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
Pienaar signs two-year deal with UlsterSPRINGBOK SCRUMHALF Ruan Pienaar has signed a two-year deal with Ulster, probably beginning next seasonFri May 28 2010 - 01:00
It's official, league confirms Munster fans' claimsRUGBY NEWS: MUNSTER’S CHALLENGE for the title may have fallen at the semi-final stage in the RDS two weeks ago but their fans…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Jackman is forced to retireIT WASN’T so long ago that Leinster shifted their thinking or at least emphasised a different part of their provincial character…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Heaslip is player of the year in LeinsterNEWS ROUND-UP: LEINSTER NUMBER eight Jamie Heaslip won the Leinster Player of the Year award at the annual awards in Dublin …Sat May 22 2010 - 01:00
Ireland enter crucial phase as Olympics loomMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH LEAGUE champions Pembroke and cup winners Glenanne both looking forward to European club competition next…Fri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Niland fails to make main draw after losing to ReisterIRISH NUMBER one Conor Niland yesterday failed to realise his dream of making the main draw of the French OpenFri May 21 2010 - 01:00
Wright cleared to face OspreysRUGBY: LEINSTER TIGHTHEAD prop Stan Wright was cleared to play in the Magners League final against Welsh side Ospreys on Saturday…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
In-form Niland braced for major testTENNIS: THE RANKINGS today are unimportantThu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Niland continues good formTENNIS - FRENCH OPEN QUALIFYING: CONOR NILAND, the Irish number one, continued a rich run of form when he won his opening match…Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Pembroke will return to European fare as league championsMEN'S HOCKEY: Pembroke 4 Lisnagarvey 1: GREATER SHARPNESS, notably from Alan Sothern, and an aggressive display of goalkeeping…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
No stopping Railway at full steamWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Railway Union 4 Cork Harlequins 0: RAILWAY UNION’S heartbreak last week when they lost the Irish Senior Cup …Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Armstrong argument punctured by conceitHOLD THE BACK PAGE: THE DISPROPORTIONATE lengths to which some newspapers go to get stories sets you guessing who the fraudsters…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Cautious Lee cannot afford any slip-upsBOXING PREVIEW: LIMERICK MIDDLEWEIGHT, Andy Lee, will understand tonight’s fight with former European light middleweight Champion…Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
O'Connell may miss summer tourDEPENDING ON the effectiveness of intravenous drugs, Paul O’Connell may miss this summer’s Ireland tour to Australia and New …Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Pembroke's chance to salvage successMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE FINALS: PEMBROKE CAPTAIN Alan Giles says he is not concerned about missing Justin Sherriff, Tim Lewis and…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
