July and August mean different things to different people, but for a lot of readers it means one thing no matter what sport they follow. Summer sports camps for the kids.

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It’s five years since Kieran Donaghy burst on to the scene and changed the whole football landscape. He’s learned a lot in that time but he’s still bursting with enthusiasm and still relishing a Munster final with Cork

NBA basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has revealed he is set to retire.

IF YOU were shaken from your slumber early last Friday morning by the walls rattling and the sound of a distant crash, it was probably just a giant falling to earth in a land far, far away.

Kobe Bryant admitted “a big old monkey” was off his back after winning his fourth NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, his first without the help of former team-mate Shaquille O’Neal.

Rihanna and Chris Brown avoided a face-to-face reunion at a basketball game this week in Florida when the former lovers sat in separate courtside sections.

THE Orlando Magic will look to continue their fightback against the LA Lakers as they bid to level the NBA Finals series 2-2 tonight (live on Setanta Ireland, Setanta Sports 2).

Christmas is still going strong for 14-year-old Nick Waters.

Following a winning start to their European Championship campaign against Malta last Saturday, Ireland’s men will take on the Swiss on Wednesday, September 15 at the ESB Basketball Arena, Dublin at 7.30pm.