Liverpool have it easyJust like Celtic, Liverpool have been finding it difficult to keep their Irish fans happy these last few largely trophyless years…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
FAI buy Bishopstown for £501,000The FAI have finally been successful in their prolonged battle to purchase Cork City's former ground Bishopstown from the liquidator…Tue Jul 29 1997 - 01:00
English soccer invasionLeeds, Liverpool and Tranmere are among the many clubs in action over the weekend against national League oppositionSat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Money crisis at DroghedaThe FAI are urgently seeking talks with representatives of Drogheda United which has become the latest National League club to…Sat Jul 26 1997 - 01:00
Unlucky Shelbourne may import playersWhile Derry and Bohemians kick off their European campaigns this evening, Shelbourne manager Damien Richardson is looking to …Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Derry seek clean sheetKeeping a clean sheet will be top of the priority list when Felix Healy's Derry City take on Maribor Branik at the Brandywell…Wed Jul 23 1997 - 01:00
Barry turns attention to the leagueCork City manager Dave Barry will turn his attention to strengthening his team for the coming league campaign over the next couple…Tue Jul 22 1997 - 01:00
Tyrone dig deep to take titleAn Emotional Ulster minor championship campaign ended in victory for Tyrone at Clones yesterday where they battled their way …Mon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
Team spirit a key factorAll these years they waited. Twenty-eight winters and summers. Scheming. DreamingMon Jul 21 1997 - 01:00
On The SidelinesThe US Postal Service was in the news this week and for once it wasn't because one of their more disgruntled employees had decided…Sat Jul 19 1997 - 01:00
Derry take heart despite falling to NewcastleIt may be Newcastle United's first trophy of the new season but if the Irish International Club Cup turns out to be their last…Thu Jul 17 1997 - 01:00
Hingis overcomes tired Novotna to take titleSECOND time around there were no tears from Jana Novotna, just dignified resignation.Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
Sampras at pinnacle after defeat of PiolinePISTOL-whipped by the Sampras kid. There's few worse fates than this in professional tennis.Mon Jul 07 1997 - 01:00
Pioline in classic win over StichCEDRIC PIOLINE of France will attempt to deprive world number one Pete Sampras of a fourth Wimbledon singles title tomorrow afternoon…Sat Jul 05 1997 - 01:00
High noon for Novotna challengeON THE face of it things could not be going much better for Jana NovotnaSat Jul 05 1997 - 01:00
Noventa true to her wordHER approach to one of the most important matches in an impressive career may not have been the most diplomatic but you have …Fri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
End of the road for becker after lossTHE curtain was brought down on one of the great Wimbledon careers here at the All England Club yesterday when Boris Becker confirmed…Fri Jul 04 1997 - 01:00
Polite Krajicek lacking in steelSINCE WINNING the title here l2 months ago, Richard Krajicek has made quite a few friends back in his native HollandThu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
Young guns eye the final prizeWITH STEFFI GRAF at least temporarily out of the way through injury and Martina Hingis rumoured to be rusty for the same reason…Thu Jul 03 1997 - 01:00
Overnight saga takes on epic feelTIM HENMAN has even admitted that he thinks the more devoted of his fans are fairly sadWed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Fine victory for wily KournikovaFORGET Oasis and all that modern stuff, they're for the playersWed Jul 02 1997 - 01:00
Becker after boom times againTWELVE months ago it was the old court number one and this year, if the rumour mill is to be believed, the Wimbledon institution…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Sun sets on Seles's ambitionsIN HONG KONG yesterday the Chinese were enjoying themselves at the expense of the British but back at home things weren't going…Tue Jul 01 1997 - 01:00
Henmania hits Centre CourtWHEN the players began to emerge blinking from the shelter of the club house here on Saturday morning, just about everybody knew…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
