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  • Familiar look to Pumas

    Mauricio Reggiardo Given they've the most settled side in Test rugby, even the dogs in the streets of Buenos Aires probably know the Argentinian line-up at this stage, and in making just one enforced change from the team which trounced Italy in Rome 36-6, coach Marcelo Loffreda has named all the old familiar faces. In Irish eyes, only too familiar. p

  • FAI return to serious business

    With the distraction of Wednesday night's game in Athens out of the way, the FAI's officer board will meet this evening in order to draw up a plan for the implementation of the Genesis report that can be presented to next Friday's meetings of the association's council and board of management. p

  • Irish 'raring to go' in opener

    GOLF: A reception held in their honour at Perth's Irish Club last night rounded off a satisfying day for the Irish squad, who completed their build-up to Sunday's World Cup opener against England with an encouraging 1-1 draw yesterday against New Zealand, the fifth-ranked team in the tournament. p
Soccer

  • Bohemians lifted by high-flying Crowe

    Derry City ... 0 Bohemians ... 3 Bohemians extended their lead at the top of the Premier Division to 11 points following an excellent display against Derry City at the Brandywell last night. And a major influence on this victory was the surprise inclusion of striker Glen Crowe, who made his international debut for the Republic Ireland in Athens 24 hours earlier. p

  • Drogheda's pay-to-play difficulties

    Drogheda United's ability to fulfil this evening's Eircom League Premier Division fixture against St Patrick's Athletic in Inchicore remained in doubt last night as the club's players continued to insist that they would not take the field until an agreement is reached on the payment of their wages. p
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  • Offaly have new manager

    Mike McNamara has been confirmed as Offaly's new senior hurling manager, getting a three-year term that it is hoped will re-establish some consistency in the county's hurling fortunes. p
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  • BHB is red-carded

    The under-fire managing director (commercial) Nigel Smith yesterdayday defended the British Horseracing Board's proposal that charges paid by newspapers for racecard data should be drastically increased. p

  • Browne claims corruption is ongoing

    RACING: Dermot Browne walked away from horse racing for another 20 years yesterday issuing a warning that some of his fellow conspirators remain active. p

  • Irresistible Jewel lands favourable big-race draw

    RACING: Ireland's Japan Cup representative, Irresistible Jewel, has been given a favourable stall four draw in Sunday morning's big race but Dermot Weld is not under-estimating the task ahead of her. p

  • Controversial centre clear of the rapids

    "The Dark Hole Ride - not for the faint hearted, this is a high-speed ride with twists and turns through a tube which slowly turns into a river of bends." p

  • Neptune to take advantage

    A short weekend of ESB Superleague fixtures has been made even shorter with the cancellation of tomorrow's meeting between UCD Marian and the ITP Saints. The Saints coach Joey Boylan has travelled with the Irish senior men's team to Croatia for the European championship semi-final game on the same night. p

  • Clarke putts it right

    Darren Clarke was singing in the rain after shaking off his putting woes to sink eight birdies in the first round of the $1.65 million Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Miyazaki, Japan yesterday. p

  • Smyth tied for second in America

    GOLF: A third successive round in the 60s took Des Smyth to a share of second place going into today's final round of the US Champions Tour Quailfying Tournament at the Rolling Oaks course, Florida. p

  • Cycling Ireland CEO to resign

    CYCLING: In a move which will surprise most of Cycling Ireland's (CI) members, CEO Eamon Duffy has announced his intention to resign from the post he accepted last March. Speaking yesterday, Duffy said he had planned to make his decision public at tomorrow's a.g.m., but that leaked reports had prompted an earlier disclosure. p

  • Etienne next on Tyson's list

    BOXING: Mike Tyson will return to the ring for the first time since losing to Lennox Lewis in June when he fights Clifford Etienne in Memphis, Tennessee on February 22nd. p

  • Pembroke out to regain top spot

    HOCKEY: Hopefully, news from the World Cup in Australia will prompt extra enthusiasm for Sunday's Leinster League matches in Dublin. The quest continues for Top Three places (relevant to all-Ireland berths), notably with Pembroke Wanderers and Loreto aiming to enhance their positions with wins over Corinthians and Genesis, respectively. p

  • Video umpire under scrutiny

    The Women's World Cup in Perth, which begins this weekend, could be the stage that revolutionizes the game of hockey across the board. p

  • ISA forced to review doping policy

    RACING: The Irish Sailing Association (ISA) is to review its anti-doping procedures after it was forced to reprimand an Irish Laser champion for taking a prescribed medicine, a drug that it had accepted for use. p

  • Mixed start for Irish

    GOLF: Padraig Harrington enhanced his reputation as the European Tour's most consistent player by finishing day one of the season-opening BMW Asian Open one shot off the lead. p

  • Cork braced for Power surge

    ATHLETICS: Seamus Power will attempt to extend one of the longest winning streaks in the history of Irish sport in Sunday's National Inter-county cross country championships, to be held at Donoughmore in Cork. p

  • Open course under par

    The golfing world will be laughing at Australia after the first round of the Australian Open was abandoned yesterday due to rock-hard greens, U.S. PGA winner Rich Beem said. p

  • Vaughan stands his ground

    CRICKET: Michael Vaughan benefited from the hard-nosed approach of modern cricket to provide Australian audiences with evidence of real competition during the remainder of the Ashes series. p
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