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'Standout nominee': Brian O'Driscoll. Photo: Getty Images

Williams: O'Driscoll worthy successor

Friday November 20 2009

Wales winger Shane Williams believes Brian O'Driscoll should succeed him as International Rugby Board player of the year.

Thierry Henry: Replay would be 'the fairest solution'

Friday November 20 2009

Thierry Henry has spoken of his embarrassment at the way in which France has qualified for the World Cup and believes that replaying the game would be "the fairest solution".

Injustice will cost us dearly

Friday November 20 2009

THE matter of Thierry Henry's cheating is very serious. It is not just about the feelings of the Irish team and fans, or the integrity of the game, or setting a poor example to children -- although all those things are important.

French people are feeling so ashamed

Friday November 20 2009

AS a French citizen, I would like to tell you how sorry and ashamed I feel about the way "les Bleus", who were more transparent than blue, dismissed your national team last night -- and so do most French people as well.

Sinking into a debt crisis

Friday November 20 2009

THE personal misery that comes with recession is spelled out in a major study of incomes and living standards reported today. With 420,000 people on the dole, and the number increasing by 13,000 each month, Irish consumers are sinking deeper into debt, with mortgages, credit cards and other personal loans.

Weary Green Army footsoldiers retreat from the 'Stade de Fraud'

Friday November 20 2009

Apres match was not a good place to be yesterday. Paris was chock-full of sore heads and Irish fans with injustice and bitterness in their hearts. Some hadn't slept at all, no doubt fearing the nightmares that would come if they did.

Henry flourishes in system which rewards dishonesty

Friday November 20 2009

THIERRY Henry is a liar and a cheat. He is also a footballer, and he stands out from his fellow professionals as a sheep stands out in a flock of sheep. It is a a fact of life -- footballers cheat.

James Lawton: Football angel with an eye for deceit

Friday November 20 2009

Irish football is entitled to believe it has never seen anything so cynical, so far removed from the spirit of sport, as the devilish hand played by Thierry Henry to deny Giovanni Trapattoni's team a place in the World Cup finals that would have been so thoroughly deserved.

Modest Earls ready to take flight

Friday November 20 2009

FOR most, the Lions' opening game on last summer's tour to South Africa was a largely forgettable affair.