Tag: Ryan Searle
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A breakthrough day for newcomers
No matter what sport you are either involved in or have even a passing interest in, if you were/are lucky enough to experience success, the journey to same has to start somewhere. From a perspective of matters close to home, it could either be said that the Centenary Cup in 1984 or Leinster SFC Final…
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This Wizard got Christmas on the day he needed it
He may not quite be the Beard To Be Feared as much as he once was but the ever popular Simon Whitlock certainly lived up to the Wizard billing as he somehow extricated himself from what for very long periods looked a decidedly gluey situation against Christian Perez of the Philippines this afternoon at the…
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I just smiled and had a bit of my sandwich
When it comes to music, my interest diverge from Elvis Presley to Daniel O’Donnell, The Dubliners to The Prodigy. And everything in between. Everyone loves a one hit wonder, though, don’t they? And so our journey arrives in Milton Keynes in January 2022. The Ladbrokes Masters, hitting the bullseye on another season of darts action.…
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Old hands send opponents on steep learning curve
When Navan O’Mahony’s won the Meath Senior Football Champïonship of 1997 it was considered quite a turn up. Simply as The Hoops were thought to be in a transitional period, having enjoyed a spell of utter dominance between 1987 and 1990. In fact, it wasn’t as much a thought as a reality. With the exception…
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Lack of a gallop leaves Anderson searching for fluidity and answers
March 2005, Cheltenham. Day one of the Festival. The race that’s not only the highlight of the day, but of that entire year for us that are hopelessly devoted to jump racing. Or maybe many years. Hardy Eustace, the venerable old Massey Ferguson 390T, the old dog for the hard road, turns for home with…
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Feisty Huybrechts returns to form
There has been so much sporting activity ongoing across various codes in the last few days that there are a few days worth of action at the World Darts Championship to be caught up with. Now read on… First out of the traps on Saturday was Carlow’s Steve Lennon. The man from Barrowside recorded a…
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Two guys called Jose, two winning machines
Jose Mourinho must be having a right laugh to himself. As only he could. While his Tottenham team at the very least keep pace with immensely endowed Liverpool, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer lurches from one disaster to the next. After it initially looked like things had fallen into place as predicted – Mourinho out of touch…