Glenanne could have a rewarding weekendMEN'S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEW: GLENANNE HAVE a double weekend that could well push them up the league table from their current…Fri Dec 05 2008 - 00:00
A rough diamond eager to make the cutRUGBY SEÁN O'BRIEN INTERVIEW: THE PHRASE "tipping point" has been recently usurped by politicians and economists who could not…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Fingal out to rock RoversMEN'S HOCKEY: THE SECOND round of the Irish Hockey League action this weekend will see a raft of top games, with Monkstown…Fri Nov 28 2008 - 00:00
IRB reduce fees for future World CupsTHE INTERNATIONAL Rugby Board has significantly reduced their tournament fees for Rugby World Cup 2015 and 2019Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Leinster look to blend of old and newRUGBY: A VEIN OF seasoned international names will run through the Leinster team this weekendThu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00
Inconsistent Leinster face injury crisisNEWS ROUND-UP: THERE MIGHT be some lines furrowing across the brow of Michael Cheika this weekWed Nov 26 2008 - 00:00
Top accolade goes to WilliamsNEWS: WHILE NEW Zealand almost swept the boards at the annual International Rugby Board awards ceremony on Sunday night in London…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Tipoki and Munster pay priceRUGBY NEWS: WAS THERE anyone who watched the match between Munster and the All Blacks last Tuesday in Thomond Park that didn…Tue Nov 25 2008 - 00:00
Food for thought for coach LewersMEN'S HOCKEY: THE NEW Irish coach should have a lot to think about when he departs Ireland, having watched just about every…Fri Nov 21 2008 - 00:00
Kidney weighing up his optionsIRELAND v ARGENTINA: IRISH COACH Declan Kidney has given hope to several players who were not part of last Saturday's defeat…Wed Nov 19 2008 - 00:00
Dunne out to win back the publicBOXING/SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT: IN MADISON Square Garden last weekend it was possible for a few moments to believe the centre of …Sat Nov 15 2008 - 00:00
Williams calls Anderson into Ulster squadMAGNERS LEAGUE : MATT WILLIAMS has drafted the 21-year-old flanker Thomas Anderson into his 26-man Ulster squad for their difficult…Thu Oct 23 2008 - 01:00
Cheika ready to mix and matchMAGNERS LEAGUE NEWS: LEINSTER COACH Michael Cheika has kept a significant vein of international players in his squad for Friday…Wed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Connacht keep an eye on main prizeCONNACHT'S OBVIOUS imperative this weekend is to get a result against Edinburgh in the Sportsground on Friday nightWed Oct 22 2008 - 01:00
Glennane leave Belfast with drawHOCKEY NEWS: GLENANNE PICKED up two points yesterday in Belfast after a draw with Annadale in their opening match of the Irish…Mon Oct 20 2008 - 01:00
Ulster must step it up more than a gearHeineken Cup: HARLEQUINS BURIED their Heineken Cup bogey last week when they recovered from 19-3 down against the Scarlets …Sat Oct 18 2008 - 01:00
Dublin debut in DecemberSUTHERLAND TURNS PRO: IRISH AMATEUR boxing has lost another top-rated fighter to the professional ranksFri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Last outing before new rulesMEN'S HOCKEY: FOR PEMBROKE, Three Rock Rovers, Fingal, Glenanne and Monkstown this weekend is their last before the inaugural…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
McCarthy handed three-week suspensionTHE IRFU disciplinary committee have suspended Connacht's Michael McCarthy for three weeks after he pleaded guilty to striking…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Edinburgh aim to add to Leinster's Murrayfield woesANDY ROBINSON will use Edinburgh's victories over previous Heineken Cup-winning sides as a spur for his team when Leinster visit…Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00
