Des Tomlinson: On The Ball I was recently invited to attend the Dublin premier of Invictus, a film that charts the progress of the South African rugby team in the 1995 World Cup at a crucial period in the country’s history.
A FORMER Nigerian soccer international has been named an “ambassador of Dublin sport” at a ceremony in the capital.
A DUBLIN soccer coach defended the bullying of an ethnic Indian player on the basis that his team trains to a song from Slumdog Millionnaire, it has been claimed.
ANYONE who fancies giving hurling or Gaelic football a go – but doesn’t know where to start – has hit the bonanza.
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Brazil in the 2009 Confederations Cup, American soccer fans will now have a little something to smile about as five-time Lithuanian Player of the Year Edgaras Jankauskas is headed Stateside.The 34-year-old forward will join Major League Soccer (MLS) club the New England Revolution as part of the team’s 20-man senior roster, pending approval of a P-1 Visa.
Current League of Ireland champions and FAI Cup holders Bohemian FC are looking for new soccer talent – and your children may be just who they want.
South African soccer star Matthew Booth – the only white player on the national side – appeared to be booed by a contingent of black South African fans during a Confederation Cup match with Iraq.
UKRAINIAN STAR Andriy Shevchenko has shared his relief after getting his first goal at the San Siro since returning to AC Milan.The striker, who endured a torrid time at Chelsea, last week hit the back of the net in Milan’s 2–1 Coppa Italia defeat to Lazio, his first goal at the ground since re-donning the red and black stripes.
SOCCER LEGEND Michel Platini has said that the recruitment of young boys from Africa and South America by top European clubs amounts to little more than “trafficking”.
SLOVAKIA’S national basketball team ensured that Ireland ended its 2008 European Championship basketball qualifying series on a low note last weekend.
SELCUK TIDIM is back in the Republic of Ireland under- 17 squad, having recovered from injury.
A TEAM representing Ghana at this weekend’s Sport Against Racism Ireland (Sari) Soccerfest tournament has been left decimated after a number of its Muslim players observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan pulled out.
An Irish sporting legend recently gave a motivational talk to the Irish Paralympic squad as they prepare to compete in Beijing this September.
IGNORING racism is accepting racism.’ This is the message behind an upcoming week-long anti-racism soccer initiative.
SAINT PATRICK’S Athletic’s futsal team head to Finland next week to challenge for the Uefa Futsal Cup.
BOSNIAN-BORN midfielder Admir Softic has left Cork City and returned to his native Bosnia, the club has said in a press release.
THE ‘FIGHTING IRISH’ schoolteacher Oisín Fagan made a return from Oklahoma City to his native Dublin recently, defeating Latvian Konstantin Sakara to make a big charge for a possible title shot later in the year.
MINISTER FOR Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin TD last week visited a soccer camp for Israeli and Palestinian children that has been funded by the Government and supported by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI).