Tight victories in all quartersHOCKEY WOMEN’S : THE DRAW for the semi-finals of the ESB Irish Senior Cup allows for the possibility of a repeat of last year…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Enmities narrow Zaki's optionsPLANET SOCCER: A WEEK ago Portsmouth shareholder Sulaiman Al Fahim let it be known that Egyptian striker Amr Zaki was rather…Mon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Truth the real casualty as Sky turn Tiger's dunt into a dramaTV VIEW : THAT was all a bit stressfulMon Nov 30 2009 - 00:00
Railway out to stay on winning runHOCKEY: BUOYED BY victories in the Irish Hockey League last weekend Railway Union, Pembroke Wanderers and Pegasus will attempt…Fri Nov 27 2009 - 00:00
Defeated Loreto need strong finishWOMEN’S HOCKEY: RAILWAY UNION and Pegasus are the only teams in the Irish Hockey League with two wins out of two after their…Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
David thinks we're worth it but Motty pulls a KeanoTV VIEW: WE WERE just beginning to progress to the advanced stages of the grieving process when guess what happens? Up pops …Mon Nov 23 2009 - 00:00
Deceived, deflated, disappointed but magnificently defiant, Ireland departREACTION: A COOL NIGHT in Paris that warmed the travelling support to its core, as big and brave a performance by an Irish side…Thu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Hope . . . belief . . . it's only half-time . . . if we grab a goal out there . . . all thatPLAYERS' REACTION : Yes, conceding a goal was a killer, the players concede, but not a fatal killerMon Nov 16 2009 - 00:00
Dunne puts his faith in Trapattoni approachWORLD CUP 2010 PLAY-OFF: WHILE HE let his feelings be known about Raymond Domenech earlier in the week, describing the manager…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Irish sixth for qualifier drawWOMEN’S HOCKEY: AFTER CHINA and India took the last two automatic qualifying spots for the 2010 World Cup at the Asia Cup last…Fri Nov 13 2009 - 00:00
Making a timely return to fitness and formSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH YVONNE TRACY (SOCCER): WHEN STEPHANIE Curtis fell to the ground in agony 20 minutes in to the Republic…Wed Nov 11 2009 - 00:00
Same-o same-o as Goliath goes down and Diana packs downTV VIEW: THERE WERE, admittedly, a few bright spots, but, on the whole, that was a rubbish sporting weekMon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Smyth hits fine winner for RailwayWOMEN’S HOCKEY IRISH SENIOR CUP: WITH THE exception of a 4-2 victory for Pegasus over Randalstown, Saturday’s ESB Irish Senior…Mon Nov 09 2009 - 00:00
Hermes tie looks the pickTHE MEETING of Hermes and Railway Union in Booterstown tomorrow is the pick of the ESB Irish Senior Cup second round, the game…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke stay on winning trailHOCKEY: THE TOP five in the Leinster first division all picked up wins on Saturday, with Pembroke Wanderers and Three Rovers…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Fall classic is just epic as love rat stallion makes the headlinesTV VIEW: WE’D BEEN in the bullpen for days warming up for the World Series, making sure the right arm was loose enough to combat…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Loreto and Railway Union continue to lead the wayLORETO AND Railway Union have still to drop a point in their Leinster League campaigns, the top two in the First Division table…Mon Nov 02 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke switch focusWEEKEND HOCKEY: IT’S EARLY days yet in the European Hockey League (EHL), but there was promising news this week with the release…Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Big names play catch-upHOCKEY: IT’S RARE to see Hermes and Old Alexandra propping up the Leinster First Division table, both still without a point …Fri Oct 30 2009 - 00:00
Pembroke and Glenanne push onHOCKEY: PEMBROKE WANDERERS and Glenanne are the only Leinster sides to maintain their perfect starts to the season after coming…Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
King Rafa purring as United miss their magic dustTV VIEW: WE GOT a bit of sense of how important yesterday’s skirmish at Anfield was for Liverpool when their full-back Glen …Mon Oct 26 2009 - 00:00
McKean ends Ireland careerWOMEN'S HOCKEY AFTER WINNING 130 caps in her nine years playing for Ireland, Cathy McKean has announced her retirement from …Fri Oct 23 2009 - 01:00
A vintage year produces another joint awardSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH - MADELINE PERRY AND MARY O'CONNOR: AFTER OPTING to make joint awards in March and July, the judging…Wed Oct 14 2009 - 01:00
UCD get off to flying start in defence of Senior CupWOMEN’S HOCKEY : UCD MADE an impressive start to the defence of the ESB Irish Senior Cup on Saturday when they beat Church of…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Permutations now taking a firm holdSEVEN OF the nine World Cup qualifying groups have already been won, with Denmark, Germany, Spain, England, Serbia, Italy and…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Mysterious girl plays on BrownPLANET SOCCER: THE week before last, you might remember, Hull City manager Phil Brown claimed that he had talked a woman out…Mon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
