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Second season syndrome?
Tuesday, 1 Mar, 2011 – 14:05 | Comments Off
Second season syndrome?

With the Airtricity league kicking off this week, Sam Geoghegan and Daniel Keegan preview the Students’ prospects this season and assess their opposition

A winning combination
Tuesday, 15 Feb, 2011 – 18:01 | Comments Off
A winning combination

Following the university’s basketball triumph, Sam Geoghegan and Daniel Keenan spoke to UCD Marian coach Fran Ryan and point-guard Conor Meany about their success

Debating destiny
Tuesday, 1 Feb, 2011 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Debating destiny

In the build up to this weekend’s Six Nations opening fixtures, Gordon O’ Callaghan, Sam Geoghegan and Kevin Beirne sat down to discuss the upcoming event

Football fever comes to fruition
Tuesday, 1 Feb, 2011 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Football fever comes to fruition

Super Bowl XLV, which takes place this Sunday, could come down to a battle of the quarterbacks, writes Sam Geoghegan

Grand designs
Tuesday, 18 Jan, 2011 – 14:00 | Comments Off
Grand designs

Can Rafael Nadal continue his march towards sporting greatness by winning the Australian Open, or will the young pretenders come of age, asks Sam Geoghegan

Fantastic four
Sunday, 5 Dec, 2010 – 3:01 | Comments Off
Fantastic four

European Cup tallies and spending power have always been the framework for defining which European football league stands above the rest. Our sports writers individually debate their case for the top European League and specify …

Ashes to ashes
Sunday, 5 Dec, 2010 – 3:00 | Comments Off
Ashes to ashes

Despite having not won the Ashes since 1987, England are now in with a realistic chance of triumphing in the Ashes, writes Sam Geoghegan

The Spanish Revolution
Tuesday, 2 Nov, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
The Spanish Revolution

With Spanish players dominating the recently announced shortlist of Ballon d’Or nominees, Sam Geoghegan discusses whether their ubiquity is justified

UCD 0-2 Dundalk: Students Lose the Battle but Win the War
Tuesday, 19 Oct, 2010 – 14:03 | Comments Off
UCD 0-2 Dundalk: Students Lose the Battle but Win the War

UCD AFC 0-2 Dundalk FC
On a night when a Galway United loss gifted the Students another year of top flight football, UCD were dealt a loss of their own in the Belfield Bowl. Sam Geoghegan …

Nothing Compares to US
Tuesday, 21 Sep, 2010 – 14:00 | Comments Off
Nothing Compares to US

A European loss will not only provide bragging rights to the visitors in next month’s Ryder Cup, but might just call for a revision of Europe’s selection process, writes Sam Geoghegan.

The Ryder Cup is upon …

World Cup – If justice prevailed: Ireland’s summer of dreams
Tuesday, 13 Apr, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
World Cup – If justice prevailed: Ireland’s summer of dreams

What if Thierry Henry’s handball had been caught? Sam Geoghegan wonders what might have been for the Irish World Cup campaign

Yankees open new season in earnest
Tuesday, 30 Mar, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Yankees open new season in earnest

Ridiculous amounts of money being thrown around, hundreds of games, and a World Series to eye up – it can only be a new baseball season, writes Sam Geoghegan

France to win, but win ugly
Tuesday, 2 Mar, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
France to win, but win ugly

Sam Geoghegan reviews the weekend’s rugby action and believes France’s Grand Slam will be down to the lack of any credible opponents

Super Bowl XLIV promises plenty of points
Tuesday, 2 Feb, 2010 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Super Bowl XLIV promises plenty of points

Sunday’s clash between New Orleans and Indianapolis looks set to be a high-scoring cracker, writes Sam Geoghegan

Crucial period for Irish rugby
Tuesday, 10 Nov, 2009 – 14:01 | Comments Off
Crucial period for Irish rugby

The upcoming international tests need to be approached with an open mindset by Irish rugby’s figureheads, and youth is the word, according to Sam Geoghegan

Heineken Cup brews tough tests for Irish
Tuesday, 13 Oct, 2009 – 14:00 | One Comment
Heineken Cup brews tough tests for Irish

Munster and Leinster get off to slow start in European Cup as Ulster keep the Irish flag flying, writes Sam Geoghegan