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Flannery clear to face Wasps
Rugby/ European Cup : Not surprisingly, the full extent of the fall-out from the sometimes X-rated Clermont Auvergne-Munster game last Sunday will not be resolved until next week. p

Keegan back on Tyneside
Soccer: Newcastle United announced Kevin Keegan's second coming as manager last night, a move so unexpected that it simultaneously captured Geordie imaginations and succeeded in taking the football world by surprise. p

Soccer

Geordie Messiah inspires a sell-out
Louise Taylor reports on how the return of a legend has Newcastle buzzing. p
All-out attack proves the way to go
English FA Cup/ Newcastle Utd 4 Stoke City 1 : Tony Pulis turned 50 yesterday, but the Stoke City manager was left with precious little to smile about. p
Elano heads City in the right direction
FA Cup Third round replay/ Manchester City 1 West Ham Utd 0 : The FA Cup presents Manchester City with their best chance of ending a 32-year wait for silverware. p
Delaney says new league a non-starter until 2011
League of Ireland: Amid claims by its proponents that an all-Ireland League could be up and running as early as the autumn, John Delaney insists there will no significant changes to the domestic game's structures for at least another four years. p
Capello in tax probe
Soccer Shorts : The English FA and lawyers for Italian Fabio Capello were yesterday adamant the newly appointed England manager has nothing to fear from his involvement in an ongoing investigation into income tax evasion, reports Paddy Agnew from Rome . p

Rugby

Kearney's good far outweighs the bad
Johnny Watterson talks to Rob Kearney who is delighted to have got the call from Eddie O'Sullivan. p
O'Sullivan in no rush to appoint new faces
Six Nations News : Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan has confirmed that a new national team backs' coach and a manager would not be appointed ahead of the Six Nations Championship. Ireland's campaign begins on Saturday, February 2nd against Italy at Croke Park. p
Saracens sign Borthwick
News : Saracens have completed the signing of Bath captain Steve Borthwick on a four-year contract. p
St Patrick's Classical pull off the first upset
Schools Rugby/ Leinster Junior Cup Section B : St Patrick's Classical School caused the first upset of the Leinster Schools (Section B) Fr Godfrey Junior Cup by edging out St Andrew's College 10-8 in the first round at Ashbourne yesterday. p

Gaelic Games

Bealin disagrees on burnout issue
News : The issue of player burnout is being overstated at senior intercounty level and should not be used as the rationale to prohibit training in the off-season, according to Carlow manager Paul Bealin. Such a restriction is one of the main proposals of the GAA's burnout report, which goes before a special congress on Saturday week. p
O'Shea will be 'surprised'if Ó Sé does not continue
All-Ireland football champions Kerry are still awaiting the formal return of midfielder Darragh Ó Sé although he is widely expected to play at least one more year. Kerry returned to training on Tuesday night and Ó Sé was one of several absentees at this early stage. p
Down go on a goal spree in Newry
Dr McKenna Cup/ Down 5-14 Donegal 0-13 : Down shook off the Portuguese cobwebs with fast, open and attacking football and five goals from them in this entertaining game in Páirc Esler, Newry last night kept the home fans well entertained. p
Queen's come good at the end
Queen's Uni 0-16 Antrim 1-11 : Queen's University carved out a two-point win at Casement Park in the final Group C game last night. p
Slevin goal seals it for local men
Leinster Colleges Senior Football A Championship/ Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 2-7 St Mel's, Longford 0-7 : A splendid goal three minutes from time by Brian Slevin propelled Coláiste Mhuire to victory in a tempestuous first-round qualifier in Cusack Park, Mullingar. p
Athlone find the net early
Athlone CC 2-6 Portmarnock CS 0-10: Both teams struggled with their shooting in this qualifier in Portmarnock, with Athlone's two first-half goals deciding this contest. p
Patrician are given a fright
Patrician Newbridge 1-16 Moate CS 3-8 : Patrician Newbridge just about hung on to their status as title contenders in a pulsating preliminary round tie at home. p
Strong Waterford cruise to semi-final
Munster Cup SH/ Waterford 5-14 IT Tralee 2-5 : A strong Justin McCarthy Waterford side easily overcame Tralee IT in Carrick-on-Suir last night. p

Golf

Harrington's not sitting on his laurels
Despite being the current custodian of the Claret Jug, Pádraig Harrington's obsession to work harder than anyone else - and, also, to continue to prove himself - knows no end. p
McGinley points to real threat to tour
Suddenly, the issue of drug-testing has more relevance than wondering who and how many will fail such exams in the Olympics, as those who attended a European Tour players' meeting here the other night discovered. p

Racing

Carberry is bullish about Harchibald
News round-up : Paul Carberry has expressed confidence in the chance of his old ally Harchibald for this year's Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle and said yesterday that Noel Meade's enigmatic star "should nearly win". p
Swan's One Cool Cookie looks the one to beat
The in-form trainer Willie Mullins throws two of his star names, Hedgehunter and Rule Supreme, at today's Grade Two feature in Thurles but both veterans face a big task in trying to beat One Cool Cookie. p
Kavanagh says rain kept racegoers away
The bad summer weather last year is being blamed for the marginal increase in attendance figures on Ireland's racecourses in 2007, although total on-track betting reached €282 million. p

Other

Roddick through despite misfiring
Tennis: Andy Roddick laughed off a pair of embarrassing air-shots as he navigated his way into the third round of the Australian Open. p
Sharapova brushes aside Davenport
Tennis: Maria Sharapova will not be 21 until April, but there were already growing fears last year, voiced by mentor Nick Bollettieri, that her body might not be able to stand up to the stresses and strains of the modern game. p
Loves' labours are not lost on NCAA
America At Large : As the organisation presiding over competition among US universities, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) oversees the conduct of 31 disciplines, ranging from football and basketball to water polo and riflery, writes George Kimball . p

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Flannery clear to face Wasps

Keegan back on Tyneside

Geordie Messiah inspires a sell-out

All-out attack proves the way to go

Elano heads City in the right direction

Delaney says new league a non-starter until 2011

Capello in tax probe

Kearney's good far outweighs the bad

O'Sullivan in no rush to appoint new faces

Saracens sign Borthwick

St Patrick's Classical pull off the first upset

Bealin disagrees on burnout issue

O'Shea will be 'surprised'if Ó Sé does not continue

Down go on a goal spree in Newry

Queen's come good at the end

Slevin goal seals it for local men

Athlone find the net early

Patrician are given a fright

Strong Waterford cruise to semi-final

Harrington's not sitting on his laurels

McGinley points to real threat to tour

Carberry is bullish about Harchibald

Swan's One Cool Cookie looks the one to beat

Kavanagh says rain kept racegoers away

Roddick through despite misfiring

Sharapova brushes aside Davenport

Loves' labours are not lost on NCAA

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