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  • Rose off to another flying start

    Tiger Woods watches anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par three third during yesterday's first round of The Masters at Augusta. Woods failed to record a single birdie but is still right in contention after a level par round of 72. US MASTERS: FOR A TIME yesterday morning, the golfing gods tantalised us. A blanket of fog was thrown over Augusta National Golf Club and, while the green jackets who govern this august establishment can prepare for just about every eventuality, playing as if blindfolded is not one of them.

  • Rangers march into last four

    UEFA CUP/ Sporting Lisbon 0 Rangers 2 (Rangers win 2-0 on agg): RANGERS' QUEST for four trophies this season, was prolonged by Jean-Claude Darcheville's strike on the hour mark and a magnificent solo effort from Steven Whittaker in stoppage time which eased them into the Uefa Cup semi-final. p
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  • Boardroom battle at Liverpool intensifies

    NEWS : LIVERPOOL'S BITTER power struggle intensified last night when the demand by co-owner Tom Hicks for the resignation of Rick Parry received a public and defiant refusal from the club's chief executive. p

  • Hargreaves holds good on his return

    Typical of the man, after figuring peripherally for the club this year, Owen Hargreaves played with such desire and indefatigability against Roma on Wednesday it drew comparisons with his performance for England against Portugal in the last World Cup, another occasion when he had something to prove. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INTERVIEW OWEN HARGREAVES : THERE HAVE been times over the past year when Manchester United's supporters could have been forgiven for being perplexed by the apparent inability of Owen Hargreaves to make an impact. p

  • Daunting trip to the Brandywell for struggling Sligo

    LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION : WITH THE campaign having taken just five weeks to reach a point where the top and bottom six are in line with the pre-season betting - albeit not quite in the right order as yet - every one of this weekend's games involves a clash between teams on opposite sides of the mid-table divide. p
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  • Lions post set to be filled by May 14th

    LIONS TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA 2009 : THE COACH to the 2009 British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will be confirmed next month. Chief executive John Feehan explained: "We will be announcing the coach by May 14th." p

  • Dillon no longer a rolling stone but still a Rock star

    DES DILLON INTERVIEW: JOHN O'SULLIVAN hears how the former schools star is not one to ponder the 'what might have beens' of success and glory in the professional game as he focuses on tomorrow's AIB Cup final. p

  • Williams puts pressure on referee

    MAGNERS LEAGUE : MICHAEL BRADLEY and his players probably looked at the run-in to the end of the Magners League and said 'well, at least Ulster still have to face Munster'. p

  • Edwards signs new deal with Wales

    NEWS : SHAUN EDWARDS has pledged his international coaching future to Wales by signing a three-year contract. p
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  • Wicklow to push for old qualifier format

    ANNUAL CONGRESS : THE WICKLOW motion calling for a return to the all-encompassing football qualifier series will require a two-thirds majority in order to be passed at this weekend's GAA Congress. p

  • Caffrey opts for strong Dublin line-up for all-ticket clash

    NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM NEWS : THE GAA have reiterated that Sunday's Allianz National Football League refixture between Armagh and Dublin is an all-ticket game, and that these must be collected in advance of arrival at Crossmaglen. p

  • Dunne returns to Tipperary starting line-up

    NEWS ROUND-UP : THE TIPPERARY team to play Kilkenny in the National Hurling League semi-final at Nowlan Park on Sunday shows two changes from the side which defeated Waterford in last week's quarter-final. p
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  • Three crews in Miami chasing Beijing place

    SAILING COLUMN : WHEN THE first gun is fired in today's opening race of the Star class World Championship, Miami's Biscayne Bay will become a battlefield of proportions that will almost rival the Olympic Regatta itself. p

  • Oxford's Islandbridge visit a boost for centenary celebrating Neptune

    ROWING COLUMN : THE ROWING season picks up pace this weekend, with Neptune and Commercial hosting the first regattas of the domestic season and Ireland's lightweight squad cutting their teeth at a big international regatta in Piediluco in Italy. p

  • Hegreberg returning to target Rás

    CYCLING COLUMN : TWICE THIRD in the FBD Insurance Rás, Morten Hegreberg will return to this year's race aiming to finally finish at the top of the podium. p

  • Rock v Wanderers winner takes it all

    MEN'S HOCKEY COLUMN : IN A WINNER-takes-all scenario, Three Rock Rovers make the short journey to Serpentine Avenue, where they meet Pembroke Wanderers in a match that will decide the 2008 Leinster Senior League title. p

  • Breen on course for notable double

    MOTOR SPORT COLUMN : RAY BREEN is on course to add the Hankook National Forestry Championship to his Dunlop National Rally Stages title. p

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