Planet FootballWelsh welcome : David Beckham wasn't, apparently, overly impressed with the reception from the Welsh crowd at the Millennium…Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Mystic Dolan out-dappers his colleagues in Act IITV View: It was a broadcast of such epic, lengthy magnitude our Setanta hosts even had to change costumes half way through, …Mon Sept 05 2005 - 01:00
Duff tops Kerr's list of injuredIt wasn't, to say the least, quite the start to preparations for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifying game against France Brian…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
Israel have the will to keep qualification dream aliveGroup Four: So far in the Republic of Ireland's World Cup qualifying group the eight matches between the top four sides have…Sat Sept 03 2005 - 01:00
French alerted to presence of KeaneThe French media might have been focusing on one particular name in the squad announced yesterday by Brian Kerr for the World…Tue Aug 30 2005 - 01:00
Almost cricket as Gooch polishes off the Cork tailTV View: "How can you tell your wife you are just popping out to play a match and then not come back for five days?" asked Liverpool…Mon Aug 29 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballWe have a sneaky feeling that this might not actually be entirely true, it might even be a giggly joke, but we'd love it to be…Mon Aug 22 2005 - 01:00
Spain a hard nut to crackWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Championship: Now that the European Championships' A division consists of just eight teams, rather than…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Elite make steady progressHOCKEY: It was, perhaps, the most irritating pop tune of all time, its incessantly repeated refrain of "da ba dee, da ba dee…Tue Aug 16 2005 - 01:00
Ireland manage to avoid costly slip-upWOMEN'S HOCKEY: They will, they'll trust, play significantly better as these European Championships wind their way towards …Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballMore and more Brazil nuts: Hardly a month goes by at TalkSport, the English radio station, when presenter Alan Brazil, the former…Mon Aug 15 2005 - 01:00
Confident Kuper sets semi-final target for IrelandWOMEN'S HOCKEY/European Nations Championship: The preparations are complete, 18 months after the European Hockey Federation …Fri Aug 12 2005 - 01:00
Germans escape unharmedHOCKEY/Ireland - 0 Germany - 2: "We are like Bayern Munich - we play badly but we win," said German coach Markus Weise, none…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Money can't buy happiness but it could get you a defenceTV View: It's probably inevitable that that Euro lottery-winning Limerick woman is going to be inundated now with begging letters…Mon Aug 01 2005 - 01:00
Two-tier monopoly is unlikely to be toppledScottish Premier League: It was the year of the original Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia, Ronald Reagan was sworn…Sat Jul 30 2005 - 01:00
All in place for EuropeansIt is unlikely, however, that Ireland's bid to host the event was accepted because of any fanciful notion that sunshine might…Fri Jul 29 2005 - 01:00
Ireland win Celtic CupHOCKEY: Victories over France and Scotland at the weekend, to add to Friday's 1-0 defeat of Wales, gave Ireland a flawless record…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Benaud unimpressed as Bell tolls for outclassed EnglandTV View: 'Good news," declared the beaming BBC weatherman on Saturday evening, pointing cheerily to north-west London on his…Mon Jul 25 2005 - 01:00
Kuper fine tunes her squad for EuropeansWOMEN'S HOCKEY: With just three weeks to go to the European Championships in Dublin the Irish women's team is reaching the fine…Fri Jul 22 2005 - 01:00
You know you've made it when 'you know who' is youTV View: Everybody seemed to be feeling their age the last few daysMon Jul 18 2005 - 01:00
Outstanding athlete who never knows when to quitSportswoman of the Year June award: When Jenny Burke took a five-month break from hockey after the 2002 World Cup in Australia…Wed Jul 13 2005 - 01:00
Sky darkens over Woodward as Roaring Pundits cut looseTV View: We're beginning to sense that we are the sole members of the Clive Woodward fan club, that when we have our next annual…Mon Jul 11 2005 - 01:00
Top-quality opposition will provide a major testWomen's Hockey With just five weeks to go before the European Championships get under way at Belfield, the Irish hockey team…Fri Jul 08 2005 - 01:00
Wheels come off Australia's wagon after a bit of a lie-inTV View: A very strange sporting week, the strangeness peaking, perhaps, when Aftab Ahmed levelled the scores in Cardiff on …Mon Jun 20 2005 - 01:00
