President Donald Trump has accused the NFL of showing "total disrespect" for the United States by not forcing players to stand during the national anthem.

David Chapman, one of the greatest handball players of all time, died this week. He was 42.

In the end, I suppose we’ll all be happy if the result is a repeat, writes Liam Mackey.

Katie Taylor says she is not concerned about Zika virus, as Olympic Council assures athletes of safety plans

Rickie Fowler believes he still has room for improvement as he targets a first major title and becoming world number one following his success in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday.

Athletics is braced for further blows to its credibility today when the second part of the World Anti-Doping Agency report into Russian doping is revealed, but Derval O’Rourke knew all along she was being cheated, writes Cathal Dennehy.

Few champions have returned to the field under this thick a cloud. But as the accusations and rumours and innuendo pile up, New England Patriots players insist they have shut out the noise as they begin the defence of their Super Bowl title tonight against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The search for answers in the wake of last Saturday’s high drama has been exhaustive. Yet one likely cause has been overlooked.

Days after being labelled “overrated” by his fellow players, Rickie Fowler produced the perfect response by winning the Players Championship in sensational style yesterday.

Rory McIlroy’s former fiancée Caroline Wozniacki has achieved a lifelong dream of appearing in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue which goes on sale this week. 

A young player from New Orleans, Odell Beckham Jr, stole the show on Sunday night with a three-fingered catch that will intrigue for years to come

Motivation is a funny old thing. It can come from many different sources.

American website Sports Illustrated feautures a sporting snack food item of the week, and this week’s is a doozy.

On Saturday, July 5, the LeBron James camp approached Sports Illustrated writer Lee Jenkins and set in train what is arguably the best scoop of the US sporting year.

For all the talk of this possibly being the coronation of Lionel Messi and for all his moments of brilliance that have elevated this tournament above the average, facing him tomorrow is a story just as remarkable.

NBA superstar LeBron James had decided to line out for his former team, Cleveland Cavaliers.

Luis Suarez has made a conscious effort this past year to change the public perception of him, with the Liverpool striker keen to be seen as a role model rather than a bad boy.

Almost universal praise greeted a top NFL prospect’s announcement on Sunday night that he was gay, marking him out as a barrier-breaker in the conservative sport.

It’s difficult to assess the survivor guilt that will accompany Mike “The Rebel” Perez back into the ring this weekend.

Larry Ryan brings you the daft controversies, wacky conspiracy theories, memorable quotes and some of the craziest lines from the sporting year.

As mourners filed past the coffin of the slain John F Kennedy in the US capital, 140 miles away the Washington Redskins kicked off against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Helen Flanagan is in the frame to be a Bond girl.

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, the highest paid player in baseball, has been banned for 211 games, starting on Thursday and covering the remainder of this season and all of next, for violations of Major League Baseball’s joint drug prevention and treatment programme and its basic agreement.

NBA player Jason Collins caused a stir in the US this week by becoming the sport’s first active player to come out as gay, writes John Riordan

Ryan McKane was only 10 at the time but can still remember his parents having an angry discussion over what should happen next.

Rory McIlroy has admitted withdrawing from the Honda Classic last week was “not the right thing to do”.

Rory McIlroy has moved to defuse tomorrow’s face-to-face with the media by revealing exclusively to a US magazine that walking off the course at the Honda Classic last Friday “was not the right thing to do”.

One of the journalists who revealed the tale was a big hoax seems to think so. Oh and there has been another twist this morning…

Many readers will guess that picking Lance Armstrong as Sportsman of the Year must be a juvenile wind-up. Sports Monster of the Century more like.

Arsenal’s spending but Stan Kroenke says he’s in for the long haul

Yet another sign that I’ve been in America too long — now it’s an NFL coach giving me a lump in the throat.

One of Twitter’s many unquantifiable powers is how fast it can move from innocuous to electrifying in minutes.

Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the three-time Olympic heavyweight champion with a devastating right hand and a gentlemanly demeanour, has died of heart disease, aged 60.

Baseball has always attracted more than its fair share of eccentrics but it takes a special sort of crazy to be a pitcher.

With so many subplots funnelling into tomorrow night’s Super Bowl, the expectations are that it will be one of the most watched NFL title games of all time.

HIGH ranking NFL officials will visit Croke Park on Friday to assess the stadium’s suitability to host their games.

AMERICAN Football’s NFL representatives have confirmed Dublin could host a regular season game within the next few years.

THE fight game continues to crumble in the City of Brotherly Love.

'Moneyball' director Bennett Miller was unsure if the movie would ever be completed.

RORY McILROY is set tobecome one of the highest paidsportsmen on the planet after his US Open victory.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba insists his team must focus on winning consecutive games before they can think about winning back-to-back Barclays Premier League titles.