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  • Brennan believes series is finished

    'My personal view is that the series is over' - Nickey Brennan. International Rules : GAA president Nickey Brennan has all but pulled the plug on the international rules series. In an unexpectedly explicit pronouncement on the controversial second Test in Croke Park on Sunday Brennan said that in his view the international project was finished. p

  • Murphy pessimistic about Aussie attitude

    Dr Con Murphy attends to Padraig Joyce on the Tour to Australia in October 2005. International Rules : One of the GAA's most experienced International Rules officials believes that the series should see out its agreed term of one more year. Nonetheless, Dr Con Murphy, Ireland team doctor for four years and a former chair of Croke Park's Medical and Anti-Doping sub-committee, is pessimistic about the Australian attitude to the game. p

  • Wait continues for St Vincent's

    UCD's James Sherry gets his shot in as St Vincent's player Mark Loftus attempts a block during last night's Dublin senior football championship final at Parnell Park. Dublin SFC Final/ UCD 0-10 St Vincent's 0-9: The pain must be unbearable. St Vincent's have waited patiently since 1984 for the county title to return to their famous club and, until the legs eventually stopped listening to messages from the brain, it seemed like utopia would be reached last night. p
Soccer

  • Clubs have a week to find coin throwers

    News : The Football Association has effectively handed Everton and West Ham United a week to identify the supporters who threw coins at Fulham's Claus Jensen and the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie in unwelcome flashpoints during the weekend's Premiership fixtures. p

  • Chelsea point finger at Poll

    News : The fallout from Chelsea's defeat at Tottenham gathered pace yesterday, with Jose Mourinho's players claiming the referee told them during the game they needed to be "taught a lesson" for indiscipline and Ashley Cole suggesting officials are singling out the team for harsh treatment. p

  • Staunton has nothing to lose in taking risks

    Paul O'Hehir argues Steve Staunton should adapt a good enough, old enough approach. p

  • United to take no chances

    English League Cup Fourth Round : Southend skipper Kevin Maher is looking forward to pitting himself against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo when the Shrimpers take on Manchester United at Roots Hall in the English League Cup tonight. p

  • Strachan full of praise for teenage Irish striker

    Scottish League Cup Quarter-final: Celtic manager Gordon Strachan paid tribute to the ambition of Falkirk's teenage striker Anthony Stokes ahead of tonight's Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie against the Bairns at Parkhead. p

  • Superb O'Donovan seals the points

    National League Premier Division/ St Patrick's Athletic 0 Cork City 1 : Vying for inclusion in the international 'B' squad to be announced later today, Roy O'Donovan turned in a superb performance last night when generating full points for Cork in a game they worked hard for. p

  • Drogheda have plenty of motivation to deny Derry

    National League Premier Division: Having done so as a Derry City player in 1989, Drogheda United manager Paul Doolin knows how to win a treble. He is thus well placed to appreciate the anticipation that must be buzzing around the heads of Derry's class of 2006 as the season draws to a climax. p
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  • Yeye dismisses rift in SA camp

    Ireland v South Africa : The new Springbok manager Zola Yeye has insisted the tour of Ireland and England, starting at Lansdowne Road this Saturday, will not be overshadowed by his controversial appointment. p

  • Brennan escapes suspension

    European Cup : Trevor Brennan avoided a suspension yesterday despite being found guilty of "trampling" in the Heineken European Cup opening round defeat to Ulster on October 21st. p

  • Jones may miss clash with All Blacks

    News : Wales captain Stephen Jones was yesterday rated as "touch and go" to face the All Blacks on November 25th. p

  • Robinson admits loss took toll

    Autumn Internationals : England have called up Saracens centre Ben Johnston for the match against Argentina on Saturday, when Josh Lewsey and Mark Cueto also hope to be available to strengthen the back line. p

  • Leinster blitz Sale

    Representative match/ Sale Jets 8 Leinster A 59 : The Leinster 'A' team capped off an excellent performance with an emphatic victory over the Sale Jets at Edgeley Park last evening in front of a crowd of 1,015. p

  • Irish must copy Blacks' 30-man blueprint

    Gerry Thornley On Rugby : Maybe it was due to taking in the England-New Zealand match at Twickenham on Sunday, but now more than ever it feels as if all roads lead to France and the Coupe du Monde. Suddenly, the 2007 jamboree is only 10 months away but, as ever, the All Blacks appear light years ahead of everyone else. p
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  • Limerick boosted by Lawlor's return

    News : The new Limerick hurling management has been boosted with the news that Peter Lawlor has agreed to return to the county panel and will attend this evening's first training session. p
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  • Azinger calls the shots on selection

    Ryder Cup : Paul Azinger was yesterday appointed captain of the United States team for the 2008 Ryder Cup match against Europe and began his tenure with the now-traditional swipe at critics who argue that the US team loses because they care less than their opponents. p

  • No trick or treat as Woods goes absent

    Caddie's Role : Halloween is traditionally a holiday for children, unless you are in America that is, when the whole nation likes to dress up on the last day of October. p

  • Woods adds new arrow to quiver with design firm

    News round-up : Tiger Woods is going into the golf course design business. p

  • Coughlan at school

    The Short Game: Claire Coughlan, from Cork Golf Club, and Beaverstown's Martina Gillen will take the first step on the road to a career as professionals when they play in the first pre-qualifying school for the Ladies European Tour in Golf Club Le Font, Italy, starting today. p
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  • Kempton an option for War Of Attrition

    The King George VI Chase has been opened up as a Christmas option for the Gold Cup champion War Of Attrition after his shock Down Royal defeat at the weekend and Conor O'Dwyer believes the different demands of the Kempton track might even help the star chaser if he does travel to Britain for the first time this season. p

  • Fallon may quit if case drags on

    Kieren Fallon has threatened to quit race-riding if his suspension from British racing due to a race-fixing scandal is not lifted by the start of the season in 2007. p
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  • Polished Harmison needs to recover his fearsome best

    Cricket/ Ashes Tour: Steve Harmison was answering questions in the members' pavilion of the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, but as polished and occasionally insightful as his comments were, they were not what caught the attention. It was his hands. p

  • Games face huge VAT bill

    Olympics London 2012: Fresh controversy has erupted over the spiralling budget for the London 2012 Olympics after it was revealed the Games could face a sales tax (VAT) bill of more than £250 million (€38 million). p

  • Dunne bout a sell-out

    Sports Digest/ BOXING : A full house has been confirmed ahead of Bernard Dunne's challenge for the vacant European super bantamweight title against Englishman Esham Pickering at the Point Depot this Saturday night, writes Gavin Cummiskey . p
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