Malice begins as title charge gathers momentum

Cork Church of Ireland’s miserable recent Irish Senior Cup record doesn’t look any better today as they recover from a shock 4-1 loss away to Kilkeel.

Ulster chairman Aogan Farrell insists paying inter-county managers would fundamentally weaken the GAA’s amateur ethos.

CORK Church of Ireland have a chance for instant redemption as they visit bitter rivals Cork Harlequins for the second time in eight days, this time in tomorrow’s Peard Cup final (Harlequin Park, 2.30pm).

CORK C of I and Cork Harlequins all but kissed goodbye to any lingering hopes they might mount a challenge for a men’s Irish Hockey League semi-final spot, after suffering heavy defeats at home to Dublin opposition on Saturday.

CORK HARLEQUINS reprised their women’s ESB Irish Senior Cup glory days with a shock 1-0 victory at Ards, which leaves them flying the flag for Munster in the quarter-finals.

THE fight to lay claim to some of the oldest silverware in world hockey begins this weekend, as the men’s and women’s Irish Senior Cup gets underway.

ALL five of Munster’s Irish Hockey League representatives need to collect points this weekend, if they are to harbour realistic semi-final ambitions.

RACHAEL KOHLER believes any psychological scars from bygone days will not be a factor when her Cork Harlequins side meet Belfast powerhouses Pegasus in the semi-finals of the Irish Hockey League at Grange Road tomorrow (12.30pm).

I’M not sure whether to laugh or cry. On Sunday a man by me felt ill and there were numerous calls for assistance. As stewards and medics raced up the stairs another fan slipped and fell a**e over tit in the opposite direction.

PROFESSOR Tony Collins laughs when you ask about the reaction to his new book: “I’ve gotten a good response from people who aren’t English,” he says.

FOUR uncapped players have been included in the Ireland women’straining squad as they begin their build-up to next April’s World Cup qualifier in Chile.

All the AIB All-Ireland League teams have issued their team sheets for tomorrow's games.

Celtic target Coelho insists he will be a better buy for the Parkhead club than their last Brazilian defender Rafael Scheidt.

Saeed Bin Suroor refused to jump to conclusions following Discreet Cat’s disappointing third in the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Monmouth Park last night.