British women take the usual route, and loseFOR THE second time in the history of Wimbledon there was play on the middle Sunday and, unlike 1991, the local players produced…Mon Jun 30 1997 - 01:00
Officials all washed outIT WAS easy to tell that the normally unflappable organisers of these Wimbledon championships were finally rattled yesterdaySat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
After the deluge, just more rainFOR MOST of a dismally wet Day Four here, Jerome Golmard, of France, sat in the players' lounge waiting for the call to action…Fri Jun 27 1997 - 01:00
Seles saves it for a rainy dayWITH 76 matches completed here on Tuesday, a few crackers amongst them, it briefly seemed that Wimbledon 97 had overcome its …Thu Jun 26 1997 - 01:00
Chang falls at the firstFOR Pistol Pete it was fairly standard, first round stuffWed Jun 25 1997 - 01:00
Kournikova shines as kids come outFOR ONCE, this corner of London was just like any other English suburb on a summer's afternoon yesterdayWed Jun 25 1997 - 01:00
Stargazers fail to glimpse VenusNOT FOR the first time then, a thick blanket of cloud prevented devoted stargazers from glimpsing VenusTue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
Krajicek and Henman see off pretendersIT WAS cabaret time at the All England club yesterday but somebody had forgotten to book a headlining act.Tue Jun 24 1997 - 01:00
Titles look wide open while fans are equally open to exploitationTHEY'VE ROLLED the green carpet out all along the platform of Southfieids tube station to hail the arrival this morning of the…Mon Jun 23 1997 - 01:00
Children must play - but do not stayJUST AS they do in Britain, sales of racquets and other tennis equipment soar in this country while Wimbledon is on each year…Sat Jun 21 1997 - 01:00
Father watches Venus risingRECOUNT THE story of a young woman tennis star from the past couple of decades and it won't be long before attention shifts from…Sat Jun 21 1997 - 01:00
Cavan win but need to improve quicklyBOTH teams arrived in Clones full of confidence that they could come through this Ulster Championship first replay and earn a…Mon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
We know what we have to do, says McHughDRAWING BOARD time again, and not just for the losers in this Ulster Championship first round replayMon Jun 16 1997 - 01:00
Dublin deal remains in Hammam's thoughtsWIMBLEDON chairman Sam Hammam last night insisted that a move to Dublin by the South London football club was still one of the…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
Newcastle make link with BrayBRAY WANDERERS have announced that they will receive major backing from Newcastle United for the club's `School Of Excellence…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
New twist in the tale gets the same old spinFAI general secretary Bernard O'Byrne expressed the hope yesterday that the sale of the majority of shares in Wimbledon FC to…Thu Jun 12 1997 - 01:00
Irish youth gets world exposureTHE IRISH team departed for the World Under-20 Championships in Malaysia last night with manager Brian Kerr making few predictions…Wed Jun 11 1997 - 01:00
Westmeath snared on home territoryTHE TRANSFORMATION of Westmeath's football supporters into neutral championship observers came a little later than usual this…Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
New format for Five NationsFIVE NATIONS rugby will be played on a Sunday for the first time in the history of the competition next season with England taking…Sat Jun 07 1997 - 01:00
GAA deny threat to gameTHE GAA have strongly denied claims by a residents' group that there is a threat to; the staging of next month's American Bowl…Fri Jun 06 1997 - 01:00
FAI move on dealTHE FAI remain "confident" that they will manage to complete the purchase of Cork City's former home in Bishopstown despite the…Thu Jun 05 1997 - 01:00
Kerr finalises squadBRIAN KERR has settled on his 18-strong panel for the World Youth Championships in Malaysia later this month, with three players…Wed Jun 04 1997 - 01:00
Many hands make tragic workIT WAS a low-key fight for what is regarded within the sport as a fairly meaningless title, but last weekend a kickboxing match…Sat May 31 1997 - 01:00
FAI bid for Cork City's old groundTHE FAI confirmed yesterday that they have made a bid to purchase the Bishopstown ground which Cork City were forced to abandon…Tue May 27 1997 - 01:00
Offaly's panache lacks vital punchFOR THE pundits this was a straightforward enough affairMon May 26 1997 - 01:00
