'Serena Slam' ends in tearsTennis/French Open: One of the crowns has finally fallen but not without tears and acrimonyFri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Verkerk leaving his markTennis: This time last year the animated Dutch player Martin Verkerk was in Italy winning a Challenger event while the world…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Clijsters has nothing to hide and little to fearThere is a carefree openness in the way Kim Clijsters engages in interviewsThu Jun 05 2003 - 01:00
Agassi's hope executed by young gunTENNIS/French Open: Given Andre Agassi arrived in Paris last week as Australian Open champion, it would be premature to begin…Wed Jun 04 2003 - 01:00
Poor Dokic at a loss for answersTennis/French Open: One of those days in Paris, muggy and hot, when even the act of stretching for your first afternoon absinthe…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Hewitt's feats of clay slightedTennis: Juan Carlos Ferrero may not have meant to slight Lleyton Hewitt, but when he was asked to choose a big name he would…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Agassi sees off brave AncicTENNIS/French Open: Mario Ancic, a loose limbed, gangling teenager in ill-fitting shorts and a baggy shirt, arrived on court…Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Carlow create piece of historyRUGBY: You don't expect games like this on a wet night in MayFri May 16 2003 - 01:00
Toulouse without JeanjeanRugby European Cup: Toulouse will be without full back Nicolas Jeanjean for the Heineken European Cup final against Perpignan…Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
French not sold on away-day final ideaRUGBY: In France they have no salary cap restrictions, which may in some part explain why Irish lock Mick O'Driscoll, Harlequin…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Harlequins swoop for four Irish playersRUGBY: Harlequins, having spoken over the past number of months, to Leinster's Ben Willis, Andy Dunne and Simon Keogh, as well…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Doherty's heroics fall just shortPick your word to fit the man. Remarkable. Phenomenal. Emotional. Majestic. Pick them all.Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Dubliner beaten 18-16 in world snooker finalIreland's Ken Doherty was beaten 18-16 in the final of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield last night, despite performing…Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Cork C of I face Ulster stalwartsMEN'S HOCKEY: It's a little like Perpignan and Toulouse in the European Cup final at Lansdowne Road as three Ulster teams and…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
ERC to give Dublin final the hard sellEuropean Cup final: Not so much a charm offensive as a logistics imperative, the Heineken European Cup will remain in Dublin…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
ERC to explain decision to stage final in DublinThe ERC will hold a press conference in Dublin today to explain why Lansdowne Road was selected for the Heineken European Cup…Thu May 01 2003 - 01:00
Rovers rocked by rampant InstoniansMen's Hockey: The club championships play-off finals next weekend will be devoid of a team from Leinster as Instonians, Lisnagarvey…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
Delivering at senior level is the targetMen's Hockey: By chance Pat Rowley's World Hockey Rankings appeared last month just before Wesley College finished runner's-…Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Leinster's Corrigan passed fit to face FrenchRUGBY NEWS: As expected after a week of full contact training, Leinster captain Reggie Corrigan has been passed fit to play …Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Centre focused on here and nowInterview with David Quinlan: You could strip David Quinlan on the back pitch behind the East Stand at Lansdowne Road and dutifully…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Corrigan hoping to be ready for battleLet's clear one thing up. Australian Super 12 side Waratahs don't have Matt Williams's CV in their vaults.Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Athens tickets to go on sale next monthOLYMPICS: Many Irish fans are expected to clamour for Olympic tickets for the 2004 Athens Games when they go on public sale …Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Penalties may well beckonHOCKEY/Irish Senior Cup Final: The last time Cork Harlequins won an Irish Senior Cup match outright was December 14th of last…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
The day England won a Lansdowne ovationScotland and Wales refused to travel in 1972, but a year later England came to Dublin at the height of the TroublesSat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Ireland hardly favoured against formidable forceIf you use the slide rule method and try to gauge how Ireland might do against England tonight in Donnybrook (7Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Rovers have title in sightSAILING: Three Rock Rovers go into the second last weekend of matches scheduled for the Leinster Senior League with their place…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
