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
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
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
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
Retiring but never retiredIn Focus/Brian Corcoran: It was nothing as clear-cut as a calling for Brian CorcoranMon Sept 13 2004 - 01:00
Irresistible romance of the all-too familiarSideline Cut: For this year anyway, there should be no complaints about yet another All-Ireland hurling final between Cork and…Sat Sept 11 2004 - 01:00
Irishman and his belly not easily partedSideline Cut: Depressing word, obesity. Cuddly did the trick just fine up to nowSat Sept 04 2004 - 01:00
Funny old Games got new leaseOlympics Overview: The wine all drunk and the fun all over, the world fled Athens last nightMon Aug 30 2004 - 01:00
Greek chorus a baffled paean to KenterisSideline Cut: Thursday night in the stadium might be construed as the moment the Greeks let their guard downSat Aug 28 2004 - 01:00
Not a perfect goodbye, but Sonia bows out with graceIt was far from the perfect goodbye but Sonia O'Sullivan's last night at the Olympics will be remembered as an oddly beautiful…Tue Aug 24 2004 - 01:00
Spitz project a millstone as compatriots turn on PhelpsAthens letter: When Michael Phelps returned to his room late on Monday evening, he must have been wishing he had never heard…Wed Aug 18 2004 - 01:00
Smoke disguises truth about PhelpsAthens Letter: Late at night is the best time to travel around the Olympic planetTue Aug 17 2004 - 01:00
US hoops stars set to court popularitySideline Cut: More by accident than design, the USA men's Olympic basketball team is set to do the impossible: win gold for …Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Still the boy most likely to excelAll-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: It might be said that Jason Sherlock has rolled back the years and is having a season redolent…Sat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
The one Ring that binds themAll-Ireland SHC Semi-final: Fifty years ago, Cork and Wexford met in the All-Ireland hurling finalSat Aug 14 2004 - 01:00
Sport the last bastion of faith and claritySideline Cut: The decision taken by the Vatican to consciously promote and foster a relationship with its flock of one billion…Sat Aug 07 2004 - 01:00
Home is the exiled Dub, home to the HillSideline Cut: Not to jump the gun or anything but this could be the Year of the Dub. You have to hand it to the DubSat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Has Daly one more ruse to crack Cody?All-Ireland SHC Quarter-final replay/Clare v Kilkenny: Last Sunday in Croke Park left everyone tinglingSat Jul 31 2004 - 01:00
Strain of victory gets Mulgrew's dander upAll Ireland SFC Qualifier Fermanagh v Donegal Underneath the stand in Clones, the players exit through a blue door made of iron…Mon Jul 26 2004 - 01:00
Cork will have to handle Antrim with careAntrim v Cork: Could this be a banana skin for Cork? Antrim's excellent performance against Waterford in a challenge in Loughgiel…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Donegal will be eager to atone for freak fallAll-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Round Four/Donegal v Fermanagh: The game nobody wantedSat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Clare shout may just not be formidable enoughClare v Kilkenny: No matter what happens, Anthony Daly and Clare have salvaged something from the summer: a marquee date with…Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:00
Siblings driving attacking lineConnacht SF Final/Mayo v Roscommon: In the family quarry in Galway, the Mortimer brothers wait and work and try not to talk …Sat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Hills alive with sound of Armagh musingsAround Donegal, people are still a bit shook by what happened in Croke Park last SundaySat Jul 17 2004 - 01:00
Maturing Donegal look ready to reap harvestUlster SFC Final Armagh v Donegal, Croke Park, Sunday 2Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
People's prodigy takes first wrong turnSideline Cut: In English soccer, it can all turn sour very quicklySat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Back for a whole new ball gameUlster SFC Final Armagh v Donegal: The disaster that befell Donegal's Ray Sweeney in last year's loss to Armagh is in no way…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Echoes of a golden summerAll-Ireland SF Qualifier/Leitrim v Dublin: There was symmetry to the qualifying draw last Sunday night when Dublin were fated…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Reluctant hero guarding his postLeinster SH Final/Offaly v Wexford: A late June Monday in Birr and a heavy lunch-time shower spatters the square in the town…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Martina's integrity shines throughSideline Cut: Maria Sharapova may be the new darling of Wimbledon but Martina Navratilova remains its irreplaceable iconSat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Clones genetically immune to replicationSideline Cut: Not so long ago, the Ulster football championship was regarded as the dark angel of Gaelic gamesSat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Champions get their timing just rightUlster SFC Semi-final/Tyrone v Donegal: Although Tyrone's form was lacklustre a fortnight ago against Fermanagh, they still …Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Geraghty 'not sharp enough' to earn recallGaelic Games: Although the successful appeal of the 48-week ban on Meath forward Graham Geraghty casts a more appealing light…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
Geraghty 'not sharp enough' to earn recallAlthough the successful appeal of the 48-week ban on Meath forward Graham Geraghty casts a more appealing light on his county…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
Donegal plans hampered as Hegarty looks doubtfulDonegal have suffered further misfortune in their preparations for Sunday's Ulster football semi-final against the All-Ireland…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
Boys are back in town but all is changedSideline Cut: These are confusing times for dear old Dublin town. Already, I am pining for the DubsSat Jun 12 2004 - 01:00
