Legend
Fionnuala McCormack finishes ninth in dramatic marathon at World Athletics Championships
Kilcoole AC star ‘pleasantly surprised’ by brilliant top 10 finish in Tokyo.
Interview
His brother's an Ireland and Premier League star. He has made a career at the other end of the game
Saturday
13 Sep 2025
aaaand the new
Lewis Crocker stuns Paddy Donovan to win welterweight world title
Crocker twice dropped Donovan to eke out a split decision at Belfast’s Windsor Park and win the IBF welterweight world title.
Contrasting Fortunes
Tottenham go second after overcoming West Ham as Chelsea blow chance to take top spot
preparation
Cooney and Tector tries not enough as Leinster lose out to Cardiff in pre-season friendly
marching on
World Cup holders New Zealand reach semi-finals after second-half surge against South Africa
Report
Ireland's Aoife O'Rourke reaches final at World Championships
Meanwhile, Patsy Joyce had to settle for a bronze medal.
Frustration
'I thought I was going to pass out' - heartbreak for Irish relay team in Tokyo
The quartet finished sixth while elsewhere there was better news for Sophie O’Sullivan and Sarah Healy.
bleak days
Inside Irish football's week of despair
Ireland’s lack of on-pitch leadership led to the fiasco in Armenia – and now their off-pitch leadership faces a huge challenge to salvage the future of the international team.
cloud nine
'It's not just me, maybe I'm the first to put it in a book. It's for Munster to do better'
Conor Murray speaks to The 42 about his new book and moving on from rugby.
access all areas
Lessons on and off the pitch, Taylor Swift, and family: Inside Treaty United's historic season
The 42 visited Markets Field ahead of the Limerick side’s FAI Cup semi-final.
Double trouble
Facing Fossa and clamping the Cliffords - the manager's view from the sidelines
In their run to the Kerry intermediate final this Sunday, the form of the Clifford brothers has been otherworldly.
Friday
12 Sep 2025
