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  • Mourinho welcomes show of support

    Jose Mourinho, left, was heartened last night when Chelsea chief executive, Peter Kenyon, right, openly pledged owner Roman Abramovich's backing for Mourinho's management. The manager warned, however, he would not tolerate major interference in his role. SOCCER: Jose Mourinho and the Chelsea board yesterday gave a first public show of unity, indicating the rift of recent days is close to being healed, but the manager warned he would not tolerate major interference in his role. p

  • French say boycott not empty threat

    Wales fullback Gareth Thomas: "French players are burning out" RUGBY/European Cup: France's top 14 clubs insisted yesterday their boycott of next season's Heineken European Cup was not an empty threat, and have called on the International Rugby Board (IRB) to take action to halt the proliferation of international fixtures and set up a sub-committee which includes club officials to help run the professional game. p

  • Final frame woe for Doherty

    SNOOKER: Ronnie O'Sullivan won a final-frame decider to send Ken Doherty spinning out of the Masters yesterday afternoon. p
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  • Overseas rights hit £625m jackpot

    Overseas television rights to English Premiership matches for the next three seasons have been sold for more than £625 million on the back of booming demand from armchair fans in Asia and the Middle East, the FA Premier League has announced. p

  • Ferguson enjoys Bridge drama

    Alex Ferguson last night entered the controversy over Chelsea's mid-season problems when he suggested it could have serious repercussions for the champions' chances of overcoming Manchester United's six-point lead at the top of the Premiership. p

  • Byrne can see light at end of tunnel

    Despite the remainder of Shelbourne's squad being cleared by an FAI appeals tribunal yesterday to cancel their contracts and leave the club, Ollie Byrne expressed the hope last night that the worst of the turbulence may now be behind the league champions. p

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  • Roe shapes Offaly for step up

    O'Byrne Cup semi-finals: If the O'Byrne Cup has failed to ignite much excitement so far things certainly heat up this weekend with two glamour semi-finals - or at least for this time of year. Dublin travel to Aughrim tomorrow to face Mick O'Dwyer's Wicklow ("Bring on the Dubs," he says), and Offaly renew their intense local rivalry with Laois in Tullamore on Sunday. p

  • Colleges facing chop in Dublin

    The controversial issue of college teams participating in the Dublin championships is to be raised once again, this time with a vote on their immediate exclusion appearing likely. p
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  • Leinster's rich vein to continue

    European Cup/Gloucester v Leinster: The benchmarking process continues for Leinster in this hotbed of English west country rugby. The Irish province would once have been considered fancy dans by the cognoscenti of the Shed, who glory in the rudiments of forward play. According to that collection of like-minded souls, there could never be enough scrums in a game; they celebrate the primal collisions of the sport. p

  • Hogan stands tall in the blue and the green

    Johnny Watterson on how a dyed-in-the-wool Munster man has learned to breathe more freely in the Leinster set-up p

  • Geraghty commits to Exiles

    England prospect Shane Geraghty has pledged himself to London Irish by signing a three-year contract with the Guinness Premiership club. p

  • Dawson voices concern over future of cup

    Leinster CEO Mick Dawson has voiced the concerns of all Irish provinces regarding the withdrawal of French clubs from the Heineken European Cup next season. p
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  • Faldo impressed by Duval's new swing

    European Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo was impressed by what he saw of fellow former world number one David Duval during the opening round of the Bob Hope Classic at Palm Desert, California on Wednesday. p

  • Irish pair debut in World Cup

    WOMEN'S WORLD CUP : Laura Davies and Trish Johnson hope their combined experience can steer them to glory when they line-up for England in the Women's World Cup of Golf at Sun City in South Africa today. p

  • Birdie blitz takes Archer three clear

    Padraig Harrington made a solid start with a four-under-par 68 in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club, United Arab Emirates yesterday. p
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  • Hi Cloy may join Beef Or Salmon

      Beef Or Salmon could be joined in next month's Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown by his stable companion Hi Cloy providing that horse comes through Tuesday's rescheduled Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles with flying colours. p

  • Racing likely to go ahead despite weather

    Racing in Ireland this weekend looks like going ahead despite the recent spell of bad weather. p
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  • Passmore philosophical about defeat to Spain

    MENS HOCKEY: For those not in the loop, Ireland completed their programme of matches in South Africa last week, beating the hosts 2-1, which was an encouraging result (although we don't know exactly what sort of team the South African's put out) and losing to Spain 3-2. p

  • Foxall will co-skipper world race entry

    SAILING: Sailors may have been stormbound at home this week but there has been Irish success abroad where Colm Barrington's debut performance in Florida has caused John Bertrand to sit up and take note in IRC class two and in France, Damian Foxall has been named as co-skipper in this year's Barcelona World Race in November. p

  • Lyons set for NZ race

    MOTOR SPORT: Can Richard Lyons give A1 Team Ireland that much needed change of fortune in New Zealand on Sunday? The answer will undoubtedly have a major influence on the future prospects of Ireland in the A1 Grand Prix series. p

  • Hingis's Melbourne love affair continues

    TENNIS/Australian Open Championships: Martina Hingis used to regard the Australian Open as her own private property, winning the title three times between 1997 and 1999, and making six consecutive finals. Even when she began her comeback last year she made it to the last eight, and her love affair with the city continues, this time enhanced by her engagement to the men's top 20 player, Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic. p

  • Murray shows maturity to take control

    TENNIS: For more than a decade Tim Henman fretted and strained to come to terms with the often extreme conditions at the Australian Open, be it the fierce heat or a swirling wind, without ever convincing himself or his supporters he would ever make the breakthrough into the quarter-finals and beyond, as he did at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. p

  • Big opportunity to market the brand

    BASKETBALL: Basketball Ireland received a rare double dose of positive press this week. First, the sport's poster boy, Kieran Donaghy, rejected the GAA All Star trip to Dubai in order to play in the Superleague Cup final at the National Arena next Sunday, while on Wednesday Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue announced an increase of €100,000 in the Government-funded grant scheme. p

  • It will be no holiday for elite 12 in St Moritz

    ROWING: St Moritz. The name conjures up images of the super-wealthy enjoying the finer things in life, but for the next three weeks the Swiss location will be home to 12 of Ireland's hardest working athletes. The elite rowers fly out today knowing their daily routine will involve sweat and pain with the ultimate aim of producing the goods in Beijing in 19 months' time. p

  • Roche going well in Tour Down Under

    CYCLING: Irish professional Nicolas Roche showed his strong early-season form by placing 11th on yesterday's second stage of the Tour Down Under in Australia, writes Shane Stokes . p
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