Event: Rio de Janeiro Olympics

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AIBA: No evidence of active interference in results

“Unprofessional relationships” within AIBA created an atmosphere of collusion between senior management and judges that undermined boxing at last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the governing body said in a statement yesterday.

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Fatal path collapse puts Rio's Olympic readiness in spotlight

racing

Cian O’Connor second in Million Dollar Grand Prix

The Irish love of sports - Reaching for the stars was never easy

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Irish team of apprentices to take on the world in quest for gold medals

Bideau to coach English in 2015

Mark English has confirmed that Nic Bideau will be his new coach as well as his agent next season.

Thu, 27 Nov, 2014

Splaine to continue as Ireland manager

Robert Splaine will continue as manager of the Ireland show jumping team, following a review of his performance over the past two years.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2014

Ireland’s eventers book Olympic slot

Ireland’s eventers booked their place in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics yesterday when finishing sixth and securing the last qualifying place at the Alltech World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, France.

Mon, 01 Sep, 2014

Riders’ Club distances itself from own survey

The recently-formed Irish Event Riders’ Club has “disassociated” itself from its own survey of riders regarding their experiences with the Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) high-performance programme.

Fri, 14 Dec, 2012

Organisers dismiss Ryder Cup weather worries

Ryder Cup officials dismissed concerns about the Scottish weather at today’s date announcement for the 2014 tournament in Gleneagles.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2011