Sonia O’Sullivan has her eye on this weekend’s Irish indoor championships, which will be missing some of our bigger names, while Johnny Watterson looks back at the life of Matt Doyle, who died earlier this month, the Californian who energised the Irish tennis scene back in the 1980s.

Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Ronan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday.

Simon Easterby insists he is committed to Ireland in response to reports he is a contender to take over from departed Wales boss Warren Gatland.

Simon Easterby has been playing a blinder so far but who should he pick in the Ireland team to face off with Wales in Cardiff?

SIMON EASTERBY tops Wales’ wishlist to replace Warren Gatland. Matt Sherratt has been put in caretaker charge after Saturday’s loss to Italy stretched the Dragons’ record run of defeats to 14 —

Dan Sheehan will skipper Ireland against Wales in the third round of the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday in the absence of regular captain Caelan Doris. Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby named hooker Sheehan as captain,