Paul Kimmage

1 month ago | independent.ie | Paul Kimmage

This article was originally published in December 2018A Monday morning at the Kensington Hotel in London. He descends from a suite on the first floor with his wife, Marie, at 8am and invites you to join them for breakfast. Twelve years have passed since our last interview; 27 have passed since our first time to spar. He's wearing G-Star jeans, a patterned Falken shirt, shoes by Angelo Galasso and tinted spectacles a-la Bono. "There's nothing on me that I've paid for," he smiles. "Nothing.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Paul Kimmage

Collin Morikawa could not get out of Orlando fast enough after coughing up a three-shot lead with five holes to play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He rushed to his car, and got an early start on his two-hour drive north to Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where The Players is this week. But he declined to speak to the media after his defeat, leaving many to wonder what went wrong down the stretch. Morikawa finally addressed it during his Tuesday press conference at TPC Sawgrass.

1 month ago | independent.ie | Paul Kimmage

Indian Wells will take us closer to the centre of unity between Novak Djokovic and coach Andy MurrayMurray and Djokovic enjoyed one of the sport’s fiercest rivalries, facing off in the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments and playing for the world No 1 ranking. But they joined forces after Murray retired, with Djokovic asking his old foe to mentor him. Fans were bemused watching the three-time major winner seated in Djokovic’s courtside box during the Australian Open.

Dec 7, 2024 | independent.ie | Paul Kimmage

It turns out that those positive tests maybe weren’t unfortunate after allOn the few occasions I took myself out of the tour’s rat race and mixed with non-tennis folk, I would sometimes get a startling insight into their lack of understanding of the physical demands of professional tennis and the fine margins between players.

Nov 24, 2024 | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Paul Kimmage

How should we interpret court appearance of MMA coach? McGregor took the stand in his own defence, telling the jury that he had “consensual” sex with Ms Hand, which he described as “enthusiastic, athletic, prolonged and vigorous.” But Ms Hand testified at one point she thought she was going to die and never see her young daughter again. Yesterday, McGregor was accompanied in court by his fiancée, Dee Devlin, with whom he has four children; his father, Tony; mother Margaret; and sister Aoife.