Going a bit overboard at the lakeAh yes, but are they happy? Is Britain not suffering from a bit of auld medal fatigue at this stage? I mean, between ourselves…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Champions off to winning startsLeinster and Munster champions Loreto and Harlequins got their respective seasons under way with emphatic victories on Saturday…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadTwo more Irish debuts in English football this week, the first for Derek Geary who played at right back for Sheffield Wednesday…Mon Sept 25 2000 - 01:00
Breakfast telly upsets tummyBreakfast with Sonia. Barely able to swallow your cornflakes because you worry about her, right? Worry that something might go…Sat Sept 23 2000 - 01:00
Bouncers no longer Randy"That's the nice thing about the Olympics," said the BBC's Clare Balding, "you get to see sports you've never seen before mainly…Fri Sept 22 2000 - 01:00
Relief as `swimmer' doesn't sinkIt brought back painful memories of those swimming lessons when you'd thrash and flail and flap your arms, legs, knees, elbows…Wed Sept 20 2000 - 01:00
Death knell for jolly hockey sticksYep, those all-in-one bodysuits really can help you knock a few seconds off your PB (that's "personal best" to you non-athletes…Tue Sept 19 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadIn the end it came down to three contenders, although much as we'd love to offer the winner £70,000 he'll have to make do with…Mon Sept 18 2000 - 01:00
Turner returns to the foldPegasus open the defence of their Ulster League title this weekend with a familiar face back in the fold following Jeanette Turner…Fri Sept 15 2000 - 01:00
Insomniacs of the world uniteSo where will you be at four in the morning on September 17th? In front of your telly watching the clash of Hungary and Angola…Wed Sept 13 2000 - 01:00
Olympic spirit is alive and well, yeah right"Our country is in ruins and destroyed. You can't imagine how meaningful it will be for me to put our flag in SydneySat Sept 09 2000 - 01:00
Dead bad moveWe don't regard ourselves as being particularly squeamish here at Planet Football but we have to say this little tale left us…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
On the move?Just when transfer yarns concerning the Irish abroad were beginning to run thin and we thought we'd have to make a few up (again…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadIn 50 or 60 years' time, we reckon, Barry Roche will sit his grandchildren on his knee and ask them "did I ever tell you about…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Armed strikerNice to see our old friend Faustino Asprilla hasn't mellowed with ageMon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"I would say France have the home advantage because they are at homeMon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Linesman gets birdWe read with interest of Antoon Soetens' claim last week that his latest invention will make disputed offside decisions a thing…Mon Sept 04 2000 - 01:00
Moving along nicely but going nowhere for nowWhile most of us respond to your average transfer gossip story with a raised eyebrow and a cry of "what next - Zidane to Cowdenbeath…Sat Aug 26 2000 - 01:00
Ruffled feathersTrue, the Newcastle supporters didn't exactly take to the streets in protest when Duncan Ferguson was sold to Everton last week…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
On the move?Last season, we're sure you'll remember, we shared much inside transfer gossipy information with you, revealing exclusively in…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadWhere do we start? If some of Mick McCarthy's foreign-based lads mean to go on as they started we'll have qualified for the 2002…Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Courting controversyTop marks to Leeds for launching a new "Kick Racism Out Of Football" campaignMon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
How to bury, not praiseNice to see Gary Neville taking an interest in the fortunes of his local club Bury, where his superbly named father, Neville …Mon Aug 21 2000 - 01:00
Why are they still there?Busy auld summer for English Premiership clubs on the transfer market but what really flabbergasted us was the list of players…Sat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
Keen to win his spurs in top flightMoving house, they say, comes near the top of the list of the most stressful events in our livesSat Aug 19 2000 - 01:00
A good loser is a rare animalI was standing in a bunker on the first the other day, the gale force winds blowing its contents all over my factor-23-smothered…Sat Aug 12 2000 - 01:00
FIFA `Del Boys' sell World Cup cheapFunny, my Granny used to say: "Never trust a man who wears shiny slip-on shoes, a cheesy grin, gold cuff-links and a big ignorant…Sat Jul 15 2000 - 01:00
Pele's final say reveals too muchThe Final. The colour. The sound. The fury. The exhilaration. The passion. The courage. The desire. The tensionMon Jul 03 2000 - 01:00
Blue moon and negative pantsDay 16. Martin O'Neill's looking a bit faint, a bit Celtic green about the gillsFri Jun 30 2000 - 01:00
New language over at ITVDay 15, but it feels like Day Three. Time's winging it. It's been tasty, nay, delectableThu Jun 29 2000 - 01:00
Three leading figures bow outJoan Morgan, the manager of the Irish women's hockey team, and both assistant coaches, Glynis Taylor and Bernie Heffernan, have…Wed Jun 28 2000 - 01:00
Suffering the effects of cold turkeyDay 13. It's been 48 hours since we last saw a live game of football - is this a record? And, funnily enough, soon after the …Mon Jun 26 2000 - 01:00
Mediterranean magic lifts spiritsAs the Spanish sports newspaper Marca put it so beautifully on Thursday morning, "Long live the mother who gave birth to you". …Sat Jun 24 2000 - 01:00
Ireland without two key players for EdinburghThe Irish senior squad takes part in a four-nations tournament in Edinburgh over the weekend as part of the Scottish Hockey Association…Fri Jun 23 2000 - 01:00
`I like Scholes a long time already'Day 11. It's sometimes easy to forget Eurosport, partly because it's positioned somewhere between National Geographic and Nickelodeon…Wed Jun 21 2000 - 01:00
Hooligan tradition getting a bad nameDay ten. You can only push Dean from Mersthan so far but beyond that point he's liable to say "enuff" and furiously ring Your…Tue Jun 20 2000 - 01:00
Water cannon needed to cool the lads downDay Eight. "The police just ain't being imaginative," complained a spokesman for English football supporters on Sky News during…Mon Jun 19 2000 - 01:00
Totaal obsessionWhen David Winner was six, his family hired a Dutch nanny by the name of Hanny (yes, Hanny the Nanny) and so smitten by her was…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
Euro 2000 holds its valueEngland: Nothing much left to say about Kev's Krew but we were a bit taken aback by the ferocity with which Spanish newspaper…Sat Jun 17 2000 - 01:00
There is a life beyond footballDay Six. You have to feel sorry for nonfootball fans these days, don't you? No? Me neither (sickos), but all the same, when I…Fri Jun 16 2000 - 01:00
Late entry of Pokemon to Euro 2000 welcomeDay five. Granted, all the match schedules said the same, but frankly one was incredulous - no game yesterday afternoon?Thu Jun 15 2000 - 01:00
Luck of the draw a load of old ToshDay four. The Inquest. Kevin Keegan@ITV.DesWed Jun 14 2000 - 01:00
Dismember'd with thine own defenceDay Three and Tony Adams was psyching up the England lads for the Portugal game with quotes from Shakespeare, according to Sky…Tue Jun 13 2000 - 01:00
Hot air in studio follows inflatable ballDay One. A 100-foot long white polystyrene caterpillar wriggled down the tunnel at the King Baudouin Stadium, flanked by 22 people…Mon Jun 12 2000 - 01:00
Alternate guide to Euro 2000Holland - Apart from Jaap Stam, Pierre Van Hooijdonk, Sander Westerveld, Ed de Goey, Aron Winter, Peter Van Vossen, Arthur Numan…Sat Jun 10 2000 - 01:00
