ALLY McCOIST insists tomorrow’s Old Firm derby is all about the players and not about himself and Neil Lennon.

I’VE become a creature of routine; a routine that’s been shaped and formed by living in the same house, with the same people, for a long, long time.

LONG before the final whistle signalled Kilkenny’s victory in last Sunday’s All-Ireland hurling final, Wexford camogie captain Ursula Jacob could see that Brian Cody’s team had one huge advantage over Tipperary.

HARRY REDKNAPP admitted before the latest north London derby he was surprised he hadn’t faced more competition from Arsene Wenger for the signature of Scott Parker.

CAPTAIN Elaine Finn kicked the winning point as Westmeath staged a remarkable fightback to win the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies IFC final replay against Cavan at Croke Park yesterday.

SHANE LONG or Fernando Torres?

AN IMPRESSIVE Cork cruised past Clare in this Munster JFC clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

DONEGAL manager Jimmy McGuinness yesterday added his name to the list of high-profile figures to have railed against the GAA’s use of referee assessors and the perceived pressure such figures place on referees, to the detriment of the games themselves.

SOME birds are more often heard than seen.

TYRONE manager Mickey Harte has launched a stinging broadside against ‘inconsistent’ referees after his side failed to win their way back into Allianz Football Division One.

Never apologise, never explain, so they say.

Cardiff’s Anthony Gerrard is devastated after missing the crucial penalty.

Harry Redknapp threatened to “sue the bollocks” off a journalist as the football boss and his former employer gave conflicting excuses for an alleged offshore tax fiddle, a court heard yesterday.

The final whistle had hardly sounded at the Aviva when the usual suspects were at it.

Isaac Boss has doffed his hat to Ulster and warned that Leinster will need to improve on Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final display against Clermont Auvergne if they are to deny his former teammates a first title in 13 years.

It’s hard to know what was more impressive – the ruthless exhibition dished out by Galway to the students on the pitch or the marker put down by new Tribe boss Anthony Cunningham afterwards.

BANDON withstood a late Dripsey comeback before eventually prevailing at Brinny on Saturday evening.

THIS opening round of the Garveys Kerry senior football championship at Caherciveen yesterday proved to be much closer than generally anticipated, despite the underdogs being limited by the loss of eight players.

JOHN CORKERY inspired Aghabullogue to victory over wasteful Fermoy at a Mourneabbey yesterday in their Cork IFC fourth round clash.

ULSTER secretary Danny Murphy believes the new GAA playing rules committee must consider abolishing the square ball rule in open play for the betterment of Gaelic games and the benefit of referees following Sunday’s controversy.