You really can dream of becoming an athleteYou can even do this one at home folks - in the care-free environment of your own bedSat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Officials try to hoodwink the Chinese checkersSports officials hoping to snag the Olympic Games are currently engaged in the usual illusion of painting over the cracks as …Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Insight into inflationary costs of Bertie BowlAccording to written answers to a series of questions asked by Brian O'Shea TD, the total estimated cost of relocating the Department…Sat Apr 07 2001 - 01:00
Glenanne breaking the mouldAsk Graham Shaw if he ever regrets going with hockey rather than soccer and there is a slight pauseFri Apr 06 2001 - 01:00
Castle walls fall to raidersAny thoughts of a Castle Avenue fortress were quickly dispelled on a breezy evening yesterdayThu Apr 05 2001 - 01:00
Doherty's current form is spot onKen Doherty's form going into the first round of the Irish Masters has rarely been betterTue Mar 27 2001 - 01:00
Miller mesmerises CrescentHow many times has it been said of a team that loses by as much as 41-3 that it could have been moreMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Carlow go under to BohemiansUl/Bohemians remain unbeaten in Thomond Park after a weekend in which they took their biggest scalp in the campaignMon Mar 26 2001 - 01:00
Common sense the loserMidleton wouldn't play their rugby match against City of Derry today when they were allowed to do so and might be sanctioned …Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Lausanne snub for SamaranchThe spectre of IOC president Juan Samaranch's penchant for the stiff right hand salute has returned once again to haunt himSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
SportsSpeak: Week in quotes"Other England coaches have spoken a lot of rubbish. They are entitled to their opinion but it meant nothing to me."Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
These boots were made for walkingJim Craig has illustrated how times have changed at Celtic since he was a player at Parkhead in the 1960sSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
IABA value their boxersThe International Amateur Boxing Association (IABA) indicate on their website how much they value their boxersSat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
Odds against a silver liningWhy do the Irish enjoy the Cheltenham festival so much? If the conclusions drawn by a number of books on gambling are any measure…Sat Mar 24 2001 - 00:00
As You Were: Sport continues as plannedSports events scheduled for this weekend and next week have not yet been cancelled because of yesterday's foot-and-mouth outbreak…Fri Mar 23 2001 - 00:00
Organisation suspended over Paralympic cheatingIreland does not appear on the list of 17 countries named in an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) investigation set up…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Irish motorcyclists to follow in Jordan's tyre tracksIt seems ludicrous given the huge motorcycling talent Ireland has produced over the years, there has never been an Irish team…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
Villeneuve loses credibility with his music collectionFew things say so much as a CD collection. Maybe that's why Jacques Villeneuve and Danni Minogue finally spilt upMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
There's a price to be paid for virtual advertisingRTE'S Head of Sport Tim O'Connor appears to be correct in his meandering letter of last Monday in this newspaper in asserting…Mon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
SportsSpeak: The week in quotes"Completing the championship next season would be a last resortMon Mar 19 2001 - 00:00
SportsSpeak: The week in quotes"Completing the championship next season would be a last resortSat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
There's a price to be paid for virtual advertisingRTE'S Head of Sport Tim O'Connor appears to be correct in his meandering letter of last Monday in this newspaper in asserting…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Villeneuve loses credibility with his music collectionFew things say so much as a CD collection. Maybe that's why Jacques Villeneuve and Danni Minogue finally spilt upSat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Organisation suspended over Paralympic cheatingIreland does not appear on the list of 17 countries named in an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) investigation set up…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Irish motorcyclists to follow in Jordan's tyre tracksIt seems ludicrous given the huge motorcycling talent Ireland has produced over the years, there has never been an Irish team…Sat Mar 17 2001 - 00:00
Quotes"Leeds have been given more penalties than anybody else this season and Ian Harte is renowned throughout Europe as being a diver…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Dublin bout depends on medicalThe future of Wayne McCullough, who wants to stage a fight in Dublin, could hang on the decision of Irish brain specialist, professor…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
It's early doors in the triple jumpField events are being discriminated against in world athletics, says triple jump Olympic champion Jonathan EdwardsSat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
O'Brien's big TV breakIreland's Fergal O'Brien was part of BBC 2's unforeseen snooker success a few weeks agoSat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Marathon exercise in blood testingIf Sonia O'Sullivan eventually moves on to marathon running and Catherina McKiernan can recover from the injury that has plagued…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Tennis Ireland may look to new futuresWhile Irish Davis Cup player Scott Barron aspires to get his foot in the door for the qualifiers of this year's French Open at…Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
Lennon to continue NI careerCeltic midfielder Neil Lennon said yesterday he will continue to play for Northern Ireland despite suffering sectarian abuse …Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
A charmed life on the linksIt was reported in British newspapers this week that a 75-year-old amateur golfer had a hole-in-one at his local club, Stoke …Sat Mar 10 2001 - 00:00
League forced to abandon seasonBasketball has been forced to abandon its league schedule following advice from the Irish Sports Council and the Department of…Fri Mar 09 2001 - 00:00
Boxing benefits for world eventWhile athletics once again received the largest allocation under the elite athlete international carding scheme of the Irish …Thu Mar 08 2001 - 00:00
Norton is hopefulOrganisers of The Irish Masters Snooker Championship, to be staged this year for the first time in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin…Sat Mar 03 2001 - 00:00
Doherty has to take long routeIreland's Ken Doherty, who missed out on a bye in the Irish Masters Snooker championship, will have to see off veteran Steve …Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
Tobacco Bill may affect broadcastingThe broadcasting of Formula One motor racing by RTE television and plans contained in a Bill from the Department of Health could…Thu Mar 01 2001 - 00:00
McEnroe gets serious to win at The PointJohn McEnroe generally had it all his own way at the KPMG Challenge at The Point in Dublin this week - until yesterday.Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
McGowan rescues BlackrockThere were some dark mutterings after the match from Garryowen that the five minutes of injury time didn't help their cause in…Mon Feb 26 2001 - 00:00
Everything cooking nicely for McEnroeThe same American. Another Swede. Only one winnerSat Feb 24 2001 - 00:00
McEnroe displays fighting qualitiesThe old familiar notes, a little jaded but, like all classics, the old tunes brought the crowd at the Point back to familiar …Fri Feb 23 2001 - 00:00
Borg serious about farewellTennis said farewell to Bjorn Borg when he was 27-years-oldThu Feb 22 2001 - 00:00
Unlikely hero Campsall is the new video starBrian Campsall was the unlikely hero of Lansdowne RoadMon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Laporte praises Irish midfieldThere was little doubt about where French coach Bernard Laporte saw Ireland's strengthsMon Feb 19 2001 - 00:00
Eircom Park as clear as mudWho could it be providing the information (a) principle Eircom Park supporter and FAI chief executive Bernard O'Byrne or (b) …Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
SportSpeak: Week in quotes"The sport is so corrupt now, I wouldn't want my children doing it," Drug banned Linford Christie on the current state of athletics…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
EU funds for drugs projectIreland has secured European money to set up a new anti-doping project called CAFDIS, which will also involve the International…Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
Snapping up wedding photosRemember Jane Saville? No? Jane was the walker in the Sydney Olympics who, just as she was beetling into the Olympic stadium …Sat Feb 17 2001 - 00:00
