Karlovic's feet of clay leave him out to grassWIMBLEDON: IVO KARLOVIC was seething in the wake of his 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 defeat to local favourite Andy Murray in respect …Fri Jun 29 2012 - 01:00
Ivanovic eases throughTENNIS: WIMBLEDON’S COURT 14 can accommodate 312 spectatorsThu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Heart scare leaves Fish trying to rally against inner demonsTENNIS: MARDY FISH doesn’t like going to sleep at the momentThu Jun 28 2012 - 01:00
Williams refuses to let superstition get in the wayTENNIS : SERENA WILLIAMS couldn’t afford to be superstitious as she strode on to Court Two at Wimbledon.Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Tsonga dances his way round Hewitt to three-set winTENNIS: LLEYTON HEWITT is a tennis pugilist, evident in the way he walks, talks and competes.Wed Jun 27 2012 - 01:00
Venus eclipsed but still unbowedTENNIS: EARLIER THIS month one of the rarest of cosmic spectacles took place when Venus passed across the face of the sunTue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Djokovic keeps theatrics briefTENNIS: NOVAK DJOKOVIC paused briefly to assimilate the sights, sounds and smell of Centre Court for the first time in 12 months…Tue Jun 26 2012 - 01:00
Djokovic to serve up championship openerTENNIS: WATCHING DAVID Soul accept a wheelchair ride to a London-bound Aer Lingus flight yesterday afternoon at Dublin airport…Mon Jun 25 2012 - 01:00
Impressive Ireland finish on a highUNDER-20 WORLD CUP Ireland 18 France 7: IRELAND CREATED history in ensuring a best ever finish in the IRB Under-20 World Championship…Sat Jun 23 2012 - 01:00
Ireland aiming to finish on a highJUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: THIS GROUP of underage Irish internationals have already bettered previous landmarks in the World…Fri Jun 22 2012 - 01:00
Ireland achieve bonus-point victory but South Africa seal semi-final placeJUNIOR WORLD CUP: Ireland 41 Italy 12: IRELAND WERE pipped to a place in the semi-finals of the Under-20 World Junior Championship…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Leinster face off with familiar foesRUGBY: FAMILIAR FOES, sibling rivalry and a personal point or two to prove were just some of the themes to emerge following …Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Dawson takes over effort to secure Fitzgerald contractLUKE FITZGERALD will not be able to resume his playing career, possibly until the new year following recent neck/shoulder surgery…Wed Jun 13 2012 - 01:00
Barden and Longford turn their sights towards qualifiersPAUL BARDEN was still nursing the raw disappointment of Longford’s Leinster SFC quarter-final replay defeat to Wexford on Sunday…Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Ireland change nine as they seek an unlikely semi-final placeJUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: IRELAND COACH Mike Ruddock has made nine changes to the starting team for the final Pool B match …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Spirited Carlow refuse to submitLEINSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL: Meath 1-12 Carlow 1-12: THE SCRIPT looked familiarMon Jun 11 2012 - 01:00
Ruddock ready for English challengeIRELAND COACH Mike Ruddock is determined that his side’s stunning 23-19 win over South Africa in the under-20 World Championship…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Leaky Galway left with a few questionsGalway 5-19 Westmeath 4-12: THE OUTCOME was never an issue but the manner in which the Galway defence haemorrhaged goals during…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Munster appoint Mannix as backs coach on two-year dealTHE APPOINTMENT of Simon Mannix as Munster backs coach on a two-year contract strengthens the influence of New Zealanders in …Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Kidney remains upbeat despite disjointed performanceRUGBY: Ireland 28 Barbarians 29 : THE DEFEAT won’t be the only thing that’ll smart this morning from an Irish perspective. A…Wed May 30 2012 - 01:00
Wilkinson and Henry must prove fitnessRUGBY INTERNATIONAL MATCH: FITNESS ISSUES overshadow tonight’s fixture in the context of the upcoming three-Test tour to New…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Irish freestyle relay team fail to qualify for GamesSWIMMING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS IRELAND’S 4x200 metres women’s freestyle relay team finished sixth in the final at the European…Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
Jones' degree of respect for pupil HealyCIAN HEALY spoke this week of the schooling he underwent under the tutelage of Adam JonesThu May 24 2012 - 01:00
Ireland in different world despite Six Nations successHOLD THE BACK PAGE: THE IRELAND Under-20 squad travels to the IRB Junior World Championships in South Africa next month with…Sat May 12 2012 - 01:00
Season ticket holders get first refusalLEINSTER AND Ulster season ticket holders will have the opportunity over the next few days to buy tickets for the Heineken Cup…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Irish squad getting honed for All BlacksAn Ireland squad of 38 players met in Carton House yesterday for an orientation and logistical briefing ahead of a game against…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
London now calling for UlsterUlster 22 Edinburgh 19: Ulster are heading for the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham on Saturday, May 19th, hoping to bridge …Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Jackson very comfortable with playmaking rolePADDY JACKSON was just seven years old when Ulster reached the zenith of European club rugby in 1999Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Muller cranks up the intensity levelsTHE TRAINING ground can be a barometer of physical and mental sharpnessThu Apr 26 2012 - 01:00
Leaders St Mary's have title in their sightsALL-IRELAND LEAGUE: THE RTÉ television cameras will be at Templeville Road (2Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Munster bidding to extend remarkable recordPRO12 LEAGUE Scarlets v Munster Venue: Parc y Scarlets Kick-off: Today 6.30 On TV: TG4Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Aironi's last chance of gloryPRO 12 LEAGUE Connacht v Aironi: IT’S A poignant occasion for the visiting team as they play their last fixture in the tournament…Sat Apr 21 2012 - 01:00
Connacht set to capitalise as Ulster ring the changesTHE LEGACY of the bumps and bruises suffered by Ulster in their Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Munster at Thomond Park…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Depleted Munster will have to show their resilience againMUNSTER ARE ravaged by injury as they try and park the disappointment of last weekend’s Heineken Cup defeat by Ulster and recalibrate…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Leinster's try spree blitzes EdinburghLeinster 54 Edinburgh 13: LEINSTER ENSURED a home semi-final in the RaboDirect Pro12 with an eight-try blitz of fellow Heineken…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
Clontarf aiming to finish the jobAIL PREVIEW: STRICTLY SPEAKING it is a misnomer to describe today’s Ulster Bank Division 1A match between the first and second…Sat Apr 14 2012 - 01:00
'We want to be continually pushing for honours'LEINSTER’S ABILITY to continue their evolution through a couple of Heineken Cup titles is predicated on a hard mental edgeMon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Impressive Leinster firing on all cylindersHEINEKEN CUP QUARTER-FINAL Leinster 34 Cardiff Blues 3: IT’S OCCASIONALLY permissible to luxuriate in the aesthetics before …Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Deja-vu for Schmidt as Leinster take on Clermont AuvergneLEINSTER COACH Joe Schmidt will renew acquaintances with a Clermont Auvergne club with whom he was a backs’ coach for three years…Mon Apr 09 2012 - 01:00
Munster display traditional true gritLeinster A 29 Munster A 36: A TRY FROM their excellent loosehead prop Dave Kilcoyne in the first period of extra-time provided…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Leinster's highs and lows in quest for European gloryLeinster's good times and bad times in the European CupSat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Committed Leinster to give Cardiff the bluesRUGBY: SPORT, LIKE life, is largely a matter of expectation. Dealing with it examines mental and physical aptitudeSat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
O'Connell optimistic about Ulster matchRugby: Paul O’Connell is “very hopeful” that he will be back in time to lead Munster in their Heineken Cup quarter-final match…Thu Mar 08 2012 - 00:00
Three drop goals tilt title Tullamore's way as Monivea battle to the finishRUGBY JUNIOR CUP FINAL: Tullamore 9 Monivea 3: THE INTEGRITY of the endeavour compensated for any shortcomings in terms of skills…Mon Feb 20 2012 - 00:00
Munster not taking anything for grantedMUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan will appreciate the presence of Ireland squad members Ronan O’Gara, Donnacha Ryan and Peter O’Mahony…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Connacht aim to keep Glasgow run goingTHE MIDWEEK loan deal that takes Munster’s 26-year-old New Zealand-born prop Peter Borlase to Connacht for the remainder of the…Sat Feb 18 2012 - 00:00
Kidney feels fans are not being treated fairlyRUGBY: IRELAND COACH Declan Kidney adopted a holistic stance when discussing the inconvenience of the arrangements governing…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Jones back in Munster squad for Treviso tiePRO12 LEAGUE: MUNSTER COACH Tony McGahan has included Felix Jones in a 28-man squad for Saturday’s RaboDirect Pro12 game against…Thu Feb 16 2012 - 00:00
Tackling issues of depressionSPORT LEAN ON ME CAMPAIGN THE RECENT death of former soccer player and Wales manager Gary Speed offered a reminder of that depression…Wed Feb 15 2012 - 00:00
Ireland and Best must trust their routines to hit mark in ParisTHE CALL is made on the way to the touchline, reinforced audibly when the players take their positions in the lineoutSat Feb 11 2012 - 00:00
