Loreto hit 12 goals away to North KildareHOCKEY: The gap between the top and bottom five in the Leinster first division was already sizeable enough, but after Saturday…Mon Jan 28 2013 - 00:00
Pembroke face test in division of two halvesWOMEN'S HOCKEY : With cup and weather interruptions there haven’t been many full Leinster Division One schedules of late, but…Fri Jan 25 2013 - 00:00
Ards retain their crownWOMEN'S HOCKEY: A year ago Ards became National Indoor champions when they beat Hermes with a golden goal in the final at the…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Robin van Persie takes up summer residence in Castel GandolfoTV VIEW: A weekend to forget for poor old Jonathan Walters as he tried to get his head around mattersMon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Walters not in fantasy landALL IN THE GAME: With five leagues goals from midfield so far this season, Jonathan Walters is a popular chap with Fantasy Football…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Smith names his first Ireland squad for Valencia training campWOOMEN'S HOCKEY: Ireland coach Darren Smith, who succeeded Gene Muller in the post in November, has named his first senior squad…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
What's the meaning of Zlatan?ALL IN THE GAME: He’s rarely out of the news, is that Zlatan Ibrahimovic fellaMon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
'The Power's celebrations short-circuited as he's caught with his trousers downTV VIEW: So there’s drug-testing in darts. Who knew? Would it be unkind to ask... ah, no, never mindMon Jan 07 2013 - 00:00
No sign of a Jacks or even a Spillane as the 2012 Olympic Superstars fail to shineTV VIEW: They say we should never go back but the BBC’s 2012 Olympic Superstars was hard to resistMon Dec 31 2012 - 00:00
Another year on the merry-go-roundDoing his thing: I t’s probably not easy for brilliant sports folk to find the words to explain why exactly they’re so brilliant…Thu Dec 27 2012 - 00:00
Outstanding performances that made our yearSince the Sportswoman of the Year awards started back in 2004 we’ve enjoyed our fair share of outstanding performances across…Thu Dec 20 2012 - 00:00
Bitter Swede symphony for Norway in curling's version of the Old Firm derbyTV VIEW: When you start getting nostalgic for sport on ice, Eurosport is the only place to goMon Dec 17 2012 - 00:00
Focus turns to National Indoor Trophy qualifiersHOCKEY: Frozen pitches should not be a problem this weekend as the focus turns to the National Indoor Trophy, with Queen’s, …Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
All going swimmingly for McMahon as she enters bronze ageWell, that was quite a year for Irish sportswomenWed Dec 12 2012 - 00:00
Hermes pip Armagh on penalty strokesWOMEN'S HOCKEY: Catholic Institute and Pegasus will have to try, for the third time, to get their Irish Senior Cup tie played…Mon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Even Hamilton moved as Britton puts us on top of the European pile . . . for onceTV VIEW: As December Sunday afternoon scenes go, that was a rather delightful oneMon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
All in the gameTaxi fare of the week. This one’s epic, in a fantastic kind of wayMon Dec 10 2012 - 00:00
Pegasus have pedigree despite mixed seasonHOCKEY: After the second round postponements in the Irish Senior Cup a fortnight ago, the six affected teams will try again …Fri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Kick in the teeth for 'gay hero' suggestionThe Guardian had an interesting piece last week on a blog post by Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard (above), who…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Apology of the week“The use of the word was not intended to cause offence and was used in the heat of the moment, in the frustration of the defeat…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
More quotes of the week . . ."Wasn't it Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid who once said 'I want to fight them, I want to fight them..Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Seven deadly trials“There is an element of getting involved with one manager and then you are on trial again,” said Chelsea defender Gary Cahill…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Women's hockey Leinster first divisionHOCKEY: UCD and Railway Union finished last season level on points at the top of the Leinster first division, the students taking…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
