King Kirk, who was the early market leader for next year’s Golden Slipper, was having a routine swim after taking part in a public workout

The star hurdler was ruled out of Saturday’s Fighting Fifth Hurdle due to lameness but could now be ready in time for the Christmas Hurdle on Boxing Day

An all-female trio will lead December’s iconic bash in Salford with Paris 2024 Olympic hero Keely Hodgkinson the overwhelming favourite to claim the night’s big award

Fact To File, trained by Willie Mullins, beat his more illustrious stable companion in the John Durkan Chase at Punchestown and is the new favourite for next year’s Gold Cup at Cheltenham

Tyrone 2021 All-Ireland winner Peter Harte has won it all in an illustrious career but is preparing to break new ground by playing in his first Ulster club final with Errigal Ciaran.

Wiggins, 44, could be forced into selling the trademark to his own name after the claims against the bankrupt cycling legend’s estate rose to almost £2million.

Two-time Olympic triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee announces his retirement from the sport at the age of 36.

CONSTITUTION HILL was a big drifter in the Champion Hurdle betting after an underwhelming gallop at Newbury on Tuesday. The bookies pushed him out to 3-1 from 7-4 after younger stablemate Sir Gino …

“WILD scenes” unfolded at Lingfield racecourse as a 28-1 outsider finished “half the track” ahead of the four other runners – whose jockeys were all slapped with bans.…

Two-time Ulster Championship winner and 2022 All-Star Chrissy McKaigue retires from Derry duty.

FRENCH superstar Il Est Francais was pushed right out to 10-1 for the King George VI Chase after an abysmal run on Sunday. The Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm-trained six-year-old had been the lo…

OLYMPIC legend Sir Mo Farah chased down phone thieves who snatched his device as he jogged with his wife through his multi-million-pound estate. The four-time gold medalist sprinted after a van aft…

The legend of football has been watching his squad win big. Paul Nicholls-trained chaser Il Ridoto stormed to victory in the £150,000 Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday

An imperious display from Scotstown saw them trounce Erne Gaels 0-19 to 0-6 to set-up an Ulster Club SFC semi-final meeting with Kilcoo next Saturday evening.

ABSOLUTE carnage unfolded in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at Cheltenham on Friday afternoon as one horse galloped off course and another collided with the railings. Things began to …

Three-time Olympic skiing medallist Lindsey Vonn is returning to the sport more than five years after retiring.

Jockey Jamie Powell was deemed to have used his whip 10 times in the closing stages of the Cesarewitch, four more than the permitted allowance, but the panel concluded that one of Powells strikes was not intentional

PADDY TALLY will be handed the Derry reins on Thursday night as the county’s long search for a senior football manager finally draws to a close. The Foyleside hotseat has been vacant for over four …

CLARKSON’S Farm hero Gerald Cooper has launched a charity racehorse syndicate and named his first horse The Mullet. Cooper has provided the five million plus viewers who watch Jeremy Clarkson…

Sir Chris Hoy has been diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer and the Olympic hero has vowed he still has a “lot of life left to live” in an interview with This Morning

A 16-year-old sumo wrestler managed to overcome an opponent more than twice his size, shocking viewers on social media in a true ‘David versus Goliath’ battle

ALICA SCHMIDT has made a big career change after an “emotional rollercoaster” Olympics. The athletics star, who is dubbed the ‘world’s sexiest athlete’, completed her …

In an extraordinary scene at Chelmsford on Saturday, jockeys had to stop their horses abruptly because the starting stall structure was stuck on the track

Roscommon champions dominated against the five-times All-Ireland club title winners in Tuam

Michelle Davoren helped herself to an outstanding haul of 2-3 at Glenisk O’Connor Park on Sunday as Dublin’s Kilmacud Crokes secured their third AIB Leinster LGFA Senior Club Championship title in succession with a commanding victory over Eadestown.

The agony is over for Loughrea and the emotion at the end spoke volumes for the private torment endured over the 18 years since they won their last Galway senior hurling championship.

Defenders Ikem Ugwueru and Ciarán Russell come up trumps for Clare’s Éire Óg in Ennis

SIR MARK CAVENDISH has confirmed that he will retire from professional cycling on Sunday. The cycling icon, 39, took to social media to announce that this weekend’s Tour de France Singapore C…

Pre-match favourites Kilcoo are pushed all the way by Crosserlough but they do just enough to claim a 0-15 to 1-10 victory in the Ulster Club SFC quarter-final.

The six-time Olympian champion announced that his prostate cancer was terminal last month.

CHRIS HOY bravely insists he still has “hope” as he plans to outlive the doctors’ diagnosis of his stage four prostate cancer. Last month, the six-time Olympic gold medallist, 48,…

Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, who was mocked following her performance in the Paris Olympics, said she will no longer compete.

SIR MICHAEL STOUTE, the legendary trainer of Shergar, did not receive the fairytale ending he deserved when his final runner trailed in last at Nottingham on Wednesday. The 9-4 favourite Wanderlust…

Michael Murphy ends has inter-county GAA retirement by agreeing to make a return to the Donegal football squad.

Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy tells BBC Breakfast about his life with terminal cancer and the legacy he hopes to leave.

Robbie Dolan, originally from Kildare, enjoyed the greatest moment of his career in the saddle when he steered Knight’s Choice to a photo-finish victory on his first ride in the race

A sporting division in Australia that has been hit with numerous scandals regarding fancy dress parties has suffered another – this time involving an official who has been banned

The six-time Olympic cycling champion revealed last month that his cancer was terminal

John Heslin feels it is unfair to be expecting players to take time off work

James McCarthy looks set to be joined by Stephen Cluxton in inter-county departure as Dublin look ahead to 2025.

Starlust flashed home fast and late to pass the post in front then survive a stewards’ inquiry before a dramatic victory in the Turf Sprint was confirmed

Errigal Ciaran hit three stoppage-time points to clinch a 0-12 to 0-10 victory over St Eunan’s in the Ulster club preliminary round encounter in Omagh.

Erne Gaels win a first Fermanagh Football title in 43 years as they beat Enniskillen Gaels 1-13 to 1-9 in Saturday’s final replay.

Envoi Allen returns to the winners’ enclosure at Down Royal by holding off Hewick after a thrilling duel to win the Ladbrokes Champion Chase.

Derby winner City Of Troy is ready for an audacious attempt to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the United States on Saturday.

LEGENDARY Channel 4 broadcaster Alastair Down has died at the age of 68. The talented racing writer has been remembered as “one of the most decorated and cherished” of our time. His dea…

Ramatuelle, the outstanding winner of the Prix de la Foret, was set to be a first runner at the meeting for trainer Christopher Head, whose father Freddy rode and trained Breeders’ Cup winners

All-Ireland winners Armagh secure six Football All-Stars, including Footballer of the Year contender Barry McCambridge, while Ulster champions Donegal and Tyrone are also represented.

TNT Sports presenter Laura Woods hit out at a Labour peer on social media on Wednesday as she waded into a debate on transgender athletes in sport.

IRONMAN athletes were attacked by JELLYFISH while competing in the world championships in Hawaii as they feared for their lives. The brutal event saw the best multi-discipline stars tackle a 3.8km …