Three Irishmen to tee off at the WGC-CA Championships

The

Declan Kidney keeps faith with Irish 15 that beat England, Kearney on the bench

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Robbie Keane scores twice in Celtic's 2-0 win over Falkirk

Robbie Keane netted twice for Celtic in their 2-0 win over

Harrington and McIlroy struggle at Honda Classic

It was a tough day for the Irish at the Honda Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa's Champion Course in Palm Beach with both Rory McIlroy and Padraig Harrington well down the field after third round play.

Harrington shot a two over par 72 to go four over par for the tournament, while McIlroy carded a five over par 75, dropping five shots in four holes on the back nine, including a triple bogey 6 at the par 3 15th.

Rory McIlroy level par after second round at Honda Classic

World number nine golfer Rory

Hamstring injury rules Michael Owen out for the season

Manchester United striker Michael Owen’s season is over as a result of the hamstring injury he suffered during the Carling Cup final last Sunday.

The 30-year-old needs surgery to repair the damage and will not feature again this campaign, ending any slim hope he had of breaking into Fabio Capello's World Cup squad.

Irish heavyweight Kevin McBride talks about returning to the ring

Irish heavyweight Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride (34-6-1, 29 KOs) is considering a ring comeback after almost 2 1/2 years out of the squared circle.

The 36-year-old Brockton, Massachusetts-based fighter was a guest on the On the Ropes radio show last week, during which he recounted the circumstances around the signature win of his career, his sixth round stoppage of Mike Tyson on June 11, 2006.

Though he talked at length of the fight and the win, McBride also went on to say that, for one reason or another, things did not materialize as he would have liked in terms of big fights after the high profile win over the former undisputed champion of the world.

Robbie Keane passed fit to play, joins Irish squad for Brazil game

After further tests on his knee, doctors gave Robbie Keane the all clear on Monday night and the on-loan Celtic striker has joined up with the Irish squad to take on Brazil at the Emirates Stadium in London on Tuesday evening.

While reports coming out of the Irish camp say that coach

Irish coach Giovanni Trapattoni names his team to play Brazil

Long serving players Shay Given and Kevin

Richard Dunne the latest Irish casualty for Brazil game

Aston Villa defender Richard Dunne is the latest Irish player to pull out of Tuesday's international friendly against Brazil due to a muscle injury.

Robbie Keane out of Irish squad for friendly against Brazil in London

Irish captain Robbie Keane has pulled out of the Irish squad to face Brazil on Tuesday after taking a knock on the knee during yesterday’s Old Firm defeat to Rangers at Ibrox.

Keane, Ireland’s top goalscorer, has been hampered by the same knee in recent weeks, but he played the full game as Celtic lost further ground to their biggest rivals on Sunday.

Jonathan Sexton to start for Ireland vs. England

Jonathan Sexton has been handed a starting berth by coach Subs:

6 - Sean Cronin (Buccaneers/

Giovanni Trapattoni names Irish squad to face Brazil

Irish soccer manager Giovanni Trapattoni has called up 23 players to his squad to face Brazil for the March 2 friendly at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in London.

Wigan’s James McCarthy, Portsmouth’s Marc Wilson and Man City’s Greg Cunningham are the three new faces in the group for the glamour friendly against the Samba men.

Irish boxer Henry Coyle back in action Saturday

Light middleweight Henry Coyle (10-2, 8 KOs) is scheduled to fight this Saturday at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.

It will be the Mayo man’s first fight back after being tko’ed in round three by Neil Sinclair for the Irish light middleweight title on May 15.

Padraig Harrington knocked out of Accenture Matchplay Championship in first round

In one of the early shock results of the tournament, Padraig Harrington was beaten by Jeev Milkha Singh at the World Golf Championships - Accenture Matchplay Championship.

Harrington fell to the Indian player three and one, but was gracious in defeat.

“He out-putted me. I putted badly, he putted well. At the end of the day in match play, it's huge who putts the best. Not to have the lead after the first eight holes, you know, he was in the driving seat in every one of them. I didn't hole a 10-footer, but he holed them all. He played lovely,” Harrington told the Indo Asian News.

Irish hooker Jerry Flannery receives Six Nations suspension for kicking French player

Munster and Ireland hooker Jerry Though no action was taken on the field during the game,

Magnificent seven for Rory McIlroy in world golf rankings

Rory Despite the fact the Here is a list of the top ten ranked golfers in the world:

1 (1) <1> Tiger Woods United States 13.095
2 (3) <3> Steve 3 (2) <2> Phil 4 (4) <4> Lee 5 (5) <6> Jim 6 (6) <13> Martin 7 (9) <9> Rory 8 (7) <7> Paul Casey England 5.119
9 (10) <8> Henrik 10 (8) <5> Padraig Harrington Ireland 5.031

Irish manager Giovanni Trapattoni quietly confident after Euro 2012 draw

Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trap’s men were pitted with the following teams in Group B:

Robbie Keane scores for Celtic in 4-2 Scottish Cup win over Dunfermline

Irish international captain Robbie Keane got off the mark for Celtic Sunday when he scored a penalty in the second half to help his team into the next round of the Scottish Cup.

Celtic boss Tony Keane's introduction coincided with Celtic taking over the game. A Keane dusted himself off and duly tucked home the penalty, ending the game as a contest and opening his account for the He will hope to repeat the feat when he makes his home debut in a crucial league match with Hearts on Wednesday.

Padraig Harrington misses the cut at the Northern Trust Open in LA

A rain interrupted second round 73 for a three over total of 145 saw Padraig Harrington miss the cut at the Northern trust Open in Los Angeles on Saturday by a solitary stroke.

Play was suspended on Friday after Harrington had completed 16 holes of his round, two over par and on the cut line.

Rory McIlroy two shots behind leaders in Dubai after third round

Rory

Padraig Harrington one over par after first round of Northern Trust Open

Padraig Harrington shot a first round one over par 72 Thursday at the Northern Trust Open in Los Angeles.

The 38-year-old triple major winner is eight shots behind leader Dustin Johnson after his first round of the new season.

Robbie Keane fled Spurs for Celtic because he was down in the dumps

Robbie Keane ended his second stint at Spurs because he couldn’t bear warming the bench for the North London Premier League outfit.

“At the end of the day, I just like playing football,” said Keane after making his debut on Tuesday night against Kilmarnock in the league.

Robbie Keane draws a blank as Celtic lose to Kilmarnock 1-0

Robbie Keane did not score on his debut as Celtic lost further ground to Rangers in the

Ronan O’Gara starts against Italy after Jonathan Sexton injury means Declan Kidney is saved selection headache

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Robbie Keane moves to the club of his boyhood dreams . . . again

Robbie Keane’s move to Glasgow Celtic sees him going to a team he supported as a child for the second time in less than two years.

Here’s hoping that unlike his dream move to Liverpool that rapidly turned into a nightmare he still arguably has to get over, the move to Scotland will reinvigorate his career.

Robbie Keane on way to Celtic to discuss loan move

Reports emanating from England suggest that Irish captain Robbie Keane is on his was to Glasgow Monday to talk to While the transfer deadline passed in England at 5 p.m. GMT (noon ET) the deadline in Scotland is midnight (7 p.m. ET), thus enabling Keane to get up to Glasgow and get a deal done.

Though I think it may not necessarily be the best move for his career (click here), Craig Bellamy is proof that a good spell in Scotland can reignite a career, so if Keane decides to leave Spurs and move up North, the onus will be on him to do likewise.

Freddie Roach keen to see his Irish fighters Dean Byrne and Jamie Kavanagh fight soon

While Freddie Roach was in New York to promote the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey last Wednesday, I caught up with him to talk about the two Irish fighters he handles, light welterweight Dean Byrne (11-0, 4 KOs) and newly signed pro 19-year-old Jamie Kavanagh.

Both fighters, who hail from Dublin and learned their trade at Crumlin boxing club, are co-managed by Roach and Steve Feder.

Irish boss Giovanni Trapattoni forgives Thierry Henry for handball incident

Irish manager Giovanni In an interview on Italian Channel "The bitterness has passed and what remains is the taste of the good performance and the regret that we didn't end up in South Africa,” he said.

"With the qualifying round we fought we deserved it. But I forgive Henry."

Alex Ferguson rules Manchester United with an iron fist

If the world "Control is very, very important because if I lost control of all these multi-millionaires in my dressing room -- I'm dead . . . So if anyone steps out of my control -- they're dead," said one of the most successful managers in the history of football.

They don't call his legendary tongue lashings the hairdryer treatment for nothing!

Hopefully, FIFA puts end to Henrygate affair

Finally, now that FIFA have not punished Thierry Henry over the handball incident during the playoff with the Republic of Ireland on November 18, the issue can be put to bed and we can all move on.

"There is no other legal text that would allow the committee to impose sanctions for any incidents missed by match officials," said football world's governing body in a statement on the issue on Monday.

Irish midfielder Willo Flood to leave Celtic for Middlesbrough

Irish midfielder Will Flood is poised to reunite with former Celtic manager Gordon

Rugby World Magazine names Brian O'Driscoll Wolrd Player of the decade

2010 could be a big year for Padraig Harrington

Bernard Dunne owes Ireland nothing

09/28/2009 10:03 AM

Bernard Dunne lost his WBA world super bantamweight title to Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym last Saturday night after the Thai challenger knocked the 29-year-old down three times in the third round.

Dunne was reportedly in the best shape of his life, and admitted afterwards that it was his own "stupid fault for getting lured into a fight."

FIFA's decision to seed playoffs makes Irish quest tor World Cup qualification all the harder

09/30/2009 10:26 AM

FIFA's decision to seed the European section of World Cup qualifying playoffs will have a major impact on Ireland's chances of making the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter was quoted in The Guardian newspaper as saying that they two-leg playoff would be seeded.

Richard Dunne shows his class in Aston Villa v Manchester City game

10/05/2009 11:34 PM

Richard Dunne showed his class during the Aston Villa V Manchester City Premier League game at Villa Park on Monday night.

Dunne played for Manchester City for nine years before moving to Aston Villa this summer after City manager Mark Hughes deemed him surplus to requirements.

Finally, some Irish players with enough balls to stick it to FIFA

10/7/2009 10:02 AM

For every John Delaney (Chief Executive of the FAI) there is a Shay Given or a Kevin Kilbane). And that is some comfort.

Last week FIFA decided to seed the European section of World Cup qualifying playoffs, thus giving the big teams with the large TV markets (France and Germany to name but two) as easy a ride as possible to the World Cup, and ensuring that these ‘money” teams had every chance of making the finals in South Africa.

Ireland only has itself to blame for not beating the Italians

10/10/2009 7:57 PM

The Republic of Ireland almost beat the World Champions at Croke Park on Saturday night but for a crucial lapse in concentration.

The Irish players weren’t jumping for joy at the final whistle. There weren’t delighted at winning a hard fought point, they were utterly dejected because they knew they left this one behind.

Tadhg Kennelly's autobiography may force him back Down Under

10/23/2009 10:45 AM

For Tadhg Kennelly, the fairytale was complete. Came home from Australia after a successful Aussie Rules career, won an All-Ireland Football medal and honored his father and upheld a proud family tradition in the annals of Kerry football history.Mission accomplished, as George W. Bush might say.

Will Robbie Keane go to Celtic on loan?

12/10/2009 9:46 AM

Irish captain Robbie Keane’s winter of discontent might end should he decide to up sticks from London and head north of the border to play on loan with Glasgow Celtic.

The Times of London reported that a deal might be done if Irish financier Dermot Desmond, who owns 37 per cent of the Scottish club, will loosen the purse strings to facilitate Keane’s hefty wage demands.