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Tokyo 2020: Mona McSharry’s achievement a paradigm shift for Irish swimming

Mona McSharry in action during the Women’s 100m Breaststroke semi-final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre when she secured a coveted final spot. Photograph: Adam Davy/PA

Sligo woman’s success in reaching an Olympic final a huge fillip for the sport

Cork’s Shane Barrett celebrates scoring a goal against Clare. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho

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Lions Tour: Rassie Erasmus’s social media comments stir the pot some more

South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus on the pitch during the first Test against the Lions in Cape Town. Photograph: Luigi Bennett/EPA

Rugby
19:27

South Africa’s director of rugby highlights incidents from first Test on Twitter

View from South Africa: Defeat to the Lions coincides with upturn in country’s fortunes

A member of the South African Police Service detains a suspected looter outside a warehouse storing alcohol in Durban. Photograph: Guillem Sartorio/AFP via Getty Images

Rugby
17:30

With Covid third wave having reached its peak, locals can at least drown their sorrows

Tokyo 2020 Day 3: Blow for Annalise Murphy’s medal hopes while McSharry reaches final

Annalise Murphy during Race 4 of the women’s laser radial. Photo: Dave Branigan/Inpho

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13:31

Defeats in boxing, rugby sevens and women’s hockey but Nguyen wins in badminton

Tokyo 2020 Day 4: Irish in action and best of the rest

Mona McSharry will swim in the women’s 100m breaststroke final on Tuesday. Photo: Inpho

Other Sports
13:36

Tuesday sees Mona McSharry’s Olympic final while rugby sevens team must win

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Dermot Weld wears Galway crown again for a day as Coltor lands the big prize

Finny Maguire on Coltor (right) comes home to win the Connacht Hotel Handicap on the opening day of the Galway Festival at Ballybrit. Photograph: Lorraine O’Sullivan/Inpho

Racing
20:32

Veteran trainer wins the Connacht Hotel Handicap for a seventh time at Ballybrit

Lions’ fitness worries eased by Finn Russell return

Finn Russell returned to training for the British and Irish Lions on Monday. Photo: Billy Stickland/Inpho

International
12:56

Management also remain upbeat that Dan Biggar could be okay for second Test

Erasmus takes more shots at the Lions

Tokyo 2020: In the Olympic Village, everyone wants a piece of Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games men’s singles second-round match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo. Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

Other Sports
18:55

Serbian world number one has no issue with his popularity among his fellow Olympians

James Coughlan joins Toulon as defence coach

Rugby
17:17

Former Munster number eight has spent seven years in France as player and coach

Virgil van Dijk in line to make Liverpool return on Thursday

Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez during a Liverpool training session at their pre-season camp in Austria. Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

English Soccer
16:15

Dutch defender has been out nine months with serious knee injury

Aidan O’Shea keeps on trucking whatever the trolls say

Aidan O’Shea celebrates after the game. Photograph: Inpho/Tommy Dickson

Gaelic Football
05:22

Mayo captain was at the heart of his team’s win yesterday but still takes online abuse

Mayo always turn up at Croke Park

Owen Doyle: Rassie Erasmus pushing the spirit of the laws to their absolute limits

South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus gives advice on the pitch while acting as a water carrier during the first Test against the Lions in Cape Town. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images

International
07:31

The first Test was a poor game of rugby and the ill-tempered build-up even worse

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Other Sports
15:39

Longford shooter becomes Olympian blue blood as he joins a select group including just walker Heffernan and sailor Wilkins

Tokyo 2020: Will the pandemic Games have a clean doping sheet?

Paul O’Donovan of Team Ireland at Tokyo 2020: ‘There is a lot more testing being done between the rounds, which is good to see for sure.’ Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images|

Other Sports
06:00

Drug testing in sport dropped off when Covid hit, but it’s ramped up for these Olympics

FAI chief criticises its previous handling of Robbie Keane contract situation

Robbie Keane remains on the FAI payroll, earning an annual salary of €250,000, despite holding no official position. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho

Soccer
23:00

Record goalscorer earns an annual salary of €250,000 despite holding no position

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All-Ireland hurling quarter-finals: Waterford meet Tipperary as Dublin face Cork

Hurling

Draw was made on Monday with GAA hoping for more than 18,000 at semi-finals and final

Nicky English: If Cork reach Croke Park it could open up for them

Hurling

Waterford’s pace, drive and running game was just too hot to handle for Galway

Rugby

Lions Tour: Rassie Erasmus’s social media comments stir the pot some more

Rugby

2:56 South Africa’s director of rugby highlights incidents from first Test on Twitter

View from South Africa: Defeat to the Lions coincides with upturn in country’s fortunes

Rugby

With Covid third wave having reached its peak, locals can at least drown their sorrows

Racing

Dermot Weld wears Galway crown again for a day as Coltor lands the big prize

Racing

Veteran trainer wins the Connacht Hotel Handicap for a seventh time at Ballybrit

Willie Mullins looking to continue his Galway Festival domination

Racing

Trainer has made nine declarations for the opening day of Flat racing at Ballybrit

Soccer

Virgil van Dijk in line to make Liverpool return on Thursday

English Soccer

Dutch defender has been out nine months with serious knee injury

FAI chief criticises its previous handling of Robbie Keane contract situation

Soccer

Record goalscorer earns an annual salary of €250,000 despite holding no position

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British Senior Open: Welshman Stephen Dodd seals the deal with final-round 68

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Tokyo 2020: In the Olympic Village, everyone wants a piece of Novak Djokovic

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Serbian world number one has no issue with his popularity among his fellow Olympians

Tokyo 2020: Mona McSharry’s achievement a paradigm shift for Irish swimming

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Sligo woman’s success in reaching an Olympic final a huge fillip for the sport

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