Thursday 23 May 2013
Pat McQuaid has refuted suggestions that his recent nomination by Swiss Cycling for a third term as UCI president may yet be proved invalid due to technicalities surrounding the issuing of licences from the Irish and Swiss federations.
Five years after Meath man Mark Cassidy crashed out of the An Post Ras near Patrickswell while wearing the yellow jersey, Peter Hawkins has suffered the same fate in the same part of the country.
The Sporting Press Irish Oaks will be run as a 72-bitch event, with four heats to be contested tomorrow night at Shelbourne and the remaining eight on Saturday.
Mark Webber is hoping the comfort of Monaco will help him get his Formula One title challenge back on track.
Belfast man Peter Hawkins took over as race leader of the An Post Ras as flying Kiwi Shane Archbold gave the An Post-Chain Reaction team a fine victory at the end of stage two in Nenagh.
The format of the Irish greyhound calendar needs a serious rethink. The problem has been highlighted by the massive Irish challenge for the English Derby, which begins next week.
Showjumper Cameron Hanley, whose career seemed to have ended following a freak accident two years ago, has underlined his return to the top by winning the Riders Tour Grand Prix in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Mark Webber is hoping the comfort of Monaco will help him get his Formula One title challenge back on track.
Oscar Pistorius will not compete again this year as he awaits trial for murder, despite receiving a number of meeting invitations, his agent has confirmed.
KEVIN O'Brien was the scourge of YMCA once again as his 74 eased Railway Union to their victory target of 193 with six overs to spare as the Park Avenue side maintained their impressive recent record in the Sandymount derby.
Ireland's men failed to repeat Friday's giant killing as they lost their rematch with Olympic champions Germany 5-2. The match in Mannheim produced one familiar Irish scorer, Mikie Watt, and one new name – Kyle Good of Monkstown.
Conor Dunne, riding for the Iverk Produce Tipperary county team, outsmarted the professionals yesterday to claim only the second An Post Ras stage victory by a domestic county rider in four years.
RAFAEL NADAL continued his stunning run of form by crushing Roger Federer in little more than an hour to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.
STUART BROAD was an irresistible force as he and James Anderson left New Zealand in tatters at Lord's, and England captain Alastair Cook hailing their exemplary new-ball bowling.
Brilliant feature-winning performances at Shelbourne and Tralee from Rockburst Beryl and Shes A Terror respectively and a brace of winners for Paul Hennessy at Wimbledon were the highlights of a terrific night's racing on Saturday.
RAFAEL NADAL continued his stunning run of form by crushing Roger Federer in little more than an hour to win the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome.
THEY come here this week to take on Ireland's cricketers in two internationals, but the benighted land of Pakistan has little to cheer about these days. The geo-political fall-out of the Afghan Wars has drawn it into the grim battle between the West and Islamist terrorism. And its 183 million people – it is the sixth most populous country in the world – haven't been able to forget their troubles through sport either.
Hurling needs to get priorities right
GOLF: Graeme McDowell yesterday finally got the better of Nicolas Colsaerts in the World Match Play Championship, despite a remarkable hazard escape by the defending champion.
There is a fixation in this country with winning medals. We are not alone in that, but in comparison to others, our fascination seems misplaced given our status in the world of sport and how little money we actually spend on it.
Fernando Alonso's flamenco red Ferrari danced to the beat of a different kind of drum when he won at his home Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalyunya in Barcelona. It doesn't get much better than the combination of Iberian sunshine, 100,000 diehard fans, Ferrari, a national hero and an unexpected win to create the perfect home race.
Mauro Santambrogio took the stage victory but overall leader Vincenzo Nibali was the big winner as the poor weather dominated stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia.
Novak Djokovic admitted he only had himself to blame after the world No 1 fell victim to a stunning comeback from Tomas Berdych to exit the Internazionali d'Italia at the quarter-final stage.
We are moving into female time at Shelbourne Park with the Sporting Press Irish Oaks due to begin next Thursday.
Of the 150 riders that take to the starting line for the An Post Ras tomorrow, most will be full-time bike riders, either getting paid to pedal or doing so in an effort to earn a professional contract with a bigger team.
The Team Sky rider and Tour de France winner withdrew on medical advice ahead of today's 13th stage from Busseto to Cherasco.
It is 20 years since YMCA won the Leinster League so, according to this year's captain Albert van der Merwe, a title success is long overdue. Two wins out of two is the perfect start to this year's campaign for the favourites, but the former Ireland international is taking nothing for granted ahead of the first of the Sandymount derbies, against Railway Union, today.
The ongoing saga of Pat McQuaid's nomination for election in the upcoming UCI presidential race has taken a few more twists.
IRISH middleweight Andy Lee wants a shot at WBC kingpin Sergio Martinez after taking little more than a New York minute to dispatch Darryl Cunningham on Wednesday night.
ANDY MURRAY does not expect to be fit for the French Open after retiring from his second-round match in Rome today with a recurrence of a back problem.
The failed dope test confirmed by the International Cycling Union (UCI)
Crystal Palace face Watford in the Championship playoff final, in what Mile Jedinak's expects to be a fifty-fifty shot at getting promoted.
New Zealand's Neil Wagner insists his squad took a number of positives out of the first Test with England, despite losing in three days.
Tennis great, Boris Becker, is tipping a 3-1 victory for Bayern Munich over Burussia Dortmund in this year's Champions League Final.
Interview with two-time Rás winner Philip Cassidy
Brian O'Driscoll dressed for the high seas in new Lions tour advert. Credit: HSBC
The 141- kilometre stage from Nenagh to Listowel was won by Carrick-an-Suir native Sam Bennett, giving the An Post Chain Reaction Seán Kelly Team its second consecutive stage win. The yellow jersey was claimed by Marcin Bialoblocki, (UK Youth Pro Cycling) who was third across the line today after a bunch sprint.
Holloway has been to the final twice before with Blackpool and has experienced the highs of winning and the lows of losing. He has challenged his players to become Palace legends by winning this game.
James Anderson reached 300 Test wickets for England against New Zealand and Sir Ian Botham backs him to beat his record haul of 383 wickets. Sir Ian Botham was speaking at the re-launch of Unibet in the UK where its 'Unibet Summer of Sport' ad campaign featuring Sir Ian Botham and Gavin Hastings.
With Andy Murray struggling with injury, former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic says the world number two shouldn't compete in the French Open if he is not fully fit - and tips a revitalised Rafael Nadal to win the title again.Goran Ivanisevic was speaking at the re-launch of Unibet in the UK where its Unibet Summer of Sport ad campaign featuring Sir Ian Botham and Gavin Hastings.
Former British and Irish Lions captain Gavin Hastings expects to see Jonny Wilkinson in the fabled red jersey on this summer's tour to Australia. World Cup-winning former England fly-half Wilkinson has been in imperious form with European champions Toulon this season, but declined an initial approach from Lions head coach Warren Gatland citing club commitments and his weary body.
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