Alliss' rant on Arnie's golden era leaves Nantz stuck for wordsTV VIEW: THERE WERE more than a few who’d just about regained their composure after watching the reception the young Rory fella…Mon Jul 18 2011 - 01:00
Cobb pitches in as top of the despised athletesHOLD THE BACK PAGE: ‘THE 101 Most Despised Athletes in Sports History” is not, it has to be said, the most positive of sporting…Sat Jul 16 2011 - 01:00
'Perfect fight' ends with European titleThe Irish Times/Irish Sports Council sportswoman of the month (June): Boxer Katie TaylorWed Jul 13 2011 - 01:00
Welcome to the real world of 'proper paparazzi' RoryTV VIEW: THUNDER, LIGHTNING, landslides, floods. Summer in Scotland. A bit like our own, reallyMon Jul 11 2011 - 01:00
Djokovic's victory in Killarney leaves modern Ali speechlessTV VIEW: APART FROM relegating a couple of Serena and Venus Williams matches to the backyard (well, Court Two), the Wimbledon…Mon Jul 04 2011 - 01:00
Designer rugby shirts to make giants of World Cup playersWHEN THEY take on Ireland in next month’s rugby World Cup warm-up match in Bordeaux, the French won’t know what’s hit them…Fri Jul 01 2011 - 01:00
Poet laureate Hugh is right on cueGOLF: NEWCOMERS TO our Fantasy Golf competition might not be aware that we have an unofficial poet laureate by the name of Hugh…Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Claire's New Bike suffers slow punctureGOLF: AFTER THE bonanza that was the US Open – well, for some of you – week 12 proved less than profitable, with only three …Thu Jun 30 2011 - 01:00
Sun shines on the sons of Galileo but Pat and Colm are gloomyTV VIEW: WHO’D HAVE thought that Gerry McIlroy could possibly be overtaken in the battle for the June “Sporting Da of the Month…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Mr Irrelevant restores his clean reputationHOLD THE BACK PAGE: IT’S ONE of the more unkind tags in sportSat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Rory, Rory Hallelujah: American tales of a star shining brightGOLF : MEDIA REACTION NBC SPORTS’ website probably stole the award for headline of the day – “Rory, Rory Hallelujah: McIlroy…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Game's greats line up to praise the new chosen oneGOLF: SPARE A thought for South African golfer Rory SabbatiniTue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Why settle for burger when you can watch Rory filleting CongressionalTV VIEW: THAT WAS a bit of a shock last week, learning that it’s 30 years this month since John McEnroe’s “you cannot be serious…Mon Jun 20 2011 - 01:00
Italian duo prove worthy signings on home soilGOLF: THE PICKINGS weren’t exactly rich for our managers in week 10 of the competition, when the Italian Open and the St Jude…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Dodging points can be a tricky businessGOLF: FAR BE it for us to make assumptions about the intentions of Stephen, Alan, Eugene, Jody, David, another David, Kevin, …Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Heaven for Haven is whizzing round Le Mans for 48 hoursTV VIEW: WELL, HATS off to Andre Lotterer, Marcel Fassler and Benoit Treluyer for sharing shifts in that Audi to win the Le …Mon Jun 13 2011 - 01:00
Salmon Leap stalwart following a rich family traditionSportswoman of the Month (May): Canoeist Jenny Egan: WITH BOTH her parents involved in canoeing for as long as she can remember…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Giants Stadium here we come againSOCCER: YOU COULD tell last night that the international season is winding down just a little when Sky gave their viewers a …Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Giles and Co have a Macedonia; good job Trapattoni's boys didn'tTV VIEW: WELL, AT least from here on in we can take ‘I had a Macedonia’ as meaning ‘didn’t quite make John Giles purr, but got…Mon Jun 06 2011 - 01:00
Back in the Hunt after a season of frustrationSOCCER : HAVING ENDURED the frustration of missing a large chunk of the season with Wolves, with injuries ruling him out for…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
'Chopper' McShane hoping someone is watchingSOCCER : WITH SPELLS at seven clubs in as many seasons, Paul McShane could do with putting down some football rootsWed Jun 01 2011 - 01:00
The greatest team ever? Better ask Northampton TownTV VIEW: THERE’S RARELY a consensus about these things, but the Brazil side of 1970 has a habit of topping those polls asking…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Small wonder as Hoey rewards the minorityGOLF: WITH MOST of the game’s big names on duty at the World Matchplay Championship last week, a tournament that couldn’t be…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Keeping up to date with players on TwitterGOLF: AS WE mentioned last week, it’s more than a little useful to be familiar with the playing plans of the members of your…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Faithful feel the rapture as they ascend to heavenTV VIEW: AMERICAN PREACHER Harold Camping had predicted that Jesus Christ would return to earth on Saturday and true believers…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Queen back in castle for Porto's crowning momentTV VIEW: YOU have to hope someone had a word with the Porto and Braga fans in Dublin this week for the Europa League final, …Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Put Jedward lipstick on Ulster opener, it's still a pig of a gameTV VIEW: IT WAS probably the gut-wrenching disappointment of Jedward not winning the night before, but for the start of a brand…Mon May 16 2011 - 01:00
