Ruud can't pick up Keys as Sky's Madrid effort less than sufficientTV VIEW: Mary Hannigan takes a look at television's take on the sporting weekend.Mon May 24 2010 - 01:00
Transfers swing it for Black and AmberIF WEEK six of the Golf Masters was a bit of wash-out for your team(s) the only consolation we can offer is that you were far…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Singh and Leonard cut out by dreaded MDFWHAT DOES MDF stand for? Well, it could be lots of things, among them medium-density fibreboard, the Maryland Death Fest (a festival…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
The greenhouse effect has Jason's temperature soaringTV VIEW: JASON McATEER admitted he doesn’t like change, that he’s infinitely happier when things stay just as they always were…Mon May 17 2010 - 01:00
Railway target national outdoor titleWOMEN’S HOCKEY ROUND-UP: A WEEK after enduring the agony of losing the Irish Senior Cup final on penalty strokes, Railway Union…Fri May 14 2010 - 01:00
Managers' strands of hair go Westwood“I’M DISAPPOINTED, but it’s not something I’m going to pull my hair out over,” said Lee Westwood after The Players Championship…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
Ishikawa trying the patience of faithful dozen managersWHEN 18-year-old Ryo Ishikawa made Rory McIlroy seem almost mortal by shooting that extraordinary 58 at The Crowns tournament…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
No ifs, buts or maybes as woeful Wigan fail to heed Sky's scriptTV VIEW: “NO MORE ifs, buts or maybes,” promised Richard Keys, just before Andy Gray analysed the task ahead for Chelsea…Mon May 10 2010 - 01:00
Loreto will prove formidable rivalsWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP FINAL: AFTER PLAYING four games in five days at the World Cup qualifier in Chile before returning…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Waiting game just one of many thorny dilemmasIT WAS only last week that we offered, on behalf of their 695 managers, speedy recoveries to Steve Stricker, Retief Goosen and…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Managers wipe away tears of frustrationWHILE WE were busy doffing our caps to Rory McIlroy on Sunday night we couldn’t but spare a thought for his 60-odd former managers…Thu May 06 2010 - 01:00
Rafa's Diddy Men miss the bus to Knotty AshTV VIEW: ON REFLECTION, that gag doing the rounds last week wasn’t funny at all: “Liverpool have just announced their side to…Mon May 03 2010 - 01:00
Recession not leaving top managers in povertyWhen he was in Dublin yesterday to launch the annual Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind fund-raising campaign Roy Keane admitted …Fri Apr 30 2010 - 01:00
Stricker's tweak puts 61 managers out of jointEVERY YEAR it’s the same, we have this vision of Golf Masters managers arming themselves with medical encyclopedias trying to…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Typical Italian display takes the swivel out of Bill's chairTV VIEW: AS WE’VE long since learned, the easiest way to judge just how excited Bill is about the 90 minutes in store on any…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
eBay's Tammy finds a great deal on MastersWEEK THREE and we already have a rather magnificent seven teams through the €700,000 earnings mark, their fortunes to date somewhat…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
Monkstown into cup finalGLENANNE AND MONKSTOWN will contest an all-Leinster Irish Senior Cup final in a fortnight’s time after the clubs came through…Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Harlequins' draw ensures play-offFOR THE SECOND year running, Cork Harlequins and UCC will meet in a play-off to decide the Munster Division One title after Harlequins…Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Jamie's harrowing week finishes with Chelsea's goal eruptionTV VIEW: WHILE YOU couldn’t, need it be said, condone his actions, it was hard to be too critical of Ronnie O’Sullivan at the…Mon Apr 26 2010 - 01:00
Ireland's plans for Chile groundedUNLIKE THE Irish hockey squad the schedule for the World Cup Qualifier in Chile, due to start next Saturday, is up in the air…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Merson revels at phenomenal drama, just phenomenalTV VIEW: THERE WAS, Paul Merson appeared to conclude, literally only one word for the weekend’s Premier League football: phenomenal…Mon Apr 19 2010 - 01:00
Ireland squad all set for Chile jobWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER THEIR final training camp at Belfield tomorrow the Ireland squad sets off for Chile on Sunday, six days…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Managers give bargain Both a wide berthMARCUS BOTH’S confidence was, by all accounts, at a low ebb last year, his quest for the second triumph of note in his career…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Great minds think alike as season kicks offMARK TWAIN’S definition of “optimist” – “Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled” – came to mind when we browsed through our managers…Thu Apr 15 2010 - 01:00
Walsh still on cloud nine after festival funSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH MARCH, KATIE WALSH: IN LIGHT of her location we were fortunate enough to be able to get through to …Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Grand old banter at Aintree as Ginger points to his 'pillock' sonTV VIEW: IF YOU exclude the Champions League quarter-finals, the Masters, Leinster and Munster’s European adventures, the Grand…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
