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Ireland v England ODI
In a reduced overs innings [42 overs] Ireland restricted the Eoin Morgan led England One Day International side to 201 for 8 at Clontarf. Morgan made 59 from 65 balls. Ireland had won the toss and put England in to bat. Cricinfo scorecard. Radio Test Match Special live coverage. Or Guardian or BBC text commentary. Ireland [...] more »
Morgan to captain England for historic Dublin game
Cricketing maestro Sachin Tendulkar narrowly missed, again, his century of centuries [lbw for 91] in the fourth, and final, test match against England as India failed to avoid a fourth defeat in the series. And, on Thursday 25 August, the One Day version of the new top ranked Test side will play Ireland in Dublin for the very first time. Former Ireland [...] more »
There’s a certain section of the GAA which follows the rule of Omerta…
Fascinating contribution on the Nolan Show just now from sports writer Terry McLaughlin talking about some of the extreme violence that can break out on the football pitch (though, Ulster Hockey has a less widely known reputation for mixing it on the pitch too). Intriguingly he notes that there is some reluctance to go to [...] more »
Tour de France 2011: Crikey Cadel!
If the story of the first half of this year’s Tour de France was that French television car, the story of the second half has been one of daring, courage, and strength. In the process the maillot jaune has passed between three riders on three consecutive days, finally settling on the shoulders of Cadel Evans ahead of today’s [...] more »
Our golfing facilities won’t make the cut for a long time
I’m told I can claim as close a connection with the British Open as most punters, even if it was in 1951 at Royal Portrush and I was 2 years old. In those innocent days spectators could sidle right up to the tee. Just as somebody was about to drive off, I’m told I piped up: ”What’s [...] more »
Tri-Nation Tournament: Scotland v Ireland
Yesterday’s opening One Day International game in the Tri-Nation Tournament in Scotland, Ireland v Sri Lanka, was a wash-out. But today’s, Scotland v Ireland, is underway. Scotland won the toss and elected to field. After 11 overs Ireland are 63 for 1. ESPN Cricinfo scorecard here. And, thanks to PaulT in the comments, here’s the Cricket [...] more »
2011 Tour de France: Stage 9 Carnage
If the “defining moment” last year was a breach of Tour etiquette in the mountains, the first week of this year’s Tour de France has been notable for the number of bone-crushing crashes and big name retirements. Most of the crashes, but not all, have been caused by road conditions and/or rider error. It’s a [...] more »
ICC reverse World Cup 2015 decision
Yesterday, as RTÉ and the BBC reported, the ICC Executive Board approved the recommendation that there should be a qualification process for the World Cup 2015. They also decided to reverse their previous decision to restrict the competition to 10 teams by approving a continuation of the 14 team format [10 full members and 4 [...] more »
ICC Chief Executives’ Committee recommend “qualification process” for World Cup 2015
Both RTÉ and the BBC report that the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Chief Executives’ Committee (CEC) have approved the recommendation of the Cricket Committee that there should be “a qualification process” for the Cricket World Cup 2015. But they haven’t recommended increasing the number of teams taking part from the ten originally proposed. From the CEC press [...] more »
Young Mr McIlroy and “the human capacity to get over a bad experience”
There’s a lot of things to be said about Rory McIlroy’s golfing career, most of it better left said by him on the golf course than by some gobs**** on the internet… One might be that Portrush has a better chance than its had in sixty years to host one of golf’s majors.. But the [...] more »
Bahrain Grand Prix: money vs human rights?
The World Motor Sport Council – Formula One’s ruling body – is to decide today whether or not to hold the Bahrain Grand Prix in the face of violent suppression of human rights protests in the country. The oil-rich state was due to host this year’s opening race back in March, but this was postponed [...] more »
ODI: Ireland v Pakistan
After a disappointing performance in the first One-Day International against Pakistan on Saturday, Ireland’s cricketers won the toss and elected to bat today at Stormont. And they’ve set Pakistan a solid target of 239 from their 50 overs. As the cricinfo report says, A brilliant, belligerent century by Paul Stirling gave Ireland hope of levelling the two-match RSA [...] more »
The Heineken Cup – an Irish success story.
