In the course of her stellar career Valerie Mulcahy learned how to take her scores, says The Irish Examiner's Noel Baker. Yesterday she showed that her aim is just as true off the field.

In the course of her stellar career Valerie Mulcahy learned how to take her scores. Yesterday she showed that her aim is just as true off the field.

Organisers of the 2017 World Championships in London are in talks with athletics’ world governing body about dropping ‘IAAF’ from the event’s branding.

IAAF president Seb Coe is in favour of erasing world records in international athletics set by suspected drugs cheats, according to UK Athletics chairman Ed Warner.

After the worst week in the history of the sport, IAAF president Seb Coe faces the unenviable task of guiding athletics through crisis and ending the doping culture, writes Cathal Dennehy.

Russia faces being banned from the Rio 2016 Olympics after an investigation revealed “state-sponsored” doping on a wide scale in one of sport’s biggest ever scandals.

The Ireland athletics team manager fears the unfolding doping and corruption scandal may extend beyond Russia, who were accused yesterday of “sabotaging” the London Games.

Twenty-eight athletes have been suspended over historic doping offences, the International Association of Athletics Federations announced last night.

Usain Bolt is back in old London town and that is usually good reason to be cheerful, not fearful. 

The son of IAAF president Lamine Diack has stepped down from his activities with athletics’ world governing body pending an investigation into allegations of a cover-up of doping in Russia.

Ireland’s bid to host the 2023 World Cup has been given a huge boost after IRB chief executive Brett Gosper described the country as “a wonderful candidate”.

A few weeks ago we sat down with Cork footballer Eoin Cadogan, who mentioned the course he was doing in Setanta College.

Olympic hero Jessica Ennis has been officially granted the freedom of her home city.

'Mrs Brown's Boys' scooped the prize for Best Sitcom at last night's National Television Awards in the UK.

Bradley Wiggins’ remarkable year came to a perfect conclusion last night as he was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the city he cruised to Olympic glory this summer.

Seb Coe hailed the London 2012 Olympics a big success today and said thank you during the nation’s final farewell to the Games.

Mo Farah has revealed how the biggest gamble of his career turned him from a weakling who runs “like a girl” into a double Olympic champion.

Usain Bolt has urged the world to bask in his glory after becoming the first man to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession on an historic night in London.

Kenya’s David Rudisha has won gold in the men’s 800 metres in a new world record time of 1:40.91.

Nathan Adrian destroyed Australian star James Magnussen’s ambition of adding the Olympic title to his world crown when the American out-touched him by one 100th of a second in the 100 metres freestyle.

Ireland has an excellent chance of having a women’s sevens rugby team at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio after a spectacular and dramatic debut by a new squad at the European championships which ended in Moscow at the weekend.

Jedward-mania hit the streets of Dublin today as the pop duo carried the Olympic Torch through the city.

Football Association chief executive Alex Horne insists he will push for reform in the World Cup bidding process.

Ronnie O’Sullivan is following in the footsteps of Seb Coe during his 888.com World Championship campaign in his bid to become an elite runner.

LONDON 2012 have unveiled the design for their £496 million (€711 million) Olympic stadium.

SOME WEEKS you just don’t have enough space for everything.

IN A sport where personality is hidden behind goggles and below the water mark, Ian Thorpe did virtually the impossible.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will leave Singapore tonight after two “very, very intense days” of talks with International Olympic Committee delegates believing “it’s all to play for” in London’s 2012 bid for the games.

Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has claimed it would be unreasonable to expect young players not to succumb to the temptation of recreational drugs.