Hook threatens to throw up at all the master race talkTV View: All that Grand Slam talk on RTÉ yesterday made us fretful, so we switched for a bit to the BBC in the hope of bumping…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Leinster race to go to the endWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While Pegasus and Cork Harlequins edge ever closer to retaining the Ulster and Munster league titles they have…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Ireland to face France, SA as build-up continuesHockey Women's : France and South Africa have been lined up as opposition for Ireland in the build-up to August's European Championships…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Ronnie in royal formPlanet Football : We know Ronnie Whelan does a lot of punditry work these days but we were still a bit surprised to read that…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Fat lot of good it does experts to say flaky Serena is finishedTV View : Perhaps conscious that some of us had sacrificed an hour or three of Sunday-morning sleep to watch live coverage of…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Leinster contingent cut to twoHockey Women's : It proved to be a bleak-enough day for Leinster clubs in Saturday's third round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Intriguing cup pairingsWomen's Hockey: There's plenty of competition for the "tie of the round" tag in tomorrow's ESB Irish Senior Cup third round …Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Des snaps hyenas but Tigers have last laugh in ThomondTV View: "I have to say, I would rather meet a hungry bear in the woods than a focused Munster pack," Sky Sports' man with the…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Jimmy losing his marbles over Posh and Becks moveTV View: It was a risky enough question for Jimmy Hill to ask, but ask it he did: "Am I going mad?" His colleagues around the…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Clubs do without touristsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: The club season gets under way again tomorrow after the Christmas break, with several clubs having to make do…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
End it like Beckham - with $250m dealHis detractors would say David Beckham's been a Hollywood footballer long before agreeing to move himself, Victoria, Brooklyn…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Britton ends on a highas decision time loomsIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sports Woman Award for December: Fionnuala Britton (Athletics): Twelve months since we crowned Cork…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Time to whitewash those cricketers out of our hairTV View : It was one of those great "if the queen had wotsits she'd be king" moments, but when you've suffered as English cricket…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Danes fill void in Irish fixture scheduleInternational news: The five-month gap in the Republic of Ireland's 2007 schedule, between the home and away Euro 2008 qualifying…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Ireland's formidable taskHOCKEY: The draw for next summer's European Championships in Manchester has put Ireland in a formidable pool with hosts England…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
RTE's panel of comedians prove to be a sick jokeTV View: You know the way RTÉ is often criticised for not being adventurous enough to showcase the best of new Irish comedy, …Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Brilliant Beaufort scale heightsSchoolgirls' Hockey : Nine months after their senior team lost the Leinster Cup final to St Andrew's, Loreto Beaufort came of…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Railway desperate to add to points tallyWOMEN'S HOCKEY: As the season winds down for its Christmas break there are just three Jacqui Potter Cup ties in the Leinster…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Going straight to the top of her classIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman Award for November: As we edge towards the end of 2006, with just our December winner…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Old Alexandra setting the paceHOCKEY: While Pegasus got the win over the weekend that makes them firm favourites to retain the league title they have held…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Four enter Ireland frameWomen's Hockey Weekend previews : Shirley McKay (Randalstown), Kerry McComish (Pembroke Wanderers), Christine Quinlan (UCD) …Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Alexandra earn chance of revengeWomen's Hockey Irish Senior Cup: After trouncing Omagh 8-0 in the second round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup on Saturday Old Alexandra…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Bumble buzzing again from Katmandu to the FalklandsTV View: It was the English journalist Brian Viner who came up with the finest description ever recorded for David "Bumble" …Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Planet FootballCantona's tackle a bit fishy: Eric Cantona, aka Dieu, was asked by a magazine reporter last week to describe himself in five…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Loreto and Hermes have record at stakeWomen's Hockey : Several of the players who had their first taste of senior international hockey in last weekend's games against…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Blood in the ring - and in the RFU committee roomTV View: 'Robbo: I'm going nowhere", read the headline on Sky Sports' website on Saturday afternoon, and after witnessing that…Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Planet FootballChristmas comes late: We're worse to be encouraging this kind of thing, but here goes - you can blame Ciarán.Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Ulster in seventh heavenWomen's Hockey: Despite the best efforts of their rivals at Grange Road over the weekend, there's just no stopping Ulster at…Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Ulster again team to beatWOMEN'S HOCKEY: After winning the tournament on goal difference from Munster and Connacht in Belfast last year, Ulster will …Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
European champion earns ring endorsementIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sports Woman Award for October: Katie Taylor (Boxing): A few years back we read about Katie Taylor…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
Planet FootballFergie raps with Diddy You might have read during the week that rap-type popster P Diddy dropped in to Manchester United's hotel…Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
The No Rules series lives up to its promise as a thug-festTV View: Marty Morrissey could hardly lookMon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Spotlight falls on Hermes and PembrokeHOCKEY: After a break the last two weekends for the senior interprovincial tournament and the first round of the Irish Senior…Fri Nov 03 2006 - 00:00
Clontarf make early exit from Irish CupHOCKEY: Clontarf were the only Leinster casualties in the first round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup on Saturday, losing 1-0 to…Mon Oct 30 2006 - 00:00
Rugby's Podge and Rodge return, Kimi says too muchTV View : Granted, we're only casual observers of the less-than-expert variety, so we're hardly in a position to judge these…Mon Oct 23 2006 - 01:00
Ulster rely on young talent againWOMENS HOCKEY/Interprovincial Championship: For players with senior international aspirations, this weekend's interprovincial…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
New coach sees promiseHOCKEY: Gene Muller, the South African appointed women's national head coach and director of player performance in August, will…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Republic overtaken by NorthFifa World Rankings: Northern Ireland have overtaken the Republic of Ireland in the Fifa world rankings for the first time since…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Title chase has promising lookHOCKEY: Loreto and Hermes might still be unbeaten after four games of the new Leinster season but if Saturday's results are …Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Old boys of the oche fall on slim times as Dutch ruleTV View: In many ways Andy "The Viking" Fordham and Bobby "Dazzler" George are only half the men they used to be, and for that…Mon Oct 16 2006 - 01:00
Loreto face major test from unbeaten PembrokeWomen's Hockey: Loreto's perfect start to the season, three wins out of three, should be tested at Serpentine Avenue tomorrow…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Easy to double back to CorkeryIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman of the Year September award: What is it leading sports people often say? 'It's hard enough…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Supporters take their chance to vent anger at playersThe Irish players, presumably, could have guessed what the response of the supporters would be to Saturday's calamity in Nicosia…Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Staunton has no case for the defenceManager's reaction: John Delaney, the chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland who promised to appoint a "world…Mon Oct 09 2006 - 01:00
Planet FootballMisplaced confidence: We received one of those bookies' press releases on Saturday afternoon, it went something like this: "…Mon Oct 09 2006 - 01:00
Alexandra aiming highWomen's Hockey : They failed to win either of their opening fixtures of the Leinster League season but draws with Pembroke Wanderers…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
