It’s 125 years since the Irish won both the men’s singles and women’s singles at Wimbledon. William O’Riordan looks at the amazing achievement of one Lena Rice.

Two bronze sculptures which had languished in obscurity for more than a century may be the work of Michelangelo, researchers have revealed.

You won’t find Aertv in Croke Park on All-Ireland hurling final day, much less across the Liffey for Ireland’s Six Nations opener in the Aviva. In short, it simply isn’t their scene.

Trailing 4-2 in the deciding set, David Gardiner’s back was firmly pinned against the wall.

One Direction mania hit Ireland last night — and it put all the fuss about Canadian hearthrob Justin Bieber into the ha’penny place.

MAYO’S Daniel Glancy made it a memorable second day on the trot for home players in the Green Property Irish Men’s Open at Fitzwilliam yesterday.

IRELAND Davis Cup supremo Sean Sorensen insisted that Conor Niland lacked nothing in determination during his crushing shock singles defeat by Laurynas Grigelis.

LITHUANIA yesterday unleashed a strong verbal volley ahead of this weekend’s Davis Cup showdown with Ireland in Dublin.

“I HAVE been split open, raped, beaten up. But I have been out here for 10 years because I am on gear.”

The top qualifying seeds all came through last night at Fitzwilliam in The Westwood sponsored Irish National Squash Championships.

LEADING Munster junior player, Cork’s Paul Fitzgerald, suffered a disappointing defeat to unseeded Morgan Dunne in the Irish Junior Open tennis championship quarter-finals at Fitzwilliam yesterday.

The domestic tennis season is now in full swing with a series of Senior Open Tournaments scheduled right up to the end of season Danone Masters event (August 25-27) in Fitzwilliam.

Ireland face an uphill struggle to win their Davis Cup tie against Hungary at Fitzwilliam, after losing both of yesterday's singles matches.

The Irish tennis selectors have rushed back into consultation following two hammer blows to the side originally selected to play Hungary in next months Davis Cup tie at Fitzwilliam.

Celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher was insolvent before he moved his restaurant to the Fitzwilliam Hotel, a jury has been told at the start of his trial for allegedly stealing three paintings.

DEREK RYAN was sensationally beaten by third seed Steve Richardson in the final of the Irish Senior Men’s National Squash final at Fitzwilliam in Dublin yesterday.

ANYONE around Merrion Square yesterday morning was probably rubbing their eyes.