Willie Mullins is looking to see Max Dynamite recapture the brilliant form which saw him narrowly miss out on winning the Melbourne Cup when he reappears in Sandown’s BetVictor Henry II Stakes this evening.

Joe Schmidt will not be taking any passengers on Ireland’s daunting three-Test tour to South Africa having yesterday named a squad of only totally fit players.

Scotland’s Russell Knox believes he can make the leap from a former “head case” to a bona fide superstar as he targets a Ryder Cup debut in 2016.

The force may be strong with (Sky) Walkers, but Luke closely at the above picture and you will see that Mark Hamill (and possibly his pooch) has a weakness for Tayto.

If Connacht are to complete their dream season and raise the Guinness Pro12 trophy on Saturday, head coach Pat Lam believes they will have to negotiate the toughest challenge possible in final rivals Leinster.

Up to 500,000 British football fans, around half of whom do not have tickets, are expected to travel to France for Euro 2016, police have said.

Robbie Brady proved himself a future Irish captain in waiting, and other lessons from last night...

This wasn’t just about the Republic of Ireland qualifying for the knockout stages of Euro 2016. This was about crossing a Rubicon.

While it was a statement I suspected was coming for some time, there is no doubt that yesterday’s decision by Rory McIlroy to pull out of the Olympic Games has greatly undermined the efforts of the world’s golfing organisations to re-introduce golf into the games after a 112-year absence.

Rory McIlroy feels playing in this summer’s Olympics is not worth the risk after announcing his withdrawal due to concerns over the Zika virus.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Former Westmeath minor footballer Conor O’Brien might this week be preparing for a Leinster SFC semi-final showdown with Kildare in Croke Park, but instead it’s the World Rugby U20 Championship final.

The GAA are highly unlikely to change the throw-in times of the televised Leinster SFC semi-finals this Sunday in the event the Republic of Ireland qualify for the second round of Euro 2016 that same afternoon.