The play-off race in EuropeGROUP ONE: Qualified : Denmark. Can reach play-offs : Portugal, Sweden, HungaryMon Oct 12 2009 - 01:00
Permutations now taking a firm holdTHE WINNERS of the nine European groups automatically qualify for the World Cup finals, with the eight best runners-up going …Sat Oct 10 2009 - 01:00
UCD begin defenceTHE FIRST round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup takes centre stage tomorrow with UCD beginning the defence of the trophy they won…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Beckham's €135m is just peanuts beside moneybags MittalBACK IN 2004 steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal spent in and around €37 million on his daughter’s wedding in Paris, a budget, you’d …Thu Oct 08 2009 - 01:00
Chicago never stood a chance against Rio's naked womenTV VIEW: WATCHING THE American channels last week, we detected that native support for Chicago’s Olympic bid was a bit like …Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Glenanne produce stirring comebackWOMEN’S HOCKEY : THE SEASON may only be a few weeks’ old but it’s hard to imagine Glenanne’s extraordinary display against Ulster…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Ireland await word on rested ReidWORLD CUP: HAVING RECALLED Steven Reid to the Republic of Ireland squad for the games against Italy (next Saturday) and Montenegro…Mon Oct 05 2009 - 01:00
Ulster chase interprovincial double at Grange RoadWOMEN’S HOCKEY: WITH SO many players on duty in the under-16 and under-18 interprovincial tournaments at Grange Road over the…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Dubs on a downer as Cork take five and Dunne takes drubbingTV VIEW: “TYSON FURY”, of course, sounds like an account of the night Evander Holyfield lost his right ear, but as we now know…Mon Sept 28 2009 - 01:00
Railway open defence at AlexandraWOMEN’S HOCKEY LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE: RAILWAY UNION open the defence of their Leinster League title against Old Alexandra at…Fri Sept 25 2009 - 01:00
No freesias for all like Páidí's day but Kerry animals are still manlyTV VIEW: AFTER RECALLING his favourite memory from his days playing against Kerry, Jimmy Barry Murphy was asked by Marian Finucane…Mon Sept 21 2009 - 01:00
Tale of a god, a man, sardines and trawlersBIOGRAPHY: Cantona: The Rebel Who Would Be King By Philippe Auclair, Macmillan, 469pp, £17.99Sat Sept 19 2009 - 01:00
Poor Serena, but then who gives a duck; certainly not TedTV VIEW: WE FEARED for the little line judge, sensing she would indeed need that tennis ball surgically removed from her throat…Mon Sept 14 2009 - 01:00
Ireland look good for play-offs - but they'll be toughSOCCER WORLD CUP 2010 QUALIFYING: IT’S NEVER, of course, safe to make assumptions, but Italy’s 2-0 win over Bulgaria on Wednesday…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Kerr and Faroes celebrate famous winGROUP SEVEN : THE CELEBRATIONS would have been lively but for the fact that “it’s midweek and everything closes up at midnight…Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Tiger Economy proves lucrative for MurnaghanIT DIDN’T seem all that long ago when a Golf Masters manager sent us a photo of his son Mark, aged three and three quarters (…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Timing proves everything for our MasterchefYOU’VE BEEN slaving in the Golf Masters’ kitchen for years, experimenting with your ingredients, trying to find the perfect combination…Thu Sept 10 2009 - 01:00
Silver medal a fitting reward for determined fighterIrish Times/Irish Sports Council Sportswomen Award For August - OLIVE LOUGHNANE (Athletics): IT WAS precisely a year ago that…Wed Sept 09 2009 - 01:00
Planet SoccerWhat you got cooking Damien - WE wondered if Damien Richardson read last week about neighbours calling the fire brigade to a…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Norn Iron singing, Dunphy hands wringing and Cats just grinningTV VIEW: OVER ON BBC Northern Ireland the crowd they tracked down in a Belfast bar were singing “We’re all going to Cape Town…Mon Sept 07 2009 - 01:00
Transfers may undo old Mister BrennanIT WASN’T long after we began studying the line-ups of our leading contenders, going in to the final week of the competition, …Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
It's down to the wire as Masters hits final stretchIT’S 21 weeks and 36 tournaments since we started out on our 2009 Golf Masters’ voyage and we still have no idea who will cross…Thu Sept 03 2009 - 01:00
Lance sends cyclists a-twitter but Pat and Joe just witter onTV VIEW: TRUE, THERE were probably some who didn’t see the point in the wheel when it was invented, insisting it would never…Mon Aug 31 2009 - 01:00
