http://www.rte.ie/sport Latest Irish and international news supplied by RTE.ie Copyright © RTÉ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:45 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:45 +0000 Sport News http://www.rte.ie/images/logo_rss_goog.gif http://www.rte.ie Ireland wing-forward Stephen Ferris has been cleared to play in this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with France. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:31 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/ferriss1.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/ferriss1.html Derrytresk's Joe McKee is eligible to play in Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior Club final after the club successfully appealed his suspension. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:15 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/derrytresk.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/derrytresk.html Tipperary manager Declan Ryan has denied there was any rift with Lar Corbett in advance of the star forward quitting the county panel. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:52 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/ryan_corbett.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/ryan_corbett.html Bradley Davies has received a seven-week suspension for his off the ball “tackle” on Donnacha Ryan during Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations defeat to Wales on Sunday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:08:34 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/daviesb.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/daviesb.html World number two Rory McIlroy said a more mature approach to his game can help him add to his trophy haul when he makes his seventh straight appearance at the Dubai Desert Classic on Thursday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:19:13 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2012/0208/mcilroyr.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2012/0208/mcilroyr.html Vincent Clerc said the bitterly cold weather gripping France could render the Stade de France pitch dangerous and unplayable even if Saturday's Six Nations clash with Ireland gets the go ahead. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:40:55 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/ireland_france_sixnations.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/ireland_france_sixnations.html Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has been cleared of taking bungs in an offshore tax dodge. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:59:19 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/redknapp.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/redknapp.html Jessies Dream will miss the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday after failing to please trainer Gordon Elliott in his final piece of work ahead of the weekend. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:52 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/jessiesdream.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/jessiesdream.html Jim Culloty is keen to find out more about Lord Windermere's Cheltenham Festival prospects by running him in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:23:49 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/punchestown.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/punchestown.html Newcastle have confirmed striker Leon Best is facing several weeks on the sidelines as he recovers from a knee ligament injury. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:05:55 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/newcastle_bestl.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/newcastle_bestl.html Fulham first-team coach Billy McKinlay has been appointed as Northern Ireland's new assistant manager, the Barclays Premier League club have announced. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:54 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/mckinlayb.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/mckinlayb.html Tipperary hurling manager Declan Ryanwas as shocked as anyone else to hear of Lar Corbett's decision to withdraw from the county panel. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:26:43 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/ryand_corbett.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/ryand_corbett.html Colm O’Shea will make his debut for Leinster in the RaboDirect Pro12 clash against Benetton Treviso at the RDS on Thursday, kick-off 7.05pm. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:40:49 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/rabodirectpro12/2012/0208/leinster_treviso_rabodirect.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/rabodirectpro12/2012/0208/leinster_treviso_rabodirect.html Scotland have made two enforced changes for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff, with Greig Laidlaw set to make his first Test start. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:45 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/scotland_sixnations.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/scotland_sixnations.html Italy coach Jacques Brunel has made two changes to the side that lost the RBS 6 Nations opener against France for the game against England in Rome on Saturday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:15:40 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/italy_sixnations.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/sixnations/2012/0208/italy_sixnations.html Supreme Novices' Hurdle favourite Steps To Freedom remains on course to have a run on the Flat at Dundalk on Friday week. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:22:20 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/dundalk_steps.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/dundalk_steps.html Luis Suárez and Patrice Evra could be forced to shake hands before the Manchester United v Liverpool clash at Old Trafford on Saturday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:02:31 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/liverpool_manutd.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/liverpool_manutd.html John Mullane has stressed that he is not quitting inter-county hurling and will return to the Waterford fold in “five or six weeks time.” Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:03:49 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/mullanej.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/mullanej.html Jenson Button is convinced he has "a good base" on which to build a more solid start to the new Formula One season. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:42:53 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2012/0208/buttonj.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/motorsport/2012/0208/buttonj.html Munster's Rabodirect Pro12 clash with Aironi, which was due to take place this Sunday in Italy, has been postponed due to heavy snow falls. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/rabodirectpro12/2012/0208/munster.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/rabodirectpro12/2012/0208/munster.html Real Madrid striker Jose Callejon says he is confident under-fire coach Jose Mourinho will stay on at the Spanish giants beyond the end of the season. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:38:49 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/madrid_mourinho.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/madrid_mourinho.html Tyrone’s Sean O’Neill has been handed a 12-week ban following his alleged involvement in incidents in a recent Sigerson Cup match. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:03:05 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/oneills_tyrone.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2012/0208/oneills_tyrone.html Thursday's meeting at Huntingdon has been abandoned due to a frozen track. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:05:21 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/weather.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/racing/2012/0208/weather.html Manager Neil Lennon insists his players deserve the credit for transforming Celtic's season rather than himself. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:21:37 +0000 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/celtic_lennon.html http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2012/0208/celtic_lennon.html