This is the sixteenth year of the Heineken Cup and so far we have had 4 Irish victories. If Leinster beat Northampton in Cardiff’s Millennium stadium tomorrow(Saturday kick off 5pm) that will make it 4 Irish victories in the competition in the last 6 years- two each for Munster and Leinster – an incredible record. [...] more »
“The Olympic Flame will shine a light right across every Nation and Region of the UK…”
The BBC reports the announcement of the first 74 locations on the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Route across the UK – starting at Land’s End, Cornwall, on the morning of 19 May 2012. They have an interactive map too. The torch will arrive in Northern Ireland on 3 June and will travel to Portrush, Londonderry, Newry [...] more »
The missing “unanimous” ICC Cricket Committee recommendation
Both the BBC and the RTÉ reports picked up on Irish cricketer Trent Johnston’s tweet following the ICC Cricket Committee meeting at Lord’s yesterday to note a further development in the ICC World Cup 2015 story. Here’s Trent Johnston’s tweet Unanimous decision by ICC Cricket Committee to recommend to the Chief Exec Committee there be a qualifier for [...] more »
ICC Executive Board to revisit World Cup 2015 decision
As the BBC reports, the International Cricket Council President, Sharad Pawar, has requested the ICC Executive Board to revisit the decision to exclude Associate and Affiliate Members of the ICC, including Ireland, from the Cricket World Cup 2015. From the ICC statement …after receiving representations from the Associate and Affiliate Members of the ICC, the ICC [...] more »
Stand up for the Ulstermen (and the Leinstermen).
With Rory in the lead in the US Masters in Augusta and Ulster in the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup for the first time since they won it in 1999 – it could be a sensational weekend for Ulster sport. … if Ulster beat Northampton (away) on Sunday they will have a home semi-final [...] more »
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 “will comprise the existing 10 Full Members”
As the BBC reports, at the ICC Executive Board meeting at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on 4 April 2011 it was agreed that The Executive Board confirmed their decision made in October 2010 that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Australia and New Zealand and the ICC Cricket World Cup in England in [...] more »
ICC World Cup 2011: Quarter-finals
The dust has settled on the final games of the opening stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 - Zimbabwe defeated Kenya by 161 runs and the West Indies collapsed against India when in a commanding position. The group tables are now complete and the line-up for the knock-out quarter-final stage is as follows. 23 March Pakistan [...] more »
ICC World Cup 2011: Ireland v Netherlands
Ireland’s final game in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is underway. Ireland won the toss and decided to field. The Netherlands have set a big total for Ireland to chase with ten Doeschate making 106 run from 108 balls. ESPNCricinfo over-by-over commentary. Netherlands 306 all out from 50 overs. Target 307. Ireland innings Porterfield c Buurman [...] more »
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Christopher Hitchens, 1949 – 2011
Writer Christopher Hitchens has died aged 62. He was as contrary as he was brilliant. Here is a brief In Memoriam from Vanity Fair (his outlet of choice since 1992) and, here, a longer tribute from his friend Christopher Buckley Stanley in The New Yorker. Better, perhaps, though to post one of Hitchens’ own writings in [...] read our review »
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A poem for the day – Launching the Whaler Juan Peron
A Belfast epic, and one of my oldest poems, the opener of my first collection, Grub. The gist of the story was found in Moss & Hume’s Shipbuilders to the World: 125 Years of Harland and Wolff, Belfast, 1861-1986, which tells how Eva Peron was due to launch a huge whaling vessel in Belfast, built [...] read our review » -
“You can see Newton’s mind at work…”
To add to the open access treasure trove at the Royal Society, Cambridge University Library is putting online some of its collection of books, maps, manuscripts and journals. We have called the first phase of our work on the Cambridge Digital Library the Foundations Project, which runs from mid-2010 to mid-2013 and has been made possible [...] read our review »
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