http://www.irishexaminer.com/Ireland's premier news website providing news and sports reports.10http://www.irishexaminer.com/rss/images/irish_examiner_rss.gifhttp://www.irishexaminer.comhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqlmh/rss2/MIRACLE STEPS gets the nap to defy a big rise in the weights in the Crowne Plaza Jock and Trainer Championship Handicap at Dundalk tonight.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqley/rss2/ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger breathed something of a sigh of relief after learning the damage to Robin van Persie and Kieran Gibbs during the international break was not as severe as first feared.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqloj/rss2/ITALIAN midfielder Alberto Aquilani may have to be patient for a little longer before getting his first start for Liverpool since his £20million summer move from Roma.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqlgb/rss2/SHAMEFUL. Disgusting. Outrageous. French fans were on the radio and the internet within moments of the end of the match on Wednesday night, and the condemnation of the way France qualified was continuing last night.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqlql/rss2/JUST over a year since he made an international debut against Canada, things could hardly be better for Limerick’s latest rugby star Keith Earls, as he prepares for another Test game against Fiji at the RDS, Dublin, tomorrow.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqlid/rss2/UGO MONYE is ready for anything New Zealand throw at him after a particularly apt church service last Sunday put his “absolute stinker” of a performance against Argentina into clear perspective.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnqlsn/rss2/AUSTRALIA have made just one change to their starting XV for Saturday’s autumn international against Scotland.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnidau/rss2/JAMES COUGHLAN is intent on helping Munster A enhance an unbeaten seasonal record when he captains the team in the opening clash of the new British and Irish Cup against English championship side Coventry at Butts Stadium, Coventry, tonight (7.45pm) SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnidoj/rss2/NEW Waterford senior football manager John Owens is hoping to reach an agreement with hurling counterpart Davy Fitzgerald over the use of dual stars Shane Walsh and Gary Hurney next year.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnidgb/rss2/OUTGOING London senior football team manager Noel Dunning has revealed he is among the nominations for the vacant post as county board officials continue to push for a three-man selection team.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojsnidql/rss2/HEADING inexorably down the same rutted briar-ridden cul-de-sac as that travelled by Cork GAA several times over the past decade, that’s Limerick hurling today.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbauauid/rss2/WITH their defence of the national cup on course, UCC Demons will concentrate on getting their Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague campaign back on track when they travel to Dublin tomorrow evening to play Killester.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbauausn/rss2/EACH of Munster’s three representatives in the women’s Irish Hockey League will be seeking capital gains this weekend as all face tricky trips to Dublin for the second round of the competition – where they will renew acquaintances with former team-mates.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaukfau/rss2/BERNARD DUNNE has revealed not only does he fancy returning to the ring, he would love to do so against the fighter who dethroned him as WBA super-bantamweight champion, Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym. SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaukfql/rss2/THE International Association of Athletics Federations insist no deal has been struck allowing Caster Semenya to keep her World Championships 800 metres gold medal.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaukfid/rss2/WORLD champion Jenson Button insists he could have earned more money by extending his relationship with Ross Brawn but instead wanted to take on the challenge of joining Lewis Hamilton at McLaren.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaukfsn/rss2/RORY McILROY freely admitted he is glad he is not playing with Lee Westwood today. The two stablemates have not fallen out, but the 20-year-old came off second best when they went head-to-head in Dubai yesterday in their European Tour Order of Merit decider.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwau/rss2/SEAN ST LEDGER has joined the growing chorus calling for the introduction of video referees along the lines of those used in rugby union.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwkf/rss2/LIAM BRADY was clearly incensed in the immediate aftermath of Ireland’s cruel defeat by France and, 12 hours later, was still struggling to come to terms with the result. SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwcw/rss2/AFTER Princess Diana died there was a lot of... well, apart from the heart-stopping grief felt by people who had come no closer to the lady than rubbing the front of a celebrity magazine, there was a lot of... guff spewed by people who should have known better.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwmh/rss2/AMONG the stories reaching Paris yesterday was one about a demonstration outside the French embassy in Dublin on Wednesday night and countless others of various calls to badger FIFA for a replay after the miscarriage of justice in Saint-Denis.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwey/rss2/FORMER Republic of Ireland captain, Kenny Cunningham has downplayed accusations Thierry Henry cheated when handling the ball twice in the build-up to William Gallas’ decisive extra time goal for France on Wednesday night.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwoj/rss2/IN the VIP lounge at Dublin airport last night, as he awaited his flight home to Milan, the emotion of the preceding 24 hours finally got to Giovanni Trapattoni.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwgb/rss2/IRISH hopes of a re-staging of the controversial second leg of their World Cup play-off game against France were dashed last night when it became clear that the French Football Federation (FFF) see no basis for such a game to take place.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfaugbaucwql/rss2/THE man in the hat had it right. Cornered by one of Sky’s breathless reporters underneath the Eiffel Tower (of course), the unsuspecting Irlandais – his green fedora cocked at an inappropriately jaunty angle – was asked what diabolic punishments should be meted out to Thierry Henry in the wake of the ‘Hand of Frog’.SportIrishExaminer.comFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojididey/rss2/DONEGAL manager John Joe Doherty has called on employers in his county to provide jobs for his county players, as he is fearful they may emigrate and be lost to the game.SportIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojididoj/rss2/TADHG KENNELLY is back at the Sydney Swans, and this time the Irish defender says he could remain in Australia for good.SportIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojididgb/rss2/WICKLOW’S good run in this year’s championship and the confirmation that Mick O’Dwyer is remaining as manager have been identified as helped the Garden County GAA board to buck the national trend by attracting a new sponsor for the next three years.SportIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojididql/rss2/DUBLIN senior hurling manager Anthony Daly is “very hopeful” that dual star Conal Keaney will be part of his plans for the 2010 season.SportIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfauojidsnoj/rss2/SEÁN ÓG Ó HAILPÍN has admitted that the days when Cork were ‘shoo-ins’ for All-Ireland hurling success are gone.SportIrishExaminer.comThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT