The Irish Times - Sport

Clermont and Toulon – a clash of styles

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:00:00 GMT

From the austere centre of Auvergne to the brash Mediterranean coast, Clermont and Toulon are the polar opposites of French rugby

Mayo’s experience likely to prove too much for new-look Tribesmen

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Despite their injury list, Horan’s men can book a date against Roscommon

The good, the bad and the ugly – the season’s most memorable moments

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Gareth Bale shone, Michael Laudrup impressed from the bench and we’ll never forget Zlatan

Clermont to keep their 100 per cent record in Heineken Cup

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Nothing between the two French sides in today’s Aviva Stadium final

McCarthy pursues Hunt after winger’s release from Wolves

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Ipswich manager looks for reunion with Ireland international

Strong signs of life before Leinster legends leave

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Departing Sexton and Nacewa lift trophy as signs of new generation coming through

O’Gara signs a two-year deal with Racing Metro as kicking coach

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:00 GMT

Former Ireland and Munster outhalf to be reunited with old rival Jonathan Sexton

Leinster A take British and Irish Cup in dramatic fashion

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:56:00 GMT

Noel Reid’s penalty in last minute of extra-time gives side famous win over Newcastle Falcons

Rovers let it slip as McEvoy pounces to rescue a point for Bohemians

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:00 GMT

Hosts looked to have taken the points with Finn penalty eight minutes from time

Fagan doubles lifts St Patrick’s Athletic past Shelbourne

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:35:00 GMT

Home side fade away in the second half

Kieran Waters’s brace helps Bray Wanderers to impressive win at Cork City

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Visitors claim fourth win of the season

Patterson strikes late to earn Derry City full points in five-goal thriller

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Drogheda’s valiant comeback proves in vain

Kieran Waters’ brace helps Bray Wanderers to impressive win at Cork City

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:00 GMT

Visitors claim fourth win of the season

Clinical Leinster show smothers Stade’s Amlin challenge

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:18:00 GMT

Schmidt’s men outscore visitors four tries to one as Sexton kicks perfectly to help secure silverware

McDowell and Lowry progress in World Matchplay in Bulgaria

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:35:00 GMT

Poulter crashes out, labelling performance ‘disgusting, disgraceful and unacceptable’

Stoke investigate discovery of pig’s head in Kenwyne Jones’s locker

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:47 GMT

Glenn Whelan’s car window reportedly smashed in retaliation, as striker’s girlfriend reacts angrily on Twitter

O’Gara linked with Racing Metro coaching position

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:47:15 GMT

Munster outhalf reported to have agreed two-year deal to work alongside Jonny Sexton

Sunday’s Premier League team news

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:22:46 GMT

All the latest ahead of the final round of fixtures

Stephen Hunt let go by Wolves

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:05:26 GMT

Leeds United reported to be considering a reunion with former left-back Ian Harte

Murtagh granted trainers’ licence by Turf Club

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:32:23 GMT

Talented jockey intends to remain in the saddle also

Rougerie returns to captain Clermont for European decider

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:03:54 GMT

French star returns in midfield against unchanged Toulon side

Gaelic Football’s golden age

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:00 GMT

Championship 2013: Football preview

Rumford’s record equalling bid remains on course

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:35:34 GMT

Australian keeps up stunning form in Bulgaria as Lowry loses opener

Wiggins forced out of Giro with chest infection

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:59:09 GMT

Tour de France winner withdraws on medical advice before 13th stage

Ireland must repay Pakistan when the time is right

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:01:00 GMT

Willing tourists will be back in Ireland next week for two one-day games

Mathews the first managerial casualty of season as Shelbourne say he resigned

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Doherty left to pick up pieces as Tolka Park awaits visit of St Patrick’s Athletic

Munster will give Ronan O’Gara time to consider contract extension

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Rob Penney pays tribute to captain Doug Howlett as he steps down

Niall Kenny and Justin Ryan set for Copenhagen International Regatta

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Lightweight double scull have been training in Denmark in run-up to European Championships

Huge invasion by Clermont’s Yellow Army expected for final

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Leinster and Munster fans likely to row in behind them as well

Brian O’Driscoll to miss Amlin Challenge Cup final but signs on for another year

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Coach Joe Schmidt confident 34-year-old’s injury will improve before Ulster’s visit next week

Liam O’Neill pays tribute to former GAA president Paddy Buggy

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

‘He was a kind, gentle man who was a great president’

McQuaid welcomes Swiss Cycling decision to back him for re-election

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Doubts still surround nomination as membership may pose problems

Ambitious Kevin Ankrom targets 24 medals in strategic three-year plan by Athletics Ireland

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

High performance coach aims to secure 12 of those in 2013

Meyler keeping faith with Carlow hurlers

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Veteran boss still harbours hopes for the county as they begin their championship campaign against London

Laussucq happy Brian O’Driscoll is not on Leinster teamsheet

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Sergio Parisse has respect for opponents but feels Stade Francais can beat them

Paul Sharry a central figure in Westmeath’s championship plans

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Newly-promoted Lake County hoping to book their place against Dublin by defeating Carlow in Sunday’s Leinster first-round clash

Domestic offshore racing going through a mini-revival of sorts

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

A fleet of 20 boats began the 11-race series ‘lynx metMasts ISORA series’

Leinster can take another French scalp but Stade Francais will be no pushovers

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

O’Driscoll’s back injury rules him out of Amlin final as he decides to play another year

