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Winter wonderlands to keep your golf swing in order during the colder months

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Kevin Markham suggests a few ways to keep your swing in play this winter

Weary Imokilly made to sweat but Blackrock will regret their wastefulness

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

In this first hurling final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh Nua, Imokilly were the better side and deserved their win, says Donal O’Grady.

Taking a seat for a Páirc Uí Chaoimh passion play

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Sport is all about emotion. It’s why we watch it and participate in it.

Change in the air — but will it be for the better?

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Last Sunday was spent in Austin Stack Park in Tralee as the senior county football final took centre stage, writes Mike Quirke.

Going full-time at amateur level

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

So near and yet so far. It was very disappointing coming so close to making it through to the next round of the European Tour Q-School, but the upshot is my professional ambitions are on hold for a year and I have an opportunity to dedicate a year to elite amateur golf.

A tiered championship remains a viable option

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

If you turned on the heat in your home last Thursday evening it may have had as much to do with the football championship draw you were watching as the drop in temperature.

Patriots in control as they tame Falcons

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

The New England Patriots didn’t need a comeback in their Super Bowl rematch with the Atlanta Falcons.

Was Sonia O’Sullivan cheated back in 1993?

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

The long-held suspicion that Sonia O’Sullivan was cheated out of medals at the 1993 World Championships has been strengthened by claims from a Chinese whistleblower that the country ran a systematic, widespread doping programme through the 1980s and ’90s.

Harry Kane wants to emulate Maradona

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Harry Kane felt inspired by meeting Diego Maradona on Sunday and wants to replicate the former Argentina striker by becoming the best player in the world.

Sean Dyche among frontrunners to replace axed Koeman

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

David Unsworth, Sean Dyche, and David Moyes are among the frontrunners for the Everton manager’s job after Ronald Koeman was sacked yesterday with the club languishing in the relegation zone.

Donal Lenihan: Simon Zebo exit a blow but it won’t spark French exodus

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Donal Lenihan believes Irish rugby fans will need to get used to losing players like Simon Zebo but does not expect an “exodus” to wealthy French clubs.

Why Simon Zebo decided to swap Munster for French adventure

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

When it comes to player retention, there are some bases even the IRFU cannot cover.

Donnacha O’Callaghan hanging up his boots at end of this season: ‘As much as I love rugby I love my family more and I need to be there’

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Former Munster and Ireland lock Donnacha O’Callaghan will bring the curtain down on his illustrious career at the end of this season.

Marie Hourihan: I’m no ‘plastic paddy’

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Marie Hourihan knew the stereotypical ‘plastic paddy’ banter from her Ireland teammates wouldn’t last long once they discovered her deep affinity to the country.

Eamon Fennell’s journey through the pain barrier to play football

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Eamon Fennell lists out the injuries and setbacks he has experienced in the last two years and straight away you wonder why he’s still playing Gaelic football.

Long-serving Cork secretary Frank Murphy to be given a one-year extension

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

The regular meeting of the Cork County Board heard last night that long-serving secretary Frank Murphy is to be given a one-year extension to his contract.

Camogie: Galway management team sacked over conflict of interest, Mark Dunne claims

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

The 2017 Galway camogie management team have been sacked because a member of the backroom staff, Niall Corcoran, conducted one-on-one coaching sessions with Cork goalkeeper Aoife Murray throughout the summer, outgoing manager Mark Dunne has claimed.

Dr Crokes captain Daithí Casey: We’ve proven we retain hunger

IrishExaminer.com — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

A record-equalling 12th senior county title was special but Dr Crokes captain Daithí Casey says the players gleaned more satisfaction from defying those who questioned their appetite.

Terrace Talk: Man United - Huddersfield remind us we’re not the finished article

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

After United cheerfully disposed of Crystal Palace three weeks ago, I warningly noted that José Mourinho was groaning about the forthcoming international break — as we all were.

Jose Mourinho fumes as Man United shirk responsibility

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Huddersfield Town 2 Manchester United 1: Jose Mourinho suggested his entire Manchester United team should come to the press conference to explain themselves after this bizarre surrender at newly-promoted Huddersfield but, showing the same sort of resolve they had displayed for the previous 90 minutes, his players firmly ducked the challenge.

Jack English to the rescue in Adare’s shock win

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Adare 2-10 Newcastle West 1-10: Adare were crowned Limerick SFC winners for the first time with this three point win over Newcastle West in the Gaelic Grounds.

Ronald Koeman on the brink as Arsenal run riot

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Everton 2 Arsenal 5: Wayne Rooney turned back the clock 15 years with a superb individual goal against Arsenal but the aftermath of a clinical Arsenal display was more about Everton’s future — or more accurately that of manager Ronald Koeman.

Manic Munster refuse to give an inch to French visitors

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Dan Carter looked a little shook when forced to depart the scene early in the second half, having taken a knock on the knee early in the contest. Manic days in Limerick tend to have that effect on even the best of players, writes Donal Lenihan.

Five things Johann van Grann will have learned from first Thomond Park visit

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

After shadowing Rassie Erasmus for a week as Munster prepared for the Champions Cup visit of Racing 92, incoming head coach Johann van Grann rounded out his flying visit to Limerick with a first trip to Thomond Park.

Cork SFC notes and quotes: Nemo win but the Barr's maintain perspective

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

PERSPECTIVE: As difficult as yesterday’s Cork SFC final loss was to digest for St Finbarr’s, they could do so with a degree of perspective, presented in tragic circumstances by the death on Friday of Barr’s stalwart, Kevin McTiernan.

Mixed emotions as Tommy Bowe enters record books

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

La Rochelle 41 Ulster 17: Tommy Bowe moved into joint fourth place on European rugby’s all-time try-scoring lists - but that was about as good as it for Ulster as they were beaten 41-17 in La Rochelle.

Sixth Kerry title in eight years for Dr Crokes

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Dr Crokes 0-17 South Kerry 1-12: Context is indeed everything and here are All-Ireland champions continuing to do what they have been doing the last 17 months, a 15th consecutive championship win and a sweet one given their difficulty with South Kerry in finals.

Four-in-a-row for brilliant Ballygunner

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Ballygunner 2-18 De La Salle 0-16: Not since the 1950s has club hurling in Waterford seen such domination.

St Martin’s upset the formbook in Wexford decider

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

St Martin’s 2-16 Oulart-the-Ballagh 1-9: The modern-day giants of Wexford hurling were dethroned in emphatic fashion as St Martin’s turned in a storming last 20 minutes to win by 10 points in yesterday’s Wexford senior hurling championship final at Innovate Wexford Park.

Spurs’ clinical embarrassment of Liverpool’s weakest links

IrishExaminer.com — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:00:00 GMT

Our man inside the game turned up at Wembley yesterday and that was also as much as Liverpool managed.