MOSCOW (Reuters) – Robert Heffernan said he wanted to create a “Rocky scenario” by beating the Russians in their own back yard and the Irish journeyman duly matched Sylvester Stallone’s ...

Robert Heffernan is not the first Irish race walker to suffer disappointment on the streets of England's capital city. After 3hr 37min 54sec of toil in the heat and high humidity of London ...

Former New York Times television critic Heffernan writes about the Internet as one “massive and collaborative work of realist art.” Marketed as a treatise on art, the book turns out to be more ...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - AUGUST 15: (L-R) Silver medalist Mikhail Ryzhov of Russia, gold medalist Robert Heffernan of Ireland and bronze medalist Jared Tallent of Australia stand on the podium during the ...

Robert Heffernan, who is targeting the 50km walk at the 2012 London Games, produced another solid performance at the IAAF World Cup of Race Walking in Saransk, Russia, finishing in 12th place in 1 ...