Lara Gillespie, Mia Griffin, Kelly Murphy and Alice Sharpe became the first Irish athletes to compete in the Olympic cycling discipline.

The women’s 10km marathon is scheduled for Thursday with the men’s race on Friday.

They finished on a time of 4:12.44 leaving them in a good position. 

The deal is understood to be made up of a €75 million initial fee and €20m of add-ons.

Speaking in a new BBC documentary, Flintoff said he left his home only to attend medical appointments in the seven months following the crash.

Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma took silver with Mary Moraa claiming bronze.

In her final weeks of preparation for the Paris Olympic Games, Ciara has been dealing with painful chronic Achilles issues.

In her final weeks of preparation for the Paris Olympic Games, Ciara has been dealing with painful chronic Achilles issues.

The first fixture to be played at Twickenham under its new name is the Red Roses’ clash with New Zealand on September 14.

The American revealed he thought Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson had beaten him to 100 metres gold.

The first leg will take place on Thursday, August 22 at Stamford Bridge, with the winner over two legs advancing to the group phase.

The Team USA favourite came off the balance beam during her routine in Monday's final

Adeleke clocked 50.09 to comfortably win heat 6

After a busy weekend for Team Ireland, nine Irish athletes are competing on Monday

Kishane Thompson of Jamaica took the silver and Fred Kerley of the U.S. claimed bronze.

The Armagh man finished third in the final of the 1500-metre freestyle final.

Veteran attacker Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh also helped herself to an impressive haul of 0-6 on a day when the Kingdom collected the Brendan Martin Cup for the 12th time in their history.

The Armagh man adds the 1500-metre freestyle bronze to the 800-metre gold he won earlier in the week.

The Red Devils lost 3-0 in the United States.

The Co Down gymnast won gold in the gymnastics pommel horse final in Paris on Saturday.