Damian Cullen

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Damian Cullen

SnookerThe longest-running tournament in professional snooker begins its 2025 edition at the weekend. There is a cool half-million sterling on offer for the winner, who will be crowned on the May Bank Holiday Monday. Defending champion Kyren Wilson will begin the event as one of the favourites, along with usual suspects Mark Selby, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump, who have all claimed the top prize in recent years.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Damian Cullen

Horse racingThe three-day Grand National Festival takes place at Aintree, near Liverpool, this week. The highlight, of course, is, the biggest annual jump race in the world, which takes place on Saturday. Even non-racing fans recognise terms such as Becher’s Brook, The Chair and the Canal Turn. - Thursday-Saturday, UTV & Virgin MediaAthleticsA new and rather unusual track and field event takes place in Kingston, Jamica this week.

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Damian Cullen

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1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Damian Cullen

Horse RacingThe four-day, 28-race Cheltenham Festival runs from Tuesday to Friday, with thousands of Irish people joining racing fans in Gloucestershire. The 14 Grade One jump races include the Champion Hurdle (Tuesday), Champion Chase (Wednesday), Stayers’ Hurdle (Thursday) and Gold Cup (Friday). - UTV & Virgin Media, Tuesday-FridayGolfKnown as the “fifth major”, the Players Championship will be held at TPC Sawgrass this week.