Sexual relationships between sports coaches and 16 and 17-year-olds in their care will be made illegal, the UK sports minister Tracey Crouch has revealed.

The IRFU’s attempts to clarify its position over advertising for a part-time Ireland Women’s head coach has done little to ease the criticism being aimed in its direction.

Wales hope to announce Warren Gatland's successor as national head coach by next summer.

Mo Farah's coach Alberto Salazar has again found himself at the centre of doping allegations after a leaked report alleged he may have abused prescription medicines and drug infusions.

A former football coach and Celtic kit man charged with a child sex offence is to appear in court.

Its bus and rail divisions might be struggling financially with the threat of routes and services being axed, but CIÉ’s international coach tours division is still turning a small profit.

An Bord Pleanála has given the go-ahead for a bus depot in Dublin’s docklands despite facing opposition from accounting giant PwC and developer Johnny Ronan.

O'Gara added: "We are not here to enjoy ourselves. We're here to win, and then we can have fun."

Andy Murray is pondering his next move after splitting from coach Amelie Mauresmo ahead of a packed summer.

Andy Murray is heading into a busy summer without a coach after splitting from Amelie Mauresmo.

Johnny Sexton fully expects Ronan O’Gara to become a Munster coach in the future now that the former Ireland out-half is making an impact at Racing 92.

“He will complement what is already a high quality backroom team,” said Davy Fitzgerald.

England are set to appoint Eddie Jones as their new head coach amid a warning from Dean Ryan that the Australian is a figure who “polarises opinion” after compiling a chequered CV.

Simmons publicly apologised for the outburst which led to his suspension in September.

Where it went wrong as another chance to reach the World Cup semi-finals goes a-begging.

Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade spoke of an emotion-filled Pumas dressing room after the win.

Leo Cullen is the type of special character who can make light of his limited coaching experience and succeed in the daunting task of guiding Leinster back to the summit of the Pro12 and European games, according to Jonathan Sexton.

UK Athletics has found no evidence of wrongdoing by Mo Farah in the initial findings of its investigation into allegations of doping against his coach Alberto Salazar.

Miguel Herrera has been fired as Mexico coach just two days after guiding them to a record seventh Gold Cup crown.

Former Ireland winger Damien Duff admits the transition to coaching has been a tougher challenge than any of his battles on the pitch.

Joe Schmidt has denied Ireland’s bosses had any involvement in the sacking of Leinster coach Matt O’Connor.

Leinster 18 Bath 15: Hardly the sort of performance to put the fear of God into the other three remaining Rugby Champions Cup semi-finalists, but Leinster coach Matt O’Connor insists his side are still a difficult nut to crack.

The Garda Ombudsman is investigating a complaint that an armed detective frequently worked as a paid coach for a rugby club while on duty.

The Tipperary senior hurling team will have a new manager in 2016 after Michael Ryan was formally ratified at last night’s County Board meeting in Thurles to succeed Eamonn O’Shea.

Rob Penney is guaranteed to leave Munster with at least one piece of silverware after being ‘Coach of the Year’ at last night’s RaboDirect PRO12 Awards in Edinburgh.