Factum can lift Murtagh's title ambition
It's back to basics tomorrow for the title-chasing Irish jockeys at Dundalk when the unrelenting quest for winners, which won't be ending until the second week in December at the all-weather track, brings them into competition again on a modest card.
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It's back to basics tomorrow for the title-chasing Irish jockeys at Dundalk when the unrelenting quest for winners, which won't be ending until the second week in December at the all-weather track, brings them into competition again on a modest card.
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Weir gives Leinster kick in the teeth
Leinster's hopes of making a winning start to their Magners League campaign were shattered as Glasgow came from behind to assume control of the game in the second half.
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Leinster's hopes of making a winning start to their Magners League campaign were shattered as Glasgow came from behind to assume control of the game in the second half.
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systems are go to favour rip van winkle
EVEN though the internet was in its infancy back in the mid '90s, there were plenty of scammers on the web only happy to relieve young, gullible people like me of their money.
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EVEN though the internet was in its infancy back in the mid '90s, there were plenty of scammers on the web only happy to relieve young, gullible people like me of their money.
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O'Connor helps Ulster to clip Ospreys' wings
Out-half Niall O'Connor was the hero as Ulster pulled off a sweet-tasting victory at the start of their Magners League campaign claiming the bragging rights over defending champions Ospreys at Ravenhill last night.
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Out-half Niall O'Connor was the hero as Ulster pulled off a sweet-tasting victory at the start of their Magners League campaign claiming the bragging rights over defending champions Ospreys at Ravenhill last night.
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seven heavenly virtues can lift kilkenny to famous five
Power, Pace, Poise, Precision, Pattern, Persistence, Perception. Not so much the seven deadly sins as the seven heavenly virtues which underpin so much of what successful teams do and how they achieve it. No team in hurling history has come as close to reaching A1 marks under all the headings as the Kilkenny outfit of the last decade. On days when one or two of the seven strengths didn't quite function, others compensated so seamlessly that it was hardly even noticed.
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Power, Pace, Poise, Precision, Pattern, Persistence, Perception. Not so much the seven deadly sins as the seven heavenly virtues which underpin so much of what successful teams do and how they achieve it. No team in hurling history has come as close to reaching A1 marks under all the headings as the Kilkenny outfit of the last decade. On days when one or two of the seven strengths didn't quite function, others compensated so seamlessly that it was hardly even noticed.
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A MILLION REASONS FOR TIPP TO SUCCEED
In Palmerstown House yesterday on the outskirts of Naas, 50 teams lined up at €800 apiece to play the superb PGA National golf course and raise funds -- through the vehicle of the Tipperary supporters' club -- for the senior hurling team's training fund.
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In Palmerstown House yesterday on the outskirts of Naas, 50 teams lined up at €800 apiece to play the superb PGA National golf course and raise funds -- through the vehicle of the Tipperary supporters' club -- for the senior hurling team's training fund.
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Monaghan enter race to secure legendary Micko
MONAGHAN are the latest county to go looking for Kerry legend Mick O'Dwyer to fill their vacant senior football manager's position.
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MONAGHAN are the latest county to go looking for Kerry legend Mick O'Dwyer to fill their vacant senior football manager's position.
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Smullen faithful to the green, green grass of home
There was a certain inevitability to this week's confirmation that Emmet McNamara has opted to relocate to England. Not because the youngster's career here had gone into terminal decline or anything, but because the past was always likely to be a pointer to his future.
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There was a certain inevitability to this week's confirmation that Emmet McNamara has opted to relocate to England. Not because the youngster's career here had gone into terminal decline or anything, but because the past was always likely to be a pointer to his future.
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Rip Van Winkle looks Champion material
The Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes has produced many thrilling duels in recent renewals and another keen battle for supremacy, invariably involving a couple of Ballydoyle stars, is in prospect today at Leopardstown.
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The Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes has produced many thrilling duels in recent renewals and another keen battle for supremacy, invariably involving a couple of Ballydoyle stars, is in prospect today at Leopardstown.
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Cummins shuns the hand of history in Premier glory quest
The last time a team had an unprecedented five All-Ireland titles in-a-row chance snatched away from them, seven-year-old Brendan Cummins sat on his father's lap in the upper deck of the Hogan Stand and "cried like the rain" at what unfolded in front of him.
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The last time a team had an unprecedented five All-Ireland titles in-a-row chance snatched away from them, seven-year-old Brendan Cummins sat on his father's lap in the upper deck of the Hogan Stand and "cried like the rain" at what unfolded in front of him.
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And in Kilkenny it is reported . . . . . . .
SIDELINE CUT:Even for a county long synonymous with the game of hurling this weekend promises to bring something special to savour, writesKEITH DUGGAN
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SIDELINE CUT:Even for a county long synonymous with the game of hurling this weekend promises to bring something special to savour, writesKEITH DUGGAN
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Murtagh looking to let Rip on Van Winkle
RACING/LEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW:IT’S JUST 18 days since Rip Van Winkle mugged Twice Over in the shadow of the post at York but this afternoon’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes rematch at Leopardstown can prove how time is very much on the Aidan O’Brien -trained star’s side.
