Stand-off may end in courtATHLETICS: The Olympic Council of Ireland's (OCI) Athletes' Commission are to meet tonight in the West County Hotel, Chapelizod…Fri Sept 27 2002 - 01:00
Ireland wait on WoodRugby: Georgia have named a 25-man squad for their World Cup qualifier against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on Saturday, with only…Thu Sept 26 2002 - 01:00
Cool Tiger can't match Croker's emotional pitchTV VIEW: Switch from RTÉ 1 to Network 2, from the Tiger Woods procession around the well-tended, protocol-sensitive Mount Juliet…Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Rovers get their act togetherHOCKEY: Week one and already the scorelines suggest a division in the Leinster Senior League, with Corinthians, from their point…Mon Sept 23 2002 - 01:00
Glenanne set new goalsMENS HOCKEY: It was quite a year last year for GlenanneFri Sept 20 2002 - 01:00
Staunton crucial to Munster plansMunster coach Alan Gaffney has been forced to make nine personnel and two positional changes in his unbeaten Connacht side to…Thu Sept 19 2002 - 01:00
Norton gets Connacht callJames Norton will make his debut for Connacht, at full back, in their fourth round Celtic League encounter against Newport at…Wed Sept 18 2002 - 01:00
Higher quality opposition needed to raise standardsHOCKEY: As the Budweiser Tournament at Grange Road ignites the new domestic season this weekend, the Irish squad may well look…Fri Sept 13 2002 - 01:00
Plan to improve TV coverageHOCKEY: In an interesting development on the international stage, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) is making efforts…Fri Sept 06 2002 - 01:00
Liverpool to get ball rolling for TV3SPORT ON TELEVISION: Liverpool will kick off TV3's live coverage of the Champions League as the network prepares to broadcast…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Nationals leave provinces depletedRUGBY/Celtic League: The predicted changes to the provincial squads because of Ireland's match against Romania on Saturday forcefully…Wed Sept 04 2002 - 01:00
Windsor of discontent plays up tribal divisionsTV VIEW: You wanted to see soccer players this week? You wanted to see Premiership lads, international stars, big club players…Mon Aug 26 2002 - 01:00
IRFU agree three-year deal with RTERUGBY: The IRFU have struck a new three-year deal with RTÉ regarding the broadcasting of domestic and international rugby.Sat Aug 17 2002 - 01:00
O'Sullivan takes full advantageMullingar Scratch Cup: As motorbike racers strip off their leathers and look at their scarred bodies, they can identify each…Tue Aug 06 2002 - 01:00
O'Sullivan overcomes heavy conditionsGOLF: Irish selectors were out in force to watch the elite amateur field not only compete for the first 36 holes of the Mullingar…Mon Aug 05 2002 - 01:00
Moriarty out to maintain his crownGOLF NEWS: South of Ireland Championship-winner Colm Moriarty may already have impressed Ireland selectors with his win over…Fri Aug 02 2002 - 01:00
Big money laid out with Olympic medals in mindGRANTS: Four of Ireland's most successful sports at Olympic level, sailing, boxing, equestrian events and rowing, yesterday …Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:00
Capriati is muscled out by MauresmoTENNIS/Wimbledon Championships : Three rain delays, an injury to Jennifer Capriati's shoulder and the full-on, consistent intensity…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Krajicek in twilight zoneTENNIS/Wimbledon Championships : In the crepuscular light of Centre Court Richard Krajicek finally out-blasted Australian serve…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
US Open coverage may be back on trackTENNIS: Members of the International Tennis Writers' Association (ITWA) appear to have averted a serious clash with US security…Thu Jul 04 2002 - 01:00
Venus rises but rival Henin lies in waitTENNIS/Wimbledon Championships : There was a Venus to Earth moment yesterdayWed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
Rusedski fails to hold nerve in shoot-outTENNIS/Wembledon Championships : Rusedseki's Ridge, the picnickers' favourite location at the All England Club and just outside…Wed Jul 03 2002 - 01:00
The real tournament beginsTENNIS/Wimbledon : The curtain closes on week one and another tournament begins. That's how the players see itMon Jul 01 2002 - 01:00
Rusedski swings into actionTENNIS: The swinging King Salsa replaced the Carousel String Quartet outside the Wimbledon Museum yesterdaySat Jun 29 2002 - 01:00
Ferrero joins an ever-growing listTENNIS: Another men's seed failed to take root yesterdayFri Jun 28 2002 - 01:00
