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Dan Martin second as Geraint Thomas cracks Chris Froome to extend Tour lead

Team Sky's Geraint Thomas extended his lead in the Tour de France as Chris Froome slipped out of second place on 17th stage won by Nairo Quintana.

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Geraint Thomas takes stage 11 and yellow jersey; Dan Martin leaps into top-ten

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Ireland's Dan Martin wins Tour de France stage with perfectly-timed attack

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Sam Bennett takes third with powerful sprint

Peter O’Mahony is the most Munster of Munster players

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Eoin Morton to lead home challenge in the Rás

End of the road for Bradley Wiggins

Controversial star Bradley Wiggins has retired from competitive cycling after a remarkable career that saw him pick up eight Olympic medals and a Tour de France crown.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017

Tour de France: Ireland's Dan Martin digs in as Froome blitzes Tour field again

Ireland’s Dan Martin dropped one place to 10th overall after the 18th stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Chris Froome all but sealed outright victory.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2016

Dan Martin remains in Tour de France’s top ten

Dan Martin stayed inside the top 10 on general classification at the Tour de France yesterday after a gutsy time-trial performance saw him finish 33rd of the 187 riders.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2016

Nicolas Roche moves up three places to 16th at the Giro d’Italia

Nicolas Roche moved up three places to 16th on general classification at the Giro d’Italia yesterday after finishing in the same time as stage winner Andre Greipel (Lotto Soudal).

Sat, 14 May, 2016

In-form Nicolas Roche climbs to ninth at Giro d’Italia

Ireland’s Nicolas Roche got right in the mix on the fourth day of the Giro d’Italia yesterday, challenging for stage glory on the 200-kilometre stage from Catanzaro to Praia a Mare.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Solid start for Nicolas Roche in Giro time trial

Nicolas Roche had an encouraging start to the Giro d’Italia yesterday when he posted a time of 11 minutes 33 seconds for the opening stage of the three-week race.

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Dan Carter takes step towards clean sweep

Dan Carter moved one step closer to completing the clean sweep of world rugby’s premier trophies, booting Racing 92 into the European Champions Cup final.

Mon, 25 Apr, 2016

Maxime Machenaud’s Ronan O’Gara moment

Racing92 19 Toulon 16: There will, after all, be an Irish presence in the business end of the Champions Cup which the French and English have taken over this season with Ronan O’Gara’s Racing 92 ending the three-year reign of Toulon in Paris yesterday.

Mon, 11 Apr, 2016

Eddie Jones tips ‘unburdened’ Chris Robshaw to shine for England in Six Nations

England head coach Eddie Jones believes Chris Robshaw can emerge as the best blindside flanker in Europe by the end of the RBS 6 Nations.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Peter Jackson: Slugfest worth the money

They paid €20m to be ringside in Cardiff yesterday for the collision of Europe’s only two unbeaten contenders and the rewriting of one family’s tragic World Cup story.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2015

Bernard Le Roux: I could tell Sexton was struggling

It’s good to talk. To really talk.

Fri, 09 Oct, 2015

French planning to ‘hunt down’ Johnny Sexton

He may have packed his bags and left Paris for good, but Jonathan Sexton continues to hold a fascination for the French, some of whom have made no secret of their intent to target the Ireland number ten ahead of Sunday’s Pool D meeting between the sides in Cardiff.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2015

AudaciousAru claims Vuelta win

Fabio Aru claimed his first Grand Tour win yesterday when he was crowned winner of the Vuelta A Espana after an enthralling three-week battle with Dutchman Tom Dumoulin.

Mon, 14 Sep, 2015

Tom Dumoulin extends Vuelta a Espana advantage

Dutchman Tom Dumoulin moved a step closer to cycling immortality yesterday as he retained the race leader’s red jersey on the 19th stage of the Vuelta a Espana.

Sat, 12 Sep, 2015

Emotional Nicolas Roche revels in stunning Vuelta victory

Nicolas Roche was the toast of the Vuelta a Espana yesterday when he won the 18th stage of the race in a two-up sprint against home favourite Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing).

Fri, 11 Sep, 2015

Dumoulin back in the red at Vuelta

Just when it seemed like the Vuelta a Espana was slipping from his grasp, Dutch powerhouse Tom Dumoulin produced one of the performances of his career to retake the race lead with four days to go.

Thu, 10 Sep, 2015

Dan Martin digs deep to finish second in Vuelta A Espana

Ireland’s Dan Martin moved up to third overall at the Vuelta A Espana yesterday after finishing in second place on another punishing day in the saddle.

Fri, 28 Aug, 2015

Alejandro Valverde burst snatches Vuelta glory from luckless Nicolas Roche

Nicolas Roche came within 10 metres of winning the fourth stage of the Vuelta A Espana yesterday but was foiled by a fast-finishing trio which denied him a place on the podium.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2015

Marcelo Bosch delivers at the death to deny Racing Metro

Racing Metro 92 11 Saracens 12: Marcelo Bosch basked in the gratitude of his team-mates after kicking Saracens into the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in dramatic scenes in north Paris.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

Cheika laments inconsistency as Wallabies fall to France

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Mon, 17 Nov, 2014

Veteran cyclist crushed by car

A man is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after he was crushed by a car yesterday, prior to the start of a cycling race in Currow, Co Kerry.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2014

Clermont book home quarter-final

Clermont Auvergne 28 Racing Metro 3

Mon, 20 Jan, 2014

Racing remain in the hunt

Edinburgh 3 Racing Metro 15

Sat, 15 Dec, 2012

Dogged Dumoulin wins

SAMUEL DUMOULIN battled the conditions as well as his fellow riders to claim victory in the third stage of the Tour de France.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2008

Dumoulin wins Tour stage as Feillu claims yellow

Samuel Dumoulin battled the conditions as well as his fellow riders to claim victory in the third stage of the Tour de France.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2008

Freire edges out Tour leader Boonen in classic sprint finish

OSCAR FREIRE edged a classic sprint finish to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France yesterday as Tom Boonen retained the yellow jersey.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2006

French on top in Dauphine Libere race

Hometown rider Samuel Dumoulin won the 187km second stage of the Dauphine Libere race yesterday.

Wed, 08 Jun, 2005

Rescuers free injured women trapped in cave for 35 hours

Belgian rescue workers today freed an injured pot-holer who had been trapped 150ft below the ground for 35 hours.

Tue, 16 Jul, 2002