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  • Bravery the key to gold for El Guerrouj

    ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: They came it seemed from the four corners of France to witness another great moment in their athletics history, but on the night they had to bow once again to the enduring reign of Hicham El Guerrouj, still, and for a fourth time, the world 1,500 metres champion, Ian O'Riordan reports from Paris p

  • Row over Rooney's style and contract

    A meeting next Wednesday of the FAI's Board of Management scheduled to consider rule changes intended to pave the way to a radically altered management structure looks set to be dominated instead by a row concerning new chief executive Fran Rooney, writes Emmet Malone. p

  • O'Shea goal lifts lacklustre champions

    PREMIERSHIP: Manchester Utd 1 - Wolves 0 For the first time in Alex Ferguson's 17-year tenure Manchester United have won their opening three league fixtures, but that did not disguise the overwhelming sense of anti-climax from a laboured performance. p
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  • Sun may help O'Sullivan to shine again

    ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: So the Chinese are back. Those short strides, quick surges and fearless tactics have been the main images of the women's distance races in Paris, even if they've come solely from Yingjie Sun. p
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  • McEniff has a lot done, more to do

    Gavin Cummiskey asks Donegal legend Martin McHugh if his county men can overcome the challenge of the All-Ireland champions on Sunday p

  • Dempsey resigns as Westmeath manager

    Luke Dempsey has stepped down as manager of Westmeath after the county football board delegates voted to reinterview for the position. He felt this situation was effectively "a vote of no confidence". p
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  • Newcastle crash out

    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER: Newcastle 0 - Partizan Belgrade 1 (1-1 on Aggregate, Partizan win 4-3 on penalties) Milivoje Cirkovic was Partizan's hero as the Serbian champions ripped Newcastle's Champions League dream apart in a dramatic penalty shoot-out last night. p

  • Campbell heads one in before the break

    PREMIERSHIP: Arsenal 2 - Aston Villa 0 This must be an intensive course in scuffling for Arsenal. If they lacked that attribute as the title slipped away last year, they are now having every opportunity to nurture it. p

  • Lack of goals only worry

    PREMIERSHIP: Liverpool 0 - Tottenham 0 The grumbling will continue on the phone-ins, the dissatisfaction among those who were not present last night creeping inexorably into Saturday's eagerly awaited spat across Stanley Park, but Gerard Houllier can take heart from this. At some stage, promise will prompt reward. p

  • Sutton back on goal trail

    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER: Celtic 1 - MTK Hungaria 0  Martin O'Neill might be unable to add to his squad for the Champions League group stages - but the return of Chris Sutton and John Hartson could be like signing two top stars. p

  • Rangers strike late

    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIER: Copenhagen 1 - Ramgers 2 A late strike by Shota Arveladze fired Rangers into the Champions League for the first time in three seasons. Mikel Arteta had given Rangers the lead from the penalty spot but a late leveller from Alvaro Santos looked to have take the tie into extra-time. p

  • Shelbourne get a boost

    UEFA CUP QUALIFYING ROUND: Stuart Byrne and Wes Hoolahan are set to return to the Shelbourne starting line-up this evening as the Dublin club, in common with Derry City, chase a place in tomorrow's draw for the first round proper of the UEFA Cup. p

  • SoccerDigest

    Manchester United and Arsenal will be among the eight top seeds in tomorrow's draw for the Champions League group stage in Monaco. p
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  • Leading again from the centre

    Gerry Thornley finds Ireland's number 13 quite willing to take or leave the captain's role p

  • Hayes out of Italy clash Rugby News round-up

    Ireland's injury woes, and especially at tight-head prop, continue to unhinge their World Cup preparations. John Hayes, who has only played half a game for Munster since the Ireland-England Grand Slam decider at the end of March due to a groin injury, has been forced to withdraw from Saturday's match against Italy at Thomond Park because of a torn calf. p
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  • Roddick power play brushes Henman aside

    TENNIS US OPEN: Tim Henman's days of wine and roses, the days of being seeded in the top 16 at the major championships and holding down a place in the world's top 10, have in all probability gone for ever. p

  • Holland and Casey book place in lightweight final

    WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Today is a big day for Irish rowing. Four boats, two of them in Olympic disciplines, have the chance to book places in A finals at the World Championships, thus showing themselves to be in the top six in the world in their discipline. p

  • Ballesteros rules out full Tour return

    GOLF: Severiano Ballesteros has resisted a call by Denmark's Thomas Bjorn for the Spaniard to make a full return to the European Tour, saying yesterday he intends to play only four more events on this season's schedule. p

  • Nolan displays real character

    GOLF: Pressure. Heather Nolan could only watch in anguish as the ball flew over the trees to the right of the first fairway and out of bounds. It was hardly an auspicious start, especially when she'd faced the same shot countless times before. p

  • Cricket Irish face stiff test

    CRICKET: The 2003 final between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire may still be two days away but Ireland's campaign for next year's Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy begins today with a tricky away tie against Hertfordshire in Bishop's Stortford in the qualifying round. p

  • Montoya's future 'in his own hands'

    Sport Digest:  Juan Pablo Montoya has been told by his Williams team his future is in his own hands. p

  • Osborne provides the magic

    RACING: If this week does turn out to be the last Tralee festival then no one will have fonder memories than Robbie Osborne who won yesterday's Carlsberg Ruby Stakes with Latino Magic. p

  • Focus on turnstiles

    RACING: The Denny Chase is the highlight of today's Tralee card but there could be just as much focus on the turnstiles before racing. p

  • Pleasant Valley banks on popular sideshows

    America At Large: Last Sunday afternoon Darren Clarke had a four-shot victory that made him the first man not named Tiger Woods to win the$1 million first prize in the NEC Invitational at Firestone Country Club, Ohio. Informed that this year the winning purse had been increased to $1,050,000, the Ulsterman thereupon declared his intention to spend the extra fifty grand before the night was out. p
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