Ulster hand tough debut to PayneUlster v Cardiff Blues KIWI FULLBACK Jared Payne will make his Ulster debut in place of Adam D’Arcy who drops to the bench. …Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Swift earns 200th cap for ConnachtEdinburgh v Connacht : EARLY DOORS as they say as Michael Bradley faces up to his old club and Ireland colleague Eric Elwood…Fri Sept 16 2011 - 01:00
Leinster short of options at outhalfRugby : Confirmation that Kiwi Mat Berquist will be out of action for four months with a fractured patella (kneecap) has Leinster…Mon Sept 12 2011 - 01:00
Iran take a hard line with Formula OneHOLD THE BACK PAGE: TEN YEARS after the 9/11 atrocity former British prime minister Tony Blair has said, apparently with a straight…Sat Sept 10 2011 - 01:00
Leinster looking to bounce backRABODIRECT PRO12 Leinster v Dragons Tonight, kick-off 7.35pm RDS, Dublin Live on RTÉ 2Fri Sept 09 2011 - 01:00
Walsh names strong team for AzerbaijanBOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IRISH AMATEUR boxing always seems to end up where it needs to beThu Sept 08 2011 - 01:00
Munster nursing minor knocksMUNSTER CAME through their successful opening game of the PRO 12 season against Newport at Musgrave Park with no serious injury…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Fitzgerald may be ready for visit of DragonsPRO 12: THE RELATIVELY good news around Leinster’s training pitch at Thornfields, UCD, yesterday was that the knee Luke Fitzgerald…Tue Sept 06 2011 - 01:00
Hold the back pagePlayers who take flight from flying: DENNIS BERGKAMP drew the rather appropriate nickname of the Non-Flying Dutchman due to …Sat Sept 03 2011 - 01:00
Outhalf McKinley forced to retireLEINSTER HAVE announced the retirement of outhalf Ian McKinley due to an injury that has resulted in him losing the sight in …Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt points to Jennings' 'subtle skills set'RUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: IRELAND ARE desperately hoping the injury to flanker David Wallace and the subsequent pain of his wrenched…Thu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Sorensen forced to retire on a crazy dayTENNIS US OPEN: THE LUCK of the Irish in New York and all thatThu Sept 01 2011 - 01:00
Food poisoning forces Niland to retireTENNIS: STRICKEN WITH food poisoning, Ireland’s Conor Niland was cruelly denied in his first-round match against world number…Wed Aug 31 2011 - 01:00
Niland gets his reward for service to IrelandTENNIS: IN THE 1975 Wimbledon final Arthur Ashe defeated Jimmy Connors to send tennis into one of its occasional spinsTue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Schmidt must plan without three more playersRUGBY: WHILE EOIN O’Malley, Isa Nacewa and Richardt Strauss are expected to be available for Leinster’s opening game in the …Tue Aug 30 2011 - 01:00
Cloud over box-off event as big five miss outBOXING: ALL FIVE boxers, who registered for the Unseeded Elite Championships in the National Stadium but did not weigh-in for…Fri Aug 12 2011 - 01:00
Five fail to weigh in for elite box-offBOXING: IRISH AMATEUR boxing has been thrown into chaos after five of the most recognisable names in the sport did not turn …Thu Aug 11 2011 - 01:00
Vexed elite forced to fight for their placesBOXING: TWO OF Ireland’s most highly-rated amateur boxers, 17-year-old European champion Joe Ward and Olympic silver medallist…Wed Aug 10 2011 - 01:00
Panel note changing of the guard as Tyrone reach the end of an eraTV VIEW : IT DOESN’T matter what sport you watch, the sexy part is the immediacy of the action unfoldingMon Aug 08 2011 - 01:00
Brooke believes Ireland need to put down marker against ScotsWORLD CUP WARM-UP: ZINZAN BROOKE and Declan Kidney were in the same orbit yesterday and evidently reading from different scripts…Fri Aug 05 2011 - 01:00
Strong squads named for Euro finalsHOCKEY: THE IRISH men and women’s Irish hockey teams go into one of their most important phases for many years as both squads…Thu Aug 04 2011 - 01:00
Battle joined but captains play it cuteGOLF: ‘THREE DAYS. Two continents. One Solheim Cup,’ is the slogan for this year’s competition. ‘Three daysWed Aug 03 2011 - 01:00
It's a lot of balls as Fifa continue to draw out the worst in usTV VIEW: THERE WERE a lot of red balls, a green and yellow set and Ronaldo prosperously suited and rotundMon Aug 01 2011 - 01:00
Team Quiros hold on to their slender advantageGOLF: A LITTLE bit of movement but not much at the top of the leaderboard shows just one place change in the top three with …Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
Noren and O'Hair team up to make Roe's weekGOLF: GIVEN HIS recent views, some people may have believed Bubba Watson again found himself on the wrong side of the Atlantic…Thu Jul 28 2011 - 01:00
