O'Connor strikes a blow for youthSpoiled by the hot, humid and low-scoring conditions of the semi-final, 30 women once more descended on picturesque Glasson Golf…Tue Aug 26 2003 - 01:00
Foster fumes as Cherono fast tracks way to financial rewardTV View The BBC take a proprietorial view of athletics, tennis and the other sporting events they have not lost to rival commercial…Mon Aug 25 2003 - 01:00
Clarke eyes slot in US OpenNews: Irish Davis Cup player Peter Clarke stands on the brink of becoming the first Irish player to compete in the main draw…Sat Aug 23 2003 - 01:00
McCullough hopes for title fight against Ayala within weeksBoxing: Wayne McCullough wants the fight and IBO super-bantamweight champion Paul Ayala said last week he wants the fightFri Aug 22 2003 - 01:00
Wood and Wallace set for dutyMunster v Rotherham : Again the international requirements of Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan will influence how Munster coach …Thu Aug 21 2003 - 01:00
A testing time for the playersRecent root-and-branch pruning of Welsh rugby has not yet allayed the fears of those who see red as the dragon continues to puff…Fri Aug 15 2003 - 01:00
Bourke gives Masters class at GlassonMitsubishi/Irish Times Ladies' Masters In 1993, Tom Reid, a second-generation farmer and his wife, Breda, decided to completely…Tue Jul 22 2003 - 01:00
Players' body back SheahanAlthough the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have decided not to comment on the two-year ban handed to Irish hooker Frankie…Thu Jul 17 2003 - 01:00
The public get their say on the futureIRFU strategy document: The possibility of representative honours for amateur players was just one of the suggestions outlined…Sat Jul 12 2003 - 01:00
Bigger game all pain for HenmanWimbledon Championships :The under-10s with the painted faces looked shocked. No one elseFri Jul 04 2003 - 01:00
Feet of clay no longer impediments to victorySince Bjorn Borg's last Wimbledon win in 1980, only three natural baseline players have won the title: Jimmy Connors in 1982, …Mon Jun 30 2003 - 01:00
Henman makes progress without a hitchWimbledon Championship/Day 4: All is well. Greg Rusedski's act of contrition has been acceptedFri Jun 27 2003 - 01:00
Rusedski cursed by temper tantrumWimbledon Championships : British calm and restraint took a hammering on Centre Court last night from Greg Rusedski.Thu Jun 26 2003 - 01:00
Upset as Hantuchova is sent crashingWimbledon Championships: Daniela Hantuchova - the ninth seed - departed Wimbledon last night after an astonishing match with…Thu Jun 26 2003 - 01:00
Clijsters shows the way to winWimbledon Women's singles: Just minutes after the soil on Lleyton Hewitt's Wimbledon plot had been patted down and the mourners…Tue Jun 24 2003 - 01:00
Top Irish swimmers train in only half of Olympic-size poolAfter years of complaints about the lack of an Olympic-size swimming pool here, Ireland's top swimmers are doing half of their…Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
Build up begins in earnest for Irish teamHOCKEY: With only 74 days to go until the Irish senior men take on hosts Spain in the opening match of the European Nations …Fri Jun 20 2003 - 01:00
Duval confirms entry for The K Club Golf NewsGOLF/News: The 2001 British Open winner David Duval has confirmed that he will make his professional debut in Ireland next month…Wed Jun 18 2003 - 01:00
The long weekend takes toll on IrelandHockey: Ireland - 1 England - 5 A tiring Irish side, trailing 2-1 at half-time, capitulated to a slick England team in the final…Mon Jun 16 2003 - 01:00
England show better techniqueMen's Hockey International Series: Shirtsleeves night at Belfield and Ireland went down in their first of a series of three …Sat Jun 14 2003 - 01:00
Triple boost for IrelandMEN'S HOCKEY / International series: This weekend's men's Irish hockey squad will be strengthened by the addition of three Munster…Fri Jun 13 2003 - 01:00
'Serena Slam' ends in tearsTennis/French Open: One of the crowns has finally fallen but not without tears and acrimonyFri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Verkerk leaving his markTennis: This time last year the animated Dutch player Martin Verkerk was in Italy winning a Challenger event while the world…Fri Jun 06 2003 - 01:00
Clijsters has nothing to hide and little to fearThere is a carefree openness in the way Kim Clijsters engages in interviewsThu Jun 05 2003 - 01:00
Agassi's hope executed by young gunTENNIS/French Open: Given Andre Agassi arrived in Paris last week as Australian Open champion, it would be premature to begin…Wed Jun 04 2003 - 01:00
