Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins’ stellar season has landed him the prestigious Vélo d’Or award for 2012.

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.

Paul McCartney is to be given a Legion d'honneur award in France.

Irish horses have always been world-beaters, so it was no surprise to see two of them helping their riders to Olympic silver medals in eventing in London.

The Irish sailor named in the so-called betting scandal did not break any rules at the time, according to the Olympic Council of Ireland.

Joanna Mills has questioned Athletics Ireland's plans for the sport in Ireland after it was confirmed that she had lost her place in the Irish Women's 4 x 400m relay team for the Olympics.

Kenneth Egan has said he feels he lost out on a gold medal at the Beijing Games.

Half of all athletes taking part in the London Olympic Games will be tested for drugs from today in what is being billed as the biggest anti-doping operation in the history of the games.

Derval O'Rourke's back spasm will not threaten her participation in the London Olympic Games next month.

Irish record holders Deirdre Ryan and Derval O’Rourke will not compete in the European Track and Field Championships in Helsinki at the end of the month.

More than 40 torch bearers will carry the Olympic flame through the streets of Dublin when it tours the only city outside the UK.

Irish athlete Ciaran O’Lionaird has failed to progress to the 1500m final at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Istanbul.

Marouane Chamakh admits he cannot remain a bit-part player with Arsenal “forever” and is hoping to get more chances to impress at Emirates Stadium.

FOUR applicants are set to fight it out to be London’s new police chief and take on responsibility for running Britain’s biggest police force as it battles with the aftermath of serious rioting and a high-profile investigation which has put some of its own staff under the spotlight.

JOHN TREACY has warned high-performance programmes will have to be dismantled and jobs lost if the current government continues the trend of its predecessors by shaving the budget for sport.

London: British Tourism Minister John Penrose ruled out cuts in value-added tax to encourage more tourists to visit Britain, saying narrowing the budget deficit is the priority.

LEGACY is a word that regularly accompanies once-in-a-lifetime sporting events for towns and cities throughout the world. And Newport is no exception as it prepares to host the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.

FOR the first time the Olympic Torch could be carried through the streets of Dublin if negotiations between the London 2012 organising committee and the OCI President, Pat Hickey, reach a successful conclusion.

LESS than 24 hours after claiming a silver medal at the European Long Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Gráinne Murphy is discovering all about dealing with hype.

Usain Bolt’s plans for an assault on Michael Johnson’s 400 metres world record are likely to go on hold until after the London Olympic Games.

KATIE TAYLOR was last night being celebrated as an Olympic champion despite the fact that she has not yet participated in the Olympic Games.

JURYS Inns Group has raised £60 million (€70m) to support the continued growth and expansion of its business and to strengthen its balance sheet.

DURING the Cold War, governments used sport for political ends. The communists pointed to the successes of their athletes as proof of the superiority of their system.