Harlequins hope to kick-start seasonWEEKEND HOCKEY: CORK HARLEQUINS, under new coach Phil Oakley, will hope they can get their Irish Hockey League moving when they…Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00
Setback for De Villiers as injuries mountAUTUMN INTERNATIONALS NEWS: SPRINGBOK COACH Peter de Villiers may be forced to further change the complexion of his team to …Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Younger Leinster crew in shipshapeLeinster 19 Edinburgh 18: A FLAWED win, or, as Joe Schmidt said after the match “we clumsied it out”Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Connacht firepower faces tough Treviso testBenneton Treviso V Connacht: Tonight, Stadio di Monigo, Kick-off – 7.05pm (6Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Hold the back pageOther faces of Ó hAilpín and Cusack : IT IS curious to note just an undercurrent of disapproval felt by upstanding supporters…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Leinster's blend may struggle against EdinburghMAGNERS LEAGUE: Leinster v Edinburgh Tonight, kick-off - 6Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Glennane travel full of hopeMEN’S HOCKEY: GLENANNE GO into this weekend’s European Hockey League (EHL) weakened from last season, but with hopes of carrying…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Kidney confident Sexton is readyINTERNATIONAL NEWS: AS THAT considerable rump of the Ireland squad were released this weekend to accommodate the needs of the…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
YMCA close gap at the topHOCKEY: JUST FOUR points separate the top five teams in the Leinster Senior League in what is shaping up to be a very interesting…Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00
YMCA will fancy their chancesMEN’S HOCKEY: YMCA HAVE reason to believe they could take something out of their Leinster Senior League meeting with Three Rock…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
IRFU target spring for club sevens tournamentsRUGBY: THE IRFU have settled on a window between next April and June to schedule a domestic sevens competition in which four…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Domestic game finding its levelRUGBY: NEXT YEAR’S restructured All Ireland League of four groupings will remain in place for at least five yearsFri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Bruton makes it the perfect start for YMCAMEN’S HOCKEY : YMCA GOT the better of Monkstown at Old Alexandra in the opening salvo of the All-Ireland League.Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Connacht have great chance to make gainsRUGBY: JOHN MULDOON makes a timely reappearance for Connacht in his first match back since breaking his arm in Ireland’s game…Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
Pembroke launch defenceMEN’S HOCKEY: PEMBROKE FACE Cork Harlequins tomorrow in the first pool match in defence of their Irish Hockey League title won…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Schmidt expects a tough Racing encounterRUGBY: IT HAD to happen. There was no doubtThu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Emphasis put on consistencyRUGBY: EVERYONE HAS their view on referees, how they prefer to whistle a match, what they tend to emphasise, their foiblesThu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Sexton keen to kick on against RacingRUGBY: THE CAMEO role by Jonathan Sexton at the end against Munster drew an ovation from Leinster fans troubled by the possibility…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Corinthians need to act quicklyMEN'S HOCKEY: EARLY-SEASON fare or is there a levelling out of the standard of teams? The stronger sides from last season continue…Mon Oct 04 2010 - 01:00
New Delhi critics are just wussesHOLD THE BACK PAGE: HAD YOU been to Lahore for the 1989 Hockey World Cup you would have seen the Pakistani police and army casually…Sat Oct 02 2010 - 01:00
Pienaar expected to play pivotal roleUlster V Glasgow: NEVER MIND this season’s unbeaten run, Ulster have not lost a Magners League match since they visited tonight…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Railway face big testHOCKEY: WHAT MAY be in the back of the minds of top clubs this weekend is the first round of the Irish Hockey League that starts…Fri Oct 01 2010 - 01:00
Can you believe these shirts were on sale?From its cheerleading Wags to its co-ordinated dress code, the rites and rituals of the Ryder Cup are very much its ownWed Sept 29 2010 - 01:00
