Organisation suspended over Paralympic cheatingIreland does not appear on the list of 17 countries named in an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) investigation set up…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Irish motorcyclists to follow in Jordan's tyre tracksIt seems ludicrous given the huge motorcycling talent Ireland has produced over the years, there has never been an Irish team…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
There's a price to be paid for virtual advertisingRTE'S Head of Sport Tim O'Connor appears to be correct in his meandering letter of last Monday in this newspaper in asserting…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Villeneuve loses credibility with his music collectionFew things say so much as a CD collection. Maybe that's why Jacques Villeneuve and Danni Minogue finally spilt upMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
There's a price to be paid for virtual advertisingRTE'S Head of Sport Tim O'Connor appears to be correct in his meandering letter of last Monday in this newspaper in asserting…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Villeneuve loses credibility with his music collectionFew things say so much as a CD collection. Maybe that's why Jacques Villeneuve and Danni Minogue finally spilt upSat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
SportsSpeak: The week in quotes"Completing the championship next season would be a last resortSat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Organisation suspended over Paralympic cheatingIreland does not appear on the list of 17 countries named in an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) investigation set up…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Irish motorcyclists to follow in Jordan's tyre tracksIt seems ludicrous given the huge motorcycling talent Ireland has produced over the years, there has never been an Irish team…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
O'Brien's big TV breakIreland's Fergal O'Brien was part of BBC 2's unforeseen snooker success a few weeks agoSat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Quotes"Leeds have been given more penalties than anybody else this season and Ian Harte is renowned throughout Europe as being a diver…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
It's early doors in the triple jumpField events are being discriminated against in world athletics, says triple jump Olympic champion Jonathan EdwardsSat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Dublin bout depends on medicalThe future of Wayne McCullough, who wants to stage a fight in Dublin, could hang on the decision of Irish brain specialist, professor…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Marathon exercise in blood testingIf Sonia O'Sullivan eventually moves on to marathon running and Catherina McKiernan can recover from the injury that has plagued…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Tennis Ireland may look to new futuresWhile Irish Davis Cup player Scott Barron aspires to get his foot in the door for the qualifiers of this year's French Open at…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Lennon to continue NI careerCeltic midfielder Neil Lennon said yesterday he will continue to play for Northern Ireland despite suffering sectarian abuse …Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
A charmed life on the linksIt was reported in British newspapers this week that a 75-year-old amateur golfer had a hole-in-one at his local club, Stoke …Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
League forced to abandon seasonBasketball has been forced to abandon its league schedule following advice from the Irish Sports Council and the Department of…Fri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
Boxing benefits for world eventWhile athletics once again received the largest allocation under the elite athlete international carding scheme of the Irish …Thu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
Norton is hopefulOrganisers of The Irish Masters Snooker Championship, to be staged this year for the first time in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Doherty has to take long routeIreland's Ken Doherty, who missed out on a bye in the Irish Masters Snooker championship, will have to see off veteran Steve …Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Tobacco Bill may affect broadcastingThe broadcasting of Formula One motor racing by RTE television and plans contained in a Bill from the Department of Health could…Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
McEnroe gets serious to win at The PointJohn McEnroe generally had it all his own way at the KPMG Challenge at The Point in Dublin this week - until yesterday.Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
McGowan rescues BlackrockThere were some dark mutterings after the match from Garryowen that the five minutes of injury time didn't help their cause in…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Everything cooking nicely for McEnroeThe same American. Another Swede. Only one winnerSat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
McEnroe displays fighting qualitiesThe old familiar notes, a little jaded but, like all classics, the old tunes brought the crowd at the Point back to familiar …Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Borg serious about farewellTennis said farewell to Bjorn Borg when he was 27-years-oldThu Feb 22 2001 - 00:00
Unlikely hero Campsall is the new video starBrian Campsall was the unlikely hero of Lansdowne RoadMon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Laporte praises Irish midfieldThere was little doubt about where French coach Bernard Laporte saw Ireland's strengthsMon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
SportSpeak: Week in quotes"The sport is so corrupt now, I wouldn't want my children doing it," Drug banned Linford Christie on the current state of athletics…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
EU funds for drugs projectIreland has secured European money to set up a new anti-doping project called CAFDIS, which will also involve the International…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Eircom Park as clear as mudWho could it be providing the information (a) principle Eircom Park supporter and FAI chief executive Bernard O'Byrne or (b) …Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Snapping up wedding photosRemember Jane Saville? No? Jane was the walker in the Sydney Olympics who, just as she was beetling into the Olympic stadium …Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Making the PointFormer British number one Jeremy Bates and former Switzerland Davis Cup player Jakob Hlasek have been named as the two players…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Mabbutt's Rolex stolen by youthsSpare a thought for poor Gary Mabbutt, the former Spurs captainSat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Emphatic victory for HickeyAll the talk, all the swagger, all the original confidence transpired to be well-founded yesterday in Jury's Hotel, Dublin, when…Fri Feb 16 2001 - 00:00
Lobbying for top Irish sports job reaches Olympian proportionsIntensive last-minute lobbying was under way last night as a leading drinks executive stepped up his effort to oust the controversial…Thu Feb 15 2001 - 00:00
Hickey can count on all the president's menWith just a day to go before the election for the presidency of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) takes place, the incumbent…Wed Feb 14 2001 - 00:00
The home boys revel in wind and muckCrude images came easily at Castle Avenue. One was two herds of water buffalo butting heads in a swampMon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00
Carlow remain top of tableCarlow came away from Dr Hickie Park with their lead intact but grateful that Greystones' second-half fight-back fell just short…Mon Feb 12 2001 - 00:00
OCI find it pays to disagreeThis week's Government review of the Sydney Olympic games said it is in the best interests of the Olympic Council of Ireland (…Sat Feb 10 2001 - 00:00
OCI to issue own report on SydneyThe Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) yesterday noted the publication of the Sydney Review Report and the executive committee …Wed Feb 07 2001 - 00:00
Radical overhaul of system proposedThere was cause for a sense of renewed faith at Government Buildings yesterday when the consultants brought in to review Ireland…Wed Feb 07 2001 - 00:00
Johnson's judgment exposed againThe Football Expo in Cannes this week turned up one of the most unlikely delegates at a health and fitness seminarSat Feb 03 2001 - 00:00
Qualification level too highCoaches and athletes fear that unrealistic qualification standards for this year's World Championships could force hopefuls to…Fri Feb 02 2001 - 00:00
Smoke clears to reveal way forwardAs Pauline conversions go this was a whopper. Stub out the fag, get healthy, buy a waistcoatWed Jan 31 2001 - 00:00
Minutes not availableThe Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) yesterday declined to make the minutes of a controversial meeting held in 1989 available…Wed Jan 31 2001 - 00:00
Burrows shows his handEven in an atmosphere of conciliation, there was no way to tip-toe around what Richard Burrows had to sayMon Jan 29 2001 - 00:00
