United front conceals stormy weatherSideline Cut: Whatever the truth about the public disagreement between Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane, that the Manchester United…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
Listless Wexford fall to ClareGAELIC GAMES All-Ireland SHC Quarter-final: Clare 1-20, Wexford 0-12 A good day for Clare hurling but a terribly disappointing…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Ulster serves up a real scorcherSummer burned through all the provinces yesterday, and, after the broiling GAA grounds finally cooled, the list of championship…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Continuing story of stubborn resistanceAll-Ireland SFC Qualifiers/Leitrim v Meath : No football people gripe less about hardships than the faithful in Leitrim, the…Sat Jul 02 2005 - 01:00
All Blacks dance on an honourable pastSideline Cut: Will Welshman Gareth Thomas be crazy enough to re-enact the controversial blade-of-grass gesture in front of the…Sat Jul 02 2005 - 01:00
Exposing mind and body to the ultra testExtreme Sports Many people idly dream of one day running a marathon but few imagine completing it along one of the earth's polar…Fri Jul 01 2005 - 01:00
White knights a red rag to All BlacksSideline Cut: By Monday morning, Clive Woodward will either be the toast of Fleet Street or its latest figure of ridicule.Sat Jun 25 2005 - 01:00
Rainmaker back to his old tricksLeinster SFC Semi-final/Kildare v Laois: Although Mick O'Dwyer will always be regarded with great affection in Kildare, the …Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
Plight of a Kingdom doomed to conquerSideline Cut: It is hard not to feel a pang of sympathy for the loyal men and women of Kerry football as they brace themselves…Sat Jun 18 2005 - 01:00
Ali's shadow still looms large in ringSideline Cut: Although boxing fans of a certain generation pine after the magnificent era when Muhammad Ali was in his prime…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Grafters rather than supermenClare v Tipperary: There is a code of conduct on these daysMon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Aristocrats struck dumb by Gerrard heroicsSideline Cut: No one will ever truly work out how, but on Wednesday night in Istanbul, Liverpool Football Club managed to take…Sat May 28 2005 - 01:00
Shades of Loman at Theatre of DreamsSideline Cut: As with athletes, the toughest decisions for sports managers and icons come with realising the right time to leave…Sat May 21 2005 - 01:00
'Flagship of the northern fleet'Ulster SFC/Down v Tyrone: Keith Duggan on why Down's reputation as the aristocrats and radicals of Gaelic football, dating back…Sat May 21 2005 - 01:00
The night Anfield spoke volumesSideline Cut: Had Eidur Gudjohnsen scored with that breath-stealing opportunity 95 minutes into the drama at Anfield on Wednesday…Sat May 07 2005 - 01:00
McMahon enjoying a Clare view of the futureNational Hurling League Final/Clare v Kilkenny, Monday, Thurles, 4Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
Anfield ghosts may yet spook ChelseaSideline Cut: Even if Liverpool do somehow conspire to make a last stand against all conventional football rationale and the…Sat Apr 30 2005 - 01:00
'Easy to remember day I was elected'Presidential election: After the high drama of the early afternoon, the presidential election came as something of a shockMon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
Wexford need to find path to goal for victoryTyrone v Wexford: Portlaoise, Sunday, 2Sat Apr 16 2005 - 01:00
The bar must be raised even higherMaybe in five years this will be remembered as a time of splendour for Connacht rugby. Or perhaps as just the beginning.Sat Apr 02 2005 - 01:00
Triple Crown days not to be taken lightlySideline Cut: It is fascinating how the public perception of a team can be so terribly altered over the course of one match.Sat Mar 19 2005 - 00:00
Flashes of genius rekindle some hopeSideline Cut : Ronaldinho's goal against Chelsea on Tuesday night was the stupendous highlight of 48 hours that made it feel…Sat Mar 12 2005 - 00:00
Mayo stay on course as hoodoo is brokenNFL Mayo 0-14 Cork 0-11: With each game in this league, the significance of what happened to Mayo in last September's All-Ireland…Mon Mar 07 2005 - 00:00
There is a little corner of Ireland stillSideline Cut: Not having a ticket for the rugby classic in Lansdowne Road last Sunday, I got to see it from the next best place…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
