Dr Ed Coughlan discusses how athletes and coaches can use the unprecedented shutdown on collective training to reset and reeducate and come back better.

If an average Six Nations fixture takes place on the day of the apocalypse, a Rugby World Cup is a declaration of war.

A controversial doping case against Irish sprinter Steven Colvert has been thrown into doubt by a series of scientific articles that have highlighted inconsistencies in the process and raised questions about the anti-doping system.

Much has been made of Ireland’s second Test with South Africa being played at altitude in Johannesburg this Saturday but as far as Mike Ross is concerned, it could be much worse.

The race is on to become the first marathon runner to break the two-hour mark