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  • Media given short shrift

    Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton gives his 32-second pitchside conference to the waiting media after training at Malahide yesterday. Photograph: Donall Farmer/InPho SOCCER: It may just be that he took his media adviser's advice to "keep it brief" a little too literally but Steve Staunton's decision to speak at yesterday's pitch-side briefing after training in Malahide for just 32 seconds before ignoring questions and walking away appeared to signal a deterioration in his already difficult relationship with the press pack. p

  • Kidney keeps options open

    Munster head coach Declan Kidney at yesterday's press conference to announce the renewal of the province's deal with their current sponsor, Toyota. Photograph: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile RUGBY: Declan Kidney yesterday announced a 28-man Munster squad for their Heineken European Cup quarter-final against Llanelli next weekend, although the inclusion of a number of players, who were unavailable against Ulster in Ravenhill last week, would suggest Kidney is hopeful they will have recovered by the time the team takes to the pitch under floodlights at Stradey Park on Friday night. p

  • Martinez may be next for Dunne

    BOXING: European champion Bernard Dunne and his manager, Brian Peters, have never been ones to dive into their next challenge without due diligence. p
Soccer

  • Carsley happy to make points

    Euro 2008: Though scarcely the type to court controversy, Lee Carsley has still found himself at the heart of his fair share of it over the latter part of his international career, most recently over the weekend when his post-match quotes caused a stir. He seems like the last person who would want to spark a row and it is the quiet sense of solidity he exudes that has been key to his having established himself as central to the Irish team's fortunes since his recent return from the wilderness. p

  • England coach must explain results

    Euro 2008: Steve McClaren is to be summoned to provide an official explanation to the Football Association's international committee about England's dreadful run of results. Several FA councillors have run out of patience with McClaren only seven months into his tenure and there will be strong and vociferous recommendations for him to be sacked if England fail to beat Andorra tomorrow evening. p

  • Czechs fined for late night

    Euro 2008: Czech Republic soccer officials have fined the national team one million crowns (€35,656) for throwing a party until the early hours of Sunday, after they lost 2-1 to Germany in the Group D Euro 2008 qualifier in Prague. p

  • Derry pay dearly for defensive errors

    Setanta Cup/Derry City 2 Linfield 2: Derry City experienced great heartbreak at the Brandywell last night when almost losing a Setanta Cup game that had been in their grasp for so long. p

  • St Patrick's on scoring spree

    Setanta Cup/St Patrick's Athletic 5 Dungannon Swifts 0: Anthony Murphy and Alan Kirby maintained their respective goalscoring sprees as the St Patrick's renaissance continued apace with a place in the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup secured with another impressive win. p

  • Drogheda in dominant form

    Setanta Cup/Drogheda United 2 Glentoran 0: Drogheda completed a Setanta Cup double over Glentoran in a match they totally dominated. Two first-half goals with the visitors down to 10 men before the interval made United's task all the easier. p

  • O'Donovan hits hat-trick

    Setanta Cup/Portadown 0 Cork City 7: Roy O'Donovan's hat-trick was the highlight for Cork City last night as the highly-rated forward produced a devastating display as Cork capitalised on Portadown errors. p

  • 'Home nations' event is a non-runner

    On Soccer: Given his troubles just now England manager Steve McClaren might be forgiven for casting an envious eye back to the days when there was an international tournament in which a side like his could be confident of achieving better than a quarter-final finish. p

  • Soccer Shorts

    Tough test for U-21s: The Republic of Ireland under-21s face a serious test tonight against the Netherlands in Venlo (7pm). p
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  • Galway accused of 'nasty stuff'

    Galway hurling manager Ger Loughnane has expressed puzzlement over allegations that his team were guilty of roughing up opponents Tipperary in Sunday's National Hurling League match in Pearse Stadium. p

  • O'Grady's foresight benefits Dublin

    Michael O'Grady deserves some of the kudos for the Dublin hurling revival that has been the story of the current National Hurling League. He deserves it for more immediate reasons than his long-running commitment to the game in the city, which saw him manage the side that reached the quarter-finals 10 years ago. p

  • Poor state of pitch due to 'over-use'

    The poor state of the Croke Park pitch for last weekend's soccer international has been a result of over-use of the stadium in recent weeks. According to stadium director Peter McKenna, circumstances will be different next season. p
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  • Woods and Harrington still with work to do

    The truth is brutal but Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington were united by an honest appraisal of their performances in the WGC - CA Championship at Doral's Blue Monster in Miami. p

  • Star gazing par for course

    Caddie's Role: Groupies, hangers-on, obsessives, call them what you want but when you get mass media-famous people you get plenty of punters who want a piece of them. p

  • The Short Game

    McIlroy edges Thorp Ireland gained some consolation after being edged out by Denmark in the inaugural European Nations Cup (formerly the Sherry Cup) men's team championship in an exciting finish at Royal Sotogrande Golf Club, Spain, yesterday. p
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  • Dallaglio's dip in form leads to future rethink

    Lawrence Dallaglio admits his diminishing form for Wasps and the failure to reclaim his England place will force him to reassess his future at the end of the season. p

  • History smiles favourably at Irish sides

    On Rugby: Quarter-final weekend in the Heineken European Cup. A massive weekend for Irish rugby. Up there with a Six Nations weekend. What Alex Ferguson calls squeaky-bum time. The remainder of the Irish season always, somehow, seems to hinge on the outcome of this weekend. p
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  • Police in Woolmer case rule nothing out

    Reaction from Pakistan's players to the murder of their coach, Bob Woolmer, emerged yesterday as most of the team prepared to fly home to Lahore after their brief stay at a hotel near Heathrow airport. But Pakistan Cricket Board officials tried to keep players away from the media and some have taken different routes home from the World Cup in the Caribbean. p

  • Back markers face uphill struggle

    After the skirmishing the World Cup proper begins today at the stunning new Sir Viv Richards Stadium on the outskirts of St John's in Antigua when Australia, the holders, take on West Indies, the hosts and, for a whole raft of reasons, a side that desperately needs to do well. p
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