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All eyes will be on Brian O'Driscoll today as he wins his 100th cap

Brian bids to leave Croke with a bang

Brian O’Driscoll has told his Irish team-mates to depart Croke Park in a blaze of glory.
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Gunners move top after Hammers defeat

Arsenal overcame the sending off of defender Thomas Vermaelen to battle back to the top of the Barclays Premier League with a 2-0 win over struggling West Ham.

I may Spike retirement plans, says Glenn Ferguson

Rumours of the end of Glenn Ferguson’s career could be greatly exaggerated.

France claim Grand Slam

France were crowned RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam champions in Paris on Saturday as three penalties from Morgan Parra and a Francois Trinh-Duc drop-goal gave them a 12-10 win over England.

Cork halt Dublin steak

Dublin's unbeaten run in Division one of the NFL came to an end at Pairc Ui Rinn, where Cork scored a 2-13 to 2-6 win.

Celtic can’t afford to keep Spurs ace Robbie Keane

Celtic boss Tony Mowbray has told fans to enjoy watching Robbie Keane for the rest of the season as the Parkhead club have little chance of buying him in the summer.

Darren Clarke cuts frustrated figure

Darren Clarke is looking forward this summer to moving back home to Portrush for good with his sons, Tyrone and Conor, while over the past two days he'd the rare pleasure of performing with his dad Godfrey on the European Tour stage.

Turk left gutted as lack of cash ends title bid

Colin Turkington has become the latest motorsport victim of the economic recession.

Lindsay dreams of topping bill at King’s Hall

Martin Lindsay hopes a successful defence of his British title tonight will kick off the pursuit of European and World honours over the next 12 months.

David Beckham ruled out of the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon

Beckham out of World Cup

David Beckham has been ruled out of the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon.

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• David Healy: Beckham will play for England again

I was gutted for David Beckham when he suffered that shocking achilles tendon injury last weekend ruling him out of the World Cup finals.

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• Kauto Star and Denman will never be forgotten

Kauto Star was the first of the mighty to fall, and with hideous possibilities, and then the other, Denman, was chopped down...

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• The Trick is to avoid big two

Anyone fancy 5-2 about Kauto Star for the Gold Cup?

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• Triple Crown still an achievement Ollie cherishes

On the eve of Ireland’s bid to clinch a fifth Triple Crown in seven seasons, Ollie Campbell disagrees vehemently with anyone who views that as being a consolation prize for failure to complete back to back Grand Slams.

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• We must keep ‘mark’ for sake of the game

The art of high fielding in gaelic football had been verging on extinction until the advent of the ‘mark’ as part of the overall experimental rules package.

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• Best has once again shown worth to Irish

It must have been the easiest selection decision of his legendary coaching career, as Declan Kidney prepares for Ireland’s final game against Scotland and a crack at another Triple Crown.

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• This time Gerrard and Torres must take some of the blame

I thought it would be a long time before I watched a more pitiful performance than that served up by Northern Ireland last week.

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• Forget petty local rivalries, England is team to support

I think it was the allegation/rumour that Sir Alex Ferguson is offering advice to the United States camp that brought it to mind. ‘Scots’ generally seem to have a major problem ‘supporting’ England in tournaments and it’s even more difficult, it seems, when they’re not there themselves.