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Kieran Shannon

Six foot 10 Conor Grace says: 'Yes, I play basketball'

At 6 ft 10, Conor Grace stands out. Not because he’s Steph Curry’s old college buddy at Davidson. Or that he’s survived the flares and fanaticism that characterise Greek basketball. Or played in the mad heat of Malaysia where the owners were even madder. But because he’s been out there, making his way not as Tom Grace’s son, but as an achiever in his own right

Sat, 09 Jan, 2016

Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors - Game Five

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors show how playing with joy can bring success

Steph Curry might be small in stature for a basketball player, but the staggering success he and the Golden State Warriors have achieved under coach Steve Kerr can serve as an inspiration to all teams, reports Kieran Shannon.

Wed, 06 Jan, 2016

World’s big enough for GAA to look beyond Dubai

The other day as images of a towering inferno in Dubai appeared on our screens, our immediate response and fear wasn’t just that there was likely to be casualties in the blaze; some were bound to be Irish.

Tue, 05 Jan, 2016

Can we believe in another miracle of the English midlands?

In the publicity for the recent film and book I Believe in Miracles, the author Daniel Taylor regularly opted for a certain comparison to help people grasp the scale of Brian Clough’s magnificent achievement with Nottingham Forest in the late ‘70s.

Tue, 29 Dec, 2015