Leon Reid has come home seventh in the men’s 200m final at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Marcus Lawler has suffered an early exit in the 200m at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.

Brendan Boyce went through the pain barrier to finish 19th in the men’s 50k walk at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin – having been in a medal position at halfway – as Ireland’s three track representatives bowed out back at the Olympic Stadium.

Thomas Barr (Ferrybank) and Ciara Mageean (UCD) will lead a strong Irish team of 41 athletes competing at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin on August 6-12.

As the final day of the European Athletics U18 Championships gets underway in Gyor, Hungary, the Irish team already have plenty to celebrate.

Amy Foster has equalled the Irish indoor 60m record to qualify for March’s World Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, writes Will Downing.

Ciara Mageean will bid to become the first Irish woman to break two minutes for 800m when she lines out at the Morton Games in Dublin this evening.

Paris will host the 2020 European Athletics Championships.

Thomas Barr came out strongly in support of Irish teammate Fionnuala McCormack at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam last night, calling on athletics authorities to heed the advice of the Wicklow runner.

This week’s European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam is a final chance to book a place on the plane to the Rio Olympics, writes Derval O’Rourke.

It has been a manic past 10 days in the world of sport.

Mark English returned home to a huge welcome at Dublin Airport this morning, after the Letterkenny athlete picked up a Bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich at the weekend.

A bittersweet final day for Ireland at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich saw fourth and fifth places achieved, with another national record taken – but so much more was possible.

Daniele Meucci has won the men's marathon for Italy at the European Athletics Championships ahead of Yared Shegumo of Poland and Aleksey Reunkov of Russia.

Two new national records were set by Irish relay teams on the penultimate day of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich.

Mark English delivered on his huge potential with a fearless finishing sprint down the home straight in the European Athletics Championships at a packed Letzigrund arena last night to capture bronze in the 800m in 1:45.03.

Mark English is Ireland’s latest sporting hero, winning bronze in the men’s 800m at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich.

World champion Rob Heffernan succumbed with 10 kilometres remaining of the men’s 50k walk at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich this morning.

If you have yet to see Magali Harvey’s try for Canada against France in Wednesday’s second Women’s World Cup semi-final then all that can be said is get thee to a computer or a smartphone ASAP.

Kelly Proper and Christine McMahon bowed out in their respective semi-finals at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich – but Proper still scored a lifetime best in exiting the 200m.

Kelly Proper breezed into the semi-finals of the women’s 200m at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich this morning, taking an automatic qualifying spot by coming fourth in her first-round heat.

Mark English put to bed a glum night for Ireland at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich, by qualifying for Friday ngiht’s final of the men’s 800 metres – but it was a close-run thing.

A morning of rain contributed to possibly the most eventful race of Christine McMahon’s career.

Ireland's Fionnuala Britton had to make-do with eighth place as 40-year-old Jo Pavey made athletics history in Zurich this evening.

Thomas Barr comfortably cruised into Wednesday’s semi-finals of the 400 metres hurdles on the opening morning of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich.

Thomas Barr comfortably cruised into today’s semi-finals of the 400 metres hurdles on the opening morning of the European Athletics Championships in Zurich.

Great Britain's Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah were awarded the 2012 European Athlete of the Year prizes at the European Athletics Awards Night in St Julians, Malta, last night.

Thirty months have skipped past since Sonia O’Sullivan was named chef de mission for the Irish 2012 Olympic team and, as she admits herself, she still struggles to come up with a definitive answer when asked just what that entails.

Ireland’s 4x400m relay women were officially confirmed as London 2012 Olympians by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) yesterday.

Ireland's representation at the Olympic Games will now be 63 after the Irish women's 4x400m relay team were named among the 16 competing at London 2012.

Fionnuala Britton’s brave bid to win a medal at the European Athletics Championships in only her second ever 10,000m race fell narrowly short in Helsinki today.

Ireland's Fionnuala Britton has come fourth in the finals of the 10,000 metres at the European Athletics Championships.

It was pain in the rain for Ireland on the penultimate night of the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki - both 4x400m relay squads were disqualified, while eighth place was the best return from the four Irish finalists.

Three Irish Championship debutants were shown the harsh realities of stepping up to a senior international Games in this morning’s action at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

A groin injury ruined Brian Gregan’s hopes of a medal at the European Athletics Championships, with a brave performance seeing him struggle over the line after being in the top three throughout the 400m final in Helsinki.

Brian Gregan has been denied a potential medal at the European Athletics Championships by a groin strain suffered during his 400m final.

Paul Hession has qualified for tomorrow's final of the men's 200m at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

Paul Hession has breezed through to the semi-finals of the men’s 200 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, but for Steven Colvert there was the frustration of becoming the latest athlete to fall foul of the Olympic Stadium’s infamous tight lanes.

Another sensational day in Helsinki has seen three Irish athletes qualify for finals at the European Athletics Championships.

RTÉ last night admitted the “current financial climate” is impacting on its highlights coverage of the Allianz Leagues.

David Gillick remains unfazed by the fact he has yet to qualify for the Olympic Games men’s 400m and revealed there may be mere weeks to spare before he achieves the required ‘A’ time.

BASKETBALL IRELAND chiefs last night blasted RTÉ’s decision not to broadcast next year’s National Cup finals on television.