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2021 Melbourne Cup Day

S Jack Anderson: Melbourne Cup no longer the race that stops a nation

Horse racing has its window from September to November (the Spring Carnival) culminating in the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Dublin v Galway - All Ireland Football Final 1974

S Jack Anderson: Modern GAA could learn a lot from Heffo's 1974 Dubs

This weekend makes a half century since Dublin and Galway contested the All-Ireland decider.

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

2023 Melbourne Cup Day

S Jack Anderson: Tighter gambling regulation a safe bet but the house always wins

The debate on gambling advertising around broadcasts of our favourite sports in Australia, Ireland and elsewhere is growing louder.

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

Manchester City v West Ham United - Premier League

S Jack Anderson: Don't be too surprised if case against City is 'resolved'

If City’s titles are expunged, United might get three, Liverpool three and Arsenal are on for three in a row. But steady Gooners, because it is a big 'if'.

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Day 9 - Cycling

S Jack Anderson: Olympics has raised lots of legal issues that will linger

A great Games for Ireland but plenty of intrigue away from the arenas.

Thu, 08 Aug, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Games - Previews

S Jack Anderson: Tracing the shape of a golden medal and handstand into a land of blind belief

One athlete that I will be looking out for is Belfast’s Rhys McClenaghan, Commonwealth, European, and World champion and going for a grand slam gymnastic gold in Paris.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Limerick v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Jack Anderson: Cork prevailed in the anarchic, mesmerising chaos

Pat Ryan's Rebels brought everything necessary - skill, athleticism, desire and fanatical support, as they had to.

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

England v Slovenia: Group C - UEFA EURO 2024

S Jack Anderson: There is a reason trolls live under bridges

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced

Thu, 27 Jun, 2024

Cheltenham Racing Festival - Champion Chase Day

S Jack Anderson: Why the odds on an Irish gambling crisis are growing

Gamblification is a gathering sporting storm on both sides of the Atlantic.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Derry v Tyrone - Allianz Football League Division 1

Jack Anderson: Not yet summer in Northern Ireland but communities are moving slowly

In many ways, the slow, contested development of Casement Park in west Belfast symbolises what is going on now in the North

Fri, 03 May, 2024