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Spend big, you get big - Hunt
SOCCER; Stephen Hunt admitted yesterday the FAI is
likely to get no more and no less than it is willing to pay for
when the association finally enters the market to recruit Steve
Staunton's replacement, writes
Emmet Malone. p
Master of all she surveys
Irish Times/Vhi Healthcare Sportswoman Award for October: Katie Taylor (Boxing); It was in October 2001 that a 15-year-old Katie Taylor made Irish sporting history, along with Belfast's Alanna Audley, when she fought in - and won - the first officially sanctioned women's bout ever held in Ireland. Since then history-making has become something of a habit for the Bray fighter, not least last month when she marked the sixth anniversary of that official debut by winning her third successive European Championship title. p
McCarthy voices opposition to proposed Cork directive
GAELIC GAMES; Cork senior hurling manager Gerald McCarthy yesterday voiced his outright opposition to the county board decision to force a selection committee upon their inter-county managers, writes Gavin Cummiskey. p
Soccer
Brady chips in one foreign debate
England's shortcomings have been blamed on the amount of foreign players in the Premier League, but Liam Brady offers an academic alternative, writes Paul Weaver pBrennan steals show in fine win
Ireland Under-23 ... 2 Slovakia Under-23 ... 0: With Christmas lurking, English and Scottish scouts descended on Dublin last night for a spot of window-shopping, but whether they saw enough to part with the readies remains to be seen. pSoccer Digest
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Leinster prepare for the 'real' Toulouse
European Cup Focus on Toulouse; 'Ever since Isitolo Maka left we've struggled for a number eight, but Sowerby made a difference straight away.' Gerry Thornley expects Leinster to meet a different Toulouse to the one that beat Edinburgh Toulouse ins and outs pHayes gets all clear for Munster
European Cup; Leicester Tigers new head coach Marcelo Loffreda is going find it increasingly difficult to ignore the claims of Ian Humphreys, younger brother of former Ireland outhalf David, after another polished performance for the English club's second string. pCoach McCall calls time on his Ulster tenure
Mark McCall has resigned as Ulster's head coach. The announcement came after he met with chief executive Michael Reid and chairman Cecil Watson yesterday morning and ended the speculation that followed the province's Heineken European Cup defeat to Gloucester at Ravenhill last Friday night, John O'Sullivan reports. pNZ building chief warns on stadiums
Rugby World Cup 2011; The head of New Zealand's largest building firm has warned organisers of the 2011 Rugby World Cup that decisions on rebuilding stadiums and transport links need to be made shortly or they will not be completed in time. p
Cody set for 10th season at the helm
Managerial appointments; The All-Ireland winning management in football and hurling have both been rubber-stamped to continue in 2008, with Kilkenny manager Brian Cody set for a 10th season at the helm. pRoscrea get better of Birr
Leinster Colleges; Cistercian College Roscrea ... 1-14 St Brendan's CS, Birr ... 0-10; Despite trailing by two points at half-time, Cistercian Roscrea produced a strong second-half display to seal victory at Coolderry yesterday. pThe players are revolting in new climate
Gaelic Games; Maybe it's the 90th anniversary this month of the Russian Revolution that has inflamed the people, but whatever the reason the GAA has been threatened by a second player strike in the space of four days, writes Seán Moran p
Nadal is given masterclass by inspired Ferrer
Tennis Masters Cup: World number two Rafael Nadal suffered the latest upset at the season-ending Masters Cup when he was beaten 4-6 6-4 6-3 by fellow Spaniard David Ferrer in Shanghai yesterday. pDickinson calls time
RACING NEWS: Michael Dickinson, the man responsible for saddling the first five home in the 1983 Cheltenham Gold Cup, has announced his retirement from the training ranks. pSchumacher quick to find his pace again
MOTOR SPORT: Michael Schumacher returned to front-line Formula One action yesterday when he got behind the wheel of one of this year's world championshipwinning Ferrari F2007s at the first of the winter test sessions at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya. pSports Digest
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