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  • Irish squad needs bolstering

    SOCCER/Euro 2004 qualifying: As he left Tirana for the journey home yesterday morning Brian Kerr asked for passion from the Irish supporters during the three home games on which the team's Euro 2004 qualification hopes now largely rest. p

  • O'Sullivan fills Kerry full back spot for Armagh game

    GAA/National Football League Team news: Kerry have handed the full back position to Tom O'Sullivan for Sunday's match against Armagh in Tralee in the concluding round of the National Football league. A win for either side could edge them into the semi-final round, although Armagh are far better positioned with two points more than Kerry, and with the superior points difference. p

  • Barrichello still a believer in Ferrari formula

    FORMULA 1/Brazilian Grand Prix: Rubens Barrichello believes Ferrari's 2002 car is still good enough to push the under-performing team back into this year's world championship. The reigning world champions have yet to score a victory this season and have taken just one podium place in the opening two rounds of the title race, Barrichello claiming third in Malaysia a fortnight ago. p
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  • Inquest may fuel further tensions

    News: Tensions between England and Turkey are likely to be further heightened after it emerged that the inquest into the murder of two Leeds United supporters in Istanbul three years ago will take place just before the countries meet in their final Euro 2004 qualifying match on October 11th. p

  • Rooney adds that extra dimension

    EURO 2004 Qualifying: For England's supporters the only lingering regret after Wednesday night's victory over Turkey concerned the need to wait a couple of months for another chance to gaze once more upon the sight of Wayne Rooney in the national shirt. p

  • Owen may back out of United clash

    News: Liverpool were last night bracing themselves to be without Michael Owen for tomorrow's important trip to Manchester United as the England striker continues to labour from the back injury picked up during the victory over Turkey on Wednesday night. p
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  • GAC defers replay decision

    Disciplinary decisions:  As if the last round of the National Football League wasn't intriguing enough the GAA's Games Administration Committee has added a further edge by deferring a final resolution to the long-running controversy surrounding the Kildare-Sligo game of February 9th. Any decision to replay the game will be made after Sunday's round of matches, where Kildare and Sligo still face a relegation battle. p

  • Things are finally looking up

    IN FOCUS/Limerick Footballers: Ian O'Riordan talks to Liam Kearns whose side are within touching distance of Division One of the league p

  • Kilkenny on home soil

    HURLING/National Football League: The fixture list for phase two of the National Hurling League was announced yesterday. The top sides from Division One A and One B - Kilkenny and Tipperary - will meet as expected in the first round of Group One games on Sunday week, April 13th. p
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  • Goosen sets the early pace

    GOLF/BellSouth Classic: Defending champion Retief Goosen fired a warning to all the pretenders to his BellSouth Classic crown by setting the early pace in Atlanta yesterday. Goosen, winner of the European Order of Merit for the last two years, took advantage of a 7.30 a.m. tee-off time to lay down an early challenge. p

  • Penalties may well beckon

    HOCKEY/Irish Senior Cup Final: The last time Cork Harlequins won an Irish Senior Cup match outright was December 14th of last year when they beat Antrim 11-0. The talented side have since taken 19 penalties in the competition, scored 16 of them, hit the woodwork twice and had one saved. p

  • Irish look to amass points

    CYCLING: The Irish Mountain-bike team will this weekend continue their campaign to amass the world ranking points necessary to ensure Olympic qualification when they line out in the Swisspower Cup E2 race. p

  • Marsh in cancer battle

    RUGBY/News round-up:  France team manager Jo Maso is convinced New Zealand-born centre Tony Marsh will win his battle against cancer and return for the World Cup in Australia in October-November. p

  • Neptune opt out of their own regatta

    ROWING:  Neptune, who won the men's senior eights title at the national championships 13 times in the last 20 years and six times in the last eight, will not put out a men's senior eight in their own regatta at Islandbridge tomorrow. p

  • Logue's late strike seals title

    WOMEN'S HOCKEY/Weekend preview: She's scored an important goal or two in her time but, for sheer drama, Mary Logue's equaliser against Loreto on Wednesday night, three minutes from the end of the title decider, would be hard to beat. The goal gave Hermes their third Leinster League title in a row, their fifth in six years, but they can hardly have had a more gratifying or hard-earned league success, considering the difficulties they faced this season. p

  • OCI to investigate Star keelboat issue

    SAILING/Weekly Column:  Olympic selection is not an agenda item at tomorrow's Irish Sailing Association a.g.m. but as the row over the Star keelboat selection procedure for Athens intensifies it may be added to the topics for discussion. The a.g.m. features an "open forum" that is part of the day-long activities at the Riverbank House Hotel, Wexford. p

  • Debut for Nesbitt

    MOTOR SPORT: This weekend sees the start of the Irish motor racing season with meetings at Kirkistown and Mondello Park. Sunday's Circuit of Kerry is round two of the Dunlop National Rally Championship while at Donington Park Michael Keohane of Clonakilty begins his challenge for the British Formula Three Championship. p

  • Doran may be Ireland's ace

    TENNIS/Davis Cup: Owen Casey, making his debut as Ireland's non-playing team captain in the Davis Cup tie with Egypt starting this afternoon at the Fitzwilliam club, was pleased with yesterday's draw. p

  • First Gold bounces back

    RACING/Aintree report: Cross-channel entente may not be very cordial at the moment but Thierry Doumen was entitled to a little Gallic shrug of vindication at Liverpool yesterday. p

  • Native looks best

    RACING/Today's Preview: Native Upmanship usually falls between two stools in the top championship races but today's Martell Melling Chase at Aintreecould have been designed with him in mind. p
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