26 August 2017; Conor McGregor, right, and Floyd Mayweather Jr during their super welterweight boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
27 August 2017; Seán Cavanagh, right, of Tyrone is consoled by Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Dublin and Tyrone at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
21 May 2017; Diarmuid O'Connor of Mayo after receiving a cut to his face during the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Mayo and Sligo at Elvery's MacHale Park in Castlebar, Co Mayo. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
18 November 2017; Carl Frampton, right, in action against Horacio Garcia during their featherweight bout at the SSE Arena in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
3 March 2017; Marcell Coetzee of Ulster is tackled by Andrea Buondonno of Benetton Treviso during the Guinness PRO12 Round 17 match between Ulster and Benetton Treviso at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
18 March 2017; Courtney Lawes of England wins a lineout from Peter O'Mahony of Ireland during the RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and England at the Aviva Stadium in Lansdowne Road, Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
17 September 2017; Paul Mannion of Dublin celebrates after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
6 October 2017; Bundee Aki of Connacht is tackled by Louis Ludik of Ulster during the Guinness PRO14 Round 6 match between Ulster and Connacht at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
29 January 2017; Royal Caviar, with Ruby Walsh up, fall over the last while leading the field, in the Frank Ward Solicitors Arkle Novice Steeplechase during the Leopardstown Races at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. Photo by Cody Glenn/Sportsfile
17 September 2017; Lee Keegan of Mayo celebrates after scoring his side's first goal in the 54th minute during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
6 August 2017; Joe Canning of Galway celebrates scoring the winning point during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Galway and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile
9 October 2017; James McClean, second from right, of Republic of Ireland celebrates with team-mates after scoring his side's first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qualifier Group D match between Wales and Republic of Ireland at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
28 April 2017; Alex Dunbar of Glasgow Warriors and Zane Kirchner of Leinster after a power failure during the Guinness PRO12 Round 21 match between Leinster and Glasgow Warriors at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
11 November 2017; Bundee Aki of Ireland takes a selfie with his daughter Adrianna, age 6, after the Guinness Series International match between Ireland and South Africa at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
21 May 2017; Damian Cahalane of Cork celebrates after the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Tipperary and Cork at Semple Stadium in Thurles, Co Tipperary. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
17 March 2017; Colm Cooper of Dr. Crokes celebrates with manager Pat O'Shea at the final whistle of the AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final match between Dr. Crokes and Slaughtneil at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
28 October 2017; Referee Steve Gray raises Katie Taylor's hand in victory, as she is congratulated by her mother Bridget Taylor, following her vacant WBA World Female Lightweight Title bout with Anahi Sanchez at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
10 March 2017; Lewis Crocker celebrates defeating Ferenc Jarko in their welterweight bout in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
14 November 2017; Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2nd leg match between Republic of Ireland and Denmark at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
30 July 2017; Johnny Buckley of Kerry is tackled by Gary O'Donnell of Galway during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final match between Kerry and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
10 March 2017; Jamie Conlan, right, in action against Yarder Cardoza during their WBC International Silver super-flyweight bout in the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
17 September 2017; Cian O'Sullivan of Dublin celebrates at the final whistle following the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Dublin and Mayo at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
16 April 2017; Tudor City, with Davy Russell up, race ahead of Runforbob, with Sean Flanagan up, who fell over the last and did not finish, on their way to winning the Cusack Hotel Group Maiden Hurdle during the Fairyhouse Easter Festival at Fairyhouse Racecourse in Ratoath, Co Meath. Photo by Cody Glenn/Sportsfile
8 July 2017; Robert Lennon of Kilkenny looses his hurley as he pursues Austin Gleeson of Waterford during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 2 match between Waterford and Kilkenny at Semple Stadium in Thurles, Co Tipperary. Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile
12 August 2017; Usain Bolt, running the anchor leg for his Jamaica team, pulls up with an injury as Great Britain win the Men's 4x100m Relay event, from second place USA, during day nine of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the London Stadium in London, England. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
9 April 2017; Grace Walsh of Kilkenny in action against Orlaith McGrath of Galway during the Littlewoods National Camogie League semi-final match between Galway and Kilkenny at Semple Stadium in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Photo by David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
14 November 2017; Shane Duffy, left, and Harry Arter of Republic of Ireland react after Denmark scored their second goal during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2nd leg match between Republic of Ireland and Denmark at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
9 September 2017; Swimmers ahead of the Jones Engineering 98th Dublin City Liffey Swim organised by Leinster Open Sea and supported by Jones Engineering, Dublin City Council and Swim Ireland. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
3 September 2017; Galway manager Micheál Donoghue celebrates with his sons Niall, Con and Cian after the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Galway and Waterford at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
9 July 2017; Cork manager Kieran Kingston, right, and selector Diarmuid O'Sullivan watch the final moments of the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final match between Clare and Cork at Semple Stadium in Thurles, Co Tipperary. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
6 August 2017; Joe Canning of Galway is congratulated by his mother Josephine, following the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final match between Galway and Tipperary at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
3 September 2017; Joe Canning of the Galway senior team and his nephew Jack Canning of the Galway minor team celebrate their respective All-Ireland victories following the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Galway and Waterford at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile
1 April 2017; Dara Moynihan captain of St Brendan's College, Killarney celebrates with the Hogan Cup after the Masita GAA All Ireland Post Primary Schools Hogan Cup Final match between St Brendan's College, Killarney and St. Peter's College, Wexford, at Croke Park, in Dublin. Photo by Matt Browne/Sportsfile
14 November 2017; Kasper Schmeichel of Denmark celebrates after Christian Eriksen scores their second goal during the FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2nd leg match between Republic of Ireland and Denmark at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
3 September 2017; Conor Whelan, left, Jonathan Glynn of Galway, contest possession with Noel Connors, Barry Coughlan and Tadhg de Búrca of Waterford during the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final match between Galway and Waterford at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile
