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Mayo crowned in Connacht as Donegal win in Ulster
NEW Ulster and Connacht Senior Football Champions Donegal and Mayo something in common: no one really expects either one to go on and capture the A...
July 20, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Resurgent teams meet in Ulster final
There's an old saying that a new broom sweeps clean. It's much the same with new managers in the GAA; a new man comes in with fresh ideas, new trai...
July 14, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Saturday deluge ends McDowell's Scottish hopes
This wasn't the way Graeme McDowell wanted to prepare for this week's British Open. Some of McDowell's best scenarios for wins this year have been ...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Cape Blanco denies Gio Ponti 3rd Man o' War
Cape Blanco appeared to have the world by the tail late last summer. The Aidan O'Brien trainee followed his Irish Derby victory with a resounding 5...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
O'Shea must adapt to club battling uphill
John O'Shea has played in more competitive games for Manchester United than all but 28 men who've represented the club over the past 133 years. Not...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Wicklow hold on in 'terrific' away game
KILDARE, Down, Tyrone and Meath were among the big names who moved through to the third round of the qualifiers. But Armagh were held to a 0-19 to ...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Irish win in Davis Cup
IRISH tennis was provided with a major boost when the national team came from 2-1 down to beat Tunisia 3-2 in the Davis Cup tie at the Riverview cl...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Leitrim's big win ends Tyrone's run
Tyrone, the only unbeaten team so far in this year's championship, were knocked off their pedestal by a resurgent Leitrim squad at Gaelic Park on S...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Tipp hit Waterford for 7 in Munster hurling final
TIPPERARY'S main concern was trying to damp down some of the hype following their 7-19 to 0-19 annihilation of Waterford in last Sunday's Munster S...
July 13, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Wexford should provide test for Dublin
When Dublin and Wexford last met in the Leinster Senior Football final in 2008 the Dubs won by a whopping 23 points. But Wexford re-grouped, took t...
July 06, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Why we love and hate papers' transfer mania
One September some years back, an English soccer magazine produced a feature where it photo-shopped the heads of footballers onto the shirts of all...
July 06, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
For once, McBride will be shorter guy in ring
Shelving plans to retire, Kevin McBride is scheduled back in the ring, July 29 to battle undefeated Polish giant Mariusz Wach for the vacant World ...
July 06, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff