DAVID PIPE is intending to run Great Endeavour in the Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham this weekend.

Even Socrates regretted not getting to close the deal with the most beautiful woman in the world. But as he said, it can happen, and he could always say he at least got to dance with her

TIGER WOODS thinks his late father would have been proud of him for finally ending more than two years without a win — and especially the way he did it.

TWO out-halves with very contrasting memories of the World Cup come face to face at Bath’s Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon and Jonathan Sexton will be hoping for a reversal in fortunes.

DAMIEN DUFF is ready to enjoy qualification second time around, every single minute of it.

ONE of the most successful nights in Irish football history. Butalso, due to the uncompetitive nature of the match, one of the most surreal.

THE actor Cesar Romero used to say that the most important thing in Hollywood was to be sincere – even if you have to fake it.

A FINANCIAL WINDFALL FORTHE FAI

IT WAS the night we went to a football match and a party broke out. Or maybe it was the other way around.

FORMER Tottenham and Newcastle midfielder David Ginola is suing his one-time France coach Gerard Houllier.

DOLORES Ruth’s magnificent year continued at Shelbourne Park when she was presented with the Irish Greyhound Review Personality of the Year Award.

TODAY attention turns towards next summer’s European Championships and Ireland’s first presence at a major tournament for ten years.

LET the party begin! Ten years to the day since Ireland qualified for the World Cup in Japan, the national soccer team has won a coveted place in the finals of Euro 2012.

FOR Tiger Woods this week’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne is very different to his five previous appearances in the match – and his six Ryder Cup caps.

IF Irish fans thought it was pricey getting to Tallinn, they better pray to whatever God they believe in that Ireland get a favourable draw for Euro 2012 come December.

IRELAND’S success at the Rugby World cup has been credited with a major bounce in consumer sentiment last month.

CASTRES rugby bosses have appealed to their fans to support them in Saturday’s Heineken Cup clash with Munster in Toulouse after it was revealed only 10,000 tickets have been sold for the encounter.

ENGLAND’S drunken night out in Queenstown, which may have cost Mike Tindall his international career, was part-funded by the Rugby Football Union.

DECLAN KIDNEY has consistently deflected the ongoing debate about who should wear the Ireland no 10 jersey by stressing his good fortune at having two such talented players from which to choose.

IT says everything about how competitive the Heineken Cup has become that only one side — English champions Saracens — secured a winning bonus point from the opening round of 12 games with a home victory over Benetton Treviso.