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Crossmaglen V Dr. Crokes 2007-04-03 12:56:32 All-Ireland clubs final: After the draw on St. Patrick's day Dr. Crokes and Crossmaglen headed to Portlaoise to compete for the title. And there was drama all round as two players were sent off, a penalty was saved, and despite having two yellow cards Crossmaglen's John McEntee remained on the pitch.However, it looks unlikely that Dr. Crokes will appeal the final result, which saw them miss out on the title by five points. Final Score: Crossmaglen 0-13 Dr Crokes 1-5
Ireland V England 2007-04-03 12:56:32 Cricket World Cup Super Eights: Ireland
were never expected to make it this far in the World Cup. Nevertheless the underdogs put in a good performance against England
, and although they lost there are lessons to be learned. They next face South Africa.England beat Ireland by 48 runs
Setanta Sports Cup results 2007-04-03 12:56:32 Dungannon Swifts 1-1 Portadown. Portadown needed a late goal to equalise and come away with one point.Derry City 1 -2 Glentoran. Glentoran shocked Derry City by taking the win at the Brandywell. Glentoran secured their first win.St Patrick’s Athletic 1 – 0 Cork City. With this win St. Pats have secured home advantage in the next round.Linfield 0 – 0 Drogheda United. This one all draw was enough to secure a spot in the semis for Linfield. Read more:Setanta
, Sports
, results
Wasps V Leinster 2007-04-03 12:56:32 Heineken Cup Quarter-finals: Without Brian O'Discoll this was always going to be a tough match, and in the end Wasps outplayed the disapointed Irish province. Leinster
were wobbly from the outset and Wasps took full advatage, scoring four tries.
Scarlets V Munster 2007-04-03 12:56:32 Heineken Cup Quarter-final: There'll be a new European champion this year as holders Munster
were well beaten away to the Llanelli Scarlets
on Friday. Munster offered 'no excuses' following the defeat, with captain O'Gara saying that the Scarlets brought a greater intensity to the match. It was 'a case of them being better'
Ireland V South Africa 2007-04-05 00:16:29 Cricket World Cup - Super Eights: In a rain affected match, Ireland
were beaten by SouthAfrica
. The innings were interrupted on numerous occasions by the weather. This resulted in South Africa
's target being calculated by the Duckworth-Lewis method, although the adjusted target left the Irish captain a little frustrated.BBC Scorecard; South Africa beat Ireland by 7 wickets
Transfer rumours 2007-04-06 11:16:23 Roy Keane has denied recent rumours
surrounding his summer transfer targets, the string of names includes Diego Forlan, Wes Brown, and Damien Duff.
RTE announce shcedule 2007-04-06 11:16:23 Via Laois GAA: RTÉ have announced their schedule for this season's GAA season. They will show over 50 live games on The Sunday Game Live
Cork transfer case 2007-04-06 11:16:23 Cork City's transfer
saga could mean that FIFA will have to take another look at their transfer regulations. Cork signed Gareth Farrelly and Colin Healy on free transfers but following an appeal FIFA ruled that neither could be cleared to play.But this week FIFA threw out the appeal barring the two players from working in football again until July 1. It means FIFA's rule is in conflict with European Union law which forbids restrictions for its citizens to work when and where they want.Cork still have the right to a further appeal through the footballing authorities but the players themselves could take the matter to the European courts. It is believed that as many as 30 players hoping to register for Irish clubs face similar problems.The Finnish FA has already decided to ignore FIFA's rule and allow players to register under these same circumstances.
Underage rugby 2007-04-06 11:16:23 The Ireland Under 18 Club side continued their great run of form in the FIRA U18 Championships in France by defeating England U18 10-7 to reach the final of the competition for the first time.LinkAnd don't forget that the Under 19 Rugby World Cup started in Northern Ireland yesterday. Today Ireland will play holders Australia.
Boss signs new contract 2007-04-06 11:16:23 Ulster's Isaac Boss will be staying with the province for at least another three years after signing a new new contract
. Read more:signs
Munster squad V Ospreys 2007-04-06 11:16:23 Magners League: Declan Kidney has named his squad to face Ospreys this weekend. Anthony Horgan makes his first return since January. Read more:Munster
Sanchez in for Coleman 2007-04-12 07:56:49 Fulham have sacked manager Chris Coleman
and replaced him with Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez
. Sanchez has been appointed as temporary manager and with the permission of IFA
Lyons wins West of Ireland title 2007-04-12 07:56:49 Galway player Joe Lyons
has won the Radisson-SAS West of Ireland
competition held at Rosses Point in Sligo. A dramatic last birdie clinched the title for Lyons ahead of Paul Cutler.While Tommy McGowan made history by becoming the first ever Strandhill player to make it to the last four of the competition.
