Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times.

Wimbledon: A more polished Novak Djokovic cuts and dices into third round

After a stumble in the first round the defending champion played an almost flawless match

Emma Raducanu’s Wimbledon defeat sinks hopes but few are surprised

The US Open winner has struggled with injuries and dealing with her sudden success

Serena Williams may have played her last game at Wimbledon after first round defeat

Coco Gauff squeaked through 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 against Romanian, Elena Gabriela Ruse

Rafael Nadal digs deep as Covid hits the Wimbledon draw

Looking for a calendar Grand Slam the Spaniard has already won the first two majors this year

Djokovic through but not without some Korean fuss

Defending champion Djokovic clears his first hurdle on Centre Court

Nervous beginnings for Centre Court darling Raducanu

Last year’s US Open champion Raducanu has struggled to maintain Grand Slam-winning levels

Drama scheduled for first day on Centre Court as a ‘normal’ Wimbledon kicks off

Novak Djokovic, Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray all in action on day one

Not a household name but Iga Swiatek is equalling records ahead of Wimbledon

Polish player, who recently won her second French Open title, has not been beaten since February

War games leave Wimbledon with wounded pride

Ban on Russian and Belarusian players may have been to save royal blushes

Johnny Watterson: Courageous first steps from Nick McCarthy in a world not changing fast enough

Coming out as a gay professional rugby player has shone a light on other things around us

Daniel Wiffen finishes eighth at World Swimming Championship

The Irishman swam his second-best time ever of 7:50.63 in a stacked final

Tom O’Riordan, an infectious evangelist for athletics, dies aged 84

The former Olympic runner wrote for many decades on running and Gaelic games

Despite the application of wads of cash LIV Golf can’t paper over the cracks

The richest professional golf event just happened and was as ugly as people thought

Mounting deaths no deterrent at the Isle of Man TT

Trying to understand the rationale of riding at 200mph around the Isle of Man is missing the point of racing

Cornal Hendricks aiming to again beat the odds and Leinster

The former Springbok was told eight years ago to stop playing rugby because of a heart condition