A year has raced by so heavilyAnniversary of Cormac McAnallen's death: Keith Duggan on how emotion alone could not pull Tyrone through last year, and only…Sat Mar 05 2005 - 00:00
Free spirits find common groundTwenty years ago, when the Irish squad met to prepare for what was considered to be an unpromising season, the instruction from…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Mayo need Maughan and Brady to connectSideline Cut: With precious little fuss, the GAA National League season, once the unwanted orphan of the Irish sports calendar…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Golden era over but cup still glittersBASKETBALL/National Cup : On New Year's Day in 1985, Neptune basketball club met St Vincent's of Dublin in the quarter-final…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Clock is ticking on Mourinho's masteryImpressive as Jose Mourinho's first seven months in Premiership management have been, his most nimble feat has been to restore…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Dubya's chance to right Johnson wrongSideline Cut: On the week that George Bush delivered his inauguration speech on the theme of freedom, American television was…Sat Jan 22 2005 - 00:00
Connacht must tread with cautionAlthough victory against Grenoble today in the return leg of the Challenge Cup is not considered a sure thing, there is a heavy…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Meath more binned against than sinningSideline Cut : The sound of Seán Boylan complaining so fervently after last Sunday's sin bin smorgasbord in Portlaoise must …Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Nothing to be done . . . so we join a gymSideline Cut: They say there is a sucker born every minute and in Ireland, most of us sign up for gym membership every January…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Remember when toys knew their place?Sideline Cut: It would appear that one of the hottest items on the many letters that are winging their way to Lapland this Christmas…Sat Dec 18 2004 - 00:00
When white men can't jump anymoreSideline Cut: In November, 1994, I got courtside tickets to an NBA game featuring the Boston Celtics and the Phoenix SunsSat Nov 27 2004 - 00:00
Reunions are about seizing the day againSideline Cut: The great truth about sport is the one we all learn too late: it all passes by so quicklySat Nov 20 2004 - 00:00
Fed up with all this horsing aroundSideline Cut: When all is said and done, I think I am with the horse in all of thisSat Nov 13 2004 - 00:00
Mutu lost in Premiership morality mazeSideline Cut: As he casts an eye around the world from which he was yesterday expelled, Chelsea's Adrian Mutu must wonder how…Sat Oct 30 2004 - 01:00
Kingdom dominate new-look shortlistAll Stars nominations: Just five of last year's Vodafone All Star football team have made it onto the 2004 shortlist, which …Wed Oct 20 2004 - 01:00
Reasons to be cheerful for KerrManager's reaction: "Ladies and gentlemen, the man of the momentThu Oct 14 2004 - 01:00
Combo are given the old one-twoTipperary SHC final/Toomevara 2-12 Eire Og/Golden 2-12: Toomevara remain the masters of TipperaryMon Oct 11 2004 - 01:00
Early exodus the final ignominy for MayoSideline Cut: For reasons too convoluted to go into, a group of us exited Croke Park last Sunday night through the Hogan Stand…Sat Oct 02 2004 - 01:00
The bottomless mystery of Mayo footballSideline Cut : It may be impolite this weekend to ask, but why have Mayo won only three All-Ireland football titles? And appositely…Sat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
New kid breaking all the rules"I was walking up the town one night last winter and I met this guy I kind of knewSat Sept 25 2004 - 01:00
Returning to the heartlandAll-Ireland SFC Final/Mayo v Kerry: This weekend, the exiles will flood back into Mayo and, in particular, to Tourmakeady, the…Fri Sept 24 2004 - 01:00
Master and commanderAll-Ireland SFC Final/The Mayo management team: It is of little surprise John Maughan and Liam McHale remain at the epicentre…Thu Sept 23 2004 - 01:00
Moran loses his place to GeraghtyMayo team: Dermot Geraghty replaces Conor Moran at right corner back in the Mayo team to face Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland …Wed Sept 22 2004 - 01:00
Full back's ability has no limitationsAll-Ireland SFC Final Countdown : Perhaps when it is all over, David Heaney will find a sympathetic ear in his Kerry counterpart…Mon Sept 20 2004 - 01:00
Fans should be jumping through hoopsSideline Cut: With the early darkness and the autumn comes another basketball season, another Irish winter in which one of the…Sat Sept 18 2004 - 01:00
