Saturday sport: Ireland suffer heavy defeat to New Zealand
Ireland have lost the first test of the summer tour of New Zealand on a 42-19 scoreline in Auckland.
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Kilkenny v Clare All-Ireland semi-final preview: Cats aim to slow Banner march
It's been a while. Sixteen years, in fact, since Clare and Kilkenny last faced each other in championship, a remarkable length of time given the shallow pool that is elite hurling.
Cody trust young Cats' claws sharp enough for Clare
Hurling is no country for old men. At 34, TJ Reid and Patrick Horgan are rarities at the top of the inter-county game. Their peers Brendan Maher, Joe Canning and Padraic Maher all recently called it a day by 32.
Dónal Óg Cusack's hurling semi-final previews
We're running out of fiesta weekends for hurling nations so we’ll have to make the most of this one.
Full-back line pivotal if Galway are to shock Limerick
Over the years, I have often gone with the approach of, 'what is the opposite manager thinking'. I wouldn’t say I am hugely into sports psychology or anything like that, but one thing I am stone mad for is visualisation.
Kilkenny's semi-final track record may face another dent
There was a time when Galway hurlers got a bye straight into an All-Ireland semi-final. They would regularly seized their chance, before often falling somewhat flat on final day. Was it a case of so much being invested by the Tribes in their last-four clash that they couldn't match that effort when Liam MacCarthy handed out?
Colm Collins: The media won't be first to know if I'm gone
Clare manager Colm Collins was fulsome in his praise for Derry in the wake of their demolition of his side in Saturday's All-Ireland quarter-final.