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Stroke of genius denies Smyth
22.06.2008 23:29
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DES SMYTH stood dripping in the scorer's hut at stormed-lashed Ballyliffin with a wry smile on his face and a look of sadness in his eyes.
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Cink finishes strongly to end hopes of chasing pack
22.06.2008 23:29
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US TOUR: Stewart Cink won the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut, after a solid final 18 holes.
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Kearns says big players just didn't perform
22.06.2008 23:29
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IN WHAT is one of the managerial stories of the year, Jason Ryan, bearing at 31 the apparent burdens of youth and a background in Waterford football, yesterday led Wexford's footballers to the their first Leinster final since a few months before the Hungarian uprising.
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Ryan's men close in on final hurdle
22.06.2008 23:28
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Wexford 0-18 Laois 0-12: ON A WEEKEND when Division Three stock soared, its title holders duly reached a first Leinster final in 52 years.
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Experience gives Wexford a crucial edge
22.06.2008 23:28
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Wexford 2-15 Dublin 1-15: SO MANY regrets here for Dublin. If only they could have maintained their electric pace out of the blocks. If only they had kept hurling and not desperately sought to force a goal from as early as the 57th minute. If only they had been in this position before they might have known what they know now.
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Meyler bracing himself for huge challenge
22.06.2008 23:28
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THE LOCAL Wexford reporters were hanging on Damien Fitzhenry's every word. They laughed uproariously at his jokes. There was a palpable sense of relief that today wasn't the day when they had to ask their favourite son the hard questions.
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Dublin are reined in
22.06.2008 23:28
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LEINSTER MHC SEMI-FINALS: THE REIGNING provincial champions Dublin were held to a draw at Croke Park yesterday.
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Kilkenny reach final
22.06.2008 23:28
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Kilkenny 1-16 Carlow 0-7: KILKENNY MADE light of tough conditions to see off Carlow and book their place in the final at Freshford on Saturday.
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Victors well worth their win despite the wind
22.06.2008 23:28
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MUNSTER SHC SEMI-FINAL/LIMERICK 2000 V CLARE: Even if you took their four goals out of it, Clare were still the superior outfit, writes Nicky English
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Limerick find Clare too hot to handle
22.06.2008 23:28
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Clare 4-12 Limerick 1-16: THE OLDEST story in the ancient game of hurling is that goals win matches. Clare added to that lore in progressing to their first Munster final of the century, and as it turned out they needed four of them to be sure of beating Limerick.
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Hard man Mac happy to achieve his goals
22.06.2008 23:28
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MIKE MAC. He is a hard man and you wouldn't like to cross him. He ran those fellas up and down the hill night in night out without demur all through the 1990s.
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Moloney fires Limerick through
22.06.2008 23:27
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MUNSTER IHC SEMI-FINAL/Limerick 1-16 Clare 0-15: AN OPPORTUNIST goal by David Moloney 12 minutes into the second half sent Limerick on their way to the Munster intermediate final after a keen semi-final tussle with Clare in Thurles yesterday.
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Owens alters Fermanagh's destiny
22.06.2008 23:27
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Fermanagh 1-11 Derry 1-9: FORMER ALL STAR full back Barry Owens put his health problems behind him to score a sensational winning goal and send Fermanagh into their first Ulster SFC final since 1982.
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Mayo reinstate pecking order
22.06.2008 23:27
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Mayo 3-11 Sligo 0-7: THE OLD order is back to business in the West. Mayo will play Galway in the Connacht final on July 13th, a match that will, hopefully, bring a few sparks to what has been a forgettable series of games in the province.
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Cork turn tables on Wexford
22.06.2008 23:27
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CAMOGIE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP: LAST YEAR'S runners-up Cork turned the tables on champions Wexford with a comfortable 3-6 to 0-5 victory in New Ross.
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