MOSCOW - Robert Heffernan pulled away in the last 10 kilometres to win the gold medal in the 50-kilometre walk Wednesday, giving Ireland its first men's world championship title in 30 years.

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 finished a fighting fifth in the men’s 50km race walk in 3:44:17 in a brave bid to defend his world title at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, while Ireland&rsquo ...

Cork's Robert Heffernan has been disqualified from the 20km walk final in Athens after he picked up the maximum three penalty points. Fri, 20 Aug, 2004 - 10:35 Cork's Robert Heffernan has been ...

Robert Heffernan has been named as the Athlete of the Year at the Irish Life Health National Athletics Awards. Heffernan (Togher) got the top honour as a result of finishing eight in the 50km Race ...

IRISH racewalkers Robert Heffernan and Olive Loughnane will be upgraded to Olympic bronze and World gold medals respectively after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld six appeals ...