With the Wimbledon Championships set to begin on Monday, Pete Fairchild takes us through the (very) complex tax issues players face. At Wimbledon, while spectators sip on Pimm’s and eat strawberries, the world’s top tennis players are earning income on British soil. For stars such as Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, competing in London means [...]
Thomas Tuchel's side lack the quality to compete with France and Argentina despite their unbeaten start.
With Andy Burnham set to be the next Prime Minister, Alan Sendorek assesses how his approach to broadcasting sport may differ from Sir Keir Starmer’s. Sir Keir Starmer – the country’s most powerful Arsenal fan – last month joined the Football Supporters Association in calling on TNT Sports to make the Champions League final available [...]
Sport heroes used to retire at the top but now the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, Serena and Djokovic have other ideas, writes Matt Readman. Sport is nothing if not storytelling. And every athlete wants the perfect ending to their own story. The crowning moment. The final wave to the crowd. Departing with dignity on your [...]
Saturday offers Mayo another shot at All-Ireland glory — but it may also be the last chance to watch one of the game’s most thrilling young talents before he heads to Australia.
It is not even a debate - the football championship has been far superior to the hurling championship in 2026
Provincial winners Armagh, Roscommon and Westmeath all paid the price for early success while beaten teams such as Monaghan and Louth are still chasing Sam.
The 2026 World Cup is the first AI-shaped major sports event and will change football fandom forever. Jon Williams outlines what sponsors, broadcasters and brands need to do about it. Football, like the creative advertising business I work in, thinks the biggest gains from AI are operational – speed, efficiency, and more. They’re not. AI’s [...]
Georgia Bridgwood argues that women’s sport should rid itself of platitudes; they’re empty, patronising and offensive. “You got this,” proclaimed Adidas. “Thirsty for more,” said Pepsi. “You don’t get it,” I thought to myself. In our exploration of ‘now what?’ for women’s sport at SXSW London this month, the panel dug into why we’re in [...]
England are being asked to win the World Cup, yes, but the absurdity is that they are required to do so much more in the process, both commercially and politically, writes Ed Warner. And so they’ve begun. Our boys, Tom’s 26. Their world is in motion, three lions on their shirts, out to erase 60 [...]
Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE discusses why culture is key to football conquering the US after the World Cup Football has been a pivotal part of British culture for decades, but the last month alone has seen the drama of the Premier League climax, the success of Crystal Palace and Aston Villa in Europe and the [...]
An unnecessarily serious review of the best ads around the 2026 World Cup, including campaigns by Adidas, Nike and Burberry, as picked by amateur footballer and professional creative Harriet Russell-Vick. Football ads in 2026 finally remembered a crucial detail: football is supposed to be fun. After years of ultra-serious slow-motion shots of rain hitting crossbars [...]
Westmeath, Armagh, Kerry and Roscommon deserve more reward for winning their provincial titles
Ahead of this weekend’s Prem Rugby’s semi-finals, Ollie Phillips assesses whether they could do with a hint of Wales. Picture the scene: next year’s Prem Rugby semi-finals feature the top three teams from this year – Northampton Saints, Bath Rugby and Exeter Chiefs – plus one of the Scarlets, Ospreys, Dragons or Cardiff. This would, [...]
Martin O'Neill has always favoured big, tough players and is set to bring that physical presence back to Celtic in the summer transfer window as he prepares to be confirmed as permanent manager
Limerick and Cork produced an exciting finish to today's Munster final - but it was not a good game.
Another epic battle between these two titans ended with Limerick edging out Cork to win their 26th Munster title
The Nations Championship begins in a month and it will be a stress test for investors looking at rugby, Neil Barlow says. International rugby tournaments have always been the sport’s biggest draws. There is nothing quite like the Six Nations to bring out classic memes of rugby fans wearing bootcut jeans and loafers filling pubs. [...]
Limerick face Cork in the Munster Hurling Championship final at Pairc ui Chaoimh on Sunday - the 17th final of John Kiely's tenure.
Hopefully, this has club coaches Europe-wide checking out just who Ndaba, Devoy, Melia, Hodge, Leavy and Brennan are, making notes - writes One F in Foley
The Champions League final ended dramatically but in truth it was a low score bore because of Arsenal's involvement
In February 2023, Manchester City fans unfurled a banner at the Etihad Stadium bearing the words “Pannick on the streets of London”. This play on The Smiths’ 1986 song referred to Lord David Pannick KC, the barrister hired to spearhead the club’s defence against 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. [...]
For footballers and other high-profile athletes, relationship breakdown may start as a personal matter, but where there is fame, wealth, public interest and commercial pressure, it can quickly become something much larger. A messy divorce can dominate headlines, distract from performance, and affect relationships with clubs, sponsors, agents and other commercial partners. The risks are [...]
This Sunday afternoon at Bedford Blues’ Goldington Road could be pandemonium. The home team take on Champ Rugby giants Worcester Warriors looking to be crowned winners of English rugby’s second tier. But what’s the point, when you cannot get promoted? Well it is the continued proof that the Champ is and can be competitive, where [...]
It was disappointing Mason Melia (brought on 89:33) wasn't on for second-half, Ireland Inc need to remind Tottenham Inc of how much we rate him - writes One F in Foley
Second-tier competitions have died before through indifference and imbalance — so it is vital the GAA gets this format perfected.
For counties outside Dublin and Kerry, the emotional toll of provincial glory may be leaving too little in the tank for what comes next.
I’m writing aboard a plane to Berlin en route to Leipzig for the Uefa Conference League Final. By the time you read this you’ll know whether my Thursday return trip hangover is fuelled by elation or despair. Whether Crystal Palace or Rayo Vallecano triumphed in the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night, it’s right to [...]
Tipperary may have fallen short in a brutal Munster championship, but the anonymous hammering of amateur players is cowardly, disrespectful and completely out of line
The Cats have been poor in 2026 but people are overlooking one obvious point - Dublin are a serious force.