The real tournament beginsTENNIS/Wimbledon : The curtain closes on week one and another tournament begins. That's how the players see itMon Jul 01 2002 - 01:00
Rusedski swings into actionTENNIS: The swinging King Salsa replaced the Carousel String Quartet outside the Wimbledon Museum yesterdaySat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Ferrero joins an ever-growing listTENNIS: Another men's seed failed to take root yesterdayFri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
McEnroe 'disappointed' by former wife's claim that he took performance drugsBRITAIN: Three times former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe claimed yesterday accusations that he took performance enhancing…Thu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Dokic pushed to the brinkSerena Williams blew away Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-3 and then complained about her gameThu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Williams deals with wild cardTENNIS/Wimbledon championships : The Anatomy of a Wimbledon champion facing a wild card entryWed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Ancic raises expectationsTENNIS/Wimbledon Championship : PERHAPS we're grasping at straws. But Goran Ivanisevic's replacement may well have arrivedWed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Wayne cleared and set to fightBOXING: Former WBA world bantamweight champion and 1992 Olympic silver medallist Wayne McCullough has been granted a licence…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Philippoussis displays real characterTENNIS/Wimbledon championships: The sun shoneTue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Kehoe namedGOLF: The eight players to represent Britain and Ireland in the sixth staging of the Palmer Cup against the US were named yesterday…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Historic victoryHOCKEY: Ireland finished off a highly successful weekend in Manchester with a timely 3-1 win over England yesterday, the first…Mon Jun 17 2002 - 01:00
Leinster and Munster face major tests from English opponentsEUROPEAN CUP DRAW : No sooner has Leicester's Neil Back slapped the ball out of the distraught Peter Stringer's hands than it…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
FAI to cash in on successDespite the controversies surrounding FIFA's sunken agreement with former marketing partner ISL-ISMM, which collapsed when ISL…Thu Jun 13 2002 - 01:00
Deane to play a central roleSale's Mel Deane comes into the Irish line-up at inside centre to partner Leinster's Brian O'Driscoll for the touring side's …Thu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Wallace fails to make squadNEWS : The most glaring omission from Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan's 26-strong squad for the upcoming three-match tour to New…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Leinster move for WarnerRUGBY/News round-up: Leinster have confirmed that they expect to add Australian outhalf Christian Warner to their ranks.Thu May 16 2002 - 01:00
Munster must wait on fitness of O'ConnellWhile Munster remain non-committal about the fitness of Irish second row Paul O'Connell, he could be considered doubtful for …Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Growing anger over ticket salesThere is growing annoyance in Munster over the allocation of European Cup final ticketsWed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Fox chases win in quality fieldGOLF/Irish Amateur Open Championship : Last year's winner Richard McEvoy and runner-up Michael Hoey will not be around to defend…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Harlequins made to work for itBelfast Harlequins - 43 UL Bohemians - 29 No real surprise except, for how long UL Bohemians stayed with Belfast Harlequins. …Mon May 06 2002 - 01:00
Glennane out to seal place in EuropeMENS HOCKEY: Glennane are set to meet Instonians in the last match of the three-day club championship finals at Belfield this…Fri May 03 2002 - 01:00
Quinlan the link between Shannon's new and oldShannon's glory days have cast a long shadowThu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Harlequins to omit Ulster trioBelfast Harlequins will not be using any of their Ulster contracted players for their Division Two AIB All-Ireland League final…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Dublin dominate schools' finalsIn finals dominated by Dublin schools, Blackrock College boys and Mount Anville girls emerged as winners of the third Ballygowan…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Casey takes his chance with London IrishBob Casey, the Blackrock, Leinster and Ireland second row, yesterday confirmed that he would be playing for London Irish from…Wed May 01 2002 - 01:00
