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Ireland’s Maurice Elliot celebrates with Shane O’Donoghue during a Test match against Pakistan in June. Photo: Mervyn McClelland/Inpho Hockey can reach new heights in Ireland if cards are played right
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  • Johnny Watterson

Hockey Ireland needs help in how to sell healthy, drug-free World Cup-qualified teams

David Kilcoyne: he scored one try, might have had another and gave Munster multiple positive gain-lines in an outstanding display  against Castres. Photograph: Dan Sheridan CJ Stander and Dave Kilcoyne pulling more than their weight
  • Rugby
  • John O'Sullivan

Munster pair stand out as making a huge number of metres despite their positions

 Competitors start in the Half-Marathon during the 2017 Melbourne Marathon in Australia. Photograph:  Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Sonia O’Sullivan: Ballycotton ‘10’ a lost treasure in road racing
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  • Sonia O'Sullivan

Organisers of the Melbourne Marathon could have learned from famous east Cork race

Norway star Ada Hegerberg welcomed the news that the women’s team are to receive the same pay as the nation’s men’s team. Photograph:  Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Joanne O’Riordan: Norway lead way in fight for equal pay
  • International
  • Joanne O'Riordan

Will the Norwegians’ example herald a similar change in other countries?

County boards should never unduly hasten their county championships to facilitate those nine or ten clubs who care about what comes next. Photograph: Donall Farmer/Inpho Ciarán Murphy: Mayo club championship reduced to farce
  • Gaelic Games
  • Ciaran Murphy

Semi-final played on a Wednesday night in October – with the final set for four days later

 Soviet Georgian chess player Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian playing American Bobby Fischer in in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1971. Photograph:  Keystone/Getty Images Chess, the church and the Cold War: The life of Fr Bill Lombardy
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  • Dave Hannigan

Former New York priest played a huge role in Bobby Fischer’s rise to world champion

Dustin Johnson has been world No.1 for 35 straight weeks. Photograph: Getty Images Out of Bounds: World rankings are, like golf, purely selfish
  • Golf
  • Philip Reid

Since US PGA, the player who has gained the most points of all is actually Marc Leishman

James Ryan played in the Ireland v England  2016 Junior World Cup final. Photograph: Gary Carr/INPHO. Gordon D’Arcy: Unique provincial system unearths gems
  • Rugby
  • Gordon D'Arcy

Constant rotation producing the likes of Jacob Stockdale for the national side

The former Polo Grounds in New York. GAA's New York state of mind still resonates after 70 years
  • Gaelic Games
  • Seán Moran

Influence of the famous Polo Grounds final of more than 50 years ago can still be felt

“OCI accepts that these contracts were enforceable as between the parties and that THG fully intended performing its contractual obligations,” said the OCI statement. Olympic Council of Ireland secures end to contracts with THG
  • Sport
  • Johnny Watterson

The cost of undoing the controversial deal with ticket reselling company not revealed

La Rochelle’s South African centre Paul Jordaan  breaks a Harlequins’ tackle during the victory over the English club at Twickenham Stoop Stadium in London. Photograph: Olly Greenwood/AFP/Getty Gerry Thornley: La Rochelle a breath of fresh air in every sense
  • Rugby
  • Gerry Thornley

Ulster face a very stiff task away against the impressive Champions Cup debutants

Anthony Foley and Paul O’Connell pictured after Munster’s Heineken Cup semi-final victory over Leinster at Lansdowne Road in April 2006. Foley went on to lift the trophy in Cardiff as Munster beat Biarritz at the Millennium Stadium. Photograph:  Billy Stickland/Inpho TV View: Foley's loss shows 'Munster Family' to be something very genuine
  • Rugby
  • Mary Hannigan

Moving documentary was not afraid to tackle dark days Foley suffered as coach

Tyrrell Hatton of England plays a shot on the 18th hole during the final round of The Italian Open at Golf Club Milano in Monza, Italy. Photo: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images Different Strokes: Hatton well on the way to Ryder Cup already
  • Golf
  • Philip Reid

Meanwhile, Gavin Moynihan closes in on European Tour, by the numbers and more

Leona Maguire claimed her ninth college title as the Duke women’s golf team swept both the team and individual Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational titles. Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Short Game: Leona Maguire claims a ninth college title
  • Golf
  • Shay Keenan

Meanwhile, victory for Mullarney in Fife, Galway Bay to host Connacht boys and more

Jose Mourinho: “For me, the second half was a bit of chess, but my opponent didn’t open the door for me to win the game.” Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Ken Early: Mourinho bluster can’t hide his side’s ultra-defensive tactics
  • Soccer
  • Ken Early

Anfield draw exposes gulf between respective managers’ footballing philosophy

 Sebastian Coe: prioritising presentation looks like  fiddling for the sake of it. Keeping athletics relevant is about credibility, not novelty. Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Athletics isn’t staying relevant, it’s chasing relevance
  • Other Sports
  • Brian O'Connor

Perhaps a doping amnesty and a fresh start is required to allow the sport regain its soul

 Philly McMahon high fives young fan Joe Ecock as he signed copies of The Choice TV View: Brutal, searing honesty from Philly McMahon
  • Gaelic Football
  • Mary Hannigan

The Dublin footballer opened his heart on the Late Late Show ahead of book release

Martin O’Neill:  despite the manager’s feat in guiding us to  the play-offs, we can’t keep the ball and  have the poorest scoring record of any team left.  Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Richie Sadlier: Let’s not kid ourselves nobody wants to play us
  • Soccer
  • Richie Sadlier

It’s hard to be precise about O’Neill’s winning ways but our seeded rivals won’t fear us

  Incoming Dublin senior hurling manager Pat Gilroy: he implemented a mentality of essential toughness of mind and soul  in Dublin’s senior footballers when he took over in 2009. Photograph:  Morgan Treacy/Inpho Dublin hurling is set to follow the trajectory of its footballers
  • Sport
  • Keith Duggan

Over the past decade things began to go terribly right for Dublin GAA’s county board

Tadhg Furlong showed his true value to Leinster in unlocking space against Munster. Photograph:  Morgan Treacy/Inpho Liam Toland: Tadhg Furlong vital for Leinster in unlocking space
  • European Cup
  • Liam Toland

Irish tighthead proved a force multiplier in the victory over Munster and can do so again

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