Graf bids farewell to WimbledonWhen Steffi Graf walked into the post-match interview after playing her 31st Grand Slam final, no one had envisaged that her …Mon Jul 05 1999 - 01:00
Yankee pair do the doubleTwo weeks of tennis and seven rounds of matches and it ended with a Californian smile from new Wimbledon ladies singles champion…Mon Jul 05 1999 - 01:00
Shy Davenport strides confidently to centre stageFinally Lindsay Davenport emerged from the shadows to take her place in the sunMon Jul 05 1999 - 01:00
Buoyant Stevenson dazzles DokicAll singing, all dancing, all conquering Alexandra Stevenson twinkled into the Wimbledon semi-finals yesterday with flapping …Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Nugent's odyssey endsIreland's Stephen Nugent finally bowed out of the Wimbledon junior event yesterday, but not without making a lasting impression…Sat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Devastating Agassi on course to `do a Borg'At one stage it looked like a scene from the television show ERSat Jul 03 1999 - 01:00
Schedule in tatters as rain stops playThe former England football manager, Glen Hoddle, was lodged in the crowd yesterday looking like he'd been taking the stuff that…Fri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Graf holds nerve in lengthy rain danceSteffi Graf and Venus Williams came out to play their quarter-final match at noonFri Jul 02 1999 - 01:00
Henman volleys out of this world"Tim - alien abduction." Jim Courier knows how to feed headlines to the tabloidsThu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
Mum's protection racketIf all the talk about their parents is true, Alexandra Stevenson's quarter-final match against 16-year-old Jelena Dokic will …Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
Nugent eases past BrooksAnother performance full of confidence and verve earned Ireland's Stephen Nugent a place in the third round of the junior competition…Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
No stopping WilliamsBoris Becker put a moment aside yesterday to point out that Venus Williams would some day become the best women's player in the…Thu Jul 01 1999 - 01:00
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
