Sorenstam agrees to cup roleSOLHEIM CUP: ANNIKA SORENSTAM, the most decorated women’s player in the game, and Joanne Morley have been added to European …Wed May 19 2010 - 01:00
Lowry happy to put in the hard workSHANE LOWRY knows there is no fast-tracking in the professional game, that your rewards come through hard work.Tue May 18 2010 - 01:00
US breakthrough worth wait for ClarkTOUR SCENE: YOU’VE GOT to say it was worth the wait, most especially for the man himselfTue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Irish PGA moved to September dateA TRADITION of recent years, which has seen the Irish PGA Championship act as dress rehearsal for Pádraig Harrington’s assault…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Nicholas urges Irish fans to do their bitGOLF SOLHEIM CUP: WHO KNOWS if an Irish player will yet find the form to gatecrash a way on to the team for next year’s Solheim…Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Ignorance no defence for failing to observe the game's basic rudimentsBY THE RULES: WHICH IS worse? Someone who is ignorant of the rules, or someone who intentionally ignores the rules? Both are…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Harrington no more the TinkermanTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: THE SELF-PROFESSED tinkerer has stopped tinkering with his swing, and that’s from the horse’s mouth…Tue Apr 27 2010 - 01:00
Davis's honest approach upholds the integrity of the game and enhances his reputationBY THE RULES: HONESTY IS always the best policyTue Apr 20 2010 - 01:00
Lee is eager for his next Major challengeUS MASTERS: IF THERE is the feeling that Lee Westwood is opening the doors at majors only for them to be pushed shut in his …Tue Apr 13 2010 - 01:00
Harrington plays the joker with Wonder Tiger gagMASTERS DIGEST: TIGER Woods had a front seat for Pádraig Harrington’s latest career as a stand-up comic when the awards were…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
McIlroy says bad back won't hold him backMASTERS DIGEST: RORY McILROY is still troubled by a back injury, yet the 20-year-old Ulsterman believes that competing in what…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Clubs in the financial roughSURVEY: IF, IN the main, the outward appearance of your average golf club is one of immaculate lawns and pristine fairways, …Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Woods denies having HGH treatmentGOLF: AFTER MONTHS of hush, the silence was broken by Tiger Woods – still the world’s number one ranked player despite a five…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Nicholas urges Irish fans to do their bitGOLF SOLHEIM CUP: WHO KNOWS if an Irish player will yet find the form to gatecrash a way on to the team for next year’s Solheim…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Harrington heading in the right directionGOLF/ TOUR NEWS: PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON’S momentum is at least headed in the right direction, as a second successive top-10 finish…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Up close and impersonal with TigerHOLD THE BACK PAGE: YOU’VE GOT TO wonder what Vuong Dang Phong, the original “Tiger,” would make of it allSat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Woods chooses Masters for his returnCAN YOU hear his growl? Can you hear the roar? Tiger Woods, barely a month after his act of contrition in front of a gathering…Wed Mar 17 2010 - 00:00
Harrington finds form at the right timeTOUR SCENE NEWS ROUND-UP: GOLFERS, ESPECIALLY of the professional variety, are forever ticking boxesTue Mar 16 2010 - 00:00
End of winless drought for ElsGOLF WGC-CA CHAMPIONSHIP: SOUTH AFRICA’S Ernie Els ended a two-year winless drought at the expense of his house guest Charl …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Limerick underage success now at riskWHATEVER THE rights and wrongs of the situation in Limerick hurling, the biggest losers are not the management or the players…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
In BOD we trust, pity IRB Player of the Year judges didn't...TODAY Brian O’Driscoll will be feted by all and sundry, the words from the Welsh opposition in the past few days alone enough…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Irish jockeys out on their own in jumps gameTHERE ARE two weeks of the year when it proves costly to answer your phone or to read a text message: one is Christmas week at…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Goldenballs ready for the old Ian RushFAT FRANK, Roo, Captain Fantastic, Goldenballs and Crouchy were the first to climb the apples and pears up to the team room in…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy could be new face of golfHIS RETURN to the golf course may be imminent, if we are to believe the reported sightings of Tiger Woods working out with coach…Sat Mar 13 2010 - 00:00
Harrington slips as putter runs coldTOUR NEWS: WORKING ON the slow burner principle, you’ve got to figure that Pádraig Harrington – who has slipped to 13th in the…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy turns to mind-guru RotellaRORY McILROY added a new part to his armoury yesterday, working with Dr Bob Rotella ahead of this week’s Honda Classic at Palm…Tue Mar 02 2010 - 00:00
Jones is popular choice to lead USGOLF SOLHEIM CUP : WHAT’S THIS with getting insightful, retired players who earn a living behind a television microphone to …Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Will League of Ireland ever learn their lesson?HOLD THE BACK PAGE : IF YOU’RE to believe followers of baseball, a certain gentleman by the name of Yogi Berra was the greatest…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
City exults as Saints go marching inHOLD THE BACK PAGE : THOSE OF us involved in sport – be it as participants or watchers – must believe in outside influences, …Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
McIlroy in new territoryGOLF TOUR NEWS: IN TERMS of the posturing for top position by an Irishman in the official world rankings, this promises to be…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Charities to benefit from Clancy's effortsHOLD THE BACK PAGE : YOU’VE GOT to admire those who get up off their backsides and so something for othersSat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Charities to benefit from Clancy's effortsHOLD THE BACK PAGE : YOU’VE GOT to admire those who get up off their backsides and so something for othersSat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Lowry focuses on attractive targetsGOLF TOUR NEWS: SHANE LOWRY isn’t immune from indulging in reality checksTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Lowry focuses on attractive targetsGOLF TOUR NEWS: SHANE LOWRY isn’t immune from indulging in reality checksTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Dublin stay cool to earn replay after extra-timeO'BYRNE CUP/Dublin 2-15 Meath 1-18: IT’S ON January days like this that the body can only take so much, and, after much huffing…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Dublin stay cool to earn replay after extra-timeO'BYRNE CUP/Dublin 2-15 Meath 1-18: IT’S ON January days like this that the body can only take so much, and, after much huffing…Mon Jan 25 2010 - 00:00
Wood's absence awkward for woods launchTHE WORLD’S top – certainly richest – sportsman has gone into hiding, with some comparing Tiger Woods’s disappearance to that…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Dublin miss chance to send out messageHOLD THE BACK PAGE FOR SURE, every die-hard Dublin supporter – and you’d want to be die-hard to get that blue glow of expectation…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Dublin miss chance to send out messageHOLD THE BACK PAGE FOR SURE, every die-hard Dublin supporter – and you’d want to be die-hard to get that blue glow of expectation…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Salary caps a sensible optionSOME THINGS make the mind boggle, and getting involved in a financial way with a soccer club is one of themSat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Wood's absence awkward for woods launchTHE WORLD’S top – certainly richest – sportsman has gone into hiding, with some comparing Tiger Woods’s disappearance to that…Sat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Salary caps a sensible optionSOME THINGS make the mind boggle, and getting involved in a financial way with a soccer club is one of themSat Jan 23 2010 - 00:00
Allenby on the road to winning a majorMAYBE, AFTER all this time, this will be Robert Allenby’s year. His year to win, his year to feature in majorsTue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Allenby on the road to winning a majorMAYBE, AFTER all this time, this will be Robert Allenby’s year. His year to win, his year to feature in majorsTue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
