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Brendan Boyce has scored a creditable tenth place at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. It continues his run of top-ten finishes at every Championships he has competed in, but Boyce feels he is capable of medals. He's been speaking to Will Downing:

Euro Champs 2022 - TUE 16/8 Brendan Boyce by Irish Sports Network

Euro Champs 2022 - TUE 16/8 Rhasidat Adeleke by Irish Sports Network

Ciara Mageean is through to Friday night's final of the women's 1500 metres at the European Athletics Championships in Munich. She finished second in her semi-final behind Sofia Ennaoui of Poland, having led at the front for much of the race. Mageean will be coming face-to-face with Laura Muir again, who won when Mageean took silver at the Commonwealth Games a fortnight ago

Fionnuala McCormack has finished seventh in the marathon at the European Championships in Munich. The twice European Cross-Country champion was in the lead group all the way through until the final five kilometres - she led at various points of the race. Ann-Marie McGlynn was 28th, with Aoife Cooke 34th, and both have different reasons to be satisfied with their displays in the high noon Munich he...

Fionnuala McCormack has finished seventh in the marathon at the European Championships in Munich. The twice European Cross-Country champion was in the lead group all the way through until the final five kilometres - she led at various points of the race. Fionnaula has told Will Downing she's happy - but could be even happier. (Pic - Athletics Ireland)

Athletics SUN Ciara Neville by Irish Sports Network

Phil Healy's fourth place in the women's 400 metres has been the best Irish result so far at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. Nadia Power reached the semi-finals of the women's 800, with Mark English and 18-year-old Cian McPhillips doing the same in the men's 800. Sarah Lavin has a Sunday semi-final coming in the women's 60 hurdles. And Sean Tobin is into the final of the men'...

Phil Healy's fourth place in the women's 400 metres has been the best Irish result so far at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. Nadia Power reached the semi-finals of the women's 800, with Mark English and 18-year-old Cian McPhillips doing the same in the men's 800. Sarah Lavin has a Sunday semi-final coming in the women's 60 hurdles. And Sean Tobin is into the final of the men'...

Phil Healy's fourth place in the women's 400 metres has been the best Irish result so far at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. Nadia Power reached the semi-finals of the women's 800, with Mark English and 18-year-old Cian McPhillips doing the same in the men's 800. Sarah Lavin has a Sunday semi-final coming in the women's 60 hurdles. And Sean Tobin is into the final of the men'...

Phil Healy's fourth place in the women's 400 metres has been the best Irish result so far at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. Nadia Power reached the semi-finals of the women's 800, with Mark English and 18-year-old Cian McPhillips doing the same in the men's 800. Sarah Lavin has a Sunday semi-final coming in the women's 60 hurdles. And Sean Tobin is into the final of the men'...

Phil Healy's fourth place in the women's 400 metres has been the best Irish result so far at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. Nadia Power reached the semi-finals of the women's 800, with Mark English and 18-year-old Cian McPhillips doing the same in the men's 800. Sarah Lavin has a Sunday semi-final coming in the women's 60 hurdles. And Sean Tobin is into the final of the men'...

Phil Healy's fourth place in the women's 400 metres has been the best Irish result so far at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun. Nadia Power reached the semi-finals of the women's 800, with Mark English and 18-year-old Cian McPhillips doing the same in the men's 800. Sarah Lavin has a Sunday semi-final coming in the women's 60 hurdles. And Sean Tobin is into the final of the men'...

A brilliant Saturday morning in Torun at the European Indoors for Ireland's Sarah Lavin and Sean Tobin. Lavin is through to the semi-finals of the 60m hurdles, another lifetime best of 8.06 seconds, beating the mark of 8.13 set in Madrid a couple of weeks ago. Tobin, who were regularly see competing on the Grand Prix circuit in the vest of his club Clonmel AC, is through to Sunday's final of the m...

A brilliant Saturday morning in Torun at the European Indoors for Ireland's Sarah Lavin and Sean Tobin. Lavin is through to the semi-finals of the 60m hurdles, another lifetime best of 8.06 seconds, beating the mark of 8.13 set in Madrid a couple of weeks ago. She's been telling Will Downing it has the feeling of a comeback season:

A brilliant Saturday morning in Torun at the European Indoors for Ireland's Sarah Lavin and Sean Tobin. Lavin is through to the semi-finals of the 60m hurdles, another lifetime best of 8.06 seconds, beating the mark of 8.13 set in Madrid a couple of weeks ago. Tobin, who were regularly see competing on the Grand Prix circuit in the vest of his club Clonmel AC, is through to Sunday's final of the m...

French striker Yann Kermorgant found fame and played most of his football career in the EFL Championship, but his career almost never happened at all. Kermorgant won the Championship with Bournemouth and League One at Charlton, reaching the Championship play-off final with Reading and the semis with Leicester - but serious illness only saw him turn professional at the age of 24. In an in-depth int...

Ian Baraclough joins Will Downing after his appointment as Northern Ireland manager, after three successful years as NI U21 boss that saw the most successful European qualifying campaign ever, including an away win over Spain. And commentator Michael Clarke fills in the background behind the move.

On June 25th 1982, Northern Ireland scored their famous victory over Spain at the World Cup in Valencia. 38 years on, Gerry Armstrong reflects on the famous night on the Med, Northern Ireland's run to the second phase, his playing days at the top of the First Division with Watford and in Spain with Real Mallorca, plus the La Liga greats he commentated on with Sky Sports. With Will Downing, Mark Ro...

The Premier League's back like it's never been away. Controversy! Intrigue! David Luiz! Roy Keane being angry! Will Downing and Stephane Jauny cast their Hawkeye on the opening weekend of the Premier League's big comeback.

As the Turkish SuperLig comes to British and Irish television for the first time in the throes of a thrilling four-way title race, Emre Sarigul of Turkish-Football.com joins us to run the rule over this season's Championship contenders. And with Bayern Munich claiming their eighth Bundesliga title in a row, how healthy is that for German football? With Will Downing, Mark Rodden, Stephane Jauny and...

Former St Patrick's Athletic, Middlesbrough and Ireland defender Curtis Fleming talks at length about his new role as Punjab FC boss in India's I-League, how life has been like during the recent shutdown, and openings for black managers in England. With Will Downing, Mark Rodden and Stephane Jauny.

It's the big kick-off in Spain's La Liga as Barcelona resume two points clear of Real Madrid, and there's discussion of Sevilla's win over Real Betis in El Gran Derby. Turkey's star-studded SuperLig is back - a thorough look at all the runners and riders. There's a profile of Pep Guardiola's new assistant manager at Manchester City, Juanma Lillo - considered to be one of the best football coaches...

Conor McGregor is the subject of a new biography just released in France. "Conor McGregor: Obsessions" is written by Irish-based French journalist Charles Thiallier, who has previously reported on McGregor for L'Equipe. On the eve of the announcement of McGregor's third retirement, Thallier has been speaking to Will Downing about how the project came about, the many interviews performed for the bo...

Portuguese Liga commentator Con Murphy joins the crew at the end of the first week back in the Primeira, ponders the future of Irish clubs in the League of Ireland including his beloved Shamrock Rovers, and recalls the dynamic 90s radio football coverage of Century Radio and Capital Gold, with a look at Poland's Ekstraklasa too. With Will Downing, Mark Rodden, Stephane Jauny and Dmytro Dzhulai (Дм...