If you can manage to look beyond this weekend and the seismic collision between Leinster and La Rochelle you will see a jigsaw with pretty much all the pieces filled in. It has been a monumental challenge.
Damien Duff admits that he needed some “shouting and screaming” on his own behalf, as well as the calming influence of his assistant Joey O’Brien, to inspire his Shelbourne side to overcome a poor first-half display to then dispatch…
Pádraig Harrington produced his best drive of the day on the 18th on Sunday but it was in a mini Aston Martin as he celebrated his dramatic victory in the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club.
The way Katie Power sees it, playing inter-county camogie is a choice. Nobody is forcing her to do it. It’s an honour and a privilege, too, she adds. But the question now is whether making such a choice, engaging that privilege, should be…
Eddie Brennan asked and answered an interesting question on these pages on Monday. ‘If you’re Tipperary, do you want to show your hand to Limerick right now?’ he pondered while reflecting on their league clash last Saturday night.
Seasons can sometimes turn on certain moments and Carlow football boss Niall Carew is hoping that rescuing victory from the jaws of defeat against Leitrim last Sunday can be just the springboard they need to kick on this year.
It’s never easy to cut the cord on something that has been such an integral part of your life for more than a decade, but time waits for no man or woman and inter-county careers cannot go on forever.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stunned UFC fans as he appeared in the corner of Alexander Volkanovski as the Australian defended his featherweight title in Anaheim on Saturday night.
‘Sometimes slower is better than faster. Instinctively people always want to attack things and go as fast as they can, when sometimes you have to take your time and get it done once, rather than going too fast and then you fall or whatever…
Watching Limerick yesterday reminded me of a line by Tiger Woods. “We all know that out here, everyone's good is good,” he said. “But how good is your bad? That’s the difference.”
Marissa Sheva claimed she didn’t make much contact with Hayley Raso as Australia condemned Ireland to defeat when the costly error allowed captain Steph Catley to convert a 52nd minute penalty winner.
“Yeah, I mean, obviously, it gives you a bit of confidence that they’re trying to take you out of the game. Sometimes it’s tough to deal with, because you do have one or two players on your back. But that’s what it’s all about. It’s a high…
Quietly, without much fuss, Shamrock Rovers have added a new face to their backroom team, someone who will be around the camp for tonight’s European clash and who will also board the flight to Iceland for next week’s second leg.
They just do not lie down. They don’t know how to die. Whatever you think of Limerick’s brand of hurling, you can only admire the character they’ve shown so many times in recent years, one that was on show all over the pitch yesterday –…
Paul O’Connell’s battle cry during his career was: ‘Let’s be the best at the things that don’t require talent.’ It became part of the DNA of the many different Munster teams he played in.
A quarter of a century after Dennis Hogan first walked through the doors of Grangecon Boxing Club, he has returned. “I get the same smell now as I got as a 13-year-old. It reminds me of old times.”
With time served comes perspective. Cillian O’Connor was just getting up and running when injury interrupted his season. He had featured off the bench in Mayo’s opening four games and earned his first league start in the win over Roscommon…
You may be familiar with the 10,000 hours theory — the input required to achieve excellence in your chosen discipline. Well, park that for a moment and focus instead on the 10 per-centers. Who are they? This is one of the fundamentals of…
If you enjoy word games and are prepared to take some pain then can we suggest Octordle, a brain-busting yoke that reels you in, eats up your time and laughs at your best. In the small print of how the game is set up, and its pain applied,…
Impaire Et Passe is a big, black, beautiful eye-catching horse. He caught plenty of them when bolting up on his debut in Naas and confirmed the impression when dropped down in trip in the Moscow Flyer. Stepping back up in distance in the…
You’ve seen the clip. LeBron James takes the pass at the edge of the key. He turns his shoulder and shunts Kenrich Williams back a half step. The clocks shows 10.9 seconds. The King takes his cue.
Football can be a series of sliding door moments in the early stages of any career and there is no right or wrong way of making your way in the game. While Caoimhín Kelleher has opted to be number two behind Alisson at one of the biggest…