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  • Massa again masters tough circuit

    Mon, May 12, 2008  MOTOR SPORT/TURKISH GP: IN ITS short presence on the Formula One calendar, Istanbul Park has developed a reputation among the elite squad of drivers that makes up the Formula One grid as one of the most challenging circuits, a mixture of long, high-speed corners and technically difficult sequences of corners that test the driver like few others.  p

  • O'Brien unable to rescue Railway at Limavady

    Mon, May 12, 2008  CRICKET: A FINE, all-round performance from Kevin O'Brien wasn't enough for Railway Union as they came up 51 runs short in the first round of the Bob Kerr Irish Senior Cup at Limavady on Saturday.  p

  • Conquest gives Weld food for thought

    Mon, May 12, 2008  OLD RIVALS Dermot Weld and Jim Bolger are unlikely bedfellows but it appears the Epsom Derby is neither man's favourite race right now even after the Weld-trained Casual Conquest kept his unbeaten record with an impressive six-length rout in yesterday's Derrinstown Derby Trial at Leopardstown.  p

  • Tiffany to sparkle

    Mon, May 12, 2008  TIFFANY DIAMOND isn't a Ballydoyle star but the Sadler's Wells filly can reward Aidan O'Brien's decision to send her to Killarney this evening by landing the apprentice handicap.  p

  • Aussies to play in Ireland in 2010

    Tue, May 13, 2008  CRICKET NEWS IRELAND LANDED a big fish yesterday with the confirmation that world champions Australia will play a One-Day International here in 2010.  p

  • Lightweight four finish in fifth place at Munich

    Mon, May 12, 2008  ROWING/WORLD CUP: IRELAND'S LIGHTWEIGHT four finished fifth at the World Cup regatta in Munich yesterday. The reconstituted Irish crew, with Gearóid Towey in the engine room, are back near the top of the world field - but not quite there.  p

  • Sports digest

    Tue, May 13, 2008  Other sports stories in brief.  p

  • So far so good for Deignan

    Mon, May 12, 2008  CYCLING/GIRO d'ITALIA:  PHILIP DEIGNAN placed a solid 59th on yesterday's second stage of the Giro d'Italia, a tough hilly leg from Cefalù to Agrigento. The stage finished with a hard climb to the line, where Deignan came in 54 seconds after the stage winner Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval - Scott).  p

  • Wada may seek costs from Landis

    Mon, May 12, 2008  The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) may seek €850,000 in legal fees from disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis if the cyclist fails to win his appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

  • For some, with victory there is still no survival on massive day

    Mon, May 12, 2008  TV VIEW: ALEX McLEISH, Steve Coppell and Roy Hodgson were probably delivering the same words to their players at that precise moment, but it was that more esteemed gaffer Winston Churchill that Sky Sports chose to credit yesterday when this call to arms filled our screen: "Victory at all costs, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival."  p

  • Denman picks up top award

    Mon, May 12, 2008  Racing :  Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Denman has been named Horse of the Year honours at the Anglo-Irish Jump Racing Awards in London.

  • Bradley upsets Witter's big plans

    Mon, May 12, 2008  BOXING/LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT: TIM BRADLEY upset Junior Witter to win the WBC light-welterweight title in Nottingham at the weekend.  p

  • Tireless Dunlop still keen to burn rubber

    Mon, May 12, 2008  MOTOR CYCLING - NORTH WEST 200: Alastair McCook looks ahead to one of the great motorbike festivals and profiles Robert Dunlop, the flagbearer for a fabulous road-racing dynasty.  p

  • Ireland to face Australia in 2010

    Mon, May 12, 2008  Cricket : Ireland will play a one-day international against Australia when the world champions embark on a tour of British Isles and Ireland over the next two years.

  • Sports digest

    Mon, May 12, 2008  Today's other stories in brief  p

  • Alliance first home in Killarney

    Sun, May 11, 2008  Racing : Tony Martin and Ruby Walsh teamed up to take Killarney's valuable Murphys Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle with Northern Alliance.

  • Massa wins duel with Hamilton

    Sun, May 11, 2008  Motor Sport : Felipe Massa scored a hat-trick of Turkish Grand Prix victories following a fascinating tactical battle with Lewis Hamilton.

  • Ireland fifth in lightweight final

    Sun, May 11, 2008  Rowing : Ireland's lightweight four of Paul Griffin, Richard Archibald, Gearoid Towey and Eugene Coakley could only manage fifth place in today's final at the World Cup regatta in Munich.

  • Dog day afternoon for Senna

    Sun, May 11, 2008  Motor Sport : Bruno Senna was today involved in one of the most bizarre accidents ever witnessed at a motor-racing circuit.

  • Volta impresses in Derby trial

    Sat, May 10, 2008  Racing : Alessandro Volta led home an Aidan O'Brien one-two as he landed odds of 6-4 in the totesport.com Derby Trial at Lingfield on Saturday.

  • Zaahid scores for Hill clan

    Sat, May 10, 2008  Racing : Zaahid showed real determination to bag a bumper prize in the Victoria Cup at Ascot.

  • Massa on pole in Turkey again

    Sat, May 10, 2008  Motor Sport : Felipe Massa clinched a third successive pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix, making the perfect start to his bid for a hat-trick of victories at Istanbul Park.

  • Webber sets pace in final practice

    Sat, May 10, 2008  Motor Sport : Mark Webber recovered from his practice shunt on Friday to set the fastest lap time ahead of Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.

  • Massa on course for hat-trick

    Sat, May 10, 2008  Motor Sport : FELIPE MASSA is hoping to continue his love affair with Turkey and rub further salt into McLaren's wounds.  p

  • It's official - summer is about to throw in

    Sat, May 10, 2008  SIDELINE CUT : THE GAELIC fields are trim and freshly marked in white. The changing-rooms are spanking clean. In New York and Longford the kettle is already on the boil. The football championship is upon us and with it comes the sounds of summer.  p

  • Ireland four in upbeat mood

    Sat, May 10, 2008  ROWING : IRELAND'S LIGHTWEIGHT four will face two of their main rivals for the remaining Olympic qualification places in today's semi-final at the World Cup regatta in Munich (4.22pm Irish time).

  • SPORTS DIGEST

    Sat, May 10, 2008  EQUESTRIAN : Ireland's return to Samsung Super League competition resulted in a good second placing at the five-star show in La Baule yesterday afternoon.  p

  • Washington’s talent on Trial

    Sat, May 10, 2008  LEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW : IF PACE makes a race then the Aidan O'Brien team believe a good gallop could turn Washington Irving into a genuine Epsom candidate at Leopardstown tomorrow.  p

  • O’Brien on Classic trail again

    Sat, May 10, 2008  FRENCH 2,000 GUINEAS : JUST A WEEK after producing a 2,000 Guineas masterclass on Henrythenavigator at Newmarket, Johnny Murtagh is hoping the power of Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle yard can provide him with a first Classic victory in France tomorrow.  p

  • Stepanek ends Federer's challenge

    Fri, May 9, 2008  Tennis :  Top seed Roger Federer has crashed out of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia to Radek Stepanek at the quarter-final stage.

  • Lightweight four show great form

    Fri, May 9, 2008  ROWING: IRELAND'S LIGHTWEIGHT four grabbed an excellent second place in their heat and qualification for the semi-finals at the World Cup regatta in Munich yesterday.  p
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