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'A medal is my number one goal' - Shane Lowry named on Ireland's golf team for Paris Olympics

The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer, with Offaly golfer Shane Lowry once again being chosen to represent the country. Replicating the team that ...

16 Jul 2024 at 12:35

Sport

Katie Archibald out of Olympics after breaking leg in freak garden accident

Two-time Olympic champion Katie Archibald will miss Paris 2024 after suffering a double leg break in a freak accident. The 30-year-old Scottish cyclist fractured a tibia and fibula and dislocated an ankle having tripped over a garden step. She ...

20 Jun 2024 at 13:40

Sport

Lord Coe among seven candidates in contention to be next IOC president

Lord Coe is one of seven candidates for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee. Coe, the current president of World Athletics and a two-time Olympic 1500 metres gold medallist, was on the list published by the IOC on Monday ...

16 Sept 2024 at 14:07

Sport

Tom Pidcock singles out world junior cyclo-cross title as most important moment

Tom Pidcock has enjoyed several huge moments in a still young career, but if he had to single out one for importance, he looks past his Olympic mountain bike title, his Tour de France stage win, Strade Bianche or the Amstel Gold Race. ...

25 Jul 2024 at 08:00

Lifestyle

Rebecca Adlington: I feel like the dark cloud has lifted a year on from my miscarriage

Rebecca Adlington revealed she’s been “overwhelmed by support” in the year since sharing the news of her miscarriage at 20 weeks. After losing her daughter Harper in October 2023, the swimming star says self care has been “absolutely ...

30 Oct 2024 at 08:17

Sport

Josh Tarling eyes Paris 2024 time trial gold and a McDonald’s to celebrate

Josh Tarling will be gunning for Olympic gold in Saturday’s road time trial, and plans to reward himself with a McDonald’s if he pulls it off. The 20-year-old Tarling is the fresh-faced emerging star who is being tipped by many to ...

25 Jul 2024 at 16:38

Sport

Amber Rutter and Tommy Fleetwood strike silver for Great Britain on day nine

Great Britain picked up four medals on day nine of the Paris Olympics. There were silvers for shooter Amber Rutter in a controversial women’s skeet final and golfer Tommy Fleetwood in the men’s individual competition. Bronze ...

05 Aug 2024 at 00:42

Sport

Tom Daley hoping he can deny China a clean sweep of diving golds again

Tom Daley is out to dash China’s bid for a clean sweep of Olympic gold medals in diving once again. Daley ended a 13-year wait for Olympic glory at the delayed Tokyo Games three years ago as he and Matty Lee won the men’s ...

25 Jul 2024 at 16:53

Sport

People will look at me now – Emma Finucane sets sights on Olympic glory

Emma Finucane is trying to ignore her new status as sprint world champion as she sets her sights on achieving Olympic glory in Paris next summer. The 20-year-old Welshwoman shocked herself when she took the women’s ...

24 Oct 2023 at 08:00

Sport

Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George take men’s pair silver for Great Britain

Ollie Wynne-Griffith and Tom George claimed silver for Great Britain in the men’s pair at Paris 2024 as Croatia pipped them at the post. The duo pushed hard from the start and held a narrow lead from Romania at ...

02 Aug 2024 at 10:52

Sport

Shane Lowry and Sarah Lavin named Ireland flagbearers for Paris opening ceremony

Golfer Shane Lowry and athlete Sarah Lavin will carry Ireland’s flag at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics. The high-profile pair have been named as joint flag-bearers for Friday’s ceremony, which will ...

26 Jul 2024 at 11:49

Sport

Lauren Henry reveals ‘need to go now’ call as GB pip Netherlands for gold

Team GB’s Lauren Henry revealed the moment the women’s quadruple sculls crew went for broke to grab Olympic glory in Paris. The British quartet of Henry, Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott and Lola Anderson ...

31 Jul 2024 at 15:23

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