Pembroke must make adjustmentsMEN’S HOCKEY: NEVILLE CUP aside, the Leinster Branch couldn’t have picked a better opener to kick the league into life this …Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Glasgow unleash new kid Weir on old boy O'GaraRUGBY/Glasgow Warriors v Munster: WHEN GLASGOW coach Sean Lineen came out during the week to observe that Munster never play…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Lineen anticipates 'awesome night'RUGBY NEWS: MUNSTER HAVE just beaten the Magners League champions, Ospreys, while their opponents tomorrow evening, Glasgow …Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Wallace included in formidable-looking Ulster squadRUGBY: CONNACHT v ULSTER, SPORTSGROUND ON SATURDAY (7Wed Sept 22 2010 - 01:00
Taylor voted best fighter after third world titleBOXING: SO IT passed that Ireland’s queen of the ring was again voted the best fighter in the world by her colleagues and peers…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Home fans face early morning World Cup startsRUGBY: PREPARE FOR pint and full Irish breakfast promotions when Ireland kick off their 2011 World Cup campaign in New Zealand…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Leinster's Shawe in for long haulRUGBY/MAGNERS LEAGUE: FORMER SOUTHAMPTON football manager Graeme Souness once received a call purporting to be from footballing…Fri Sept 17 2010 - 01:00
Schmidt welcomes back central figuresHE WASN’T admitting it but you could hear a little frustration creeping into Joe Schmidt’s voiceFri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Munster's away form still ranklesRugby: IT WAS Munster’s form away from home last season that cost coach Tony McGahan so much heartacheFri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
Munster v Aironi, Musgrave Park 7.30pm (RTÉ)RUGBY: THERE WILL be a large curiosity factor for this opening matchSat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Bohemians' plight makes joke of Delaney salaryHold the back page: SOME PEOPLE believe the FAI has been run along the same lines that the Government has run Ireland IncSat Aug 21 2010 - 01:00
Murphy's stroke proves a timely coupSWIMMING EURO CHAMPIONSHIP: IT TOOK just over 16 minutesMon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Sucked into game of nicks and knocksHOLD THE BACK PAGE : A FAILED act of cheating during Leinster’s Heineken Cup quarter-final against Harlequins at the Stoop continues…Sat Aug 14 2010 - 01:00
Elwood happy as Connacht square up to HarlequinsRUGBY PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY : THIS COULD be a defining season for Connacht, who will be making a big push to encourage local support…Fri Aug 13 2010 - 01:00
First blood to Europe as Americans lick their woundsON THE last day they came in their thousands. Maybe it was the sunshineTue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Crowd-pleaser Kim keeps things livelyORGANISERS WERE handing out apples, water and bananas at the first tee in yesterday’s pro-am at Killeen CastleFri Aug 06 2010 - 01:00
Ruddock relishing role as Irish Under -20 coachGRAND SLAM-winning Welsh coach Mike Ruddock makes a return to Ireland as the new coach of the Irish Under-20 team.Thu Aug 05 2010 - 01:00
Fast start is key under new league structureMAGNERS LEAGUE: MUNSTER, ULSTER and Connacht have drawn home games in the first round of the Magners League with Munster coach…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Britain's Goodall sitting at top of the tableTENNIS IRISH OPEN: SEVEN IRISH players go into the first round of the Green Property Men’s Irish Open which begins at Fitzwilliam…Mon Jul 19 2010 - 01:00
Hold the back pageTime for GAA to embrace Hawk-eye; Semenya’s gender testing grossly mishandled; Big Cat the man Mecir Jr calls pa; Latter…Sat Jul 17 2010 - 01:00
McGee to lead domestic challengeTENNIS IRISH OPEN: THIS WEEKEND the qualifiers for the Green Property Men’s Irish Open Championship begin with the main draw…Fri Jul 16 2010 - 01:00
Niland's form a cause for optimismTENNIS WITH CONOR Niland’s 162 world ranking the highest it has ever been, Ireland meet Lithuania today in Fitzwilliam with…Fri Jul 09 2010 - 01:00
Murray hoping to draw on self-beliefTENNIS: A WAR of words has begun. It’s something we would understand in Ireland with Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowellFri Jul 02 2010 - 01:00
Murray in pole position for second week at WimbledonTENNIS WIMBLEDON CHAMPIONSHIPS: MANIC MONDAYMon Jun 28 2010 - 01:00
Sampras's haul a target for championWimbledon Tennis: WHEN ROGER Federer steps on to Centre Court today to begin the defence of his title against Columbian and …Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Hold the back pageMy Round Ireland trip a real ballast: LANDLUBBERS, turn right on Wicklow Bay, go down the East coast and around Ireland clockwise…Sat Jun 19 2010 - 01:00
