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Tottenham fall flat as PSV steal the show
SOCCER/Tottenham 0 PSV
Eindhoven 1: TOTTENHAM Hotspur paraded the League Cup
before kick-off last night, but, already, their first silverware in
nine years is proving something of a distraction. p
First Sigerson semi to go ahead
GAELIC GAMES: THE POSTPONED Sigerson Cup matches will not be rescheduled at least until the middle of next week with tonight's Comhairle Ardoideachais (CAO) meeting set to deal with the objection from Cork IT to the eligibility of Garda College players Graham Dillon, Michael Cussen and Aidan O'Mahony. p
Mourinho wants to 'kill' Chelsea on his return
SOCCER/ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: JOSE MOURINHO
yesterday provided a taste of what to expect when he finally
returns to management by warning Chelsea he is out to "kill"
them. p
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McDonnell confident of good start
LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION: A REMARKABLY strong start to last year's campaign sent expectations soaring around Richmond Park but a second-place finish, combined with a string of impressive close-season signings has ensured manager John McDonnell's St Patrick's Athletic team is under pressure to hit the ground running this time around. pO'Brien does the trick to land cup again
SCHOOLS CUP/Salesians Celbridge 3 Templeogue College 2: PAUL O'BRIEN bagged a hat-trick in yesterday's FAIS Umbro Senior Schools Leinster Cup final at the Oscar Traynor complex. pSobering affair for well-oiled Everton
UEFA CUP FOURTH ROUND, FIRST LEG/Fiorentina 2 Everton 0: THE ITALIAN authorities failed to impose an alcohol curfew in Florence yesterday, but the trip proved a sobering experience for Everton regardless. pBolton left with so much to do
Bolton 1 Sporting Lisbon 1: BOLTON WILL have to conjure another of their Uefa Cup away-day specials if this season's European adventure is to continue. pDavis opens his account
Rangers 2 Werder Bremen 0: STEVE DAVIS opened his goalscoring account as Rangers took a major step towards the last eight at Ibrox last night. pHicks playing for the highest stake
ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE: LAWYERS representing Tom Hicks will travel to Dubai next week to discuss a possible working relationship with Dubai International Capital (DIC), one based on the Texan's terms as he strives to become the majority Liverpool shareholder. pSoccer shorts
Milan yearn for Shevchenko - AC MILAN president Silvio Berlusconi has reiterated his desire to take Andriy Shevchenko back to the San Siro this summer, describing him as the "ideal choice" to replace the injured Ronaldo. p
Heaslip a seasoned beginner at the top level
SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS: IRELAND'S NUMBER eight Jamie Heaslip (24) wins his seventh cap at Croke Park tomorrow but exudes the quiet assurance of a Test player with four times that number. After beginning this season's Six Nations Championship on the bench against Italy, he started against France and Scotland, grasping the opportunity to celebrated effect.Kearney ends up in preferred place at 15
SO MUCH for the great Girvan Dempsey v Geordan Murphy debate. In the event, Eddie O'Sullivan was yesterday spared a difficult choice when both of Ireland's established fullbacks were ruled out of tomorrow's RBS Six Nations game against Wales at Croke Park. Instead, after four outings on the wing, Rob Kearney will wear the Irish number 15 jersey for the first time.Ashton's axing of Cipriani 'very harsh'
ENGLAND HEAD coach Brian Ashton has been accused of over-reacting after axing Danny Cipriani from the team to play Scotland for disciplinary reasons.Lett and Cummiskey fly the flag
COLOURS MATCH/UCD 50 Dublin University 20: THE 56TH Colours game at Donnybrook last night saw UCD cruise to a victory over their All-Ireland League Division Two opponents. pElwood makes two changes
UNDER-20 INTERNATIONAL/IRELAND V WALES: DUBARRY PARK was kind to this Ireland team when they beat Scotland 17-12 in their last outing. Still, coach Eric Elwood has made two changes to that successful side, one of those because of injury.Ireland to make most of home advantage
WOMEN'S RUGBY/IRELAND v WALES: TRADITIONALLY THERE is not much more than a score between these teams, and with both going into the match with two wins from three starts, home advantage for Ireland could tilt the result in their favour. p
Vaughan coping well with hectic curriculum
ONE OF several negative knock-on effects from the postponed Sigerson Cup finals is the plight of players trying to break into intercounty panels. pCork to blood three in Dublin game
JOHN GARDINER will captain the Cork hurlers in the 2008 championship. The Na Piarsaigh defender was selected by Gerald McCarthy and his management team at training last night when they also announced the side to play Dublin in their first match of the National Hurling League. p
Mossbank will be left in Gold Cup as a precaution
CHELTENHAM NEWS AND DUNDALK PREVIEW: MOSSBANK WILL be left among the entries for the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the next forfeit stage, but his trainer, Michael Hourigan, has confirmed that Thursday's Ryanair Chase is the target for the horse owned by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary. p
Dougherty makes all the right choices
TOURNAMENT ROUND-UP: NICK DOUGHERTY got his tactics spot-on yesterday and the result was a 10-under-par 62 that gave him a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur. pBooth (15) in Curtis Cup team
CARLY BOOTH from Scotland is to become the youngest player to appear for Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup - at 15, just a year older than Michelle Wie was when she represented America in 2004. p
Cancer test for cricketers
CRICKET: ALL FIRST-CLASS cricketers in England will be tested for skin cancer this season. pIreland come out firing after winter rest
CRICKET/INTERCONTINENTAL CUP: IRELAND REMOVED their winter shackles to take control on day one of their Intercontinental Cup clash against United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi yesterday. pCup semi-finals impossible to call
WOMEN'S HOCKEY: THE ESB Irish Senior Cup, as is its habit, has produced two intriguing pairings for tomorrow's semi-finals, both Ulster v Leinster affairs, both impossible to predict. pVolunteers the backbone of schools
MEN'S HOCKEY: THE SCHOOLBOYS' Senior Cup final last Wednesday between High School and Wesley College illustrated one of the changes in the game over the last 30 years. pJennings targets qualification as heavyweight
ROWING: SINÉAD JENNINGS, the world champion in the lightweight single sculls in 2001, will try to qualify for this year's Olympic Games as a heavyweight. pAn island nation all at sea
SAILING: IT WAS a source of pride to the country's sailing community when Damian Foxall went to Áras an Uachtaráin last month, because the visit brought State acknowledgement of the biggest sailing achievement in years. pSeymour and Davis in Olympic battle
CYCLING: THE PROCESS to determine which rider represents Ireland in the mountainbike cross country event in Beijing gets under way on Sunday, with a strong showing in the first K-Capital International Cup race a priority for Robin Seymour and Niall Davis. pLack of races doesn't faze Chambers
ATHLETICS: Dwain Chambers does not believe his chances of challenging for the world indoor 60 metres crown in Valencia will have been harmed by not having raced for a month. p
