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  • Kernan in no rush to decide on future

    Armagh manager Joe Kernan will, along with some of the older players, take time before coming to any decision about the future with the county after Sunday's defeat to Derry. GAELIC GAMES/Ulster SFC: Joe Kernan won't be making any decision on his future until next month but he hasn't ruled out staying on for what would be a seventh year in charge and he believes that the quality of new players coming through in the county gives plenty of hope for the future. p

  • Ferguson confident of signing Tevez

    SOCCER: The English Premier League champions Manchester United are confident Carlos Tevez will be in a position to sign a long-term contract once Argentina's Copa America campaign concludes at the weekend. p
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  • Clancy relishes low-key build-up

    Leinster football final: The first Pádraig Clancy knew about last year's Dublin-Laois result was at tea-time in hospital. He had departed the match after the first quarter with the match relatively balanced. In his absence - and he disputes the cause and effect - Laois disintegrated. p

  • Next round of ties fixed for Saturday

    Draw details: All four of next weekend's round two All-Ireland qualifier fixtures have been fixed for Saturday. The stand-out match between Derry and Mayo goes ahead at Celtic Park at 3.30pm. p

  • Browne retires from intercounty scene

    Tipperary's two-time football All Star Declan Browne has announced his retirement from intercounty football. Browne (29), played his last game for the county in Saturday's Tommy Murphy Cup quarter-final defeat against Clare in Ardfinnan. p
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  • European exertions can be a distraction

    On Soccer: As the League of Ireland campaign hits the half-way mark and the start of the main European competitions looms, those clubs hovering behind the front two might place their hopes of closing the gap on the strain of so many games proving too much for the front-runners. p

  • Glynn's goals help land player of the month award

      League of Ireland News and previews: Just a matter of months after signing for Galway United from Mayo League side Claremorris and within weeks of establishing himself as a first-team regular at Terryland Park, 24-year-old striker Derek Glynn was yesterday named as the Eircom/Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland player of the month for June. p

  • Rice's late lob seals victory for Bohemians

    Bohemians 2 Bray Wanderers 0: Of their 16 league games before this encounter Bohemians had won by more than a single goal on just two occasions. Punters in attendance and also those tuning in at home were never likely to revel in a goal fest. p
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  • Padraig stays put for Open warm up

    Padraig Harrington's interest in the European Open had finished long before the first thunderstorm rolled in on Sunday. Indeed, you can bet he left a course that simply does not suit his eye, with few regrets. With the British Open just around the corner, his mindset had already moved on to the different demands of links golf, with firm underfoot conditions and its requirements for low ball flight and for crafting shots in the wind. p

  • A round and about

    Martina Gillen Rookie professional on the Ladies European Tour and a member of  Beaverstown GC p

  • Weather fails to stop Curley

    Cian Curley, a plus one handicapper from Newlands, defied the awful weather conditions at Royal Portrush yesterday to fire a six-birdie four-under-par 66 on The Valley links and take the outright lead from the opening qualifying round of the Magners North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship. p

  • Kehoe keeps Carnoustie options open

    Justin Kehoe from Birr and David Higgins, one of only three Irish players to make that final two rounds of the European Open at The K Club last weekend, are in strong positions to claim places in next week's British Open at Carnoustie. p

  • American route no longer the only one

    Philip Reid on how aspiring golfers now have real choice when it comes to deciding between scholarships here or in the USA p

  • Choi regains poise to claim title

    South Korean KJ Choi captured his second title in the last five weeks with a three-stroke victory at the Tiger Woods invitational tournament on a sweltering Sunday at Congressional Country Club. p

  • The Short Game

    Today's other stories in brief  p
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  • Eagle on course for Paris

    Eagle Mountain is on course to attempt some "Bastille Day" glory in Paris on Saturday where the beaten Irish Derby favourite will line up for the Group One Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. p
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  • Luck deserts Cavendish again

    CYCLING/Tour de France: Stage result and standings: It is a reflection of the part sheer bad luck plays in the Tour that until the recent past the race had a daily award for the most unfortunate rider. The prize has not been awarded for at least a quarter of a century but if it were still on the books, the Manx sprinter Mark Cavendish would be a winner over the first two stages of his debut. p

  • West Indies visit triggers tales of 1969 and all that

    CRICKET/Tuesday Column: A week of international cricket in Ireland begins with the West Indies playing the Netherlands at Clontarf today. There is a game a day in the quadrangular tournament, culminating in Ireland taking on the West Indies at the same ground on Saturday and then moving to Belfast to play Scotland on Sunday. p

  • Mixed start for Irish

    HOCKEY: The Irish boys and girls under-18 teams got off to mixed starts at the EuroHockey Youth Nations Championship in Edinburgh yesterday, the girls beating Belgium 5-3 in their opening pool game, while the boys lost 4-0 to Germany, writes Mary Hannigan. p
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