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  • Ireland's lethargic starts are a puzzle

    Rugby Six Nations Championship At least the wounds suffered by Ireland on Sunday were more mental than physical. With Brian O'Driscoll and Peter Stringer expected to resume full training next Monday in readiness for Saturday week's Six Nations encounter with England at Croke Park, the only concern arising from the exhausting set-to with France was what appears a minor ankle injury to Ronan O'Gara. p

  • Jewell and Whelan facing inquiry

    Wigan manager Paul Jewell: his comments about referee .Phil Dowd has landed him in trouble There is unlikely to be an investigation into the referee Phil Dowd's performance at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, but Wigan Athletic's owner, Dave Whelan, has joined the club's manager, Paul Jewell, in being the subject of an FA disciplinary inquiry into comments they made after the 2-1 defeat by Arsenal. p

  • Lease issue remains the same Gaelic

    GAA president Nickey Brennan says that the circumstances governing the decision to lease Croke Park for rugby and soccer internationals in 2008 havent changed in the past year. With the GAA about to make a decision next weekend on the leasing of Croke Park for 2008 rugby and soccer internationals, association president Nickey Brennan says that the circumstances governing the decision haven't changed in the past year. "The situation now is that management on Friday night will discuss the use of Croke Park in 2008 and the matter will come up for a decision at Central Council next Saturday. p
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  • Redknapp charged by FA for outburst

    Premiership Harry Redknapp has been charged by the English Football Association for his half-time outburst at the referee Mike Dean in Portsmouth's 2-1 win over Manchester City. Portsmouth's manager was upset by Joey Barton's tackle on his midfielder Pedro Mendes and was sent to the stands after protesting outside the referee's room at Fratton Park. p

  • Windsor Park could be forced to close

    Northern Ireland may have to play their home matches in Scotland or England unless the British government pay to replace Windsor Park's damaged roof. p

  • Liverpool owners target Asian market

    Liverpool will be expected to play friendlies in Japan and China now that they have been taken over by the Americans Tom Hicks and George Gillett. The club's chief executive Rick Parry has flown to the United States for talks about the club's future with the new owners, and he is likely to be told the "brand" needs to be promoted more in the Far East. p

  • Uefa confident San Siro can host Celtic

    Uefa are confident Celtic and their supporters will get the go-ahead to travel to Milan for next month's Champions League crunch match. p
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  • Andrew's proposal is dismissed by Newcastle

    Newcastle have politely told their former director of rugby, Rob Andrew, where he can stick his request for England's leading players to miss this weekend's Premiership games. The Falcons say they cannot afford to be without Jonny Wilkinson, Mathew Tait and Toby Flood for their important fixture at Bristol and all three are set to be involved on Sunday. p

  • Record numbers tune in to witness historic match

    RTÉ peak viewing figures So it's adieu to the Grand Slam dream for at least another year but one positive footnote is the RTÉ viewing figures for the historic unveiling of Croke Park to a worldwide audience. p

  • Clongowes game plan falls apart as St Mary's rally

    Leinster Senior Cup quarter-final Clongowes Wood 8 St Mary's 8 Pressure tends to dictate the outcome of sporting occasions, especially when the stakes are raised above the norm. One only has to glance back 48 hours at the national team's inability to reach full potential when the weight of history was placed squarely on their shoulders. p

  • Lewis is Munster bound in attempt to further career

    Following the recent trend that sees Munster avail of Leinster's rich supply of backs and Leinster procure the harder edge of a Munster forward, former St Mary's College schoolboy Kieran Lewis will move to the south from next season. p

  • RFU tackle club v country woes

    English RFU chief executive Francis Baron has promised the club versus country rift and all other contentious issues blighting English rugby will be resolved by June. Such problems have been blamed for England's decline since the World Cup victory in 2003 and Baron has vowed to fans the problems will be cleared up in a matter of months. p

  • As much as it sucks, it's cravats off to Les Bleus

    Gerry Thornley On Rugby Twenty four hours on and it doesn't get any better. A win away to Wales in the bank, four points up on France at home with two and a half minutes to go, England coming to Croke Park in a fortnight's time with the great man back in harness - opportunity knocked. p
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  • Pushing for the right to join elite

    Seán Moran talks to Westmeath's manager Tomás Ó Flatharta on their excellent start to the season p

  • Eastwood pays €45,000 for Mulligan's boots

    Belfast bookmaker Barney Eastwood has paid out £30,000 (almost €45,000) on Owen Mulligan's boots worn by the Tyrone star in an epic All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-final against Dublin in 2005. The boots in which Mulligan scored a great goal in that match went under the hammer at a fund-raising function at the weekend, run by Mulligan's club, Cookstown Fr Rocks. p

  • Carlow optimistic for Walsh's return

    Speculation about Thomas Walsh from Carlow transferring to Wicklow looks to have come to nothing. Walsh, one of the most impressive centrefielders over the past year, was said to be planning a move from his club, Fenagh, to Bray Emmets and to the Wicklow county side but is believed to have decided to reaffirm his commitment to home club and county. p

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    Other gaelic games stories in brief p
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  • Mickelson back to driving force

    Tour News When Phil Mickelson departed The K Club last September with that sinking feeling only players on the losing team in a Ryder Cup experience, it was to return home to his family, to put away his clubs competitively for the winter, and, basically, to try to work out how to cure the scars that had blighted him since his fall-out in the US Open at Winged Foot the previous June. Quite simply, at that moment in time, he was fed up with the game. p

  • The Short Game

    Keating proves best David Keating mastered the conditions best to win the gross prize at the Leinster Alliance outing to PGA National last week. Played over 17 holes (the third was out of play) the Kinsale scratch player fired a four-under-par 64 for 38 points and a two shots win over Ger Lawlor from Citywest with Matt Holt from Arklow taking third place on 33 points. p
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  • Gowran line-up is Champion class

    Gowran Park could end up hosting its own "mini-Champion Hurdle" on Saturday with Hardy Eustace leading a line-up of some of the brightest hurdling talent in Ireland as they continue their build-up to Cheltenham. p

  • Fairyhouse rated 50-50

    The Fairyhouse authorities rate their chances of racing tomorrow at only "50-50" and an inspection of the track will take place this afternoon at 3pm. p

  • Ground the key to Etoile

    Accordion Etoile could have his first start for almost a year in the Queen Mother Champion Chase - but his participation hinges firmly on the going. Handler Paul Nolan stresses his highly-talented eight-year-old, something of a forgotten horse for the two-mile championship, requires decent ground to put his best foot forward. p
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  • Ireland clinch final place in style

    Cricket Intercontinental Cup In the end, there was no doubt. A comprehensive win for ICC Intercontinental Cup defending champions Ireland over the United Arab Emirates has put Adrian Birrell's side into the final but it was the manner in which they completed their task with a day to spare at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium that was most impressive. p
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