4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (122+ words) Courtney Lawes was never going to let the Sale Sharks owner beat him at padel Lawes - I beat the owner at padel. Video, 00:00:53Lawes - I beat the owner at padel Up Next. Will we see Lawes in an England shirt again?...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (704+ words) Don't expect to see Dave Allen fight Thomas Carty again after last week's no-contest: While Katie Taylor got the befitting farewell she deserved at Croke Park, the evening ended in disaster for fellow Irish fighter Thomas Carty. Eyeing a valiant…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (661+ words) As Katie Taylor prepared for the final fight of her glittering boxing career, the soundtrack to one of the most memorable moments of fight week came courtesy of Carrickmacross sisters Joyce and Ruth O’Leary, performing as internationally acclaimed rock violin…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (526+ words) My wife and I flew 4,500 miles to attend a retirement party for a guest of honor we’ll probably never meet in person. We were not alone: roughly 83,000 people, of all ages, RSVP’d “Yes.” That’s because the person we celebrated was…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (809+ words) What’s the best sport on radio? Football is the one I listen to most, but boxing is the one I love. The constant noise swirling around, the sense of excitement, the speed of the commentators as they try to keep…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (358+ words) The event, hosted at Dublin's Croke Park, drew a peak of 1.6 million on public-service broadcaster RTE. The retirement bout of iconic boxing world champion Katie Taylor drew a strong TV audience in her native Ireland on public-service network RTÉ. Hosted…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (580+ words) Katie Taylor defeated France’s Flora Pili in front of 83,000 people at Croke Park on Saturday night to become undisputed world champion for a third time. The 40-year-old finished the evening with her legacy intact, her composure unbroken, and words of…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (249+ words) Katie Taylor's final fight which saw her become a three time undisputed World Champion, brought in a peak audience of 1.6 million viewers on RTÉ television. The fight saw Taylor sign off on a stellar boxing career as she secured a…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (746+ words) The Irish boxing community is optimistic that Katie Taylor's landmark Croke Park event could attract a wave of new fans to the sport.(Image: ©INPHO/James Crombie) Taylor delivered one of the most unforgettable nights in the nation's history as…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (198+ words) Irish boxer Katie Taylor went out with a bang, defeating Flora Pili in front of an 83,000-strong home crowd on Saturday to end her pro career on a 26-1 record. Taylor retires a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and undisputed junior welterweight champion,…...