Chelsea set for another spending spree

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:32:48 GMT

Benitez says €100m will be spent this summer providing new players for his successor

Video: Irish cyclist speaks of historic win

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:37 GMT

Dan Martin talk victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and his charity work

Cavendish claims 100th stage win in Treviso

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:45 GMT

Sprint king notches up another triumph as Wiggins falls further behind

Colsaerts and Poulter suffer setbacks in Bulgaria

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:18 GMT

Former champions lose openers as McDowell opens with win

Libertarian stays on best to claim shock win in Dante Stakes

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:11:54 GMT

Aidan O’Brien’s Indian Chief finished third at York

Beckham to retire at the end of the season

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:31:48 GMT

Former England captain calls time after French league win with PSG

Former Indian bowler Sreesanth arrested on suspicion of spot-fixing

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:16:06 GMT

Two other players involved held by Delhi police

Carroll recalled to England squad for Wembley clash with Ireland

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:40:50 GMT

Reading goalkeeper Alex McCarthy earns his first call-up to senior ranks

Lampard signs new one-year deal with Chelsea

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:21:14 GMT

Midfielder caps memorable week with contract extension at Stamford Bridge

O’Driscoll to miss Amlin decider with back injury

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:31:08 GMT

Healy, Strauss and Cullen all named on the bench for RDS clash

Swiss endorse McQuaid for further term at UCI helm

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:31:54 GMT

President claims nomination through Cycling Ireland has become ‘politicised’

One more year for O’Driscoll

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:49:49 GMT

Leinster, Ireland and Lions centre has agreed a contract extension until June 2014

Graeme McDowell and Shane Lowry fly Irish flag in spectacular Thracian Cliffs resort

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts is back in Bulgaria again

Colin Forde replaces injured Finian Hanley in Galway team

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Alan Dillon and Andy Moran on bench for Mayo in Connacht quarter-final

Hawk-eye will not address goal disputes in GAA matches

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

New technology can confirm or deny accuracy of points scored in both codes

Jamie Heaslip’s return to number eight bodes well for Leinster

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT

Lions player looking forward to Friday’s clash with Stade Francais’s Sergio Parisse

Nathan Hines expecting intense test when Clermont meet Toulon in final

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:43 GMT

Former Leinster lock looking to join elite to have won Heineken Cup with different clubs

Tipperary survive late fightback from Cork to reach Munster minor football final

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Premier county reach their third successive provincial MFC final, where they’ll face Kerry

Harrington stays in US for Byron Nelson Championship

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Louis Oosthuizen will start as the top-ranked player

Stade Francais, given the right mood, have a sting in their tail

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:07:00 GMT

Hopefully, they won’t pick Leinster game to deliver a big performance on the road

Leinster hopeful trio with make Amlin final

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:05:00 GMT

Easterby ‘confident’ O’Driscoll will be fit

Unwanted at the Bridge but Benitez will still depart a winner

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:19:00 GMT

Spaniard will take heart from having enhanced his own reputation

‘If you asked me this time last week, I’d have said ‘ah, no, it’s not too bad’. But, unfortunately, this week it’s a bit different.”

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:03:00 GMT

A transcript of the Henry Shefflin press conference during the launch of the Lucozade Sport Club Crusade

Henry Shefflin suffers setback in training with stress fracture of metatarsal

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:02:00 GMT

Kilkenny star set to be out for another six to eight weeks

‘I am pleased for the players and for everybody involved’ - Benitez

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:36:57 GMT

Jubilant Lampard expects new Chelsea contract

Ivanovic pops up late to clinch Europa League win for Chelsea

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:16:00 GMT

Benfica beaten by 90th minute winner from Serbian defender after Torres opener cancelled out by Cardozo

Godolphin’s Secret Number to stake Derby claims in DanteYork preview and report

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:59:06 GMT

Trading Leather, a Group Three winner last season, represents Jim Bolger

Leinster firmly in the ascendancy at College Park

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:30:44 GMT

Last-wicket stand and late breakthroughs leave Warriors on back foot

Ramunas Navardauskas breaks clear to provide lift for Garmin-Sharp in Giro’Italia

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:18:25 GMT

BMC’s Daniel Oss finished second with Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox’s Stefano Pirazzi, the King of the Mountains leader, coming home third

Dettori ‘ashamed and embarrassed’ after cocaine ban

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:26:02 GMT

On the verge of returning from six-month suspension, jockey admits using drug ‘in moment of weakness’

Frank Lampard to lead Chelsea against Benfica tonight

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:56 GMT

Injured John Terry ruled out of Europa League final in Amsterdam

Derry City’s Barry McNamee named in King’s under-21 squad

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:55:27 GMT

Manager includes five other domestic players in training panel ahead of friendly against Denmark

Stokes will be offered new contract at Celtic

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:16:13 GMT

Dublin born striker hoping to add a Scottish Cup winners medal against former club Hibernian

Connacht sign New Zealander Jake Heenan

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:20:52 GMT

The former Junior All Black captain and flanker agrees three year deal

New Hawkeye system to debut at Croke Park

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:01:46 GMT

The point detection technology will be used for Leinster football quarter-finals

Abbey looking for a third Coronation

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:26 GMT

Aidan O’Brien trained horse heads a list of 12 entries for Epsom race

McCoy back in the saddle

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:29:30 GMT

Champion jockey returns after recovering from broken ribs sustained last month