McDonnell secures titleWOMEN’S HOCKEY: JEAN McDONNELL, not for the first time this season, was the toast of Railway Union on Saturday when she scored…Mon Apr 12 2010 - 01:00
Railway Union can retain title with winWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER BEATING UCD 2-0 in their penultimate Leinster Division One fixture on Wednesday night, Railway Union can…Fri Apr 09 2010 - 01:00
Megyn not quite ready to forgive but the lads seem ready to move onTV VIEW: “AN EXTRAORDINARY 36 minutes with Tiger Woods,” said Fox News’ Megyn Kelly after the press conference in Augusta, her…Tue Apr 06 2010 - 01:00
Bowe tackles twin impostors and totally holds his integrityTV VIEW: IT WAS, perhaps, a week that had Tommy Bowe dusting down his old school poetry book in search of the verse about tackling…Mon Apr 05 2010 - 01:00
Irish panel prepares for World Cup qualifierWOMEN'S HOCKEY: WITH THE World Cup Qualifier in Chile now just three weeks away and while their club-mates enjoy their Easter…Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Dunphy is no bottler as he hails Gilesie's courage and braveryTV VIEW: BILL O’HERLIHY promised us a night that would “epitomise the beautiful game” and, maintaining the theme, we were then…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Ulster win senior title on goal differenceHOCKEY INTERPROVINCIALS: A SUZANNE Beaney goal 10 minutes from time against Leinster at Grange Road yesterday gave Ulster the…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Leinster complete notable doubleLEINSTER DID the senior and under-21 interprovincial double at Grange Road yesterday, the teams taking maximum points from their…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
McKean spearheads Leinster's challenge to retain their titleWOMEN’S HOCKEY INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP: AFTER ENDING Ulster’s hopes of a senior interprovincial four-in-a-row in Garryduff…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Leinster complete notable doubleLEINSTER DID the senior and under-21 interprovincial double at Grange Road yesterday, the teams taking maximum points from their…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Recession not leaving top managers in povertyWhen he was in Dublin yesterday to launch the annual Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind fund-raising campaign Roy Keane admitted …Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Ulster win senior title on goal differenceHOCKEY INTERPROVINCIALS: A SUZANNE Beaney goal 10 minutes from time against Leinster at Grange Road yesterday gave Ulster the…Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Top two set for title showdownWOMEN’S HOCKEY: NEXT MONTH’S league meeting between Hermes and Railway Union increasingly has the look of a title-decider after…Mon Mar 22 2010 - 00:00
Cheltenham craic galore as Walshes win all round themTV VIEW: IT’S ALWAYS a tricky one when you’re asked to plump for your very favourite sporting spectacle of this or any other…Mon Mar 22 2010 - 00:00
Coláiste Iognáid on course for crownWOMEN’S HOCKEY: IT’S ANOTHER hectic weekend on the club front with the provincial league seasons edging towards a conclusion…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Hermes knock out LoretoHOCKEY WOMEN : THE CHAMPIONS of Leinster, Ulster and Munster – Railway Union, Pegasus and Cork Harlequins – have all made it…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Deccie loses the run of himself again as Gatty goes as GaeilgeTV VIEW: WE WERE trying to remember on Saturday the last time we heard a New Zealand coach of Wales speaking in Irish to an …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Leinster down to two-team contestHOCKEY MEN’S: AFTER GLENANNE dropped out of the reckoning over the weekend, the contest for the Leinster Division One title …Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Loreto braced for must-win encounterHOCKEY: GOING INTO Sunday’s final round of pool matches, only Railway Union are already certain of their spot in the last four…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Seventh award in seven years says it allSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH FEBRUARY/JESSICA KÜRTEN: IT’S A fair indication of Jessica Kürten’s consistency, at the very highest…Wed Mar 10 2010 - 00:00
Two-nil up at half-time and it looked like walkies for LongieTV VIEW: SKY NEWS TOLD us last Wednesday afternoon that if we wanted to see live coverage of the open-top bus parade through…Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
Ireland fall short in finalWOMEN’S HOCKEY: LESS THAN two months before the teams are due to meet again in their World Cup qualifying tournament, Scotland…Mon Mar 08 2010 - 00:00
O'Flynn looks to stake claimHOCKEY: AUDREY O’FLYNN, who made her senior debut against Belgium last month, has been given another chance by Gene Muller to…Fri Mar 05 2010 - 00:00
Thank God we're all over that Parisian heartbreak. Or notTV VIEW: WHEN THE rugby lads lost in Paris last month they bemoaned the fact they had to wait two whole weeks before their next…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
