at Team Ireland homecoming about money spent on sport being “better than putting it into hospitals” was meant to highlight importance of exercise in keeping nation healthy.
The CEO also hit back at critics of the Irish athletes’ efforts.
The High Performance chief admits there’s challenges ahead for Ireland’s Olympic champion.
Featuring interviews with Katie Taylor, John Joe Nevin and Cian O’Connor, among others.
Our columnist gives a review and analysis of what was one of the most successful Olympic Games ever from an Irish supporter’s perspective.
Katie Taylor, show jumper Cian O’Connor and three other boxers had some extra baggage heading through Heathrow this morning.
We wave goodbye to London 2012 before making plans to head out to Dublin Airport early for Team Ireland’s return.
“Hopefully I made everyone in Ireland proud,” said the Olympian from Meath.
The Cork woman says all 66 of the Irish Olympians in London are now part of her family.
The Olympic silver medallist intends to take a break with his family.
We’ll be honest, they’re mostly Olympic related.
Featuring extensive pieces on women’s boxing, wrestling and the relationship between sport and religion.
Spain stand in the way as the ‘dream team’ seek a fifth gold in six Olympiads.
There were mixed emotions for Team Ireland today, while Usain Bolt delivered another memorable performance.
Usain Bolt and co put in a stunning performance to break the world record at the event.