Event: Final Four

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columnists

Why is praise for Pep Guardiola in short supply?

Watching Didi Hamann and the RTÉ football panel in recent weeks question Pep Guardiola’s standing as a coach for remaining stuck on just the two Champions League titles in a career that’s barely a decade old, we were reminded of the opening scene in March to Madness, the esteemed John Feinstein’s season-long study of about the only championship in world team sport that’s as hard to win as football’s famous cup with the big ears.

Gambling pays on wild cards and Wild Cats

If this joint venture between the GAA and RTÉ Digital is run correctly, the long-term benefits will be very good

Managers’ words can either arm or wound players

JOHN RIORDAN: Thornton bids to end college career on a high note

world

Obama honours Dylan and other cultural icons

Canty’s absence will make Obama grow fonder

What could Obama possibly know of struggle, of breaking down boundaries? Does he even realise what it took for players like Canty to topple Kerry?

Wed, 16 Mar, 2011

Cork cup action raises the rafters

FOLLOWING the “huge success” of last weekend’s National Cup semi-finals in Cork’s Neptune Stadium, Basketball Ireland confirmed yesterday it will consider staging semi-finals in Cork again in future.

Tue, 19 Jan, 2010

Chris’s world starts turning again

‘YOU’RE Still Our Star’ was the clear-cut message on one of the many banners held aloft for Eurovision contestant, Chris Doran, last night as he received a hero’s welcome on his arrival in his native Waterford.

Wed, 19 May, 2004

Cool Chris takes off to Turkey

EUROVISION hopeful Chris Doran was as cool, calm and collected as ever as he left Dublin for Istanbul at the weekend for a week of rehearsals ahead of Saturday night’s final.

Mon, 10 May, 2004