Rory McIlroy has ruled out competing at next month’s European Tour event in Saudi Arabia.

Anthony Joshua has won his world heavyweight title rematch against Andy Ruiz Jr by unanimous decision in Saudi Arabia tonight.

Andy Ruiz Jr has been unable to park his taste for expensive cars, despite his father’s pleadings to stop wasting his money.

Andy Ruiz Jr’s life altered unimaginably on a balmy evening in Manhattan back in June but you would barely know it to speak to him.

Anthony Joshua wants to get his “passion” for boxing back ahead of his rematch with Andy Ruiz Jr later this year.

The first time I saw Peter Casey during my time with the Limerick Academy, and as Limerick minor coach in 2015, I felt he’d be more suited to being a jockey in the Irish Derby than a hurler lighting up Croke Park.

The significance of Brian Hurley being named at full-forward on the Cork team for this evening’s fixture below in the park? It will be his first Munster final start since the summer of 2015.

Question: if you were a gifted player in a high-profile sport, the kind your coach and teammates rely on to get a result, would you tell them about your depression?

Not lost in the folly of the Shane Ross airport pageantry was that Katie Taylor’s lust for the limelight could scarcely compare less.

Katie Taylor and her team say a rematch with Delfine Persoon is very much in their plans, though a deal is preliminarily in place for a fight with Amanda Serrano later this year.

June is drizzling down all over, and the mayflies have gone into hiding in the bushes around my backyard slice of Lough Derg, at Killaloe.

Katie Taylor has never been one for braggadocio but things have felt a little bit different during this, her fourth straight fight week on America’s east coast.

The scientist, who graduated from Athlone Institute of Technology with a First Class Honours in Biotechnology, says people are surprised when they hear about her profession.

"This is going to be without a doubt the biggest challenge of my career and the biggest fight of my career... both amateur and professional."

On a weekend awash with cultural appropriation and faux role modelling, Katie Taylor was St Patrick’s saving grace.

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Katie Taylor says the defence of her IBF and WBA World Lightweight titles against current WBC World super-featherweight champion, Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden Saturday night will be the toughest assignment of her professional career but remains confident of overcoming her unbeaten opponent.

Frank Warren plans to begin negotiations for a lucrative rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder imminently.

Frank Warren has conceded that Tyson Fury may no longer be the fighter who once outclassed Wladimir Klitschko — but the promoter also believes he only needs to be at 80% to defeat Deontay Wilder.

Blame the pitch, perhaps, but what what should have been a Monday night cracker between two of the Premier League’s most exciting sides turned out to be something of a damp squib, writes Gerry Cox

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has again voiced his opposition to the Nations League, arguing there is no room for it in the calendar.

Six years on from the London Olympics and talk of legacy looms large.

Rory McIroy is the clear winner in the 2018 rankings for the richest young sports star in Britain and Ireland, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.

Tony Bellew has insisted he will continue to fight and has targeted Tyson Fury and Andre Ward as potential future opponents.

Fury claims he can go on to knock out "dosser" Anthony Joshua and reclaim his place as the king of the heavyweight division after confirming a return to the ring for the first time in nearly three years.

He last fought in November 2015 when he outpointed Wladimir Klitschko to win the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.

Millions of eyeballs will focus on a small rectangle in Cardiff tonight, with three of the four major world heavyweight titles on the line. Both fighters are undefeated, both are heroes in their own countries.

Tyson Fury's boxing licence will be reinstated if the former world heavyweight champion passes his medical.

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Mo Farah upset the odds to take the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award but his victory speech was cut short by a power failure on a night of drama and surprises.

Katie Taylor is determined to make the first defence of her WBA lightweight title so she can ensure a "big 2018" and pursue her ambition of unifying the division.

Anthony Joshua has accused Joseph Parker and his promoter of "acting" and warned his rival he has already begun preparations for their expected heavyweight unification title fight.

The pain of Rio and the disappointment of Astana now seem like a distant memory for Katie Taylor after the Bray woman claimed her first world professional title in Cardiff last Saturday night.

At the same time that champion Anahi Esther Sanchez was exerting herself in an effort to lose the excess pound she just could not shift, Katie Taylor yesterday sat down at an Italian restaurant to enjoy a post-weigh-in meal ahead of her world-title tilt in Cardiff tonight.

Katie Taylor has successfully weighed in for her world-title challenge tomorrow night in Cardiff, but Argentinean champion Anahi Esther Sanchez came in one pound over the lightweight limit.

Katie Taylor has insisted that she is prepared for a potentially turbulent fight tomorrow night in Cardiff after WBA lightweight champion Anahi Esther Sanchez promised to cause a major upset in their world-title showdown.

Katie Taylor has hailed her world-title date as the “biggest night” of her career ahead of Saturday’s showdown with WBA lightweight champion Anahi Esther Sanchez.

Katie Taylor has insisted she is not disappointed by the fact that her first world-title shot will not take place in Ireland, but the Bray woman hopes to book a long-awaited homecoming fight in the new year.

Katie Taylor hopes a world-title victory this weekend in Cardiff will tee up a home defence in Ireland next year.

Anthony Joshua has less than two weeks to adjust to a new opponent after Carlos Takam replaced Kubrat Pulev as the world heavyweight champion's challenger on October 28.

Anthony Joshua has less than two weeks to adjust to a new opponent after Carlos Takam replaced Kubrat Pulev as the world heavyweight champion's challenger on October 28.

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Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has confirmed he will attempt to become a professional boxer with the ultimate aim of challenging for a title belt.

Tyson Fury says he is "on the right path" for a ring return.