New uniform beckons for Becks as brightest star bids adieu to the GalaxyTV VIEW : Our Robbie was like an extra as the curtain fell on Beckham’s American odysseyMon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Crap situation gets worse for midfielderContract-termination of the week: Midfielder Jeffrey de Visscher (right) insists he and Dutch second division club FC Emmen mutually…Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Trip of the weekThe one made by Japanese reporter Daisuke Nakajima from Tokyo to Moray in Scotland to cover Rangers’ game against Elgin City, …Mon Dec 03 2012 - 00:00
Packed weekend on league and cup fronts, weather permittingHOCKEY: After last weekend’s frost claimed three Irish Senior Cup ties the outlook for this weekend suggests there could be …Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
UCD make progressFrozen pitches forced the postponement of three of Saturday’s Irish Senior Cup second round ties, with Pegasus and Hermes’ trips…Mon Nov 26 2012 - 00:00
UCD hope to repeat the doseHOCKEY: A week after ending Old Alexandra’s unbeaten record in the league, UCD return to Milltown tomorrow to open the defence…Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Ibrahimovic's wonder goal leaves most speechless, but not our AndyTV View: ‘Wow,” was all Andy Townsend could initially muster on ITV when Zlatan Ibrahimovic did his loopy-shooty mad thing on…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Tight at the top with four teams tied on 17 points as Hermes lurk just behindIf the Leinster Division One title race was a close affair before Saturday’s games, it’s tighter still after Railway Union and…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Rosiest cheeks of the weekALL IN THE GAME: They possibly belong to the Daily Mirror’s Martin Lipton who had a chat with Swedish channel TV4 before the…Mon Nov 19 2012 - 00:00
Alexandra's unbeaten record faces stern testHard as it might be to believe, the Leinster first division campaign is already nearing the half-way point, with three teams – …Fri Nov 16 2012 - 00:00
Cox not taking his position for grantedREPUBLIC OF IRELAND v GREECE: His career path to date – Reading, Brentford (on loan), Northampton (on loan), Swindon, West Brom…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Buckley just can't stop that winning feelingSPORTSWOMAN OF THE MONTH: “It’s an awful place to lose,” Rena Buckley had said of Croke Park in the week before Cork’s All-Ireland…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Whelan says it's not only Trapattoni under pressureINTERVIEW: Stoke stalwart says Republic need to try and ‘kick on and get much better’Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Bridge of sighs for blue brigade as Clattenburg takes centre stageTV VIEW: ‘ HE HASN’T too many friends around here,” said Niall Quinn as he listened to Stamford Bridge collectively and cacophonously…Mon Oct 29 2012 - 00:00
Investing in sport gives good returnHOLD THE BACK PAGE: IN TESTING economic times, State funding of sport has a habit of rising to the top of the list of budgets…Sat Oct 27 2012 - 01:00
Knight of the long knives grits his teeth as he ends Beeb boycottTV VIEW: IT WAS like spotting an airborne piggy last season when Alex Ferguson popped up for a post-match chat on Match of the…Mon Oct 22 2012 - 01:00
Brady bunched as Gilesie takes parochial viewVIEW FROM THE COUCH: IT’S NOT often, really, that you anticipate an Irish World Cup qualifying game with much the same yearning…Wed Oct 17 2012 - 01:00
Lowry provides a timely fillip to revive our drooping sporting spiritsTV VIEW: IT WASN’T, it has to be conceded, the most jolly of sporting weeks, Friday’s mishap at Lansdowne giving a pear-shaped…Mon Oct 15 2012 - 01:00
Newcastle gamble on shirt sponsorHOLD THE BACK PAGE: IT WAS back in 2007 that then West Ham winger Matthew Etherington revealed he had a serious gambling addiction…Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Humiliated, hammered and caught in a TrapWORLD CUP QUALIFIER REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1, GERMANY 6: OH DEARSat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
From 'Grandstand' to unending SkySPORT: Sit Down and Cheer: A History of Sport on TV, By Martin Kelner, Wisden Sports Writing, 282pp. £18.99Sat Oct 13 2012 - 01:00
Unreal display brings Jacob real rewardWHEN SHE captained Wexford last year to their second All-Ireland in a row, scoring 1-5 of her team’s 2-7 total against Galway…Wed Oct 10 2012 - 01:00
From Boland's Mills to managing Barcelona in the 1930s, it's a gemTV VIEW: SOME OF us who knew no better wondered when they lost to Tyrone in the 2010 quarter-finals, having won the previous…Mon Oct 08 2012 - 01:00
It's trying keeping up with the JonesHOLD THE BACK PAGE: AMERICAN ATHLETE Lolo Jones often finds herself at the centre of, well, heated debate, her detractors long…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
Kerry hope to make up for lost timeWOMEN’S FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FINAL: Appearing in their first final since 1993, Kerry have it all to do against a Cork…Sat Oct 06 2012 - 01:00
