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RSSBoxing (0)

Date Title Comments Rating

RSSCycling (5)

Date Title Comments Rating
2009-08-24 Bennett’s performance the only positive in a wash-out finale 0 None
2009-08-24 "He's a jerk - I don't know why anyone would root for him" 10 4.8
2009-07-26 Ventoux challenge copperfastens Contador's tour de force 1 4.7
2009-07-21 Nothing stands in the way of El Matador 1 4
2009-07-03 Lance may live strong but what about Contador? 2 3.4

RSSFormula One (1)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-02-23 Hitting the wall...at 200mph 1 3

RSSGAA (25)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-03-15 So who learned more, Cork or Kilkenny? 1 2
2010-03-09 Are we witnessing a golden age in college hurling? 1 4
2010-03-05 Death by a thousand cuts for Limerick hurling 1 4.3
2010-03-03 Time to manage themselves? 0 4
2010-02-26 Damien, where are thou (with my chips)? 0 4
2010-02-26 Sigerson gives Kelly another shot at glory 0 None
2010-02-18 Home comforts vital in Sigerson Cup 1 4
2010-02-18 Nobody said it would be easy, Jack 0 4.5
2010-02-14 The hurling nation's hard core 0 4
2010-02-11 He'll soon be making Banner headlines 1 4.5
2010-02-05 Remember the name - Barry O'Driscoll 2 3.3
2010-02-01 Three things we've learned from the secondary football competitions 0 3.5
2010-01-12 While Cork thaws, the big freeze continues in Limerick hurling 3 2.9
2009-09-01 Things to be keeping Jack and Conor busy 1 3
2009-08-02 All-Ireland SFC quarter-final build up 1 4
2009-07-29 Munster U21HC final build-up 1 4.5
2009-07-24 Dublin hurlers on the brink of history 1 4
2009-07-23 Miracles can happen, when Micko's around 1 3.5
2009-07-12 Plenty of Kerry concerns, but no leaders 1 4.4
2009-07-01 What's your favourite minor hurling classic from yesteryear? 2 3
2009-06-29 Are the weak getting weaker - and lazier? 1 3
2009-06-22 The Roscommon rebuild starts now 2 5
2009-06-15 God Bless the Dual Carriageway. 0 4.5
2009-06-03 So who will Kerry pick at midfield? 0 None
2009-05-18 Dessie starts us on the summer road 0 3.8

RSSGolf (16)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-02-20 American media split over Woods apology 2 5
2009-08-16 Mickelson sorts his weekend priorities 0 None
2009-08-14 Alvaro muscles his way into the Tiger-Paddy show 0 None
2009-08-13 Lee's Irish culture goes West 0 None
2009-08-06 'Perfected praise' is hard to come by 0 4
2009-07-22 'Even I was rooting for Tom Watson' 1 2
2009-06-23 It's always the quiet ones 0 None
2009-06-22 It's all getting a little tricky for Ricky 0 None
2009-06-21 When Bethpage Black turned brown 1 None
2009-06-20 NY fans can't get their Phil of Mickelson 2 None
2009-06-19 Twittering through a rain delay 1 None
2009-06-17 Thank goodness for Padraig Harrington 3 3
2009-06-16 Seeing the Woods for the trees 2 None
2009-05-28 Lowry takes it all in his stride 0 None
2009-05-21 Lowry's pro move makes sense, Padraig 0 None
2009-05-18 The morning after the night before 0 3.5

RSSHorse Racing (1)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-03-15 This Cheltenham slog isn't all it's cracked up to be 0 5

RSSHumour (1)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-02-05 Terry & Capello: taking it to The Max 0 3.3

