A decade after boxing betrayed him, it’s now or never for Michael Conlan – The Irish Times

In August, it will be 10 years since Russian bantamweight Vladimir Nikitin was given the verdict over Ireland’s Michael Conlan in their quarter-final bout at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Dripping blood and badly beaten, Nikitin was handed the fight and an Olympic medal in a cruel split decision. Conlan arrived in Rio as … Read more

How Ronnie Delany’s date with Olympic destiny inspired a generation of Irish athletes – The Irish Times

It doesn’t feel that long ago since Ronnie Delany was telling me the difference between his fate and faith, and how these conspired into something we might all call our destiny. Fate, for Delany, was when you got the sense you knew something about yourself that no one else did. Which in his case meant … Read more

Australian Basketball Journey: From Age 9 to Living the Dream

Archyde Sandy Brondello’s journey in basketball began with a simple passion ignited at the age of nine, a passion that has carried her from the courts of Mackay, Australia, to the… You can read the full story here: Australian Basketball Journey: From Age 9 to Living the Dream. Source link

Lidl’s €50 carbon-plated super shoes will have runners sprinting to the middle aisle – The Irish Times

The news that Lidl will be selling their own brand of carbon-plated super shoes in their beloved middle aisle from next Monday will undoubtedly be greeted with joy by many running enthusiasts. Beginning with the Nike Vaporfly 4%, first developed as prototypes for the 2016 Olympic marathon in Rio, it’s hard to think of another … Read more

Victory lap restores the shine to double US Olympic hockey gold

NEW YORK (AP) — It took until noon on Saturday, less than 12 hours before showtime, for the script to arrive. The opening monologue for “Saturday Night Live,” of all things, was about to become a turning point in a national celebration that had somehow gone sideways in the week after the U.S. won Olympic … Read more

Milan Cortina Olympics were most-watched Winter Games since 2014, Nielsen says

The Milan Cortina Olympics averaged 23.5 million viewers in the United States, making them the most-watched Winter Games since 2014 with a 96% larger audience than the Beijing Games four years ago. NBCUniversal said the average includes combined audiences on NBC, Peacock, CNBC, USA Network and other digital platforms. It covered the live afternoon (2-5 … Read more

Milan, Cortina Olympic cauldrons extinguished bringing end to Winter Games – National

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo were extinguished as part of a closing ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena, roughly mid-distance between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues that made these the most spread-out Winter Games ever. In declaring the 2026 Games over, … Read more