This week’s column can barely be legitmately called by its usual name. In addition to arriving at the last minute on a Bank Holiday Monday, we’re leading off with analysis of Dublin vs Tyrone. Doesn’t that belong in another column? But first this…
Another mad Icelandic goal celebration
You may recall this celebration by Halldor Orri [...]
Okay technically the sport is just called Ultimate but many of our readers probably best know it as Ultimate Frisbee. Here’s a catch which requires pretty much unthinkable athleticism to pull off. It’s from the World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC) which were held in Prague.
The two teams involved, Sockeye and Ironside, finished 2nd and 5th [...]
Continuing our series of articles from our correspondents in countries participating in the World Cup, Kate Rothwell describes how fans in Leipzig experienced the semi final between Germany and Spain.
If you’re going to watch a German World Cup match in Leipzig then you have to enjoy the traditional refreshments – you don’t get the [...]
Living in Mexico is dangerous, my friends advised. My mind might have drifted back to that one afternoon when, out running an errand, I heard a sudden cry as people started running urgently past me. But I know that cry. Every football fan knows it – dozens of people had just seen their team score. [...]
Just kidding with the title, of course we’re taking the World Cup seriously. Over the past few weeks I’ve studied every team and group taking part in this tournament as part of my day job. Like me you’ve no doubt read countless previews and predictions in the past weeks. With that in mind rather than [...]
The draw for the French Open was released on Friday and for the first time in a while the women’s championship presents more potential for upsets.
Men’s will still be fascinating even without shocks
If Rafael Nadal wins, which I believe he will, the Spaniard will complete the most dominant clay court season in living memory. Never [...]
Japan’s announcement that it is formally pulling out of contention for the 2018 World Cup to solely focus on bidding for 2022 has essentially confirmed what was already likely, Europe will get the competition in 2018 while a different continent will get the honours in 2022. Formally this isn’t the case but as was made [...]
We have the full text of GAA President Christy Cooney’s address to the 2010 GAA Congress in Newcastle, Co. Down today. He got under way at 12.15 and the speech is nearly 5,000 words long. We have the full text after the jump.
Back in February I proclaimed that Duke couldn’t possibly win the National Championship and that Coach K would endure another fruitless post-season. Throughout the tournament I maintained this stance. First my confidence rested with Syracuse, then it was Baylor, then West Virginia before finally I acknowledged Duke would finally beat Butler but I only barely [...]
