O’Sullivan was honoured with the accolade of Outstanding Contribution to the Olympic Movement in Ireland at the inaugural Olympic Council of Ireland Awards last night.

A former Tánaiste has said the Government should create a statutory inquiry into the controversy over tickets for the Olympic games.

The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport Patrick O'Donovan has accused the opposition of trying to make political gains out of the Olympic tickets controversy.

Olympic boxing's governing body AIBA has taken further action in the wake of the judging controversy which has rocked the Rio Games.

Ireland’s Natalya Coyle lies 12th after the opening day of the Olympics women’s modern pentathlon in Rio, the marathon fencing session consisting of fights against the other 35 competitors.

Thomas Barr’s fourth-place finish in the men's 400m hurdles final saw him denied Olympic bronze at the Engenhão Olympic Stadium in Rio, smashing his own Irish record in the process writes Will Downing.

An Irish man could find out in the next 48 hours whether he will face jail time over his alleged involvement in the Olympic ticket scandal.

A jaguar used in an Olympic torch relay ceremony has been shot dead after it slipped its leash and tried to attack a soldier, the Brazilian army said.

Caitlyn Jenner will mark the 40th anniversary of her Olympic gold medal win in the decathlon with a cover story in Sports Illustrated.

The Olympic flame will have an unusual home for the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Minister of State for Sport Michael Ring says an extra €3m is being provided to Sport Ireland for 2016.

World champion walker Rob Heffernan has said he is “dreaming” amid reports that he may be upgraded to Olympic bronze following the doping scandal that has engulfed world athletics.

Ireland coach Darren Smith admits there is plenty of scope for improvement as his side continue their Olympic qualification campaign with a clash with Turkey at UCD today.