IAAF busy trying to thwart Pistorius in his brave questTIPPING POINT: London 2012 could prove the high point for the heroic South African who has redefined sporting achievementMon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Life's a sprint as Kelly keeps it steady on the Champs-ÉlyséesTV VIEW: IN THE past Seán Kelly was the man credited with being so monosyllabic that he actually nodded to a question on radio…Mon Jul 25 2011 - 01:00
Snot unusual to see Halpin claim top spotGOLF: FOR THE sake of family values, Rake Snot Ruse Quiros (please no letters from offended Simplex Crossword experts), the …Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Never mind form guide, check the weatherGOLF: GIVEN this was the 140th edition of the tournament, there were a few British Opens in the past that, well, we just don…Thu Jul 21 2011 - 01:00
Niland off to Russia in New York state of mindTENNIS: TODAY CONOR Niland will have been in the Russian Embassy for the third time this week seeking a visaFri Jul 15 2011 - 01:00
O'Gara ready to renew battle with SextonRUGBY NEWS ROUND-UP: A BURNISHED Ronan O’Gara arrives with a tale to tellThu Jul 14 2011 - 01:00
Niland and King complete a special dayTENNIS/DAVIS CUP: DAYS LIKE this Irish tennis would like more oftenMon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Niland needs to nail first point in must-win match for IrelandTENNIS: CONOR NILAND opens Ireland’s Davis Cup campaign against Tunisia this afternoon at David Lloyd RiverviewFri Jul 08 2011 - 01:00
Niland's Wimbledon exploits fire feel-good factor in Irish campTENNIS: POST WIMBLEDON and a warm breeze continues to blow from Conor Niland’s exploits at the All England Club.Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Ferris says he is not distracted by court caseRUGBY: IRISH FLANKER Stephen Ferris will not be distracted from his World Cup preparations by a court case scheduled for November…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
Cullen hoping his World Cup boat finally docksRUGBY: “I DON’T really know. You are asking the wrong person,” says Leo CullenTue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Carruth offers warningBOXING NEWS: FORMER OLYMPIC champion Michael Carruth has said the expectations on Katie Taylor to win gold next year in London…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Niland: Ready for the Davis CupWIMBLEDON DIGEST: CONOR NILAND will lead Ireland’s Davis Cup challenge against Tunisia next monthSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Lisicki bombs out LiTENNIS WIMBELDON CHAMPIONSHIPS: APPARENTLY SHE is Li Na. The BBC call her Li NaFri Jun 24 2011 - 01:00
Serena's progress anything but sereneTENNIS: OCCASIONALLY SERENA Williams makes her case awkwardly, chooses the wrong time to say the right words, or fails to show…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Niland's match postponed againTennis: CONOR NILAND’S Wimbledon qualification match against Mikola Mektic has been postponed for a second day following persistent…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Injury rules Horgan out of Kidney's 43-man squadRugby: FOUR UNCAPPED players are included in the 43-man squad Declan Kidney takes to Carton House in just over a week’s time…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Leinster line up Saints and Rebels friendliesTHE MELBOURNE Rebels and Northampton Saints have been lined up for two friendly Friday evening matches against Leinster in August…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
Kirsten wants Ireland in World CupCRICKET : WORLD CUP-winning coach with India, Gary Kirsten has said countries such as Ireland should be given automatic entry…Fri Jun 17 2011 - 01:00
'I think I can win anywhere in the world'JOHNNY WATTERSON talks to national school teacher Darren O’Neill ahead of the Irish team’s trip to TurkeyWed Jun 15 2011 - 01:00
Egan's Olympic dream may require move to heavyweightBOXING: OLYMPIC SILVER medallist Ken Egan may have to move to a higher weight division if his dream of chasing a second podium…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Ireland left in blocks as pre-Olympic training hubOLYMPICS: WHEN THE president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Pat Hickey, said last year in London that not many countries…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Ireland fails to strike gold as base for Olympic teamsTHE EXCITEMENT that greeted the announcement of the London Olympics in 2012 was fuelled by the prospect of international Olympic…Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Concussion care guide finalised but no new headgearRUGBY: DETAILED GUIDELINES on the treatment of concussion have been finalised by the International Rugby Board but the governing…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
