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The report also accused world athletics boss Seb Coe of misleading parliament in his answers on what he knew about his sport's problems.

Michael Moynihan offers a few random observations form the Winter Olympics.

From academic prowess to cutting-edge research, Ireland’s young women are an impressive bunch, writes Niamh Hennessy.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Swimming sensations Ellen Keane and Nicole Turner continued their successful Games, both reaching the final of their respective events yesterday.

Orla Barry has won a silver in Rio this afternoon.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach will not attend any of the Paralympic Games which started in Rio yesterday, with reports suggesting he would be subpoenaed as a witness in the ticketing scandal if he came to Brazil.

The Rio Paralympic Games will go ahead as scheduled next month despite facing "major budget cuts".

Rio 2016's organising committee has confirmed that its appeal against an injunction blocking the release of public funding to pay for the Paralympic Games has been successful.

Veteran Irish Paralympian John Twomey from Kinsale Yacht Club will bow out from his long career as the flag bearer for Team Ireland at Rio 2016 in September.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Irish Paralympics legend John Twomey has issued a stark warning ahead of the Paralympic and Olympic Games as gun battles broke out on the streets of Rio de Janeiro last night.

Ireland’s Olympians have been advised to avoid sex or to use contraception for a period before, during, and after the games in Brazil this summer to minimise the risks linked to the zika virus.

Do a Wikipedia search for ‘Joe Schmidt’ and you won’t be hit with a bio and pic of Ireland’s current rugby union coach, writes Brendan O’Brien.

RTÉ, who have confirmed the sub-licensing of 22 Euro 2016 games to TV3, must continue to be “creative and intelligent” in a bid to remain competitive in the race to secure future live TV sporting rights, according to Ryle Nugent.

Boris Johnson knocked over a child during a game of street rugby in Japan.

Ireland’s elite amateur boxers are to be catered for in a state-of-the-art training facility in the National Sports Campus.

The bid to restore sport’s savaged funding levels kicked-off yesterday with a call for the Government to increase their commitment to the sector by €4.4m in the next two years.

Tomorrow, sailing will become the first Irish sport to contest for a place at the 2016 Paralympic Games.

A four-year target of raising £11bn for the UK economy from deals signed during the London Olympics has been surpassed two years early, the British Prime Minister announced.

A host of athletic stars from around the world have arrived for the meet being held this evening in CIT.

Ukraine were set to announce today whether they would boycott the Winter Paralympics in Sochi as the Games prepared to get under way amid an escalating political crisis.

Your daily, spoiler-free guide to what to look out for on the box.

Tesco’s recovery plans will come under more scrutiny tomorrow when it delivers half year results amid mounting pressure on its market share in Ireland and the UK.

Double gold medallists Michael McKillop and Jason Smyth have been denied the opportunity to defend their Paralympic titles in Rio.

Orla Barry increased Ireland’s medal tally at the IPC World Championships to five when shesecured silver in the F57/58 women’s discus on the penultimate day of action in Lyon.

Ben Roethlisberger has never heard of Brian O’Driscoll. Or Jonathan Sexton, Ronan O’Gara or Robbie Keane for that matter.

The rain stayed away for the thousands of music fans arriving at Glastonbury Festival today.

Victoria Beckham has been crowned Woman Of The Decade at the 2013 Glamour Women of the Year Awards in London.

Danny Boyle’s impressive Olympic opening ceremony and the spoof sitcom inspired by the Games are both in the running for TV Bafta Awards.

Danny Boyle’s impressive Olympic opening ceremony and the spoof sitcom inspired by the Games are both in the running for TV Bafta Awards.

The owner of British Airways was dragged to a loss of one billion euros today amid the costly battle to revive Spain’s flagship carrier Iberia.