Barnwell bows outWith just over a month to go before the start of the new hockey season there comes confirmation of the retirement of one of the…Tue Aug 18 1998 - 01:00
Highs & LowsTeddy Sheringham scored a goal.... honest, he did... whether he meant it or not, nobody knows, but a goal is a goalMon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Quote of the week"Did you know that the combined total number of professional games played by Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier is four - that's two…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Irish in Britain: How they fared this weekendSixteen Irish players started for their Premiership clubs at the weekend, with one more, Damien Duff, coming on as a second half…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Things can only get better No 1: Jaap StamHis surname is Dutch for 'tree trunk' and, indeed, over the past few weeks we have seen him left rooted to the spot by Ariel …Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Website of the week Regi Blinker HomepagePay a visit to the website set up in honour of Celtic's Regi Blinker, scorer of a stupendously spectacular own goal against Aberdeen…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Where are they now? No 1: Kevin SheedyClub career: Spent 10 seasons at Everton, following a £100,000 move from Liverpool in 1982, winning League and European Cup Winners…Mon Aug 17 1998 - 01:00
Irish aim to retain statusHaving been drawn in a pool that resembles a "who's who" of underage hockey, the Irish under-21 team face a task of mountainous…Sat Aug 08 1998 - 01:00
Donkey delivers the final insultAnyone got a spare Rennie? Spent the last hour eating me woolly hat and me indigestion's something desperateMon Jul 13 1998 - 01:00
Half-dozen for IrelandIt's not easy following the fortunes of the Irish women's hockey team, you know. Ask Kay Browne, mother of goalkeeper TaraSat Jul 11 1998 - 01:00
Irish miss the targetSporting purists usually complain that penalty shootouts are a terrible way to end a game, whatever the sport may beFri Jul 10 1998 - 01:00
Irish get ready to attack the Czechs"Here on the left you can see energetic husbands happily washing rugs," said the tourist guide on the sight-seeing boat trip …Thu Jul 09 1998 - 01:00
Czechs next as Thompson salvages a drawIreland meet the Czech Republic in tomorrow's semi-finals of the European Nations' Cup Qualifier in HelsinkiWed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Ireland in semi-finals as rivals engage in bloody drawWithout as much as lifting a stick in Helsinki yesterday, Ireland reached the semi-finals of the European Nations' Cup qualifier…Tue Jul 07 1998 - 01:00
Browne foils Welsh of equaliserFor a truly awful split second, five minutes from time in Ireland's opening match of the European Nations' Cup qualifier in Helsinki…Mon Jul 06 1998 - 01:00
Ireland should skate homeAsk for directions to the `hockey' stadium in Helsinki and there's a fair chance you'll end up at the Hartwall ArenaSat Jul 04 1998 - 01:00
No justice, now or thenDay 21. "Will you be watching the match tonight, your Majesty," asked the ITN reporter. "What time is it on," she askedWed Jul 01 1998 - 01:00
TV ToonsBob Wilson: "And now, with just an hour to kick-off, we have an EXCLUSIVE interview with Tony Adams (who kindly squeezed us in…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
Big Ron puts the mockers on the MexicansDay 20. Did you ever feel like you'd been had? "Click the spot where you think the ball should be - you could win a life-size…Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
Shedding a tear as the circus leaves townDay 19. "There's a feeling that an African side has somehow got to win a World Cup and if it's going to be this year it's got…Mon Jun 29 1998 - 01:00
Learning by doing nothingDay 17. Cue John Motson. "Free-kick England... Beckham... YEEEEEEES... Two Nil..Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
End of the line for IrishThree weeks after their World Cup qualifying hopes ended with a 3-0 defeat away to Poland, the Republic of Ireland complete their…Sat Jun 27 1998 - 01:00
Hill the venerable is a howlDay 16. A polar bear walks into a pub, goes up to the bar and says "I'll have a gin and.... tonic please"Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
Unwashed want shot of BecksDay 15. It was, one assumes, the highest yes vote since they asked "Would Planet Earth be a nicer place if Tory MP Alan Clark…Thu Jun 25 1998 - 01:00
England staring into abyssDay 14. The post mortem. The recriminations. The invective. The bitterness. The Scapegoat: Kevin KeeganWed Jun 24 1998 - 01:00
Irish to fine-tune on continentThe Irish team step up their preparations for next month's European Nations Cup qualifier in Helsinki by playing practice matches…Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Gilesie's tie is just MagicDay 11. Did Johnny Giles wear that tie for a bet? If you stared at it long enough you could see the Turin ShroudMon Jun 22 1998 - 01:00
Planet football - What They'll Say: Ruud And DaveedDavid Ginola: "Hello Rud, iz zat you?"Sat Jun 20 1998 - 01:00
Jimmy plays wrong tuneDay Nine. Mmm, mmm, laa, laa, mmm, mmmm, mmMM, la, LAA! La, la, dee, dee, la, deeeee! "SHUT UP!" Some people have no appreciation…Fri Jun 19 1998 - 01:00
And they call it puppy loveDay Eight. Zzzzz. Zzzzz. Zzzzz. "WAKEY, WAKEY." Aaaagh, what? "Austria have left the pitch, it's safe to open your eyes nowThu Jun 18 1998 - 01:00
Squad for Helsinki namedIrish coach Riet Kuper has named her 16-player squad for next month's European Nations Cup Qualifier in Helsinki, with both Hermes…Mon Jun 15 1998 - 01:00
'Airy time for Joe and RonDay three. Curtains haven't been opened since Tuesday. Milkman thinks I'm deadSat Jun 13 1998 - 01:00
Daveed's tails win friendsDay two. God, it's like dying and going to heaven, this. Football, football, football, football. And more footballFri Jun 12 1998 - 01:00
Walking Parisian grass takes le biscuit"And so the lawn prepares to make its exit," said George HamiltonThu Jun 11 1998 - 01:00
Get your priorities rightFour long, barren, empty, World Cup finals-less years are about to come to a glorious end, but some people just don't understand…Wed Jun 10 1998 - 01:00
No Room At The ChateauWhat have Juninho, Redondo, Zola, Casiraghi and Ginola got in common with the rest of us? They'll all be either spectators at…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Tale of Gascoigne's dog daysIf it proves to have been the last time we see this enigmatic, occasionally loveable but often loathsome, simple yet complex, …Mon Jun 08 1998 - 01:00
O'Gorman the saviourPerhaps the last thing Sandra O'Gorman's injured back needed in Cardiff yesterday afternoon was to be jumped on by 15 of her …Tue Jun 02 1998 - 01:00
Le Saux and the avocado bathroom suite"It's unfair to stereotype footballers as all living in mock Tudor houses with a nice..Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
McHugh hat-trick enoughA Trish McHugh hat-trick yesterday, in her second last game for Muckross before she retires, secured the Dublin club a place …Mon Jun 01 1998 - 01:00
A better class of person entirely"I have three daughters and I've always cautioned them to choose golfers for boyfriends," said Jim Sullivan, "because they will…Mon May 25 1998 - 01:00
Humility in the face of adorationYou're the most popular player ever to play for Ireland, have you any explanation for that yourself?Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
The Cups runneth over with emotionIt was, undoubtedly, the television image of the sporting weekMon May 18 1998 - 01:00
Slan agus beannacht"Ladies and gentlemen, for the last time, Paul McGrath," said the Lansdowne Road announcer yesterday afternoon and 39,000 people…Mon May 18 1998 - 01:00