Munster aim to mark spiritual homecoming in physical styleMunster v Glasgow: AS MUNSTER were beating Leinster last week in the RDS, their A side were ensuring the weekend would be a …Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Williams clears decks to turn his ship aroundMAGNERS LEAGUE Ulster v Edinburgh: THIS ULSTER nightmare has managed to leap the summer months and continue from last season…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Saints appeal sanction on BestNEWS: THE ENGLISH Premiership side Northampton have appealed against the 18-week ban imposed on Neil Best for eye-gouging.Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Pembroke have point to proveMEN'S HOCKEY WEEKEND PREVIEW: THE MEETING in Serpentine Avenue between two of Leinster's top sides, Pembroke and Three Rock …Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Earls back in harness for big show at RDSKEITH EARLS looks likely to reclaim the fullback position for Munster this week following his three-try haul two weeks agoThu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Henson and Williams available to face UlsterAS THE Ulster team once again adjust to the booing that had become such a disfiguring part of their disappointing season last…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Railway through to last fourMEN'S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION will face Glenanne and Three Rock Rovers meet YMCA in the Neville Cup semi-finals.Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
IHA may seek compensation if players transferHOCKEY ULSTER PLAYERS CHANGING ALLEGIANCE TO BRITAIN THIS WAS the offending paragraph that appeared on the Ulster Hockey website…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Ulster to finally fire against DragonsUlster v Dragons THE MORE elusive the first win, the longer Matt Williams is going to feel the pressureFri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Bradley wields the axe for visit of GlasgowConnacht v Glasgow CONNACHT COACH Michael Bradley has made six changes to the side that shipped 45 points last weekFri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
Bowe makes his debut for OspreysTOMMY BOWE, one of the players coach Matt Williams would have desperately wanted to keep at Ulster this season, will make his…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Four unions to join forces for World Cup bidRUGBY NEWS: AT A MEETING in Dublin yesterday, it was expected that WRU chief executive Roger Lewis would outline his ideas on…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Taylor hoping to box in London GamesIRELAND'S ONLY boxing world champion went off with her friends yesterday morning to watch Ken Egan's final bout of this year'…Mon Aug 25 2008 - 01:00
Hickey hints equestrian sport could be droppedEQUESTRIAN: EQUESTRIAN SPORT will be fighting for its Olympic life when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meet this …Sat Aug 23 2008 - 01:00
Showjumper may get long ban after positive drug testIRISH SHOWJUMPER Denis Lynch could face a lengthy ban from the sport after his horse tested positive for a prohibited substance…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Hong Kong laboratory's key role in test dramaCAPSAICIN, the drug at the centre of yesterday's equine testing controversy in Beijing, is the compound that is responsible for…Fri Aug 22 2008 - 01:00
Five Ringed CircusPirates Paradise smoked out : THE Chinese have always been self-sufficient and enterprising, although in Beijing, Olympic fans…Wed Aug 20 2008 - 01:00
Seoul sister Mutola brings us tracking back the yearsOLYMPIC TV VIEW: Seeing Maria on screen was one of the high points of these Games.Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Spanish get it wrong againFIVE RINGED CIRCUS : THE SPANISH basketball team have been criticised by the IOC for their ill-conceived newspaper advert ahead…Sat Aug 16 2008 - 01:00
Five Ringed CircusWeaire, Phelan inspire Cube THE Water Cube, the groundbreaking development of the National Aquatic Centre in Beijing, is based…Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Weightlifters tipped to lead way in shame statisticsBETTING: WEIGHTLIFTING IS the sport of choice for cheats. So say the bookmakers.Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Golden days when our Cup almost ran overON TENNIS EVERY SPORT has a particular claim or boastWed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Ireland hoping to find rich vein againTENNIS: GIVEN THE way their Davis Cup match against Morocco turned out the last time Ireland stepped onto the carpet at Fitzwilliam…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Nadal wins a classic, scintillating finalTHEY WILL talk about this one for years. It had swings. It had rain delaysMon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Nadal conquers in scintillating finalTENNIS: THERE WAS a point midway through the third set when fans looked to the malevolent skies funnelling over southwest London…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
