Swail ignores errant trick-shotOutside of John Virgo's television show Big Break, it's not often you see professionals chip the cue ball over the black and …Fri Apr 28 2000 - 01:00
Swail's Crucible dream continuesJoe Swail is close to wrapping this tournament around his little fingerThu Apr 27 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien caught in Williams' stormSpeed and ferocity are terms not normally used to describe exchanges in snookerWed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Sports Speak: The week in quotes"What will you do when you retire?"... "Get fit."Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Heavy stuffWhat appears to be another bleak end for a former heavyweight champion took place this week when Michael Moorer was admitted …Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
True spiritOrganisers of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games have given the two fingers to International Olympic committee (IOC) president Juan…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Slim to winKenya's Elijah Lagat has spectacularly proven that being fat is usually a result of eating too much and not exercisingSat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
O'Brien attacksNice guy swimming in shark pool. Despite what people may think, Fergal O'Brien doesn't wear the sign on his back.Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Record runStill with running, over 32,000 people started the 20th London Marathon last Sunday and a record number of over 30,000 finished…Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Carruth fails to make weightMichael Carruth suffered another setback to his professional boxing career yesterday evening when he failed to make the weight…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Incredible gamesPlans to make the last round of tickets to the Sydney Olympics in September available only to VISA credit card holders appear…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Not flash enoughLeicestershire left-arm spinner Matthew Brimson hit the headlines this week when a team picture showed him with a broad smile…Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Suits in disputeEquipment or garment seems to be the question many organisations are being forced to grapple with these daysSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Back in the poolSo Swim Ireland have finally decided to stop butting heads with Grattan Swimming ClubSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
All Blacks on tourThe question of eligibility has, at last, focused the minds of rugby mandarins. No bad thingSat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Sports Speak: The week in quotes"At the end of three hours talking, I felt totally depressed..Sat Apr 15 2000 - 01:00
Lewis does the damageUltimately the scoreline was a fair reflection of the match at Anglesea Road, although, given its erratic complexion, it could…Sat Apr 01 2000 - 01:00
Higgins wins with clinical displayJohn Higgins went about his work like a surgeonMon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Crescent stay on topSo Old Crescent stay at the top of the table but not without a scrambleMon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Another scalp for DLSPWhatever prism you looked through, recent history or bookies odds, it would have shown that this pairing was a mis-matchMon Mar 27 2000 - 01:00
Higgins wizardy conjures a 147Occasionally they live up to their nicknames. The "Wizard of Wishaw" certainly did last nightSat Mar 25 2000 - 00:00
Williams sick as a Parrott in defeat"So mark...?" went the first tentative approach to Mark Williams, currently the provisional number one player in the worldFri Mar 24 2000 - 00:00
Stevens dumps Doherty in ragged matchDisappointment has not visited Ken Doherty over the last few weeks, but last night at the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters at …Thu Mar 23 2000 - 00:00
Class of 1972: Fergus SlatteryFergus Slattery, one of Ireland's great backrow forwards, played alongside a mix of new caps and old heads in Ireland's last …Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Is Sydney safe?Given the oppressive but badly-organised security at the Atlanta Olympic games in 1996, you'd have thought the Australian government…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
The big issuesGiven the ongoing debate about sport and whether at the upper end it is actually good for athletes, a conference taking place…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Unhappy GaySO YOU thought you knew the rules of golf. So did professional Brian Gay, who now has a lot to feel aggrieved aboutSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Unwanted recordIn their first year competing in the Six Nations Championship Italy have at least made an impression on the record booksSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Sports Speak"We take serious issue with any group which would negotiate a sponsorship deal on behalf of our members as long as they remain…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Real victoryReal tennis seems to have gotten a foothold in Ireland after a lengthy battleSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Sligo show more complete abilityThere was a certain inevitability about the outcome at the Sportsground, Galway, yesterdayThu Mar 16 2000 - 00:00
Gaelic skills may pay for St Saran'sFew can resist the temptation to instal Sligo Grammar as favourites as they enter their 11th Connacht Schools' Cup final since…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
Gritty DLSP end barren spell in styleIn a match that pitched and rolled for a full 87 minutes, the head kept saying not to lose faith in Cork Con and that DLSP would…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Blackrock maintain challengeBlackrock consolidated their place as favourites to take honours in Division Two with a 20-26 win over one of their closest rivals…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Doherty on revenge mission at GoffsFormer World Champion Ken Doherty, winner of last weekend's Grand Prix in Malta and finalist in Wembley two weeks ago, renews…Thu Mar 02 2000 - 00:00
Foster shows his Olympic potentialEngland's Mark Foster, the world champion and world record holder, broke two all-comers records in the 50 metres freestyle and…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Ruthless Shannon have the look of champions againThere is a ferocity about Shannon in full spate that makes them a side only fools would right off as potential championsMon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
UCC fail to make the breaksTwo finals and one semi-final over the last three years for UCC might have been a triumph of sorts in students' European rugby…Thu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
UCC remain well equipped to prevail in FranceFew would have believed that after University College Cork's win over French university Grenoble last year in the Students' European…Wed Feb 23 2000 - 00:00
Who says they cannot be seriousPat Cash walks through the door suntanned, vibrantly fit, a bauble in one earThu Feb 17 2000 - 00:00
Blackrock continue winning runThe match of the weekend might have been at Stradbrook where Blackrock College recorded their fifth straight win of the season…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
O'Cuinneagain catches eye as Ballymena hold nerveWhen the volunteers took to the pitch with brushes to remove the snow after yet another blizzard at Eaton Park on Saturday, it…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Hard drugs and soft questionsMark Saggers, who we all remember for famously calling the Michelle de Bruin case wrong in this newspaper, was on Sky News on…Mon Feb 14 2000 - 00:00
Science and successTo date 144 players and athletes have accessed sports science and medical support services provided by the National Coaching …Sat Feb 12 2000 - 00:00
Commiskey promoted by IOCIreland's Dr Joe Commiskey has been appointed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Samaranch to the IOC…Fri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
Veteran who continues to give it his best shotHe continues to draw the crowds because of a temper that once stripped the paint and withered the grass at WimbledonFri Feb 11 2000 - 00:00
