Sports Speak: The week in quotes"Then boom, he comes up on the blind side and down I went, hitting my head on the way downSat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Defeat not an option tonightThe Irish players and management must be delighted that the long wait is finally overSat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Moving the goalpostsClydebank's Scottish First Division clash with Dunfermline at Cappielow Park has been cancelled due to lack of goalposts.Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Ryder ripplesThe Ryder Cup is continuing to cause ripples across the golfing horizonSat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Against the headA quick try in the rugby World Cup, which began yesterday in the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, could earn a player £10,000 to …Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Painful poetryAli is back in the ring. This time it's daddy's girl Laila Ali, daughter of the greatest fighter of them allSat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Final tickets onlineAfter a season during which several rugby clubs including Lansdowne and Garryowen have been touched by catastrophic injuries …Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Premier leagueThey're showing signs of lightening up at Croke Park these days. A sign of growing confidence some might saySat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
GAA muscle inAfter a puff piece on the legal muscle builder Creatine in an earlier edition of the in - house GAA magazine High Ball this month…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
More to the contest than just winning for the USAThere is a lot of modesty and circumspection going around at the moment in rugby circles. Talking a lot, saying littleFri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
A high price to payMichelle Smith De Bruin may well count herself fortunate that her four-year ban from swimming came about before next year's Olympic…Sat Sept 11 1999 - 01:00
Not like the good old days in sportBill O'Herlihy asked the question on Wednesday on Network Two's coverage of Euro 2000 whether it "was a bit like the old days…Mon Sept 06 1999 - 01:00
Figuring out the figuresThe Irish soccer team illustrated to RTE what they missed in letting TV3 snap up coverage of away games for Group Eight of the…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Sports speak"I mean I finish 10th in the World Championships and I have to do it without so much as a penny from those who are supposed to…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
US service breakUS officials are making a good fist of killing the sport of tennisSat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Anniversary bashTo celebrate the 21st anniversary of Munster's victory over the All Blacks at Thomond Park, former Garryowen rugby player John…Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
French club accusedFrench first division side Paris St Germain are to face charges of racism after they allegedly refused to sell a ticket to a …Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Rugby recruits requiredRugby World Cup is looking for volunteers to work in the Accreditation Bureau for the tournament which begins on October 1st …Sat Sept 04 1999 - 01:00
Super sporting SundayAn interesting congestion of sporting fixtures should have fans eagerly buying in rations of food and drink for Sunday October…Fri Sept 03 1999 - 01:00
Rookies get safety netYoung rookies eager to carve a living out of the professional golf tour may now receive grants to help them along in the difficult…Thu Sept 02 1999 - 01:00
African runners earn rewardsIf you care to look at ethnicity in sport, this week was a good oneMon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
A day for reflecting on the positiveNo excuses needed. No spindoctoring exercises required from the Irish managementMon Aug 30 1999 - 01:00
Body beautifulRichard Casey says he has one of the best bodies in America - and no one in Ireland's caresSat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
High on GAAWhat an interesting piece in the August edition of Gaelic Games magazine High BallSat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Crazy pavingThe Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, where this year's rugby World Cup final will be played, have devised an "Adopt a Paver" scheme…Sat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Leg overA bowls player from Derbyshire had to interrupt his crucial cup match recently when his artificial leg fell offSat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
French pirates?America's Cup organisers have voiced concern over the alleged "cowboy attitude" of the second French boat in the prestigious …Sat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Quotes of the week"The kids were crying and saying there weren't nice things being said about themSat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Bad dayIt was a disappointing day for Ireland yesterday at the World Championship at St Catharines near Toronto in CanadaWed Aug 25 1999 - 01:00
A week of political footballYou could almost hear the terrifying silence around the sports departments of Europe when they were divvying out the work for…Mon Aug 23 1999 - 01:00
World recordThe World Athletics Championships, which started in Seville yesterday, will set a new record with 203 countries participating…Sat Aug 21 1999 - 01:00
Lee, Kiersey hit the wall firstShaved and tapered? Not really. Larded up and bouyant more likeMon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
Davies steals the golfing weekIt was a week of dynamic phenomena, ejected matter and ionised plasma swirling around in the sun's shooting coronaMon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
Baize battlesChief Executives at the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) could be forgiven recently for being fatalistic…Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
Sports Speak - Quotes of week"Ireland is considered backwards internationally in terms of drug testing."Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
Jockey fallsJockey Darryll Holland (above) appears to have gotten a roasting from trainer Mark Johnston because he had taken too much on …Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
Age handicapWhat with the US PGA on this weekend, some of you may have polished up the clubs with dreams of turning that bit of usefulness…Sat Aug 14 1999 - 01:00
Hickey raises testing delaysThe Government and the Irish Sports Council (ISC) were the targets for severe criticism at a meeting yesterday between the Olympic…Fri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Bad wind blows at the BBCCaught Sailworld by mistake on Eurosport on Thursday. Just had to look in and see all that wealthMon Aug 09 1999 - 01:00
Smooth Ulster machine sweep Connacht asideThe sun on their backs, Galway Bay in the background and Ulster made hayMon Aug 09 1999 - 01:00
Giving them the slipThey say you haven't got a dog's chance of tackling a charging All Black if he is wearing one of the tight-fitting lycra bodysuits…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Sports Speak: The Week In Quotes"He has two years left in his contract and I expect him to play with Leeds for the duration of that agreement."Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Upmarket AberdeenBritish Open winner Paul Lawrie is fortunate to live in AberdeenSat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Winning formulaBernie Ecclestone, the man who controls formula One racing, is once again demonstrating why he is one of the richest men in sport…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
End of an eraIrish Rugby League selectors have decided to axe Shaun Edwards, perhaps bringing to a close the career of one of the game's best…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Small crowd, big moneyAthletics tried it and it failed with Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson running against each other in the Toronto Sky Dome for…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00