RSSRugby (33)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-03-14 Interpret this: the problem with rugby's inconsistencies 1 2.3
2010-03-10 Who is the greatest centurion of them all? 0 2.8
2010-03-08 Brian O'Driscoll - Ireland's greatest? 2 4.8
2010-02-19 Kidney’s level-headedness is a useful corrective 0 4.5
2010-02-18 Bonus point system could devalue the Grand Slam 11 2
2010-02-13 France strut their best stuff 2 5
2010-02-06 The surgeon and his theatre 1 4.3
2010-01-26 The first day back at Camp Ireland 3 4.5
2010-01-26 Heineken Cup quarter finals: what they're saying 0 4
2010-01-26 In the heat of battle, rugby must always protect its injured players 0 4.7
2010-01-25 This Heineken Cup XV would take some shifting 0 3.5
2010-01-22 In its own special way, a Munster thing of beauty 0 5
2010-01-22 It's long, long way from there to here 0 None
2010-01-21 Was this man Munster's greatest supporter? 4 4.6
2010-01-20 Farewell, the Voice of Rugby 0 5
2010-01-18 We make sacrifices at home. How could we miss this? 1 4
2010-01-06 Refs badly served by the lawmakers 0 3.7
2009-10-31 An eye gouging film coming to a cinema near you 4 4.2
2009-08-13 Cheika’s shrewd transfer moves keep Leinster moving forward 0 2.5
2009-08-10 Consistency in a sport gone mad 0 2.3
2009-07-29 Brugnaut signs for Munster 0 4.3
2009-07-22 Punishment fits a bloodless crime 1 4.5
2009-07-05 An eye-opening journey through the Soweto township 1 4
2009-06-29 Nobody walks, so things move slowly in South Africa 5 2.5
2009-06-25 McGeechan rolls the dice 0 4.5
2009-06-24 PdV doesn't mind his P's and Q's 3 1
2009-06-18 Lads, someone's shrunk the fairways 0 None
2009-06-17 It's starting to feel like a real Lions tour now 0 None
2009-06-09 NEWS ALERT: Ferris out of Lions 0 None
2009-06-08 O'Gara needs a big game tomorrow 0 None
2009-05-19 Donal Lenihan's Inside Rugby column 1 None
2009-05-19 Business as usual for low-key Leinster 0 None
2009-05-19 Leicester on the scent of more success 0 5

RSSSoccer (60)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-03-13 Earls comes of age for Ireland 0 3
2010-03-12 One centurion who'll happily step out of the limelight 0 4.3
2010-03-10 Another Francis Jeffers, a poor man’s Thierry Henry or something in between? Just how good is Nicklas Bendtner? 4 2.6
2010-03-03 Why can't football have a rugby-style citing system 2 4.8
2010-03-01 Dessie Farrell, you don't know the (better) half of it 1 4.5
2010-03-01 Should Sky really pull the plug on grotesque moments? 1 3
2010-02-27 Ireland have last word in Twickenham thriller 1 2
2010-02-26 Ireland's no longer a hack's flight of fancy 0 2.3
2010-02-19 No, seriously, that Polish keeper is a prospect 4 4
2010-02-17 Don't believe the Beckham hype 1 3.5
2010-02-15 Broadening the scrap for Champions League loot a good idea 0 4
2010-02-10 Arsene, there are times to talk and ... 0 3.6
2010-02-05 The day they tore McGrath's old stoping ground down 3 4.7
2010-02-02 So what's the real reason Robbie left the Lane? 1 3.4
2010-01-29 Et tu, Jerry? 0 4.8
2010-01-28 Fergie still has hunger for success 0 4
2010-01-28 Finally, an injury break Wenger will be delighted with 0 None
2010-01-27 'I could always blame my knee' 1 4.4
2010-01-25 Top of the football flops 0 4
2010-01-21 Why football owes Wenger a debt of gratitude 2 4.1
2010-01-20 Tevez isn't the first City striker to haunt old favourites... 0 4
2010-01-19 Mano a Mano - for the pride of Manchester 0 4.5
2010-01-18 Frantic February will test the validity of Cesc's title pledge 0 4
2010-01-11 Coyle and Bolton facing clash of cultures 0 4.5
2009-11-26 Arsenal's title credentials face ultimate test 1 4.2
2009-11-23 Behind the locker room door with Becks 4 4.4
2009-11-22 The west's awake to US soccer 0 4.7
2009-11-21 Becks and Donovan sleepless in Seattle 1 3.2
2009-11-19 Can someone come up with a real reason not to introduce video technology to football? 2 4
2009-10-02 An important Bridge to cross for Ancelotti 3 4
2009-09-28 Keeping Trap is a positive step 8 3.2
2009-09-03 Are Fifa and UEFA making up the rules as they go along? 27 3.5
2009-08-16 The start of something special or another false dawn? 0 None
2009-08-10 I wouldn't snigger at Chelsea if I were you 0 3.5
2009-08-09 Can Liverpool end 20 years of hurt? 3 4.5
2009-08-02 Why bringing back Vieira would be a backward step 5 3.8
2009-07-31 Cork City v Bray Wanderers Build-Up 1 4.7
2009-07-29 The method to Man City’s madness 10 3
2009-07-28 Toure exit marks end of an era for Gunners 0 3.5
2009-07-23 Tied up in Notts 0 4
2009-07-19 Adebayor sale leaves Wenger with much to ponder 2 3
2009-07-15 What goes around... 1 4.3
2009-07-14 Which shade of blue will JT be truest to? 0 3.2
2009-07-07 Cork City v St Patrick's Athletic build-up 0 4.5
2009-07-02 Why Fabregas could be this summer's Ronaldo 1 3.6
2009-06-30 Does Kevin Doyle know what he’s doing? 0 5
2009-06-25 City's silence on Dunne's future makes no sense 2 4
2009-06-22 Heads you win, tails I lose option for Doyle 2 3
2009-06-21 Is Tevez really such a loss? 5 3.5
2009-06-16 Mr Mowbray, spare us the high-minded bilge 0 None
2009-06-11 Football-free summer lasts 24 hours 2 None
2009-06-09 An audience with Ireland's joker, Stephen Hunt 3 None
2009-06-05 Cork City v Shamrock Rovers Build Up 1 4
2009-06-01 Chelsea's Italian love affair 0 None
2009-05-30 Finding my Wembley Way is just the ticket 0 2
2009-05-29 Cork City v Bohemians build-up 0 4
2009-05-27 How come Yorkshire is such a football pudding? 0 1
2009-05-26 The best job in the world? 0 1
2009-05-18 The trouble with suits 0 4
2009-05-18 What ya doin' on a Friday night? 5 4.8

