All to play for in Champs League semi-final clashes

Last update: Sunday, May 1, 2011, 13:35 | © Metro Éireann

This week saw the first leg of the semi-finals in the Champions League, the prestigious tournament that rewards the best soccer team in Europe. It’s a spectacle that brings together the continent’s best teams and their fans for a single purpose. It’s also big business for the clubs involved, with some €400m divided up between the 32 clubs that took part in the group stages – and some €330m in television rights to follow.

McLeod has a hard road to world snooker title

Last update: Friday, April 15, 2011, 21:09 | © Metro Éireann

History maker Rory McLeod will once again make best use of his snooker skills at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield when the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship gets underway on 16 April.

Golfers strive to make history at the Masters

Last update: Friday, April 1, 2011, 22:37 | By: Stephen Timmons

April sets the scene for the first of four majors on the golfing calendar, when the 75th US Masters gets underway at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.

Wolves hot shot O’Hara could tog out for Ireland

Last update: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 22:01 | © Metro Éireann

Wolverhampton Wan-derers launched themselves from the foot of the Premier League table with a 4-0 thrashing of Blackpool last Saturday afternoon. The win is their biggest ever in the league and adds to an impressive run of results as of late.

Soccer builds communities in sports-mad South Africa

Last update: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 22:00 | © Metro Éireann

The Fifa World Cup in 2010 was lauded as a huge success for its host nation South Africa. Much was made during the tournament of efforts to ensure that everyone in the country benefited from the event, making history of those widespread images of barefooted boys playing on dusty dirt patches.

United against hate

Last update: Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 22:00 | © Metro Éireann

Using the mechanism of the recently published EU White Paper on Sport, a new cross-border partnership has emerged. This joint venture between Insaka AFC – a club made up of migrant youth in Dublin – and Glentoran Academy of Belfast will serve to promote Uefa’s Respect campaign on the island of Ireland.

Spain’s not-so-secret weapon

Last update: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 15:22 | By: Stephen Timmons

Francesc ‘Cesc’ Fabregas could finish as one of the top players at this summer’s World Cup in South Africa – provided he’s fit to play.

North Korea hope to repeat history

Last update: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 15:21 | By: Stephen Timmons

When North Korea – who play international soccer as Korea DPR – qualified for their first and only World Cup appearance in 1966, they made quite an impact in spite of being given very little hope of success. Forty-four years on, and public opinion gives them pretty much the same chance in South Africa.

Special needs sports day is a great success

Last update: Thursday, May 27, 2010, 15:21 | By: Stephen Timmons

The Champions League and Heineken Cup finals may have had all the attention last weekend, but the annual sports festival for adults with intellectual disabilities took pride of place in the hearts of everyone at Ballybough Community Centre.

Boys from Brazil the ones to watch

Last update: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:40 | By: Stephen Timmons

Only a few short weeks ago, Brazil regained the top spot in the Fifa World Rankings, ousting Spain from their five-month reign.

Gearing up for the World Cup

Last update: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 12:39 | By: Fiona Coghlan

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Bafana Bafana take on the world

Last update: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 12:58 | By: Stephen Timmons

South Africa’s national football association did not become a member of Fifa until 1992 – when the last vestiges of the apartheid regime were finally being swept away. Consequently they haven’t had as much experience as others on the international stage, but in their brief soccer history, Bafana Bafana (as the national team are affectionately known) have made big strides.

The power of soccer in Africa

Last update: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 12:57 | By: Ukachukwu Okorie

Sitting in a bar in downtown Owerri recently, I waited with a few friends to watch the much-awaited Champions League game between Inter Milan and Barcelona. While sipping my palm wine from the traditional keg, I took in the exciting debate going on among the numerous fans around us. But why the fascination and excitement about a match taking place far away in Europe, between European clubs?

Soccer summer kicks off with mini World Cup

Last update: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 13:32 | By: Catherine Reilly

THE WORLD CUP came early last weekend, with a multi-nationality soccer tournament staged by the Africa Centre in Dublin.

Bohs shut out Rock in final

Last update: Thursday, May 6, 2010, 13:31 | By: Fiona Coghlan

Fiona Coghlan's Rugby Diary What a season for UL Bohs RFC ladies’ team, winning every domestic trophy that we could! Having beaten Blackrock in the previous AIL cup final, we knew this last match would be a completely different task as they welcomed back numerous frontline internationals.

Slain teen’s former team condemns ‘racist abuse’

Last update: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11:27 | By: Catherine Reilly

A DUBLIN SOCCER team that counted slain teenager Toyosi Shitta-bey in its ranks will ask the North Dublin Schoolboys League (NDSL) to send an official to all its games because of reoccurring racist abuse.

Blackrock pose a challenge

Last update: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 11:26 | By: Fiona Coghlan

After a month of not playing any matches, I couldn’t wait to get back on the pitch last weekend for the All Ireland League semi-final.

UL Bohs head to the final

Last update: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 13:05 | By: Fiona Coghlan

We had a full week off following the Six Nations, but one in which we were not allowed to participate in any physical activity. It was a bit strange not to be doing anything, and also boring. But I suppose our bodies need some rest before we head into preparations for the World Cup.

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