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Liverpool in the mood to crash and upset Inter's centenary celebrations
SOCCER: UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INTER MILAN (0) v LIVERPOOL
(2 ) Mass celebrations invariably attract unwanted guests
and two will have haunted Internazionale as the Italian champions
commemorated their centenary until the early hours of yesterday
morning. p
O'Driscoll to miss just a month
RUGBY: IT WAS confirmed yesterday that Brian
O'Driscoll will miss the rest of the Six Nations Championship,
although his hamstring injury is not as severe as previously
thought. There is just one match remaining against England in
Twickenham on Saturday. p
McNamara can strike up winning festival tune
RACING: After months of hype and pondering, there won't be many at Cheltenham today with a clearer idea of what they have to do than Andrew McNamara when the field faces the tape before the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle. Any exceptions will probably be those who already believe Sizing Europe is the champion-elect. p
Soccer
Generous St Patrick's sneak draw
St Patrick's Ath ... 3 Glentoran ... 3: HAVING HAD to come from behind to beat Sligo on Friday, it seems they're intent on making life hard on themselves up at Inchicore this season. Last night it took two very late goals by the home side this time just to secure a share of the spoils. pStormy night at Windsor Park
Linfield ... 3 Derry City ... 1: LINFIELD CONTINUE to hold sway over Derry City following their win at Windsor last night. pNot bowled over by prospect of covering Derry game
On soccer: The problem dates back to the early, rather grim days of my freelance career when rugby featured on the wide-ranging rota of sports I covered in order to make ends meet. On a particularly awful Saturday afternoon, I was packed off to the Bowl by the Sunday Press to watch UCD play Sligo in a fairly meaningless (to me at least) All Ireland League game, writes EMMET MALONE pSoccer shorts
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Ireland in desperate need of new direction
THE BOTTOM line on Saturday is that fortune favoured the brave, and by rights it should have done so even more handsomely. The ultimate reward should come for Wales next Saturday with a possible second Grand Slam in four years or, at the very least barring a 20-point French win, another title. Meantime, Ireland are left celebrating their one Slam of 60 years ago and without a title for 25 years. pHoran looks to basics for final task
SIX NATIONS: While enjoying his rugby more than ever, Marcus Horan has had enough of the critics pRugby digest
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Laois on the up but still likely to go down
AFTER SUNDAY'S encouraging win over Offaly, Laois manager Damien Fox is critical of the intention to rationalise Division One at the end of this season. pGAA may review entry to third-level competitions
GAA PRESIDENT Nickey Brennan has expressed his concern at the current eligibility controversy in third-level colleges' competitions and warned that Central Council may have to intervene to restrict entry to the Sigerson and Fitzgibbon Cups. pTipperary wait on news of Maloney injury
TIPPERARY HURLER Hugh Maloney will discover the full extent of the damage to his left shoulder when he visits a Dublin specialist today. p
De Bromhead's Sizing Europe ticks all the right boxes
CHELTENHAM: GUEST TIPSTER - DAY ONE PREVIEW: The biggest factor for the first couple of days of the festival at least will be the ground and the way conditions look like turning up at the moment it all looks to be in Sizing Europe's favour in the Champion Hurdle, writes TOM TAAFFE pWaiting game is almost over
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL Paul Carberry will leave it as late as possible to challenge with the enigmatic Harchibald pBlue Bajan looks the value bet in the Supreme Novices'
CHELTENHAM: ESTIMATES OF up to €100 million floating around various betting markets in Ireland during the next four days only emphasise the need for a good start to Cheltenham 2008 and the number one horse in race one, Blue Bajan, could be the value bet to provide just that. p
Weather monitor a key on pro tour
CADDIE'S ROLE : We had an impromptu meeting last Friday evening in a cafe just south of the Copperhead course at the Innisbrook golf resort in the Tampa Bay region of Florida, writes COLIN BYRNE pHarrington can see the worth of Korean trip
TOUR SCENE ROUND-UP: FOR THE top players, and especially for those with majors on their curriculum vitae, there are times when the sponsor's chequebook is a powerful force in determining an itinerary. pShort game
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Gebrselassie move may have knock-on effect
ATHLETICS: MARATHON WORLD record holder Haile Gebrselassie will not compete in the Olympic marathon because he fears Beijing's air pollution would damage his health. pSports digest
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