Katie Couric will interview Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o on her show “Katie” on Thursday. The interview will be Te’o’s first on camera interview since the news of the dead girlfriend hoax.

Out with the old and in with the new – that’s Giovanni Trapattoni’s motto for the friendly with Poland next month.

Some of Ireland’s top GAA stars, with the support of Aer Lingus, will lead a work party to Breezy Point in New York at the end of the month where they will help complete the reconstruction of the local CYO athletic program facilities destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

Reports in Scotland say that star striker Gary Hooper has turned down a new contract offer from Glasgow Celtic and could be off to the Premier League before the transfer window closes next week.

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o admitted to Katie Couric that he lied about his fake girlfriend in December, but still insists that he was not part of the hoax. The confession is in an interview clip that was broadcasted on Wednesday on Good Morning America. The full interview will air on Couric’s show on Thursday. 

Light heavyweight Seanie Monaghan (17-0, 10 KOs) defeated Roger Cantrell (15-3, 8 KOs) by unanimous decision at the Theater in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.

Leinster have to turn their European ambitions to the Amlin Challenge Cup after their reign as Heineken Cup champions ended despite Saturday’s bonus point win away to Exeter.

Irish defender Richard Dunne has suffered another injury setback and will miss the crucial World Cup qualifier in Sweden next month.

Donegal All-Ireland winning boss Jim McGuinness would welcome any approach from close friend Paul McGinley to work with the European team at the 2014 Ryder Cup.

Current Dublin manager Jim Gavin led the tributes to legendary Dubs boss Kevin Heffernan, who died last weekend aged 83.

Leitrim finally got back into the winner’s enclosure with a three-point win over hosts Sligo in the FBD League final on Sunday as new captain Emyln Mulligan lifted a trophy in his first big game as skipper.

Westmeath goalkeeper Gary Connaughton could be forced to return to America for the summer if he can’t find work at home.

Dublin boss Jim Gavin will lay down the law with his players after midfielder Denis Bastick’s was sent off late in Saturday night’s O’Byrne Cup final defeat to Kildare at Parnell Park.

Neil Lennon tore into his Celtic players after their shock 3-2 defeat to St. Mirren in the Scottish Communities League Cup semifinal defeat at Hampden Park.

Tipperary hurling star Lar Corbett and former All-Stars Brian McGuigan and Ollie Canning are part of a GPA work party workin in  Breezy Point New York this weekend with the support of Aer Lingus to help with the reconstruction of the community’s youth sports facilities destroyed during last year’s hurricane.

Ireland rugby coach Declan Kidney has moved to dampen talk of a Grand Slam after Saturday’s Six Nations win in Wales.

After Hurricane Sandy tore through the heart of Breezy Point in Queens, one of the most Irish neighborhoods in America, a group of Irish GAA superstars took it upon themselves to travel twice across the Atlantic to help with the rebuilding.

One of the most famous animal kidnapping cases the in the world took place in Ireland thirty years ago this Thursday.

Irish middleweight contender Andy Lee (28W-2L, 20KOs) will return to the ring against the durable Anthony Fitzgerald (13W-3L, 1 KO) at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena, in the Betfair’s ‘Unfinished Business’ boxing event.

Muhammad Ali’s daughter denied that her father was near death on Sunday evening and said that he enjoyed watching the Superbowl from his Arizona home.

NBC Nightly News has hailed the work of Irish athletes helping rebuild Breezy Point in New York after Hurricane Sandy.

Robbie Keane has told his LA Galaxy employers – I’ll never be the new David Beckham.

Darron Gibson turned down the chance to play for Ireland against Poland in Wednesday night’s friendly, but could return for the crucial World Cup fixtures against Sweden and Austria next month.

All-Ireland final hero Stephen Cluxton is the new Dublin football team captain and the man team boss Jim Gavin wants to lead the team forward.

IRELAND .......... 2
POLAND ........... 0

Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football team have officially picked up one of the country’s top recruits. Jaylon Smith, an outsider linebacker from Indiana, has officially committed to Notre Dame for 2013.

England will go to Dublin on Sunday keen to prove their own Grand Slam potential after a 38-18 Twickenham win over Scotland.

Cyclist Lance Armstrong shares top marks with Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o on the kind of list no athlete wants to find themselves on: the most disliked players in the nation.

College football powerhouse and scandal ridden Penn State is looking to play a football game in Ireland according to Coach Bill O’Brien, following up on the hugely successful Notre Dame/Navy game there last year.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney is counting the high cost of Sunday’s Six Nations defeat to England – on and off the field.

For decades fans of football have been accustomed to seeing corporate sponsors on team jersey.  Many of these sponsors are household names that are known worldwide such as Adidas, Nike, Ford, and others.  However, in recent years there has been a growing trend by football clubs to sign sponsorship deals with casinos and online gambling companies.  Today we take a quick look at this growing trend.

The GAA Museum at Croke Park is delighted to announce the opening of a new Hall of Fame as part of its ongoing refurbishment.

Famed Irish international Robbie Keane wants to manage after retirement he tells ESPN just before the start of the MSL season.

Dublin's early season form continued with an emphatic win over Kerry in Killarney on Sunday, as the problems mount for Kingdom boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice.

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni faces the axe as soon as the World Cup campaign is over after a public dispute too many with a senior player.

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni could offer newcomer Conor Sammon the chance to lead the line in the make or break World Cup clash in Sweden next month.

Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert may offer Irish defender Richard Dunne a new deal despite his lack of football this season.