Sport
Showing below articles from the Saturday March 13th, 2010 issue of The Southern Star.
Too close for comfort!
Cork .........................................1-19 Galway .....................................1-17 It was shaping up into a convincing Cork victory after they led by nine points three minutes into the second half, but gutsy Galway refused to accept their fate, going agonisingly close to salvaging a draw in a remarkable National Football League clash at Páirc Uí Rinn last Saturday night. Viewed overall, the Rebels deserved to come away with a third win...
Cleary knows Cork face a huge task in Tralee
JOHN Cleary has been involved with the U21 footballers since 2004, serving as a selector under coach Tony Leahy until 2007. With Leahy stepping down following the All-Ireland final win over Laois that year, Cleary was installed as team boss in 2008 when Cork fell at the first hurdle to Kerry. He steered them back to the top in his second season at the helm, and he is hoping that his charges will come up trumps again when they open the defence of their...
No change at top of league
DRINAGH Rangers and Ballydehob remain joint top of the premier league table after both teams secured crucial league victories last Sunday to ensure the races for the league title continues to gear up for a thrilling conclusion to the season. A solitary goal from ace striker Barry O’Driscoll (Hawthorn) enabled Drinagh to secure a hard fought victory against relegation-threatened Leeside whilst Ballydehob emerged comprehensive 5-2 away victors against Togher...
Kelleher to tackle Mayo Rally
AS THE Dunlop National Rally Championship heads to the west of Ireland for the Claremorris based McWilliam Park Hotel Mayo Rally on Sunday, there is an unfamiliar look to the top of the championship leaderboard that is headed by Welshman, Mel Evans, who won the opening round of the ten round campaign in Nenagh. The organising Mayo and District Motorsport Club has attracted an entry of some 135 crews that will be headed by former Dunlop champion, Aaron...
First blood to John O’Brien in junior B championship
FORMER champion John O’Brien, took the first point in the Carbery junior B championship when he just edged arch rival, Michael Crowley, in an exciting duel at Ballydehob, on Sunday afternoon last. The two have been Carbery’s leading junior exponents over the past two decades and have rarely failed to provide an excitng encounter whenever they clashed. Last Sunday was no exception and, although O’Brien was on his home road, Crowley had won their most recent...
First blood to John O’Brien in junior B championship
FORMER champion John O’Brien, took the first point in the Carbery junior B championship when he just edged arch rival, Michael Crowley, in an exciting duel at Ballydehob, on Sunday afternoon last. The two have been Carbery’s leading junior exponents over the past two decades and have rarely failed to provide an excitng encounter whenever they clashed. Last Sunday was no exception and, although O’Brien was on his home road, Crowley had won their most recent...