No play as clouds openEven the most optimistic spectators could tell yesterday that the skies were never going to clearWed Jun 30 1999 - 01:00
Davenport prepares for high jinksThe virtually invisible number three seed Lindsay Davenport yesterday advanced to the quarter-finalsTue Jun 29 1999 - 01:00
Agassi dodges hold-upsThey loved it the first time. Even gave it a Mexican wave. Second time so, so. Third time ughhTue Jun 29 1999 - 01:00
Ultimate test for ArthursAndre Agassi will probably have heard the drum beat around the locker room about the half Irishman who has not dropped a serve…Mon Jun 28 1999 - 01:00
Beautiful stranger to victoryThey are saying now that Anna Kournikova is too beautiful for her own goodMon Jun 28 1999 - 01:00
Nugent going strongIreland's Stephen Nugent played himself into a strong position in the first round of the junior singles at Wimbledon this weekend…Mon Jun 28 1999 - 01:00
Seles is latest victim of teen armyWhat is bad for Monica Seles is good for Steffi GrafSat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Courier pays for gruelling shootA fitting start at high noon yesterday in Wimbledon saw Jim Courier come through the most extraordinary shoot out of the day …Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Respect for the big hitting Las Vegan reaches new levelThese days Wimbledon is full of respect. It wasn't always that waySat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Agassi is calm but deadlyThere's an American love-in going on. A rootin', tootin' push for the boys and the star-spangled bannerFri Jun 25 1999 - 01:00
Little attempt at image changePeople don't warm to Mary Pierce. She walks through the crowd to outside show court three and people simply stare.Fri Jun 25 1999 - 01:00
Dokic fairytale continues for nowTrouble on an outside court and it wasn't Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario packing her bagsFri Jun 25 1999 - 01:00
Courier delivers the goodsProving that there is life after reading novels between change overs, Jim Courier revitalised his failing Wimbledon career yesterday…Thu Jun 24 1999 - 01:00
Former star swept asideYesterday four minders escorted Anna Kournikova from the players lounge to show-court two through a crowd of several hundred …Thu Jun 24 1999 - 01:00
Steffi struggles as Monica cleans upWorld order was restored yesterday: Steffi Graf won, Monica Seles won, Anna Kournikova won and Venus Williams wonThu Jun 24 1999 - 01:00
Delicate build-up pays for NovotnaJana Novotna dispelled doubts about her ankle injury by coasting to a two-set win over the rhythmically named Shi-Ting Wang in…Wed Jun 23 1999 - 01:00
Becker back from the deadWimbledon has never been able to ignore Boris Becker, nor Becker WimbledonWed Jun 23 1999 - 01:00
Sampras serves up a treatPete Sampras ran his fingers through his thick black hair and grinnedTue Jun 22 1999 - 01:00
Making image payA Wimbledon crowd will never let you down. You make the prediction, they will carry it out. In arrives a pin-up clicheTue Jun 22 1999 - 01:00
The `facts' on androMore confusion and misleading conclusions from Ireland On Sunday regarding legal and illegal drugsSat Jun 19 1999 - 01:00
De Bruin to keep medals won in SevilleMichelle Smith de Bruin will keep the four European medals she won in Seville at the 1997 European ChampionshipsFri Jun 18 1999 - 01:00
First Sunday match for IrishIreland are set to play their first Six Nations rugby match on a Sunday when they face France at Stade Francais next yearWed Jun 16 1999 - 01:00
Three in a row for McKiernanCatherina McKiernan yesterday became the first athlete to win the 10 kilometre Women's Mini Marathon three years in succession…Mon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
McKiernan leads 37,000-chargeA major surprise tomorrow in the mammoth women's Mini Marathon, which once again snakes through the streets of Dublin, would …Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
Long arm of the lawAs a result of the increased demand for specialist sports advice in Ireland, A and L Goodbody has now established a sports Law…Sat Jun 12 1999 - 01:00
No mercy from abroadOverseas commentators were able to see Ireland's biggest sporting controversy without the swimmer's personality or family intruding…Wed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00
Acceptance of guiltWhile Michelle Smith de Bruin has, through a statement from her Dublin-based solicitors, decided not to give media interviews…Wed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00
Irish contract endsBord na Gaelige will not be renewing their contract with Michelle Smith de Bruin to promote IrishWed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00
De Bruin says her career in the pool has come to an endThe triple Olympic swimming champion, Michelle Smith de Bruin, has acknowledged for the first time that her career has come to…Wed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00
Seville sanctions unlikelyMichelle Smith de Bruin will probably keep the four medals she won at the European Championships in Seville in 1997Wed Jun 09 1999 - 01:00
Bike bluesOne of the biggest sporting events in Ireland in terms of spectators was held last week with hardly a ripple breaking in the …Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Sports Speak"They are advised to be careful wherever the go, but you can't stop young players going out."Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Roy the roverNot many people know it, but yesterday marked an historic day in the history of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind when the 300th…Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Clontarf should finish off season in style against DLSPPerhaps not the most glamorous tie held at Lansdowne Road given the 6.00 p.mSat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Wide of the markSporting index, the spread betting company, cannot say to be having a good cricket World CupSat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Here's the rubIrish Athletes largely go unsung unless they occupy the same high-energy orbit as Sonia O'Sullivan and Catherina McKiernanSat May 22 1999 - 01:00
Dual starsRepublic Of Ireland and Sunderland striker Niall Quinn (left) presents a BBC Northern Ireland sports documentary, The Irish Game…Sat May 22 1999 - 01:00
The masters of cool arriveCurtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is striding towards the creaseThu May 20 1999 - 01:00
Trilogy nears final chapterThe third match in the FAI Cup final saga between Co Wicklow side Bray Wanderers and Donegal's Finn Harps will again be televised…Wed May 19 1999 - 01:00
Bravery of underdogs not enoughIt was end-of-season cup final fare at the Sportsground yesterdayMon May 17 1999 - 01:00
Millennium madnessFantastic is the word that comes to mind when reading the some of the ideas emanating from the Millennium Office at Government…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Strabane's loss . . .Shoaib Akhtar, the Pakistani fast bowler, who is set to become the first man to deliver a ball at more than 100 mph, has had …Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
SportsSpeak"I felt as though my head exploded. I felt dizzy. I needed a rest."Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
One that didn't get awayIreland may have allowed the World Equestrian Games to slip through its hands but fishing folk around the country recently landed…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Tour war still ragesLeading Spanish cycling teams ONCE and Banesto are at it againSat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Hearing is believingSome years ago when Vincent Browne was the editor of the Sunday Tribune he reprimanded a sports writer for using the word disaster…Sat May 15 1999 - 01:00
Irish cyclist banned for using stimulantFollowing a recent hearing conducted by the Federation of Irish Cyclists, Ireland's European Master's champion Theresa Quinlan…Fri May 14 1999 - 01:00
Report on match `inaccurate'Recent reports regarding a possible cancellation of the World Cup cricket match between the West Indies and Bangladesh at Castle…Wed May 12 1999 - 01:00
