Speaking on The Tonight Show she told host Jimmy Fallon that her reported ‘retirement’ from the sport was ‘more of an evolution of Serena’.

JOSH Moffett and Andy Hayes have secured their second Irish Tarmac Rally Championship title after finishing fourth on the Ulster Rally behind title rivals Meirion Evans and Jonathan Jackson.

AN all-round team performance helped Ireland Women take the opening game of the three-match one-day international series against the Netherlands at the VRA Cricket Ground near Amsterdam.

IRELAND women's hockey team comfortably qualified for next year's EuroHockey Championships by thrashing Turkey 7-0 in their last qualifier match.

THE hugely enjoyable inaugural Irish Hundred game at Muckamore Cricket Club, backed by sponsors KP Snacks, ended in a controversial tie which is set to be investigated by the ICC.

IRELAND all-rounder Kevin O'Brien has announced his retirement from international cricket after falling out of contention for this year's T20 World Cup.

Irish batting all-rounder Gareth Delany credits his improved form with the ball on greater depth of planning and analysis and looks forward to working with new national spin bowling coach Nathan Hauritz.

HIS body ached every time he moved.

Northern Ireland secured a second Commonwealth Games gold medal after their lawn bowlers defeated India 18-5 in the men's fours final on Saturday.

CIARA Mageean wore a wide smile as she swapped the sun of the track for the shade of the mixed zone at the side of Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium yesterday – and she hopes there will be reason for further cheer in tomorrow night’s final.