After this wonderful theatre, final is more of a coin-flip than everICE THE EUPHORIA and reset the calendar. Harvest time has been delayedMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Epic draw leaves everyone a winnerALL-IRELAND SENIOR HURLING FINAL: HENRY SHEFFLIN and Joe Canning must have tossed and turned last nightMon Sept 10 2012 - 01:00
Tribe's quest coloured by brushes with black and amberTHE EXPERIENCE of losing to Galway in those cracking All-Ireland semi-finals of 2001 and 2005 means Kilkenny will always regard…Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
Enigmatic Galway still confounding the criticsSIDELINE CUT: “It’s been a long time coming but there it is for Galway”Sat Sept 08 2012 - 01:00
'We showed great character . . . of course we're delighted'REACTION FROM THE MAYO CAMP: He kept a pretty cool head when all about him were losing theirs but James Horan admitted that …Mon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Surreal Mayo relish their dayGAA: THIS GAELIC football summer of fabulousness and heartbreak yesterday confirmed itself as unforgettableMon Sept 03 2012 - 01:00
Nevin makes sure of at least a silver lining to add to Taylor's goldFOLLOWING KATIE Taylor must be the toughest act of these OlympicsSat Aug 11 2012 - 01:00
'This is what dreams are made of'MARK THIS date: it will always belong to Katie Taylor. At 4Thu Aug 09 2012 - 01:00
Medal count now at three as confident Conlan goes throughSO OUT of the blue corner, Ireland has its third Olympic medal of these gamesWed Aug 08 2012 - 01:00
Amazing swimming times queried by top world coachONE OF the most respected figures in world swimming has questioned the sensational times posted by 16-year-old Chinese competitor…Tue Jul 31 2012 - 01:00
Solid Mayo put themselves exactly where they want to beMayo 0-12 Sligo 0-10 : ARE MAYO at last learning to win ugly? This was their first back-to-back title since the nearly years…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
'It's a great way to win the title, playing as poorly as we did'MATCH REACTION : FAMILY AND friends gathered on the wall outside the Mayo and Sligo dressingrooms as word travelled about an…Mon Jul 16 2012 - 01:00
What nightmares are made ofOLYMPIC MOMENTS: WHEN THE USA basketball team arrived in Athens in 2004, they were expected to uphold and enhance the most absurdly…Sat Jul 14 2012 - 01:00
Mortimer decides to opt out of Mayo panelMAYO’S PREPARATION for Sunday’s Connacht senior final against Sligo has been disrupted by Conor Mortimer’s sudden decision to…Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:00
Cork give a beating to Clare and traditionCork 3-16 Clare 0-13: TIME FOR the old debate. As expected, Cork won their 37th Munster title yesterdayMon Jul 09 2012 - 01:00
Donegal's rolling stone crushes TyroneULSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL: Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-10: THIS WAS an absorbing encounter on the pitch but through the toughest exchanges…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
McGuinness encouraged by younger players as his side pushes for a piece of historyPOST-MATCH TALK: Attention to detail has become paramount for Donegal under Jim McGuinness but he couldn’t have foreseen the…Mon Jul 02 2012 - 01:00
Advance Australia's FraserOLYMPIC MOMENTS: IN THE 1960s, she was Australia’s favourite larrikin and a peerless swimming champion and even now, it is hard…Sat Jun 30 2012 - 01:00
Jim Thorpe - the Native all-American athlete, sportsman and actorDEFINING MOMENTS: THE LIFE experience of Jim Thorpe looms large over the first half of the American 20th centurySat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Some pride restored in Poznan adieuIT WAS a long, slow goodbye and in the end, Giovanni Trapattoni, the godfather of football royalty in Italy, must have smiled…Tue Jun 19 2012 - 01:00
So far so good for unflappable Del BosqueGROUP C SPAIN v REPUBLIC OF IRELAND REACTION: WHEN JOHANN Cruyff signed for Barcelona in the summer of 1973, he was quickly …Sat Jun 16 2012 - 01:00
Grit and graft no match for graceREPUBLIC OF IRELAND 0 SPAIN 4 THEY REALLY should ban Spanish bullfightingFri Jun 15 2012 - 01:00
Del Bosque and Alonso opt for flatteryIT WAS cat and mouse in Gdansk last nightThu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Giddy in Gdansk as manager and striker adopt playful moodTHE ITALIAN gave a flicker of a smile when it was put to him if he remembered being in Gdansk several football lives ago.Thu Jun 14 2012 - 01:00
Spanish look beyond IrelandSOCCER: THE SPANISH players are talking about Rafael Nadal rather than Jonathan Walters.Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