McEnroe 'disappointed' by former wife's claim that he took performance drugsBRITAIN: Three times former Wimbledon champion John McEnroe claimed yesterday accusations that he took performance enhancing…Thu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Dokic pushed to the brinkSerena Williams blew away Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 6-3 and then complained about her gameThu Jun 27 2002 - 01:00
Williams deals with wild cardTENNIS/Wimbledon championships : The Anatomy of a Wimbledon champion facing a wild card entryWed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Ancic raises expectationsTENNIS/Wimbledon Championship : PERHAPS we're grasping at straws. But Goran Ivanisevic's replacement may well have arrivedWed Jun 26 2002 - 01:00
Philippoussis displays real characterTENNIS/Wimbledon championships: The sun shoneTue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Wayne cleared and set to fightBOXING: Former WBA world bantamweight champion and 1992 Olympic silver medallist Wayne McCullough has been granted a licence…Tue Jun 25 2002 - 01:00
Kehoe namedGOLF: The eight players to represent Britain and Ireland in the sixth staging of the Palmer Cup against the US were named yesterday…Fri Jun 21 2002 - 01:00
Historic victoryHOCKEY: Ireland finished off a highly successful weekend in Manchester with a timely 3-1 win over England yesterday, the first…Mon Jun 17 2002 - 01:00
Leinster and Munster face major tests from English opponentsEUROPEAN CUP DRAW : No sooner has Leicester's Neil Back slapped the ball out of the distraught Peter Stringer's hands than it…Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:00
FAI to cash in on successDespite the controversies surrounding FIFA's sunken agreement with former marketing partner ISL-ISMM, which collapsed when ISL…Thu Jun 13 2002 - 01:00
Deane to play a central roleSale's Mel Deane comes into the Irish line-up at inside centre to partner Leinster's Brian O'Driscoll for the touring side's …Thu Jun 06 2002 - 01:00
Wallace fails to make squadNEWS : The most glaring omission from Irish coach Eddie O'Sullivan's 26-strong squad for the upcoming three-match tour to New…Fri May 17 2002 - 01:00
Leinster move for WarnerRUGBY/News round-up: Leinster have confirmed that they expect to add Australian outhalf Christian Warner to their ranks.Thu May 16 2002 - 01:00
Munster must wait on fitness of O'ConnellWhile Munster remain non-committal about the fitness of Irish second row Paul O'Connell, he could be considered doubtful for …Wed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Growing anger over ticket salesThere is growing annoyance in Munster over the allocation of European Cup final ticketsWed May 15 2002 - 01:00
Fox chases win in quality fieldGOLF/Irish Amateur Open Championship : Last year's winner Richard McEvoy and runner-up Michael Hoey will not be around to defend…Fri May 10 2002 - 01:00
Harlequins made to work for itBelfast Harlequins - 43 UL Bohemians - 29 No real surprise except, for how long UL Bohemians stayed with Belfast Harlequins. …Mon May 06 2002 - 01:00
Glennane out to seal place in EuropeMENS HOCKEY: Glennane are set to meet Instonians in the last match of the three-day club championship finals at Belfield this…Fri May 03 2002 - 01:00
Dublin dominate schools' finalsIn finals dominated by Dublin schools, Blackrock College boys and Mount Anville girls emerged as winners of the third Ballygowan…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Quinlan the link between Shannon's new and oldShannon's glory days have cast a long shadowThu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Harlequins to omit Ulster trioBelfast Harlequins will not be using any of their Ulster contracted players for their Division Two AIB All-Ireland League final…Thu May 02 2002 - 01:00
Casey takes his chance with London IrishBob Casey, the Blackrock, Leinster and Ireland second row, yesterday confirmed that he would be playing for London Irish from…Wed May 01 2002 - 01:00
Corinthians join Glenanne, Harlequins and InstoniansMEN'S HOCKEY: Glennane demonstrated their ability to score when they followed up their 3-2 away win over Cookstown with a 4-…Mon Apr 29 2002 - 01:00
Network Two to cover every matchRTÉ look like being able to satisfy even gargantuan soccer appetites this summer when they screen 56 of the 64 World Cup matches…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
Connemara make Lansdowne debutPlaying at Lansdowne Road will be one of the principal rewards for both Trinity and Connemara All Blacks when they meet in the…Sat Apr 27 2002 - 01:00
