He gave the impression of having the same knowledge as an armchair fan but that is what made him such a great broadcaster, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford

Floyd Mayweather Sr remembers the moment he discovered his son had a feel for the family business.

On a pleasant day, the view from the National Rowing Centre is picture postcard perfection.

Few people know the words of ‘Amhrán na bhFiann’, and fewer still know what they mean, so why, asks Ryle Dwyer, is playing ‘Ireland’s Call’ at rugby matches such a big deal?

Robert Heffernan will look for inspiration from his one-time coach when he lines up Saturday’s men’s 50km walk.

John Leonard, the executive director of the World Swimming Coaches Association, last night compared Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen’s winning performance in the women’s 400m individual medley to Irish swimmer Michelle Smith.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe has played down talk of transport problems after Olympic athletes and officials experienced some travel delays yesterday.

London mayor Boris Johnson admitted today that there would be “imperfections and things going wrong” as the capital coped with the Olympics.

THE draw did Irish boxers few favours at the world boxing championships in Milan and this was reflected on the first day of competition when they met with mixed fortunes.

RACE walking legend Robert Korzeniowski arrives in Beijing today to help Robert Heffernan put the finishing touches to his preparations for tomorrow morning’s (2am Irish time) 20km walk.

BRAZIL left-back Roberto Carlos has announced his international retirement.

Brazil left-back Roberto Carlos has announced his international retirement.

International athlete Gary Ryan and respected coach Stephen Maguire have been appointed to high-ranking positions within the Athletics Association of Ireland.

With a hint of pride in his voice and a wink at prosecutors, a right-wing extremist today pleaded guilty to carrying out the deadly bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks across the south of the US.

UEFA have poured cold water on suggestions that Russia should be thrown out of Euro 2004 because of a player’s failed drugs test.

WITH ALL the hype and expectation that preceded him into the hallowed ring at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night, it was perhaps inevitable that disappointment and a bruised ego should clamber back out between the ropes and follow heavyweight boxing’s great white hope back to his dressing room.

The man blamed for a string of attacks including a fatal bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic games stared defiantly as he was taken under heavy guard to be charged in North Carolina today.

David Beckham has been left on the subs bench for the US promotion of a film named after him – because no one has heard of him, it emerged today.

GERALDINE HENDRICKEN, Ireland’s athletic sensation of the season, will go into action this morning in the women’s 1,500m heats, which have an automatic place in Sunday’s final as the prize for the first three.

Kanu is the man to drag Nigerian football away from the self-destruct button threatening to detonate their chances of success in this summer’s Far East football extravaganza.

Andre Agassi and Brad Gilbert have decided to end one of the most successful player-coach relationships in tennis history.

Retiring track legend Michael Johnson has revealed he will not be competing in this year's World Championships.

Michael Johnson has achieved everything an athlete could hope to - but one race still rankles with him nine years on.