Home can be the advantageHOCKEY: A YEAR after losing their senior interprovincial title to Ulster at Grange Road by a single score on goal difference…Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Superest title race not now as tight as Jamie's outfitsTV VIEW: IT WAS hard not to think of absent Sky friends yesterday on what was the Superest of Super SundaysMon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Fergie wields the whip as his charges jump and buck to finalON THE COUCH: Johnny gets it spot on; the Dog and Duck would have beaten this woeful German sideThu May 05 2011 - 01:00
Bliss is it in this blue dawn to be alive as world turns upside downTV VIEW: GO ON, own up, you watched from start to finish, despite vowing you’d boycott the whole thing because it’s just not…Mon May 02 2011 - 01:00
Railway Union on track for leagueWOMEN’S HOCKEY: A WEEK after winning bronze at the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in Dublin, Railway Union will attempt to…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
What's in a name? They often tell a taleGOLF: WHEN WE spotted Pat Halpin’s team impressively rising from 17th to fourth overall last week it struck us as a bit inappropriate…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Donald delivering goods for dominant DeasyGOLF: WELL, Luke Donald’s play-off defeat to Brandt Snedeker at The Heritage last Sunday might have cost him the chance to become…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Optimistic Tanner gets his hide tanned by Old Firm supportersTV VIEW: AFTER THE week that was in it, it was probably less than ideal that an Old Firm game was scheduled for Sunday, but …Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Railway in shake up for third placeWEEKEND HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION are through to today’s third-place play-off in the EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy, where they…Mon Apr 25 2011 - 01:00
Railway set for debut in Euro outdoor eventWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION host teams from Ukraine, Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Russia and Belarus at Park Avenue over the …Fri Apr 22 2011 - 01:00
Eboue has a Pompeii moment but Rory will bounce backTV VIEW: THE Daily Mash probably had the right idea last week when, under the headline “Tragedy as 21-year-old earns £78,000…Mon Apr 18 2011 - 01:00
Pegasus will be wary of UCD threatHOCKEY: IT’S LEINSTER versus Ulster in the semi-finals of the Irish Senior Cup at Belfield tomorrow, with UCD taking on Pegasus…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Twins prove inseparable talents as Lisa shines in SpainSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH – MARCH LISA MAGUIRE (Golf): AS FRENCH player Emilie Alonso discovered at the Spanish International…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Mahooosive night for United and Twitterer RioChelsea manager Abramovich baffles assistant Ancelotti with his team selectionWed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
The National show goes on despite all the 'obstacles'TV VIEW: THEY MIGHT love Grand National day, but the horse-racing world must anticipate the occasion with a certain degree of…Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Hermes celebrate despite a defeatHOCKEY: THEY MIGHT have suffered only their second defeat of the league season on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to deprive …Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Hermes ready to accept the crownWOMEN’S HOCKEY: CONSIDERING HOW close the Leinster title race has been all season, it’s improbable Hermes ever imagined going…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
United safely into final - if you forget the second leg and SchalkeSOCCER: ON THE COUCH: The RTÉ panel found the game hard to call – “too many known unknowns and unknown unknowns”, as Eamon Rumsfeld…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Pegasus, Hermes winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: PEGASUS AND Hermes, winners of five of the last seven Irish Senior Cups, won through to the semi-finals of the…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
A big weekend for HermesUCD AND Ballymoney, already through to the semi-finals of the Irish Senior Cup, will learn tomorrow who they will meet in the…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Friendly fare just fine as Kelly accentuates the positiveTV VIEW: IT WAS only yesterday that Alex Ferguson was describing friendlies as “worthless” exercises and “a waste of time”, …Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
'I think we controlled the game very well'SOCCER: MANAGERS' REACTION: AFTER A sombre enough post-match press conference Mirsad Jonuz drifted back to the Macedonia dressing…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