Corinthians join Glenanne, Harlequins and InstoniansMEN'S HOCKEY: Glennane demonstrated their ability to score when they followed up their 3-2 away win over Cookstown with a 4-…Mon Apr 29 2002 - 01:00
Network Two to cover every matchRTÉ look like being able to satisfy even gargantuan soccer appetites this summer when they screen 56 of the 64 World Cup matches…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Connemara make Lansdowne debutPlaying at Lansdowne Road will be one of the principal rewards for both Trinity and Connemara All Blacks when they meet in the…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Ulster sides vulnerable in second-leg assignmentsHOCKEY: Putting one's head on the block, Pembroke Wanderers, Glenanne, Cork C of I and Harlequins look to be in reasonable condition…Fri Apr 26 2002 - 01:00
Clohessy named in panel to play CastresRUGBY/European Cup Semi-Final: Declan Kidney has named a 25-man panel, including prop Peter Clohessy, to travel to Beziers for…Thu Apr 25 2002 - 01:00
Spooner's injury not career threateningWhat was thought to be a career-ending injury to Leinster's Nathan Spooner has transpired to be overly pessimisticWed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
O'Driscoll set to push for place in second rowWhile Munster sort out their injury worries and continue to align themselves as a unit against Castres, a number of smaller struggles…Wed Apr 24 2002 - 01:00
Cork C of I can swing itMEN HOCKEY/Club Championship: Corinthians travel to Cork more in hope than expectation after their open and free-flowing game…Mon Apr 22 2002 - 01:00
Henderson returns to bolster PembrokeMEN HOCKEY/Round-up: Despite missing a few players Pembroke should find a degree of comfort from the return of their first-choice…Fri Apr 19 2002 - 01:00
It's official... Here Come The Good TimesAltogether now...With Keane to lead us, there's nothing tofear, This time 2002 is going to be our year.Thu Apr 18 2002 - 01:00
Irish see uncertain futureSNOOKER/Countdown to World Championship: Former world champion Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Michael Judge yesterday blamed…Wed Apr 17 2002 - 01:00
Disputed goal sends cup north with InstoniansInstonians - 2 Pembroke - 1 The Irish Senior Cup goes North after a bizarre opening goal gifted Instonians with a perfect start…Mon Apr 15 2002 - 01:00
Munster make a move to tempt Gaffney from LeinsterNEWS AND FOCUS ON ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: The future position of the Leinster assistant coach Alan Gaffney has taken a twist with…Fri Apr 12 2002 - 01:00
Varley aims high for GarryowenRUGBY/ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS: Momentarily think of Garryowen and you have a vision of a club regularly in at the death of All…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Cork Con leave Kelly on benchRUGBY/All-Ireland League semi-finals: If not before this week, Irish right wing John Kelly now understands what a cold place…Thu Apr 11 2002 - 01:00
Garryowen bolstered as Langford flies inNews round-up: John Langford arrived back in Ireland early on Monday and trained with Garryowen that eveningWed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Ireland on form in South AfricaTENNIS: Ireland opened their Federation Cup qualifying tournament in Pretoria, South Africa in impressive fashion yesterday …Wed Apr 10 2002 - 01:00
Stringer prepared to turn the other cheekYou can only assume the referee didn't fully see itMon Mar 25 2002 - 00:00
O'Brien takes the first opportunity to exit stageSNOOKER/Irish Masters: Dublin's Fergal O'Brien joined Joe Swail as the second Irish player of three in the competition to exit…Thu Mar 21 2002 - 00:00
Drop in number testing positiveDRUGS IN SPORT: A significant decline in the number of Irish athletes testing positive for banned substances was the key issue…Wed Mar 20 2002 - 00:00
Williams back in the frameSNOOKER/Irish Masters/Preview: While the Irish attractions of Ken Doherty, Joe Swail and Fergal O'Brien will draw local support…Tue Mar 19 2002 - 00:00
Murphy holds his nerve at the deathThat the cup was within touching distance would have made this final defeat a little harder to take for PresentationMon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Cork Con pass the medicalAt the pre-match dinner, Minister for Health Micheβl Martin addressed the room and declared that Foreign Minister Brian Cowan…Mon Mar 18 2002 - 00:00
Harmony on discipline soughtRUGBY/NEWS ROUNDUP: Attempts to introduce common disciplinary standards in each of the Six Nations will be discussed at a meeting…Fri Mar 08 2002 - 00:00
Onus on the bonus as fight for play-offs intensifiesRUGBY : While this Saturday's televised match between Garryowen (34 points) and Shannon (41 points), fourth and first respectively…Wed Mar 06 2002 - 00:00
