That haircutA curious feature of David Beckham's haircut: most English newspapers quoted Beckham as saying "That's it, I've had enough - …Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Back after the breakDoes television have too much influence on football as we know it, we often ask ourselves? It does in Buenos Aires, by all accounts…Mon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"Something does not turn around properly in his head and we must make sure that it turns aroundMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
On the move?Strange as it might seem, Alex Ferguson has a lot in common with Bill Clinton these daysMon Mar 20 2000 - 00:00
Switch on and turn up the PowerI LOVE that expression "he has an uneven temperament", when applied to a sportsmanSat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Alexandra do it againOld Alexandra survived a plucky challenge from Loreto II at Grange Road yesterday to win their second successive Leinster Senior…Sat Mar 18 2000 - 00:00
Japan interesting testIreland complete their build-up to the Olympic Qualifier (March 24th to April 2nd) with a practice match and two full internationals…Fri Mar 17 2000 - 00:00
Loreto set to take further action as appeal is dismissedHockey: Loreto's appeal against the Leinster Ladies Hockey Unions's decision to dock them three points for allegedly fielding…Wed Mar 15 2000 - 00:00
High School are rewardedIt's proving to be quite a year for The High School in the Leinster Schools' finalsTue Mar 14 2000 - 00:00
Understrength Hermes scrape drawHermes and Old Alexandra finally played their much disputed league fixture at Belfield yesterday evening and the reigning Senior…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Nicol powers to victoryShort of local favourite Derek Ryan upsetting the seeding and making it to the final the organisers of the Nivea for Men Millennium…Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Irish player of the weekIt's been a funny old season for David Connolly who, despite not having kicked a ball in anger for Feyenoord, who loaned him …Mon Mar 13 2000 - 00:00
Nicol shows his class with victory over old adversaryJudging by the "oohs" and "aahs" coming from the bulk of the crowd attending the quarter-finals of the Nivea for Men Millennium…Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
True confessions of a never wasI was watching this young girl, by the name of Leah Spillane, play hockey in a schools' final on Thursday afternoon, and her …Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:00
Bray give powerful displayLoreto Bray coach Alice Errity and her assistant Maura Flahive weren't quite sure who to hug first after yesterday's Esat Digiphone…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Leinster Union stands firm on rejectionHermes' appeal against the Leinster Ladies' Hockey Union's decision to over-rule the Irish Council and bar the club from playing…Fri Mar 10 2000 - 00:00
Ryan looks forward to home court challengeOrdinarily when Derek Ryan comes home to Dublin it's an opportunity for the squash professional to meet up with old friends and…Thu Mar 9 2000 - 00:00
Irish player of the weekIt's looking increasingly likely that Sheffield Wednesday's Alan Quinn will be playing first division football next season, unless…Mon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
On the move?Just when Spurs fans thought things couldn't get much worse than a 1-1 home draw against Bradford they picked up their Sunday…Mon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
Good king ColeJoe Cole (18), as we all know, is the future of English football but based on an interview he gave to The Sun last week you have…Mon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"DEL PIERO reminds me of Robert Rosario when I had him at Coventry."Mon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
Caught in webManchester United defender Phil Neville is amongst a growing band of footballers to have their own official websitesMon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
A silly BhoyCeltic's Bulgarian international Stilian Petrov probably regrets ever opening his mouth nowMon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
Ulster keep senior title in styleUlster retained their Senior Interprovincial title in Bangor yesterday with an emphatic 7-0 win over Leinster in the tournament…Mon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
Pie's the limitYou may - or may not - have read that Ian Wright was demanding an apology from Colchester United last week after their supporters…Mon Mar 6 2000 - 00:00
Champions Ulster take advantage of Stronge startUlster opened the defence of their women's senior interprovincial title at Bangor last evening with a 3-0 victory over Connacht…Sat Mar 4 2000 - 00:00
Sisters swinging from a lofty peakThe USA Field Hockey Association's High Performance Manager wasn't answering her phone last Monday night at the US Olympic Committee…Sat Mar 4 2000 - 00:00
Irish on the right courseIrish captain Mary Logue has amassed enough experience in the course of her 11 year international career to know it's wise not…Fri Mar 3 2000 - 00:00
20,891 entries top previous recordLast year just over 19,000 people entered The Irish Times/AIB Golf Masters competition, a figure that would have had us cracking…Fri Mar 3 2000 - 00:00
Ireland give glimpse of a golden futureIreland completed their 10-day training camp in San Diego, where they have been preparing for next month's Olympic Qualifier, …Tue Feb 29 2000 - 00:00
Irish player of weekThere were plenty of contenders for this week's award, not least Sallynoggin's very own and very promising young Daniel Connor…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
High praise indeed"They're the second best team in the world, and there's no higher praise than that," said - who else? - Kevin Keegan when asked…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Giants of Munster into the last fourIt's proving to be quite a season for Munster champions HarlequinsMon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Napoleon's WaterlooThere was a tragic football story in The Sun last week that, frankly, had us reaching for our hankiesMon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Case for divorceWhen Emile Heskey was named by Kevin Keegan in England's starting line-up for the game against Argentina last Wednesday his mother…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
On the move?Hardly had we regained our composure after Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Czech Republic when the Daily Express ran an 'exclusive…Mon Feb 28 2000 - 00:00
Oh baby, there may be trouble aheadThese are difficult times for football supporters of the non-boy varietySat Feb 26 2000 - 00:00
Ireland unlucky not to beat USHaving endured a spell of freak weather in the opening days of their training camp in San Diego - torrential rain, thunder and…Fri Feb 25 2000 - 00:00
McCarthy wears the grin of a deserving winnerSo Mick, how do you feel after that? A grin. "That's like asking the guy who crosses the line first after 100 metresThu Feb 24 2000 - 00:00
Irish player of the weekBy Saturday night we were, we confess, struggling to pick out an Irish player of the week, when up popped Tom Heaney's e-mail…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Quotes of the week"Apparently Nigeria had a party after the tournament - it must have been some do."Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
On the moveLast week former Aston Villa midfielder Sasa Curcic, currently unemployed, announced that he "would not sign for another club…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
A super sexy footballerYou know that German pop combo The Fanatical Two and you know that old 80's chart topper "Rock Me Amadeus"? No, neither do we…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
`The referee's a . . . . . . .'Did Alex Ferguson hint, in his interview with Henry Winter in Saturday's Telegraph, that his captain uses foul and abusive language…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Galwegian for Celtic job?Having had his applications for the vacant managerial posts at Blackburn Rovers and Chernomorets Novorossiisk turned down earlier…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Draper's wrong turnNice story in Saturday's Guardian about former Aston Villa midfielder Mark Draper, now playing for Rayo Vallecano in SpainMon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00
Loreto II and Alexandra to meet in finalOld Alexandra remain on course to retain the Coca Cola Leinster Senior Cup after they beat Hermes 2-1 at Grange Road yesterday…Mon Feb 21 2000 - 00:00