Ken baits the messengerYou will, we are confident, remember last week's ditty on Chelsea chairman Ken Bates' dodgy semi-anti-Semitic jibes ("we know…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Get out of that cup ...Thank you Ananova for our very favourite football story of the week: a proud Barcelona-supporting dad brought his 11-month-old…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"Getting the ball outside the area and not being able to shoot is like dancing with your sister."Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
Mihalcea to the rescueA standing ovation, please, for Dinamo Bucharest forward Adrian Mihalcea whose first aid skills have permitted him to save the…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
No worries for KuperIrish coach Riet Kuper, in Dublin over the weekend for the Irish Hockey Association's reception in honour of the senior squad…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
A real drag at TranmereFootball 365 pointed us all in the direction of Tranmere Rovers' official website last week to have a look at an interview with…Mon Nov 12 2001 - 00:00
UCD prevail in second halfSecond-half goals from Lucy Cotter and Barbara Fitzgerald gave hosts UCD victory over the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, …Fri Nov 09 2001 - 00:00
IHA informed of Lithuanian protestThe International Hockey Federation (FIH) has officially informed the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) of Lithuania's official …Tue Nov 06 2001 - 00:00
Hermes off to stunning startSaturday's match against Old Alexandra might only have been their first league fixture of the season but already the signs are…Mon Nov 05 2001 - 00:00
Match to honour PotterJacqui Potter, who died a year ago, will be remembered by her friends at Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club tomorrow afternoon (3…Fri Nov 02 2001 - 00:00
King reigns for Old AlexandraOld Alexandra goalkeeper Nikki King helped her new team through to the second round of the Coca Cola Leinster Senior Cup on Saturday…Mon Oct 29 2001 - 00:00
Hermes look formidableIt's yet another quiet weekend on the hockey front with no senior fixtures in Munster and just three cup games of note in Leinster…Fri Oct 26 2001 - 01:00
Goals galore in openerThere were goals galore in the Computershare Leinster first division on Saturday with Loreto, Pembroke Wanderers and UCD scoring…Mon Oct 22 2001 - 01:00
Lithuania to contest FIH rulingThe saga surrounding Lithuania's expulsion from the World Cup Qualifier in France last month, following their team's refusal …Wed Oct 17 2001 - 01:00
Harlequins topsEven after only two games, in which they scored 11 and conceded just one goal, Cork Harlequins are looking a secure enough bet…Mon Oct 15 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy's men abroadDo you know that Manchester United song, the one composed in honour of Liverpool's treble last season? In 2001 we all had a laugh…Mon Oct 15 2001 - 01:00
Kavanagh eyes McLaren offerSarah Kavanagh's hopes of breaking into the world of Formula One next season, thus becoming the first woman to join motorsport…Sat Oct 13 2001 - 01:00
Genesis off to fresh startWith the Irish players still resting their weary bones after the World Cup Qualifier there is another reduced programme of matches…Fri Oct 12 2001 - 01:00
Everything in moderationNovember's GQ (for the uninitiated: it's a lad mag): "I think it's worth sacrificing going out clubbing and drinking for 10 years…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
A boy named SueNothing warms the cockles of Planet Football's hearts more than news of a baby being named after an entire football teamMon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Badda-bing CarloIn these days of nice, tactful, diplomatic coaches and managers, we say: hail nutter Carlo Mazzone (aka, Brescia coach)Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
No shouting from rooftopsIt was the end of, perhaps, the Republic's finest qualifying campaign, but there were no champagne corks popping in the players…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Give us a breakAround these parts we've had a soft spot for Partick Thistle supremo John Lambie ever since the day he uttered the immortal line…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Own goal - part twoSpeaking of unsuccessful football bets: when Spurs were 3-0 up at half-time against Manchester United last week, one of their…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Bertie Wooster's tackleNO, we haven't made it up, part 263: Vincent Jones is all set to land the part of butler Jeeves in an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Own goal - part oneDid you watch Real Madrid v Real Valladolid last week? You did? Did you spot the absence of frenzied euphoria amongst the Valladolid…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
O'Shea bags five in routOld Alexandra's Gillian O'Shea helped herself to five goals in a 10-0 win over Glenanne on the opening day of the Leinster League…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
Kamara's karmaTrust us, Chris Kamara's commentary contributions to Sky Sports' football coverage makes the channel's subscription nigh on worth…Mon Oct 08 2001 - 01:00
McCarthy earns respectThe Irish players might have been given three weeks to recover from their exertions at the World Cup qualifier before resuming…Fri Oct 05 2001 - 01:00
Controversy deflates Irish celebrationsBack home in Cork after the most eventful two weeks of her hockey career, rounded off by a weekend she's unlikely to forget, …Tue Oct 02 2001 - 01:00
Hockey qualifiers end in disarray as officials get confused over the rules"Well, at least you have a good story," sniffed the beleaguered tournament official in the direction of the press corps in Amiens…Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Irish qualify by stroke of Lithuanian hard luckAs Irish manager Denise McCarthy put it, "it would be extremely inappropriate to celebrate"Mon Oct 01 2001 - 01:00
Candles all aglow for Irish in AmiensSo many candles have been lit by parents and friends of the Irish hockey team ahead of today's World Cup Qualifying game against…Sat Sept 29 2001 - 01:00
Penalties are tabooTrue, it has to be done, but the sight of the Irish squad practising penalty strokes in Amiens yesterday was enough to put years…Fri Sept 28 2001 - 01:00
Ireland lift themselves for another tryYou'd want to have a cold heart not to feel for the weary, dejected Irish players as they trudged off the pitch in the pouring…Thu Sept 27 2001 - 01:00
Ukraine last hurdle to Irish qualifyingThe mathematics are much simpler now, no more need to pour over pool permutations; after yesterday's 1-0 win over Kazakhstan …Wed Sept 26 2001 - 01:00
Ireland can make amends for French defeatWhen even a senior International Hockey Federation official takes it upon herself to privately apologise to a member of the Irish…Tue Sept 25 2001 - 01:00
Ireland fall victim to poor umpiringAfter such a bright opening to the tournament, when they won their first two pool games, Ireland are back in the more familiar…Mon Sept 24 2001 - 01:00
Key match against FranceSo far, so good, Ireland couldn't have asked for any more from their opening two pool games in the World Cup qualifier in France…Sat Sept 22 2001 - 01:00
Burke spearheads goal spreeIt's a measure, perhaps, of the strength of their ambition at this tournament that there was a trace of disappointment in the…Fri Sept 21 2001 - 01:00
Ireland's workrate yields precious opening victoryEven yesterday's deluge couldn't dampen the mood in the Irish camp after they opened their World Cup Qualifying campaign with…Thu Sept 20 2001 - 01:00
Win needed to ease frustrationFinally, Ireland's World Cup qualifying campaign gets under way today when they play India in Amiens in their opening pool game…Wed Sept 19 2001 - 01:00
Ireland quietly confident as US withdrawFollowing the withdrawal of the United States from the tournament yesterday it seems many of the teams preparing for the World…Mon Sept 17 2001 - 01:00
Grass was never greenerSometimes facial expressions are enough to tell the story, there's really no need for words at allMon Sept 03 2001 - 01:00
West woken during St James' napTen minutes to go in the Galway v Derry All-Ireland semi-final and time to acknowledge the precision-like nature of Joe Brolly…Mon Aug 27 2001 - 01:00