Heineken Cup Safe? Maybe 2007-04-12 07:56:49 Directors and shareholders of European rugby are due to meet in Dublin today to discuss the future of the competition after the English & French clubs pulled out. On Monday, the IRB rowed in to the ongoing civil wars between French and English unions and their clubs, accusing the renegade clubs of "absolutely disgraceful" actions.Although the irascible statement didn't clearly entertain prospects of a meeting, the clubs have accepted the thorny olive branch and last night wrote to the IRB's Irish chairman, Dr Syd Millar, requesting round table discussions. LinkBut as Tom's Sporting Almanac points out maybe rugby fans could use the Heineken
Cup mess to show their support for the Magners League instead. Read more:Maybe
Irish boxers to take on Russians 2007-04-14 04:00:33 The IABA have confirmed that Ireland will take on Russia in two senior internationals at the end of the month.Both countries will meet at the National Stadium in Dublin on 27 April and in the Athlone Institute of Technology on 29 April. The exact match-ups for the eagerly awaited double header have yet to be decided. Read more:Irish
, boxers
, Russians
UCD V Bray Wanderers 2007-04-14 04:00:33 Premier Div: UCD have moved into 7th position after defeating Bray Wanderers
.Final Score: UCD 2-0 Bray Wanderers
BOD player of the tournament 2007-04-14 04:00:33 Brian O'Driscoll has been voted the RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship for the second consecutive year. Read more:player
New Director of Athletics at Athletics Ireland 2007-04-14 04:00:33 Max Jones, UK Athletics
High Performance Director
from 1997 to 2004, has been appointed as Athletics Ireland
's Director of Athletics."I would hope to see a few Irish athletes making finals - people like David Gillick, Derval O'Rourke and Joanne Cuddidy. That will provide a benchmark for working towards Beijing," said Jones yesterday.His role is not just to look after the elite athletes."My job is threefold: to spot emerging talent, to establish a good coaching structure and to make sure those athletes and coaches get the support they need." Link
English National chances 2007-04-14 04:00:33 Irish trained horses are dominating the betting for this weekend's Grand National
. If an Irish horse wins then it will be the fourth win in five years. Read more:English
, chances
AIB Cup Final 2007-04-17 07:16:05 Munster have kept the AIB Cup courtesy of Garryowen's win over the Belfast Harlequins. Two first half tries sent them on their way, and although Harlequins came more into the game, they couldn't do more than score 1 try.Final
Score: Garryowen 20 Belfast Harlequins 7, Dubarry Park
Silver Birch takes the Grand National 2007-04-17 07:16:05 Yet again, an Irish horse takes the English GrandNational
. He may not have been one of the favourites, but there is delight all round for those connected to the horse after Silver
Birch won the 160th running of this most historic of jump races. Read more:Grand National
Great Bupa Ireland Run 2007-04-17 07:16:05 This was Sonia O'Sullivan's final race on the Irish circuit but it was not to be a fairy tale ending, as she finished in 11th place. The winner was Australian Victoria Mitchell in a time of 33:06.The men's race was won by Abraham Chebii from Kenya in 28:47 Read more:Great
, Ireland
Ireland V Bangladesh 2007-04-17 07:16:05 Cricket: World Cup Super 8 Although the media hype surrounding the Irish cricket team has faded lately, it may be due another surge after Ireland
beat Bangladesh
to claim their second victory over a Test-playing side.Final Score: Ireland 243-7 (50 ovs) bt Bangladesh 169 (41.2 ovs) by 74 runs Congrats are well deserved I think.This second victory means that we qualify for official ranking.Over at Beyond the Boundary there is a discussion going on about the future prospects in world cricket, and they will be launching an official petition directed at ensuring that Ireland isn't ignored.
Magners League round up 2007-04-17 07:16:05 Following on from last week's victory Connacht were looking for a second win in a row, but Glasgow proved too strong. Final score: Connacht 23 - 40 GlasgowReggie Corrigan became the most capped Leinster player when they won against the Gwent Dragons. A controversial match, it ended with referee Malcolm Changleng being escorted from the pitch. Final Score: Dragons 22 - 23 Leinster.Ulster are maintaining their efforts to keep the pressure on league leader's Leinster with victory over the Borders on Friday evening. Final Score: Border Reivers 9 - 33 UlsterMunster named a strong 15 to face Llanelli Scarlets, who must be concentrating more on their Heineken matches. And proved too strong for the under strength Scarlets at home. Final Score: Munster 20 - 0 Llanelli Scarlets Read more:League
, round
U19 side named 2007-04-18 23:16:14 Following on from Ireland's defeat by South Africa there have been several changes made to the side named
to line out against Japan in the IRB U19 World Championship.
Shanghai report 2007-04-18 23:16:14 Motor Sport: A1 Team Ireland surged to 5th place in today's Shanghai
A1GP race, driver Richard Lyons making the most of a new car built overnight by the team's mechanics after the A1GP organisers allowed the team to swap chassis.Link Read more:report
Hogan Cup: Omagh CBS V CBS Tralee 2007-04-28 09:50:59 Ulster's Omagh CBS secured the win at headquarters with a comprehensive victory over their Kerry opposition.Final Score: Omagh CBS: 0-16 CBS Tralee 0-7 Read more:Hogan
Players' player of the Year 2007-04-28 09:50:59 Leinster's Gordon D'Arcy became the first player
to win the Players
' player of the year award for a second time. Try of the Year went to fellow Leinster player Shane Horgan for his try against England.2007 IRUPA AWARD WINNERSPlayers' Player of the Year : Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster); Nominated: John Hayes, David Wallace (both Munster).Unsung Hero : Stephen Keogh (Leinster); Nominated: John Hayes, Trevor Hogan (Leinster).Hall of Fame : Victor Costello (Leinster).Try of the Year : Shane Horgan, Ireland v England; Nominated: Simon Easterby, Italy v Ireland; Stephen Keogh, Leinster v Gloucester.Newcomer of the Year : Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster); Nominated: Stephen Ferris (Ulster), Daniel Riordan (Connacht).Special Merit : Garrett Culliton. In other rugby news Wanderers RFC have reached a deal with the IRFU over redevelopment plans at Lansdowne.
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