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Tommy Martin: In the age of online hate, every bit of kindness helps

Why is sport, particularly professional football, assailed by this constant backdrop of online venom?

Thu, 11 Feb, 2021

2019 National Elite Mens & Womens Elite Boxing Championships Finals

Tommy Martin: The haymaker that boxing’s paymasters can’t keep ducking

Of all the classical boxing styles, there can surely be none that require you to put your head in the sand

Thu, 04 Feb, 2021

Soccer - Barclays Premier League - Chelsea v Southampton - Stamford Bridge

Tommy Martin: The great oligarch survivor, Roman Abramovich now part of the fabric of English football

If Alexei Navalny’s intention was to create negative publicity around Abramovich in the UK, then Frank Lampard at least provided a useful decoy runner for his former boss

Wed, 27 Jan, 2021

Derby County v Rotherham United - Sky Bet Championship - Pride Park

Tommy Martin: We didn't just remember the name. We loaded Wayne Rooney with expectations

When news came through about Wayne Rooney’s retirement you didn’t know whether to lament your own lost youth or his, writes Tommy Martin

Thu, 21 Jan, 2021

Republic of Ireland Press Conference and Training Session - FAI National Training Centre

Tommy Martin: The gods have mocked Irish football’s plans for change but we must keep the faith

The so-called New FAI have attempted to change things, but as other faiths will tell you, no process of reformation is straightforward

Thu, 14 Jan, 2021

Southampton v Liverpool - Premier League - St Mary's Stadium

Tommy Martin: Premier League? On second thoughts, let’s not go there. It is a silly place

Lamps, Ole, Jose, Pep, Arteta, Ancelotti, Rodgers — they have all had a kick in the unmentionables at one stage or another this season.

Thu, 07 Jan, 2021

Limerick v Waterford - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Tommy Martin: An absence of energy was the defining experience of sport in 2020

There was the absence of noise, save for that harvested by television companies from the ghosts of crowds past, the sound of silence something shameful to be covered up

Thu, 31 Dec, 2020

Tommy Martin: Santa still remains bigger than Messi and Ronaldo put together

Tommy Martin: Santa still remains bigger than Messi and Ronaldo put together

Unlike the sporting legends, who could afford the occasional off-day, Santa always delivered

Thu, 24 Dec, 2020

Minnesota Twins v New York Yankees

Tommy Martin: Do we want our sports books to glorify or tell all?

When you think of the scandals that have befallen rugby in recent years, it would seem to be ripe for a book like Ball Four

Thu, 17 Dec, 2020

Cavan v Dublin - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Tommy Martin: Will pundits' draft of history leave Dublin's talent out in the cold?

How do you solve a problem like Dublin?

Thu, 10 Dec, 2020