America’s indifferent attitude to drug-taking in sport could change as the federal probe into alleged doping by seven-time Tour...
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Mission improbable accomplished
Mission improbable accomplished
Whether they got a sneak preview of Osama’s ‘Is féidir linn’ speech or what, something happened midway through last Saturday’s...
Protocols and photocalls
Protocols and photocalls
An ex-GAA president escorting Queen Elizabeth II by the elbow is scarcely on a par with Martin Johnson making Mary McAleese take...
Hoops better than Blues?
Hoops better than Blues?
Having clinched their ninth Premier League title in 12 seasons, there’s a strong argument to be made that Carrick United may...
Bobby Power’s iron will steered the way
Bobby Power’s iron will steered the way
Carrick has a history of producing stellar and steely sportsmen. Bobby Power, ‘Mr Carrick Wheelers’, was one such person in...
God’s Gift to Golf
God’s Gift to Golf
He rewrote the course-management manual, redefined the bounds of possibility, but superlatives aside, more than anything Seve...
Class versus crass
Class versus crass
Anyone I’ve spoken to who saw last week’s low-key BBC2 documentary about Bobby Charlton was struck by the same thing – the sheer...
Tom’s mile of a lifetime
Tom’s mile of a lifetime
Tom Queally’s stunning runway success on flat racing’s latest ‘wonderhorse’ Frankel in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on...
Sturdy shoots
Sturdy shoots
A youthful Waterford’s slender win against a near-full-strength Galway in sun-drenched Walsh Park on Sunday showed that the...
Fairway to heaven
Fairway to heaven
A priest close to the great greenkeeper in the sky is Fr Johnny Condon, who celebrated the SEVENTH hole-in-one of his career in...
Faugh an Bheallach!
Faugh an Bheallach!
Old traditions die hard, they say. Well, road bowls (or bouls as they’re commonly pronounced in these parts) have been played in...
Horse sense
Horse sense
Saturday’s Grand National was not a good day for the Sport of Kings. Whatever the Ginger McCain connections, the facts are that...