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RACING/LEOPARDSTOWN PREVIEW:IT’S JUST 18 days since Rip Van Winkle mugged Twice Over in the shadow of the post at York but this afternoon’s Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes rematch at Leopardstown can prove how time is very much on the Aidan O’Brien -trained star’s side.
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Thank Heavens for Faw-he's grand entrance
SOCCER/TV VIEW:Bill had his calculator out, figuring that 22 points would do the job, writesMARY HANNIGAN
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SOCCER/TV VIEW:Bill had his calculator out, figuring that 22 points would do the job, writesMARY HANNIGAN
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Ugly at times but three points matter most
SOCCER:This was a frustrating, uneven display but there were enough positives, writesPAT FENLON
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SOCCER:This was a frustrating, uneven display but there were enough positives, writesPAT FENLON
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Shefflin accentuates Hartmann's positive approach
ATHLETICS:Some people believe Ger Hartmann works minor miracles. But as Henry Shefflin’s remarkable recovery shows, the athlete must also buy into the treatment for it to work, writesIAN O'RIORDAN
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ATHLETICS:Some people believe Ger Hartmann works minor miracles. But as Henry Shefflin’s remarkable recovery shows, the athlete must also buy into the treatment for it to work, writesIAN O'RIORDAN
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Cunning Trapattoni makes the right call
SOCCER:PERHAPS THE punters out there should start to back Giovanni Trapattoni’s heartfelt hunches with some of their hard-earned cash. There were certainly times last night in this Euro 2012 Pool B qualifier when his prediction of an Irish win seemed a little optimistic and yet his team made it safely through in the end.
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SOCCER:PERHAPS THE punters out there should start to back Giovanni Trapattoni’s heartfelt hunches with some of their hard-earned cash. There were certainly times last night in this Euro 2012 Pool B qualifier when his prediction of an Irish win seemed a little optimistic and yet his team made it safely through in the end.
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Clijsters looking the part
TENNIS:DEFENDING CHAMPION Kim Clijsters won 12 games in a row to storm into the third round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Petra Kvitova.
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TENNIS:DEFENDING CHAMPION Kim Clijsters won 12 games in a row to storm into the third round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Petra Kvitova.
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Improved Kilkenny trumps wiser Tipperary
GAELIC GAMES:ON THE threshold of history it appears almost pedantic to start agonising over the nuts and bolts of the occasion. Nonetheless part of the appeal of tomorrow’s GAA All-Ireland hurling final is the anticipation surrounding the match, largely based on the storming contest that the teams brewed up 12 months ago.
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GAELIC GAMES:ON THE threshold of history it appears almost pedantic to start agonising over the nuts and bolts of the occasion. Nonetheless part of the appeal of tomorrow’s GAA All-Ireland hurling final is the anticipation surrounding the match, largely based on the storming contest that the teams brewed up 12 months ago.
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Nacewa fails to get drop on Glasgow
Glasgow 22 Leinster 19:A MISSED drop goal on full-time by outhalf Isa Nacewa gave Glasgow victory in a match dominated by Leinster in the first half but conceded to a home side that grew in confidence after the break.
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Glasgow 22 Leinster 19:A MISSED drop goal on full-time by outhalf Isa Nacewa gave Glasgow victory in a match dominated by Leinster in the first half but conceded to a home side that grew in confidence after the break.
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The DNA of Kilkenny GAA
GAELIC GAMES: RICHARD FITZPATRICKon how many of the mighty boys and men who will line out for both the Kilkenny minors and seniors on Sunday didn’t lick it off the stones, as they say
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GAELIC GAMES: RICHARD FITZPATRICKon how many of the mighty boys and men who will line out for both the Kilkenny minors and seniors on Sunday didn’t lick it off the stones, as they say
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Fitzpatrick earns point
UCD 1 Drogheda U 1:DROGHEDA UNITED picked up a much-needed first point in seven league games when a second half penalty by Glen Fitzpatrick earned them a draw against fellow Premier Division strugglers UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.
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UCD 1 Drogheda U 1:DROGHEDA UNITED picked up a much-needed first point in seven league games when a second half penalty by Glen Fitzpatrick earned them a draw against fellow Premier Division strugglers UCD at the Belfield Bowl last night.
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Seagulls swoop
Dundalk 0 Bray W 2:GOALS from Gary Shaw and Chris Shields were enough to give Bray Wanderers their second win of the season at Oriel Park, a victory that moves the Seagulls just three points off second-from-bottom Drogheda United in the table.
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Dundalk 0 Bray W 2:GOALS from Gary Shaw and Chris Shields were enough to give Bray Wanderers their second win of the season at Oriel Park, a victory that moves the Seagulls just three points off second-from-bottom Drogheda United in the table.
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