Ireland just out of the medalsHOCKEY KT Cup: Ireland had to settle for fourth place at the KT Cup in Seoul yesterday after losing 5-2 to China in their bronze…Fri Jun 17 2005 - 01:00
Ireland and China battle for bronzeWomen's Hockey KT Cup: Ireland are through to a bronze medal play-off against China in Seoul today after a 4-0 win over Malaysia…Thu Jun 16 2005 - 01:00
Burke strikes twice as Ireland winHOCKEY / KT Cup: There was double cause for celebration in Seoul for the Irish hockey team: they registered their first win …Tue Jun 14 2005 - 01:00
Irish pay for errors at the backHockey/ KT Cup: A calamitous seven-minute spell early in the second half, during which they conceded three goals, put paid to…Mon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Hard-tackling Uruguay put Kobus Wiese after the eventTV View : According to his stats, Kobus Wiese, the former South African rugby international, is 6ft 6inMon Jun 13 2005 - 01:00
Chinese fail to break Ireland downHockey/KT Cup: After watching her team concede six goals to Korea in their opening game of the KT Cup in Seoul, Riet Kuper would…Sat Jun 11 2005 - 01:00
Korea too hot for IrishHOCKEY/KT Cup: Thirty-two minutes into their opening game of the KT Cup in Seoul, Ireland found themselves 4-0 down against …Fri Jun 10 2005 - 01:00
Ireland face ideal tests on road to the EuropeansHOCKEY/KT Cup: Such is the quality of the opposition Ireland will face in the KT Cup in Seoul over the next eight days August…Thu Jun 09 2005 - 01:00
Taylor makes European impactSports Woman of the Year May award: "I was getting ready for the All-Irelands," says Peter Taylor, "but we had no baby-sitter…Wed Jun 08 2005 - 01:00
Duff miffed at lack of the killer instinctPlayers' quotes : Even on a good day Damien Duff isn't one to breezily skip into the post-match talking area, backslapping, …Mon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Gilesie down in the mouth as Dudu affair takes a diveTV View : They say any relationship can be healed if both parties are prepared to work at it and let bygones be bygonesMon Jun 06 2005 - 01:00
Hard to watch as whipping boys take second-half hidingTV View: George Hamilton: "Milan have split Liverpool apart! Like an axe-man cleaving a trunk of a tree! Liverpool burst asunder…Mon May 30 2005 - 01:00
Yesterday had its gooda moments and bada momentsTV View: There's a song by the name of Everyday is like Sunday, one that celebrates the loveliness of English seaside towns …Mon May 23 2005 - 01:00
The Sunday Game returns and is fast out of the trapsTV View: A new season of The Sunday Game. Where does the time go? Lots of innovations, tooMon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Planet FootballMiller the cause of it all: The opening line of a report on tribalfootballMon May 16 2005 - 01:00
Hermes make history todayWomen's Hockey European Trophy Hermes become the first Irish women's club to host a European club competition when the European…Fri May 13 2005 - 01:00
Perry closes on world top-10 placeSportswoman of the Month: When it comes to the business of choosing winners of monthly sporting awards there can be a natural…Wed May 11 2005 - 01:00
Moments of madness as RTE stir up ancient passionsTV View: In a somewhat inflammatory, gloating, provocative and unnecessarily antagonistic manner a Liverpool-supporting pal …Mon May 09 2005 - 01:00
Carey back in the foldWomen's Hockey Almost five years after she won the last of her 36 caps, Caitríona Carey is back in the international fold, having…Fri May 06 2005 - 01:00
Team bonding gets out of handPlanet Football : A friend of Planet Football , whom we will call Mustang Sally, was left wondering quite what our under-19 …Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Gazza ready and willing for secret fishing mission in FijiTV View: Saturday was very nearly the 14th anniversary of Nottingham Forest beating Chelsea 7-0 in a fixture in the old first…Mon May 02 2005 - 01:00
Hermes and Pegasus set for deciderWomen's Hockey/All-Ireland Club Championship: Between them Hermes and Pegasus have dominated the club finals for the past seven…Fri Apr 29 2005 - 01:00
Fans are banking on LeesonPlanet Football: Hearty thanks to Diarmuid Burke for this offering, which, we reckon, is already the chant of the season.Mon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Provincial leaders get the bootWOMENS HOCKEY: The net result of the drama over the weekend in the Club Championship quarter-finals is neither the Leinster …Mon Apr 25 2005 - 01:00
Championships shaping up to a familiar lookWomen's Hockey: Short of Ballymoney and Cork Harlequins overturning first-leg deficits and Randalstown getting the better of…Fri Apr 22 2005 - 01:00
Loreto take difficult routeWomen's Hockey/ All-Ireland Club Championship : While Hermes, Pegasus and Railway Union could be more than content with their…Mon Apr 18 2005 - 01:00
