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
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
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
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
Irish officials look to IRB for rules reviewYesterday's decision of the Court of Appeal in London may also have implications in Ireland, where referees, who are insured, …Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
Winning ugly beats losing beautifullyEddie O'Sullivan called it "ugly". Declan Kidney said it was "hard work"Mon Mar 10 2003 - 00:00
St Mary's hold out Schools' RugbyBlackrock will look back on this Leinster Senior Cup semi-final replay with a sense of dejection and ironyMon Mar 10 2003 - 00:00
Munster are just the ticket European Cup NewsEUROPEAN CUP/News: Munster will receive their allocation of 4,000 tickets for their Heineken Cup quarter-final match against…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Foley the axle around which Irish side revolvesSIX NATIONS/Interview: Hotel to bus. Bus to ground. Ground to bus. Bus to hotelFri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
