GAA expect 45,000 to roll up for great Croker double-headerGAELIC GAMES: THE SPRING of Keats and Wordsworth never dawned like this. With light shows and pyrotechnics, with the Rubberbandits in full cry and a couple of abseilers descending from the top of the Hogan Stand to present the match ball to the referee. When Tyrone line up against Kildare at 5pm, winter talk will melt away and we’ll turn our lonely eyes to the games again. A double-header in Croke Park with Dublin v Kerry topping the bill fairly knocks rows over payments to managers in to a cocked hat.

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Terry thinking of quitting EnglandSOCCER: THE ENGLISH Football Association’s decision to remove the England captaincy from John Terry has left him contemplating whether to quit international football in protest and comes at a time when he is facing a potential mutiny within Fabio Capello’s squad.

Rugby »

Ireland have too much to loseRUGBY: EVERYONE is undefeated. Optimism abounds. And why not? The world’s oldest tournament has seen four different winners in the last four years.

Gaelic Games »

GAA expect 45,000 to roll up for great Croker double-headerGAELIC GAMES: THE SPRING of Keats and Wordsworth never dawned like this. With light shows and pyrotechnics, with the Rubberbandits in full cry and a couple of abseilers descending from the top of the Hogan Stand to present the match ball to the referee. When Tyrone line up against Kildare at 5pm, winter talk will melt away and we’ll turn our lonely eyes to the games again. A double-header in Croke Park with Dublin v Kerry topping the bill fairly knocks rows over payments to managers in to a cocked hat.

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Wagner's stiff upper lip and mother's hard nose helps make early runningKAREN CROUSE takes a look behind the moustache of a player who has blazed an early trail in America

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Ward powers his way past EganBOXING/IRISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: LAST YEAR 17-year-old Joe Ward unseated Kenny Egan from a decade of rule, and a rivalry was born. Egan (30), an Olympic silver medallist from Beijing, shouldered a week of teenager and European champion Ward chiding him as an “old man”.

Six Nations 2012 »

Earls ruled out of Ireland gameRugby: Munster’s Keith Earls has been ruled out of Ireland’s Six Nations opener against Wales at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, and will be replaced by Fergus McFadden. The Leinster player’s place on the bench will be filled by his provincial team-mate David Kearney, with starting wing Andrew Trimble offering cover for the centre.

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