Gooch still doing what comes so naturallyWith four All-Ireland medals to his credit after a decade of illustrious service to Kerry, the rhythms of the…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Awful truth finally catches up on ArmstrongSIDELINE CUT: For years, he seemed to walk through life with a kind of invisible coat of Arthurian armourSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Just how do you skin these Cats?ALL-IRELAND HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP: It was back to business for Kilkenny last Sunday leaving the rest of the country to catch …Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Roy's friendly chats likely to go down the tubeSIDELINE CUT: The England manager has indicated he will have to call a halt to his friendly chats on the underground after revealing…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
King Henry enters new realm as Cats toy with TribesmenTHE PALE man from Ballyhale stands alone now.Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Black and amber mine a golden dayGAELIC GAMES: WHEN DID this season irrevocably turn black and amber? When did the game go the Kilkenny way again? Was it around…Mon Oct 01 2012 - 01:00
Sam heads for the hills as Donegal turn perceived football wisdom on its headIN 100 YEARS’ time the roll of honour will show Donegal won the All-Ireland football championship for the second timeMon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Donegal silence last of the unbelieversTHE NORTHERN lights will shine this winterMon Sept 24 2012 - 01:00
Journey's end for Mayo and DonegalIt is the All-Ireland football final that nobody dreamed possible and after everything is said, it is about journeys.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
McGee on the road not takenFor years, the Donegal team was a loose and freewheeling kind of outfitSat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Journey's end for Mayo and DonegalIT IS the All-Ireland football final that nobody dreamed possible and after everything is said, it is about journeys.Sat Sept 22 2012 - 01:00
Galway clarify Canning remarksGALWAY HURLING manager Anthony Cunningham last night sought to clear up any misunderstanding over Joe Canning’s recent remarks…Thu Sept 20 2012 - 01:00
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Del Bosque and Alonso opt for flatteryIT WAS cat and mouse in Gdansk last nightThu 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
