By going with another do-or-die championship, they’ve killed it off. Perhaps it had to be seen to fail spectacularly for something more spectacular to take its place

Managers and coaches are investing too much time and thought and energy into the sports without being able to make the kind of interventions they’d like and need to have when it matters most: in-game

When the fall is all there is, it matters.

The real competition flaw this year is that for a second consecutive year there will be no backdoor for footballers while there is one provided for hurlers

For the most part the view of the GAA would seem to be more like Uncle Matt LeBlanc: A stats man, wha’?! Be the hokey! And who’s your friend there? A sports nutritionist?! Ah, Jaysus, stop! And tell me, do ye have to go to college to do that?

Even in the back nine, he’d have several bogeys but as Pádraig Harrington observed, Mickelson remained absolutely committed and fearless with every shot

With all the fascinating match-ups and games there’ll be in this NBA post-season, we’ll be trying out all kind of ways, new and old, to follow the action, and as often as possible without knowing the score

In addressing one form of inequality, Sports Minister Jack Chambers’ announcement yesterday has highlighted another. Some animals remain more equal than others and that animal is the GAA

Outside of actually shadowing and meeting Ronan O’Gara, his columns are essentially coaching masterclasses, regardless of what your sport is

In the past month, Dinny Allen, Kevin McStay, and Pat Spillane have publicly expressed their concern with how the sport they once played is trending