Planet FootballOne of the finer football websites goes by the name of A Love Supreme, the target of its affection Sunderland.Mon Mar 05 2007 - 00:00
Outsiders Ballymoney hoping to revisit past gloriesHOCKEY: Back in 2001 Ballymoney completed one of those sporting fairy tales that so rarely occur, beating Pembroke Wanderers…Fri Mar 02 2007 - 00:00
Amhrán na Queen barely registers - even on mainlandTV View : The Big One. Has there ever been any bigger?Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Bad week for RonaldinhoPlanet Football : After the week he had we can only hope that Ronaldinho isn't a sensitive lad.Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Amhrán na Queen barely registers - even on mainlandTV View : The Big One. Has there ever been any bigger?Mon Feb 26 2007 - 00:00
Hermes can stir up league battleWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While international and cup commitments took precedence in recent weeks, the spotlight will be back on league…Fri Feb 23 2007 - 00:00
Socceroo Archie strikes back with grand five Down UnderTV View : We've had a bit of a soft spot for Archie Thompson since 2001Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
The usual suspects cruise onWomen's Hockey/ Irish Senior Cup : Ten of the last 13 ESB Irish Senior Cup finals have featured either Hermes or Pegasus, with…Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
McBride caught with pants upPlanet Football : The latest in our series of 'what was he thinking of when he posed for this photo?' - this time it's Fulham…Mon Feb 19 2007 - 00:00
Harlequins out to stop Hermes' three-in-a-rowWomen's Hockey Irish Senior Cup Not since 1949 has a club completed a three-in-a-row in the Irish Senior Cup - indeed, Pembroke…Fri Feb 16 2007 - 00:00
January award Breen rewarded for drive to the titleIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman of the Year We're off again, just a few weeks after choosing Derval O'Rourke as our 2006…Wed Feb 14 2007 - 00:00
Stan could do with a lesson in bouncebackabilityTV View: After the week Bobby Robson had we wondered if he'd be tempted to cut his ties with football for once and for all. …Mon Feb 12 2007 - 00:00
Muller looks to maintain progressWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With Gene Muller gathering his senior panel for a three-day training camp there's another reduced club programme…Fri Feb 09 2007 - 00:00
Hook threatens to throw up at all the master race talkTV View: All that Grand Slam talk on RTÉ yesterday made us fretful, so we switched for a bit to the BBC in the hope of bumping…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Leinster race to go to the endWOMEN'S HOCKEY: While Pegasus and Cork Harlequins edge ever closer to retaining the Ulster and Munster league titles they have…Mon Feb 05 2007 - 00:00
Ireland to face France, SA as build-up continuesHockey Women's : France and South Africa have been lined up as opposition for Ireland in the build-up to August's European Championships…Fri Feb 02 2007 - 00:00
Fat lot of good it does experts to say flaky Serena is finishedTV View : Perhaps conscious that some of us had sacrificed an hour or three of Sunday-morning sleep to watch live coverage of…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Leinster contingent cut to twoHockey Women's : It proved to be a bleak-enough day for Leinster clubs in Saturday's third round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Ronnie in royal formPlanet Football : We know Ronnie Whelan does a lot of punditry work these days but we were still a bit surprised to read that…Mon Jan 29 2007 - 00:00
Intriguing cup pairingsWomen's Hockey: There's plenty of competition for the "tie of the round" tag in tomorrow's ESB Irish Senior Cup third round …Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Des snaps hyenas but Tigers have last laugh in ThomondTV View: "I have to say, I would rather meet a hungry bear in the woods than a focused Munster pack," Sky Sports' man with the…Mon Jan 22 2007 - 00:00
Jimmy losing his marbles over Posh and Becks moveTV View: It was a risky enough question for Jimmy Hill to ask, but ask it he did: "Am I going mad?" His colleagues around the…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Clubs do without touristsWOMEN'S HOCKEY: The club season gets under way again tomorrow after the Christmas break, with several clubs having to make do…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
End it like Beckham - with $250m dealHis detractors would say David Beckham's been a Hollywood footballer long before agreeing to move himself, Victoria, Brooklyn…Fri Jan 12 2007 - 00:00
Britton ends on a highas decision time loomsIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sports Woman Award for December: Fionnuala Britton (Athletics): Twelve months since we crowned Cork…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Time to whitewash those cricketers out of our hairTV View : It was one of those great "if the queen had wotsits she'd be king" moments, but when you've suffered as English cricket…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Danes fill void in Irish fixture scheduleInternational news: The five-month gap in the Republic of Ireland's 2007 schedule, between the home and away Euro 2008 qualifying…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Ireland's formidable taskHOCKEY: The draw for next summer's European Championships in Manchester has put Ireland in a formidable pool with hosts England…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
RTE's panel of comedians prove to be a sick jokeTV View: You know the way RTÉ is often criticised for not being adventurous enough to showcase the best of new Irish comedy, …Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Brilliant Beaufort scale heightsSchoolgirls' Hockey : Nine months after their senior team lost the Leinster Cup final to St Andrew's, Loreto Beaufort came of…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Railway desperate to add to points tallyWOMEN'S HOCKEY: As the season winds down for its Christmas break there are just three Jacqui Potter Cup ties in the Leinster…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Going straight to the top of her classIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman Award for November: As we edge towards the end of 2006, with just our December winner…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Old Alexandra setting the paceHOCKEY: While Pegasus got the win over the weekend that makes them firm favourites to retain the league title they have held…Mon Dec 11 2006 - 00:00
Four enter Ireland frameWomen's Hockey Weekend previews : Shirley McKay (Randalstown), Kerry McComish (Pembroke Wanderers), Christine Quinlan (UCD) …Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Bumble buzzing again from Katmandu to the FalklandsTV View: It was the English journalist Brian Viner who came up with the finest description ever recorded for David "Bumble" …Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Alexandra earn chance of revengeWomen's Hockey Irish Senior Cup: After trouncing Omagh 8-0 in the second round of the ESB Irish Senior Cup on Saturday Old Alexandra…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Planet FootballCantona's tackle a bit fishy: Eric Cantona, aka Dieu, was asked by a magazine reporter last week to describe himself in five…Mon Dec 04 2006 - 00:00
Loreto and Hermes have record at stakeWomen's Hockey : Several of the players who had their first taste of senior international hockey in last weekend's games against…Fri Dec 01 2006 - 00:00
Ulster in seventh heavenWomen's Hockey: Despite the best efforts of their rivals at Grange Road over the weekend, there's just no stopping Ulster at…Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Blood in the ring - and in the RFU committee roomTV View: 'Robbo: I'm going nowhere", read the headline on Sky Sports' website on Saturday afternoon, and after witnessing that…Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Planet FootballChristmas comes late: We're worse to be encouraging this kind of thing, but here goes - you can blame Ciarán.Mon Nov 13 2006 - 00:00
Ulster again team to beatWOMEN'S HOCKEY: After winning the tournament on goal difference from Munster and Connacht in Belfast last year, Ulster will …Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
European champion earns ring endorsementIrish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sports Woman Award for October: Katie Taylor (Boxing): A few years back we read about Katie Taylor…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
The No Rules series lives up to its promise as a thug-festTV View: Marty Morrissey could hardly lookMon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
Planet FootballFergie raps with Diddy You might have read during the week that rap-type popster P Diddy dropped in to Manchester United's hotel…Mon Nov 06 2006 - 00:00