RSSSport (12)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-03-15 If Fergie's talking up Arsenal, it's Chelsea he's still worried about 0 3.3
2010-03-05 Walcott: short of confidence or football intelligence? 0 3
2010-02-09 Superbowl lessons for the GAA 2 2.8
2010-02-08 Mardi Gras starts early in Miami 3 4.6
2010-02-03 Political point-scoring 0 4
2010-01-06 The Irish Examiner 2009 Alternative Sports Awards 1 4.8
2009-12-22 Chewing over sport's big talking points 3 4
2009-09-12 No 2 becomes Number One 4 3.5
2009-09-01 Game, set and product placement, Ms Williams 4 4.2
2009-07-21 Spirit of cricket taking a bit of a battering 0 4.5
2009-07-06 Settle in for a brimful of Ashes 3 4
2009-05-21 Can one player really carry a team to victory? 0 5

RSSWinter Olympics (4)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-03-02 Our game, our gold, cry victorious Canadians 0 3.5
2010-02-26 A wry smile for Ireland's bobsleigh belles 1 4.5
2010-02-23 Finally, the wait is over for Bobsleigh belles 0 4.8
2010-02-21 It's official: Canada can be passionate 2 4.3

Uncategorized (9)

Date Title Comments Rating
2010-02-01 When promise and potential turns to dust 1 3
2010-01-25 Have we finally seen the last of Brett Favre? 2 5
2010-01-17 Fact: Benitez and Liverpool must part ways 0 3.2
2010-01-13 Let's hope Henson doesn't (literally) fade away 3 3.9
2009-11-20 Power of incentives central to cheating dilemma 1 3.3
2009-06-22 Lions hatch plan to slay The Beast 0 2.3
2009-06-10 Hey presto, the Magic are suddenly on fire 1 4
2009-05-28 The heart says Barca, the head says United 0 None
2009-05-12 Las Vegas Fight Week 0 4.2

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