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HERE’S a quiz question. No prize, but have a go anyway. What do Donald Trump and Ryan Lochte have in common? Odd hair, I hear you say? Accurate, but not the right answer, writes Terry Prone

Michael Phelps was adamant there would be no retirement U-turn this time as he was beaten to gold by a Singaporean who used to idolise him.

Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give.

Fiona Doyle’s Olympic Games came to a frustrating conclusion last night when a second-place finish in her heat of the 200m breaststroke wasn’t enough to see her qualify.

A wagging finger. A stunning swim. And with that, a win for clean athletes everywhere in an Olympics where no one is sure the playing field is really level.

When Michael Phelps arrived in Rio as a 31-year-old swimmer who retired once and endured plenty of turmoil away from the pool, everyone wondered just how many gold medals was a realistic goal.

That’s the Greatest Of All Time. Whether it be Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt monopolising another Olympic Games, Novak Djokovic seeking a Grand Slam or Katie Taylor punching her way into legend, the sporting record books look set for another complete rewrite in 2016...

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Michael Phelps could be allowed to compete at this year’s world swimming championships after all.

Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps has pleaded guilty to drink-driving.

The penthouse used by John Boy Power in the crime drama Love/Hate is up for sale.

Michael Phelps has been handed a six-month suspension by USA Swimming following his arrest for allegedly drink driving last month.

Michael Phelps will take a break from swimming in order to confront his personal issues following his arrest for alleged drink driving last week.

Putting his swimming career on hold after his second drink-driving arrest, Olympic champion Michael Phelps began a six-week programme today that he said “will provide the help I need to better understand myself”.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps said he is “deeply sorry” after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested on a charge of driving under the influence in the US, police said.

ONE down, another to go in Kerry — DTZ Sherry FitzGerald this week bring Bill Cullen and Jackie Lavin’s Muckross Park Hotel to market guiding €6.5m, after their summer 2014 off-market sale of Killarney’s 74-bed Aghadoe Heights for just over €6m, bought by Davy asset managers.

American Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all-time, will make his return to competitive swimming today.

The Rev Fred Phelps Sr, the fiery founder of a small Kansas church who led outrageous and hate-filled protests that blamed almost everything, including the deaths of AIDS victims and US soldiers, on America’s tolerance for gay people, has died.

When Michael Phelps walked into the press room at the Aquatics Centre on Saturday August 4, 2012, he left no-one in any doubt that his decision to retire was final.

For 17 days in July and August, we didn’t look at London through a prism of begrudgery and snorting derision, because they only put on the damn best show anyone could remember. (Ireland should try it sometime ...) Here’s the top ten memories of Olympics 2012

Eleven-time Olympic medallist Ryan Lochte has predicted that 18-time champion Michael Phelps will return to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games in 2016.

Ireland’s path out of economic turmoil will be reliant on the harnessing of entrepreneurship and innovative ideas, according to one of the world’s leading economists.

Shane Lowry has committed himself to entering the PGA Tour Qualifying School later this month in Florida and the expense of possibly forfeiting a place in the season-ending Dubai Tour Championship.

Steve Stricker has warned the Europeans not to underestimate the influence Tiger Woods can have on this Ryder Cup.

Michael Phelps has become the new face of Louis Vuitton.

Irish boxing is punching above its weight

Major sporting moments tend to result in historic commentary that echoes through the ages. Even when we don’t really want it to.

If you waited until evening and hurdled past the spoiler alerts on news and sports channels, you’d have had to wait until after 11pm to see Bolt make history

Michael Phelps is not done with high-achieving even if his career as an Olympic athlete is over.

Michael Phelps has ended his swimming career with an 18th gold medal in the men's relay event.

The greatest Olympian in the history of the modern Games, Michael Phelps, is swimming his last race now, in the men's relay event.

Michael Phelps won the 17th Olympic gold medal of his career, and his 21st overall, when he produced a majestic performance in the 100m butterfly.

It just keeps getting worse for US Olympic broadcaster NBC.

Michael Phelps last night claimed the 16th Olympic gold medal of his amazing career and 20th in total with a thrilling victory in the 200m individual medley.

Michael Phelps tonight claimed the 16th Olympic gold medal of his amazing career and 20th in total with a thrilling victory in the 200 metres individual medley.

Sebastian Coe has refused to call Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian of all time — despite the American winning more medals than any other athlete in history.

More than 10 million people watched swimmer Michael Phelps make Olympics history.