'We still believe we can win our group' - DunneWHEN THE Irish team walked on to the field in Poznan on Sunday night, they weren’t so much greeted by the fans as met with a …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Already we are seeking miraclesEURO 2012 GROUP C REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 CROATIA 3: WE FORGOTMon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Trap's Army hug rival fans into submissionPOZNAN LETTER: MY FRIEND reacted with astonishment to the news that Spain did, in fact need, a bailout. “What the..Mon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Small steps before the giant leapDEFINING MOMENTS: IN AUGUST 2009, the American track and field team appeared in Berlin for the first time since Jesse Owens’ …Sat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Expectation weighing heavily on bashful PolesLETTER FROM POZNAN: SLAWOMIR, THE conduktor, is losing patience. It is hard to blame himSat Jun 09 2012 - 01:00
Flags, cheers but beware black horseTHREE COLOURS – green, white and orange – in Gdynia yesterday afternoon as the local football fans made the Irish feel as if …Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Locals give Ireland the warmest of welcomes“DZIEKUJEMY WAM” read the banner carried by Robbie Keane and Aiden McGeady as the Irish team received a heroic welcome in the…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Plenty to think about upon exit for PolandTHUNDER STORMS in Budapest and perhaps a lightning strike in the mind of Giovanni Trapattoni tooTue Jun 05 2012 - 01:00
Old hand Duff has never felt youngerTHERE IS something of the eternal prodigy about Damien Duff so it seems hard to believe that he is on the cusp of his 100th cap…Fri Jun 01 2012 - 01:00
Tremors were felt in Ireland's team hotelSOCCER : ITALY’S TROUBLED preparation for Euro 2012 took a tragic turn yesterday, with the cancellation of their friendly against…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
The old country never looked so greenEURO 2012: DOES CESARE Prandelli have a spy? Could Vincente del Bosque have placed a man in Tuscany?Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Rampant Galway put Rossies to the swordCONNACHT SFC FIRST ROUND: Galway 3-15 Roscommon 0-10: IN the 33rd minute of this match, Joe Bergin didn’t so much catch as wolf…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Blue moon poised to rise high over ManchesterSIDELINE CUT: As Alex Ferguson’s side visit Sunderland, all eyes will be back on the Etihad Stadium to witness what promises…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Cork's age of innocence truly overGAELIC GAMES: NOT FOR the first time in a national hurling final starring Kilkenny, the fairytale was suspended abruptlyMon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Barry-Murphy admits to getting a reality checkAS JIMMY Barry-Murphy stood chatting in the shadows of Semple Stadium, the league cup was last seen being carried unceremoniously…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Old-fashioned Games with a 21st century debtSIDELINE CUT As the mind-boggling cost of London 2012 begins to hit home, the Olympics will rely on its unbeatable secret weapon…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Same old uphill struggle for New YorkCONNACHT SFC FIRST ROUND: WHEN CROSSMAGLEN Rangers won the All-Ireland club final on St Patrick’s Day, Alan Hearty followed …Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Swinford ceremony for late gardaDR PÁDRAIG Carney – Mayo’s Flying Doctor in the fabulous 1950s – will make a special appearance in Swinford on Sunday for a poignant…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Kerrigan a central figure in Rebels' game planThe Nemo Rangers’ star’s versatility has made him hard to categorise: speed-merchant, goalscorer, playmaker, free-taker: he is…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
McGeeney continues to see big picture for KildareFOLLOWING A weekend of high drama, Kildare return to the top flight after three seasons of missing outTue Apr 10 2012 - 01:00
Doyle's late late show clinches promotionNFL DIVISION TWO Kildare 2-12 Galway 0-18: THE EASTER gods looked kindly upon Kildare in this thrilling promotion encounter …Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Cork show signs of summer promiseHURLING LEAGUE: IF JIMMY Barry-Murphy ever worried about the risk of returning to the post of Cork senior hurling manager, there…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Late Horgan point sets up thrilling rematchTipperary 1-23 Cork 1-23: THIS MATCH had everything but a result and, as it was, Patrick Horgan’s late point for Cork leaves…Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
O'Connor strikes late to help Cork steal points from under Mayo's noseCork 0-14 Mayo 0-13: THE LEAGUE champions showed plenty of cheek in the way they took this oneMon Mar 26 2012 - 01:00
Red card will not vanish as easilyALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE: THE FOOTBALLERS of Dublin and Mayo weren’t even born when The Fog, the classic horror …Mon Feb 13 2012 - 00:00