The stuff of scoolboy dreamsSCHOOLS' RUGBY/Connacht Senior Cup final - Sligo Grammar... 17 Garbally College..Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Leicester ask fans to hand back ticketsRugby European Cup: The European Rugby Cup (ERC) have decided to hang tough with Leicester Tigers following the laboured negotiations…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Garbally on familiar territoryConnacht Schools' Senior Cup Final Preview: The final of the Statoil Connacht Schools' Senior Cup today at Corinthian Park (…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Irish officials look to IRB for rules reviewYesterday's decision of the Court of Appeal in London may also have implications in Ireland, where referees, who are insured, …Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Winning ugly beats losing beautifullyEddie O'Sullivan called it "ugly". Declan Kidney said it was "hard work"Mon Mar 10 2003 - 00:00
St Mary's hold out Schools' RugbyBlackrock will look back on this Leinster Senior Cup semi-final replay with a sense of dejection and ironyMon Mar 10 2003 - 00:00
Munster are just the ticket European Cup NewsEUROPEAN CUP/News: Munster will receive their allocation of 4,000 tickets for their Heineken Cup quarter-final match against…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Foley the axle around which Irish side revolvesSIX NATIONS/Interview: Hotel to bus. Bus to ground. Ground to bus. Bus to hotelFri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
France prop De Villiers escapes banNEWS ROUND-UP: France prop Pieter De Villiers yesterday escaped punishment for testing positive for cocaine and ecstasyThu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Gearing up to lay down the lawInterview Ireland prop Marcus Horan Those looking for the reflection of Reggie Corrigan in Marcus Horan will see only disappointment…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Putting things into perspectiveAt the European Open in The K Club last year, the old Gary Murphy was involved in a fire fight with his putterTue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
Corinthians out to attackMEN'S HOCKEY: The second half of Corinthians' run against Pembroke in the Leinster Senior Cup semi-final last week will have…Fri Feb 28 2003 - 00:00
Clean bill of health for revised eventSNOOKER: It's been three years now since the Irish Masters event blew out tobacco and sucked on the wholesome patronage of the…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke pushed all the wayHOCKEY: Pembroke will face Glenanne in the St Patrick's Day Leinster Cup final after both teams came through their semi-finals…Mon Feb 24 2003 - 00:00
Title drive looks Rock solidMEN'S HOCKEY: Three Rock Rovers will as good as secure the Leinster Senior League title this weekend if they can beat chasing…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Murphy putting his Best foot forwardGEORDAN MURPHY INTERVIEW: There are a number of ways to embarrass Geordan MurphyThu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Dempsey restsRUGBY NEWS: Girvan Dempsey, one of Ireland's stabilising influences in Sunday's Six Nations opening match against Scotland in…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Corinthians saved by HendersonHOCKEY: Fortune favoured the younger of the Henderson brothers, Charlie, who made three saves from penalties after extra time…Mon Feb 17 2003 - 00:00
O'Sullivan backs 'A' series'A' INTERNATIONAL/Scotland v Ireland: There has been significant debate surrounding the future of the A international series…Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Lyne leads the line for BradleyUNDER-21 INTERNATIONAL/Scotland v Ireland: Cork constitution's Michael Bradley takes over from Ciaran Fitzgerald for the first…Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Pembroke face stern test from HarlequinsMEN'S HOCKEY/Irish Senior Cup: Many of the remaining clubs will be content enough that either Lisnagarvey or Instonians will…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Hickie favourite to be top Irish try scorerSIX NATIONS/Betting: Irish winger Denis Hickie is regarded by Paddy Power bookmakers to be more likely to score more tries for…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Munster on a missionMEN'S HOCKEY/Under-21 Interprovincials: Munster travel to Banbridge this weekend to defend the under-21 Interprovincial title…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Dunne in last four-rounderBOXING/News Round-Up: Bernard Dunne, who has begun his professional career in the US with three knockouts, is scheduled to go…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
