It is a cool but sunny Sunday afternoon. I can see the top of his hat from the car when I pass by the huge conservatory from where he is facing over the Blackheath Esplanade. Sydney Hulls, sports reporter for the Daily Express for 35 years, is waiting for me in his victorian flat. The […]
On May 6th, Oscar 'The Golden Boy' De La Hoya (37-4, 29 KO's) challenges Ricardo 'El Matador' Mayorga (28-5-2NC, 23 KO's) for the World Boxing Council Light-Middleweight title at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. After that, he says, he wants to move back down to welterweight to fight Floyd Mayweather Jnr. De […]
The travelling carnival that is the Formula One Grand Prix season has kicked off in Melbourne. There have been a number of rule changes, and also some significant alterations in personnel, since last year. The podium has also had a somewhat strange look about it – you might say it was lacking a certain Teutonic […]
Keith Wood is in a jovial mood at the University of Limerick Ulster Bank this morning. He is here as an ambassador for the RBS Six Nations tournament and is accompanying the Six Nations trophy, as well as a considerable PR entourage, on a whistle-stop tour of Limerick city this icy Monday. Three Monkeys loiters […]
The 2005 Six Nations opened with the clash between Scotland and France. France were generally expected to pummel a troubled Scottish side, but the Scots fought bravely. However, despite what Matt Williams would have you believe, they did not deserve to win. With the prominence of the kicking expert in the modern game, discipline is […]
Rugby is not a popular sport in Ireland. It ranks well below soccer, Gaelic football, and hurling both in terms of support and participation. At club level, it is confined to Limerick city, certain areas of Dublin around the fee-paying schools, and the occasional pocket around the country. Yet at this time of year, the […]
Ok, it's that time again. We have another two games under our national belt so it's appropriate that we check if the results live up to our expectations, and also if September's article was some insightful football analysis, or just the ramblings of another alcohol-fuelled imbecile. The Group 4 table makes relatively pleasant reading. Ireland […]
Some broadcasters become synonymous with their sport. Murray Walker will always be associated with Formula One. Peter O'Sullivan is the voice of horse racing, while Sid Waddell's unique style means that a darts tournament is not the same without him. For the many GAA followers in Ireland and abroad, Micháel O'Muircheartaigh fills a similar role. […]
At 5.00pm on Monday 20 September, large crowds have already gathered around Old Trafford for the 8.00pm kick-off between Manchester United and Liverpool. In the Bishop Blaize pub on Chester Road, United supporters are belting out their favourite anthem: 'Build a bonfire, build a bonfire, put the scousers on the top, put the city in […]
Globalisation is a popular buzzword at the moment. When you hear it, maybe you think of economic theory (you need to get out more). Maybe you think of the anti-globalisation riots that follow the G7 meetings from city to city (you need to calm down). But globalisation is not just a fancy economic theory. In […]
