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Owen: Right man at the right price to satisfy Ferguson’s gambling instincts
THE idea that Alex Ferguson's investment in Michael Owen is the desperate throw of a football man looking into the skull's head of a bleak and hopeless future is absurd.
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THE last time I saw Tommy Walsh, he looked around 5'10" tall. So did JJ Delaney. And while Eddie Brennan and Eoin Larkin are quick, they can't run the 100 metres in nine seconds.
Smit claims Lions support in blasting 'ludicrous' Botha ban
SPRINGBOK captain John Smit has slammed the "ludicrous" two-week ban handed down to second-row Bakkies Botha following last weekend's tempestuous second Test in Pretoria.
'Sea' has star potential to Eclipse rivals with Kinane
When Sea The Stars prevailed with nonchalant style under a wily Mick Kinane in the Epsom Derby, he overturned a 20-year-old trend that saw eight Derby winners try and fail to complete the Classic double.
Murray upbeat despite defeat
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Red Devil Owen takes massive paycut
THERE are no greater lovers of horseracing in the football fraternity than Alex Ferguson and Michael Owen, which seems fitting, because a lot is being wagered on their unexpected coming together at Manchester United.
O'Gara in the eye of a storm
David Campese knows things could be a lot worse for Ronan O'Gara. Like O'Gara, Campo was one of the world's most venerated players of his generation. Like O'Gara, Campo was prone to the odd brain-fart.
Limerick keep the football faith
NEVER before has it been sexier or a better career choice to play rugby in the storied home of oval-ball behemoths Munster.
Daly - a long road from Clare to here
In Tullycrine, the summer is dressed neutral grey by a gaping, mackerel sky. Kilkenny's shadow doesn't extend here. West Clare belongs to football and, if Anthony Daly's life feels like a great, howling twister at times, the wind never quite follows him home.
Amateurs stay in hunt
Ireland gave one of their most convincing performances of the week at Conwy in North Wales yesterday to overwhelm Iceland 4-1 in the European Amateur Team Championships and keep alive their hopes of a ninth-place finish.
Roving Flynn has hit bountiful path
Paul Flynn is struggling to contain his disbelief. During the week, a handful of Scottish trainers expressed frustration at their inability to compete with the quality of Irish raiders at the picturesque National Hunt track in Perth.
New chapter for Dragon fairytale
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THE idea that Alex Ferguson's investment in Michael Owen is the desperate throw of a football man looking into the skull's head of a bleak and hopeless future is absurd.
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