Tag: TENNIS
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Signposts to the passage of time
I can’t be the only one slightly uneasy about this newly formed Dublin senior football management setup. Not, in any way anything to do with any of the individuals involved. Merely, one is wary of the new regime bounce the two shades of blue are liable to get from coming under the tutelage of Ger…
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Even Noah couldn’t fight the tide without his ark
Sometimes you witness, either in person or on a screen, happenings in sport which nobody has to underline the importance of. Often the significance of which stretches well beyond the bounds of the sport concerned. For example, the penalty shootout in Genoa in 1990, Katie Taylor’s Olympic gold in London or Dawn Run winning the…
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Rage against the dying of the light is hard to hold off
For the second year in a row, the day after Kilkenny exited the All Ireland SHC, a number of national publications carried a photo of TJ Reid with his young daughter Harper. Each time, the snap was captioned as follows: Will we see TJ in black and amber again? We can but hope. Certainly if the…
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Two greats bowing out with very different tales to tell
Carlow’s Darragh Foley and James McCarthy of Dublin announced their respective inter county retirements on the same day a few weeks back. One of the national papers carried a piece in the days which followed lamenting how – understandably but nevertheless unfortunately – for one individual, media outlets were festooned with pages of coverage while…
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And the band played some NKOTB but the Golden Oldie stole the show
“For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs both legs, no more Waltzing Matilda for me”. The resonance of the above lyrics with yours truly scarcely requires any further elaboration. Their aptness felt most keenly regarding areas such as participation in sport and the inability to board and/or drive any vehicle other than the…
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We are the only dopes if we swallow this one
Lance Armstrong – even mention of the guy’s name makes my skin crawl. For me, it’s the deception. Yes over what he ‘achieved’ on the bike under a cloud of shame. But the deceit goes even further than that. There’s trying to decipher what was real from what wasn’t. I mean, he was obviously a…
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Sideline Cuts – 21
Managers don’t concede goals Dundee United and Bournemouth shared an unwanted statistic at the weekend. Both shipped nine goals against Celtic and Liverpool respectively and both clubs currently find themselves managerless after the services of both Jack Ross and Scott Parker were defenestrated with by their respective employers. Utterly ridiculous and another shameful illustration of…
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Sideline Cuts – 20
Dessie gets deserved extension Despite much speculation over his future, it was confirmed this week that Dessie Farrell will remain in charge of Dublin for at least another two years. Which is only as it should be after the Na Fianna clubman guided the sky blues to an All Ireland, three more Leinsters and at…
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Boylan’s Sporting Wordle – No. 34
Tempestuous but highly talented Tennis player. https://mywordle.strivemath.com/?word=gmijtso
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No winners as Djokovic double faults
When is a party not a party? That’s surely the hottest topic in the UK at the moment. As Boris remains trapped in a quandary trying to differentiate between his head and his backside. Apparently Bono, Eamon Ryan and Pat Kenny are in hiding with him. Hopefully Bojo has hidden the keys and isolated the…