Previous Day
Spurs rally comes too late
Uefa Cup Semi-Final/ Tottenham ... 2 Sevilla ...
2: There will be no Uefa Cup for Tottenham Hotspur, just
the pang of recalling a comeback that came too late. With a 2-1
defeat endured in Spain, the second-half onslaught started with the
Uefa Cup quarter-final already beyond retrieval p
Revenge among goals for Chelsea
Uefa Champions League Semi-finals: The talk is already of revenge with Jose Mourinho still disputing Luis Garcia's "ghost goal" which settled the last all-English Champions League semi-final two years ago. p
English clubs 'taking legal advice'
Rugby/ European Cup Stand-off: Premier Rugby in
England is taking legal advice after the Six Nations, spurred on by
the International Rugby Board, yesterday issued a strongly worded
statement reaffirming the role of unions as the governors of the
game and emphasising the inferior standing of clubs. p
Soccer
Keane factor the clincher
English League Championship: The commercial department might have appreciated a mention but instead it was a case of "all credit to Roy" at the Stadium of Light yesterday where the dramatic transformation of Sunderland's fortunes, engineered by the Corkman since he took charge seven months ago, was widely hailed as paving the way for the club's latest new sponsorship deal. pDreams at Boyle point as sponsor chips in
John Boyle took his first punt on Sunderland nearly a quarter of a century ago - when he stuck a fiver on a team rated at 9 to 2 outsiders to beat Leeds United in the 1973 FA Cup final - and came away smiling. pMilan forced to face age-old queries
Champions League: So to be 32 is to be a "dinosaur". That, at least, is the view of La Repubblica , who, when reflecting on what Cristiano Ronaldo and others did to Roma on Tuesday night at Old Trafford, worried aloud about the prospect of this Manchester United careering at Milan's "dinosaur" defence in the Champions League semi-finals. pIreland's long-term future at City assured
News: Manchester City midfielder Stephen Ireland has signed a new four-year contract with the club. pSt Patrick's pull off another big coup
League of Ireland: When Dublin property developer Garrett Kelleher bought St Patrick's Athletic last month he immediately tempted back the club's prodigal son Brian Kerr as director of football. pStrikingly good times for Kirby and St Patrick's
League of Ireland Premier Division : A return to full-time professionalism with St Patrick's Athletic has revitalised the career of midfielder Alan Kirby, culminating in his being named the Eircom-sponsored Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland player of the month for March. pUCD grind out the points in desperately poor contest
League of Ireland Premier Division/ UCD 2 Bray Wanderers 0 : There is no escaping the fact this was a desperately poor game, not that Pete Mahon will mind after seeing his side grind out their second successive victory. pMcGeady in the running
Soccer Shorts: Celtic winger Aiden McGeady has been shortlisted for the Scottish Professional Footballers Association's young player of the year award. p
Absence made the heart grow stronger
National Footbal League semi-finals: Ian O'Riordan talks to the in-form Kevin Cassidy about his committed return to the Donegal set-up. pWaterford bring in Walsh for semi-final
National Leagues Team news : This is the time of year when the superpowers of hurling traditionally begin some muscle-flexing. Waterford and Wexford named teams last night that both hope can disrupt the duopoly of Cork and Kilkenny. pWexford's revival the season's story so far
Mostly Hurling : Are Wexford the new Dublin? After the opening two rounds of this year's league we were tipping the Dubs for stardom. p
Corrigan to make record appearance
Celtic League previews : Tonight will be a proud moment for Reggie Corrigan as he dons the blue jersey for a record 136th time, breaking the mark set by his friend and current Saracens hooker Shane Byrne. pIt's now crunch time for Ireland
Under-19 World Cup : High stakes for the Paul Ryan captained Irish team. Defeat here could see Ireland sink into the ninth to 12th play-off category for what would be a depressing last week of competition. That's the worst case scenario, however. pUlster focus on the basics
Border Reivers v Ulster, Netherdale (7.30): Complacency is the biggest threat to Ulster as they bid to move above the Ospreys and back into second place with a bonus-point victory tonight. pConnacht on solid ground
Connacht v Glasgow, Sportsground (6.30): Connacht coach Michael Bradley has made two changes and two positional switches for tonight's match, Connacht's final home game of the season. pWalsh looking forward to huge occasion
All-Ireland Junior Cup final : It's the realisation of a shared ambition for two progressive clubs that crave senior status. pSivivatu 'sorry' for assault on wife
The All Blacks winger Sitiveni Sivivatu was discharged without conviction by a court in Hamilton yesterday after admitting he had assaulted his wife. p
Exotic Dancer shows all the right moves
Aintree report : Kauto Star might have been a couple of hundred miles to the south in the rural calm of Somerset but the Gold Cup hero received another boost to his already sky-high reputation in Liverpool yesterday as Exotic Dancer pulled off a ruthlessly effective victory in the Betfair Bowl. pTaranis looks value option
Aintree preview : Hi Cloy tries to repeat his memorable 14 to 1 victory of last year in this afternoon's Aintree feature but despite having ideal conditions, Michael Hourigan's star looks to face a major task in attempting back-to-back successes. p
Ireland resolved to avoid mauling
Ireland coach Adrian Birrell said his World Cup rookies would be looking chiefly to avoid an annihilation by world champions Australia in their Super Eights match today. pSri Lanka make NZ suffer
Sri Lanka ended New Zealand's unbeaten run at the World Cup with a six-wicket victory in a Super Eights match in Grenada yesterday. p
Jacquelin and Huang lead way in difficult conditions
Golf/China Open: Raphael Jacquelin and Ming-Jie Huang share the lead on three under par after the first round of the China Open in tough scoring conditions at a windy Shanghai Silport Golf Club. pTulu joins O'Sullivan in final-lap celebration
Athletics/Great Ireland Run: Sonia O'Sullivan could recall maybe a dozen rivals over the course of her great career and it's fitting that the one joining her in Sunday's Great Ireland Run is Ethiopia's Derartu Tulu. pReturn of Estonian team gives Rás another boost
Cycling Column: The third in what promises to be a strong line-up of overseas teams has been announced for this year's FBD Insurance Rás. pWeekend regattas suffer for lack of big names
Rowing Column: Two boats racing side by side in fine conditions can mean an elemental contest. Cambridge's win in last weekend's excellent Boat Race proved this, and Neptune's regatta tomorrow at Islandbridge, and Commercial's on Sunday, will hope to provide plenty of the same fare. pIrish show real progress during Palma regatta
Sailing Column: In the aftermath of last week's Palma Olympic Classes Regatta, the prospect of two major events this summer will be brought into sharp focus for the official squad and contenders. pCork rivals set for final tussle
Men's Hockey: If ever there were a pair of usual suspects for a cup final, Munster powerhouses Cork Harlequins and Cork C of I would be it. p
