Johnny Watterson

1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Johnny Watterson

Asked about the trip to South Africa and Calvin Nash smiles. “Good. Flew Dublin to London – Joburg – Durban. Got a good sleep. In economy,” he says. We all know what economy is like for 12 hours and maybe with that first-world kind of pain, Munster are asking their players to reach back for the base values they have exploited so well in the past as they face Sharks to sustain rugby life for one more week this season in the United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Johnny Watterson

The slogan from an old Maynards Wine Gums advert was probably not on the minds of such stand-up characters as Omeed Malik and Peter Thiel, two wealthy supporters of Donald Trump who have invested in the controversial sports product called Enhanced Games. The same could be said for Donald Trump jnr and Christian Angermayer, a psychedelics evangelist, who have also invested in the Enhanced Games.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Johnny Watterson

Bernard Dunne, the former WBA super bantamweight world champion and Irish Olympic boxing team coach knows all about success, failure and moments that can change the course of lives. Now he is learning something new, as pads in the gym have been put aside for pens in the garden. His pivot from the boxing world to writing has taken him to broadcasting and a Sunday evening slot on RTÉ Radio 1 where Dunne Talking explores the stories around success in sports men and women.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Johnny Watterson

Swim Ireland conducted an internal investigation into national performance director Jon Rudd after being made aware in 2023 of bullying allegations relating to his time with the Plymouth Leander Swimming Club in England. Swim Ireland had been advised by Swim England that there was no need to act against Rudd, who is the subject of a BBC Panorama programme, The Dark Side of Swimming, due to air on Monday night.

2 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Johnny Watterson

On the face of it, Scarlets don’t strike as much fear into teams as Premiership side Northampton. But Leinster coach Leo Cullen sees some similarities between the team that knocked Leinster out of the Champions Cup at the semi-final stage and the Welsh side that hopes to knock them out of the United Rugby Championship (URC) at the quarter-final stage when the sides meet at the end of the month in Dublin.