Times Online | Protest planned over play-off RTE.ie A group of Irish soccer supporters plan to march from Lansdowne Road to the French Embassy in Dublin this afternoon, in a continuing protest over last Wednesday night's controversial World Cup play-off against France. A similar demonstration was held ... Roy Keane tells Irish to "get over it" World Cup will miss Ireland Roy Keane blasts Irish: Dodgy defence cost you game, not handball.. NOW STOP ... |
![]() SkySports | Bench brigade eager to impress Kidney Irish Independent WITH the nation still staggering beneath a giant chip on its shoulder following the fallout from Wednesday night's World Cup catastrophe, the Irish rugby side's meeting with Fiji at the RDS this evening seems like small potatoes. ... Ireland v Fiji: match preview SQUAD PLAYERS KEEN TO PROVE WORTH - KIDNEY D'Arcy keen to stake claim on centre stage |
![]() RTE.ie | Pressure growing on Limerick boss RTE.ie Pressure is growing on Justin McCarthy with several national newspapers reporting the huge unrest in the Limerick camp ahead of the new season. Damien Reale, James Ryan, Brian Geary, Donal O'Grady, Seamus Hickey and Wayne McNamara have left the panel ... Loss of Hickey hammer blow to McCarthy's standing Limerick board united in their support for McCarthy Pressure mounts on McCarthy |
![]() RTE.ie | Clean bill of health for Sporting eleven-a-side.com Sporting Fingal manager Liam Buckley has a clean bill of health for the first time in three months as the club aims for its first piece of silverware in Sunday's FAI Ford Cup final against Sligo Rovers. The north Dublin side will be trying to follow up ... FAI Cup final tickets still available Celebration on hold for Fingal boss Buckley Sporting boss out to BUCK cup trend |
guardian.co.uk | What They Said: The Hand of Henry ESPN STAR Sports Eugene YS Han compiles some of the quote-worthy comments about Thierry Henry and his infamous handball (twice!). "I think the supporters deserve better, the manager (Giovanni Trapattoni) deserves better and probably most of the players deserve better, ... I know a lot of French but what is the word for handball, Thierry? Di Matteo: Henry handball shows refs need more help Di Matteo leaps to Henry's defence |
BBC Sport | FISHER CLIMBING LEADERBOARD Sportinglife.com Ross Fisher's promise to "try and go for everything" paid handsome dividends when the Dubai World Championship resumed today. Rank outsider of the four players left fighting for the ... McILROY AIMING FOR THRILLING CLIMAX Westwood keeps two shot lead over McIlroy Advantage Westwood as McIlroy wilts |
![]() New York Times | time soccer came of age Irish Independent Last Wednesday in Paris we witnessed a sporting performance from the heart, one that made every one of us very proud to be Irish. That we were diddled out of a penalty shoot-out is beyond dispute. We might well have lost that shoot-out too ... Soccer saga makes the case for instant replay Thierry: I could handle re-match Local soccer fans call for instant replay |
![]() BBC Sport | Sir Alex Ferguson: Manchester United's Wayne Rooney Will Not Repeat England ... Goal.com Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will have to be patient before he gets the chance to be club captain. England manager Fabio Capello last week handed Rooney the armband for the friendly with Brazil in Qatar and despite Sir Alex Ferguson twice ... Manchester United refuse to consider loaning out 'inexperienced' Ben Foster Foster going nowhere - Ferguson Fergie: No Foster loan |
![]() Football365.co.za | Kilbane considers hanging up boots while Paris pain is still raw Herald.ie KEVIN KILBANE says he will consider his international future with Ireland in the coming weeks as the disappointment on missing out on the World Cup finals continues to hurt. The 32-year-old won his 102nd senior cap in the 1-1 draw ... Brady: We would play again in Paris to settle this Saddened Jensen labels Henry a 'cheat' Devastated Kilbane accuses ref of lying |
French agree to replay in tullamore after Irish war threat shifts goalposts Irish Independent "You have some cheek looking for a replay after what Offaly did to Kerry in 1982 when Seamus Darby pushed Tommy Doyle in the back. And any road," continues the French PM and GAA historian, "Henry's leger de main was no more than a gentle cupping of the ... Butt out Cowen – French prime minister Some shame, sure 'mais c'est la vie |