Poor Dokic at a loss for answersTennis/French Open: One of those days in Paris, muggy and hot, when even the act of stretching for your first afternoon absinthe…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Hewitt's feats of clay slightedTennis: Juan Carlos Ferrero may not have meant to slight Lleyton Hewitt, but when he was asked to choose a big name he would…Fri May 30 2003 - 01:00
Agassi sees off brave AncicTENNIS/French Open: Mario Ancic, a loose limbed, gangling teenager in ill-fitting shorts and a baggy shirt, arrived on court…Thu May 29 2003 - 01:00
Carlow create piece of historyRUGBY: You don't expect games like this on a wet night in MayFri May 16 2003 - 01:00
Toulouse without JeanjeanRugby European Cup: Toulouse will be without full back Nicolas Jeanjean for the Heineken European Cup final against Perpignan…Fri May 16 2003 - 01:00
French not sold on away-day final ideaRUGBY: In France they have no salary cap restrictions, which may in some part explain why Irish lock Mick O'Driscoll, Harlequin…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Harlequins swoop for four Irish playersRUGBY: Harlequins, having spoken over the past number of months, to Leinster's Ben Willis, Andy Dunne and Simon Keogh, as well…Wed May 14 2003 - 01:00
Doherty's heroics fall just shortPick your word to fit the man. Remarkable. Phenomenal. Emotional. Majestic. Pick them all.Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Dubliner beaten 18-16 in world snooker finalIreland's Ken Doherty was beaten 18-16 in the final of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield last night, despite performing…Tue May 06 2003 - 01:00
Cork C of I face Ulster stalwartsMEN'S HOCKEY: It's a little like Perpignan and Toulouse in the European Cup final at Lansdowne Road as three Ulster teams and…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
ERC to give Dublin final the hard sellEuropean Cup final: Not so much a charm offensive as a logistics imperative, the Heineken European Cup will remain in Dublin…Fri May 02 2003 - 01:00
ERC to explain decision to stage final in DublinThe ERC will hold a press conference in Dublin today to explain why Lansdowne Road was selected for the Heineken European Cup…Thu May 01 2003 - 01:00
Rovers rocked by rampant InstoniansMen's Hockey: The club championships play-off finals next weekend will be devoid of a team from Leinster as Instonians, Lisnagarvey…Mon Apr 28 2003 - 01:00
Delivering at senior level is the targetMen's Hockey: By chance Pat Rowley's World Hockey Rankings appeared last month just before Wesley College finished runner's-…Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Leinster's Corrigan passed fit to face FrenchRUGBY NEWS: As expected after a week of full contact training, Leinster captain Reggie Corrigan has been passed fit to play …Fri Apr 25 2003 - 01:00
Centre focused on here and nowInterview with David Quinlan: You could strip David Quinlan on the back pitch behind the East Stand at Lansdowne Road and dutifully…Thu Apr 24 2003 - 01:00
Corrigan hoping to be ready for battleLet's clear one thing up. Australian Super 12 side Waratahs don't have Matt Williams's CV in their vaults.Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Athens tickets to go on sale next monthOLYMPICS: Many Irish fans are expected to clamour for Olympic tickets for the 2004 Athens Games when they go on public sale …Wed Apr 23 2003 - 01:00
Penalties may well beckonHOCKEY/Irish Senior Cup Final: The last time Cork Harlequins won an Irish Senior Cup match outright was December 14th of last…Fri Apr 04 2003 - 01:00
The day England won a Lansdowne ovationScotland and Wales refused to travel in 1972, but a year later England came to Dublin at the height of the TroublesSat Mar 29 2003 - 00:00
Ireland hardly favoured against formidable forceIf you use the slide rule method and try to gauge how Ireland might do against England tonight in Donnybrook (7Fri Mar 28 2003 - 00:00
Rovers have title in sightSAILING: Three Rock Rovers go into the second last weekend of matches scheduled for the Leinster Senior League with their place…Fri Mar 21 2003 - 00:00
The stuff of scoolboy dreamsSCHOOLS' RUGBY/Connacht Senior Cup final - Sligo Grammar... 17 Garbally College..Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Leicester ask fans to hand back ticketsRugby European Cup: The European Rugby Cup (ERC) have decided to hang tough with Leicester Tigers following the laboured negotiations…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Garbally on familiar territoryConnacht Schools' Senior Cup Final Preview: The final of the Statoil Connacht Schools' Senior Cup today at Corinthian Park (…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00