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# ole - Monday 13 May, 2013
The Dredge: Beyoncé leads Dublin crowd in a round of “olé, olé”
It was like Italia 90 all over again. Plus, all the rest of the day’s celeb dirt.
# ole - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
This cat can speak Spanish and English (video)
And it’s teaching a baby the basics…
# ole - Saturday 20 October, 2012
La Liga preview: Real battling injuries ahead of Celta clash
The defending La Liga champions find themselves in an unfamiliar fifth on the La Liga table after seven matches, eight points adrift of the leaders.
# ole - Friday 5 October, 2012
El Clasico: Whatever happens, tomorrow’s Clasico is not decisive, says Xavi
“Whatever happens Sunday, there will still be a long way to go,” says the Nou Camp playmaker.
# ole - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Portugal v Spain: the key battles
It’s a mouth-watering Iberian derby in Donetsk tonight with a place in the European Championships decider up for grabs. Here’s where it’ll be won and lost.
# ole - Monday 14 May, 2012
Rheinisch paddles home with Olympic dream intact
Slalom canoeist Eoin Rheinisch booked his place at a third consecutive Olympic Games on Saturday. We caught up with the Kildare-based athlete as he drove – yes, drove – home from Augsburg, Germany.
# ole - Saturday 24 March, 2012
It’s Saturday morning so here’s an episode of Football Italia
Get the kettle on and watch a young James Richardson lark about with Gianluca Vialli. Where have the years gone?
# ole - Monday 27 February, 2012
Roche misses out on GP Citta di Lugano
The cyclist’s preparation for the Classics Season gathered pace with a strong showing in Italy.
# ole - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Derby day: 6 of the greatest El Clasico moments
Here we go again… whet your appetite ahead of tonight’s clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
# ole - Monday 21 November, 2011
Vamos: Jose takes a piggyback; Messi is the man whatever the continent
It’s all about Barcelona and Real Madrid this week, as they begin to break away from their rivals.
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# ole - Sunday 2 October, 2011
As it happened: Argentina v Georgia
With their place in the quarter-finals at stake, the Pumas were all set to duke it out with Georgia. Could they come out on top? Review our live coverage to find out.
# ole - Sunday 11 September, 2011
He’s the Juan: Cobo wins La Vuelta
Daniel Martin and Nicolas Roche both finished in top 20 as the season’s final Grand Tour came to an end.
# ole - Sunday 4 September, 2011
La Vuelta: Cobo storms to the summit to put Wiggins’ dreams in doubt
Juan José Cobo put in a magnificent performance on stage fifteen’s ascent of the Alto de l’Angliru to leap-frog Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins in the General Classification.
# ole - Saturday 3 September, 2011
La Vuelta: Taaramäe takes the win as Roche and Martin feel the pain
Estonia’s Rein Taaramäe climbed his way to his first Grand Tour victory on what proved a tough day in the mountains for the Irish pair of Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin.
# ole - Friday 2 September, 2011
La Vuelta: thirteen proves a lucky number for Albasini and Roche
Swiss rider Michael Albasini took the thirteenth stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, sprinting clear from a twenty-man breakaway that included GC contender Daniel Morena and Ireland’s Nicolas Roche.
# ole - Wednesday 31 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Moncoutie outclimbs Sanchez and Intxausti
36-year-old David Moncoutié put in a gutsy performance on today’s ascent of the Cabeza de Manzaneda to seal his first stage victory of this year’s race.
# ole - Monday 29 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Froome and Wiggins fly Sky high
Britain’s Chris Froome is the new leader of the Vuelta after today’s time trial stage.
# ole - Sunday 28 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Martin claims his maiden Grand Tour win
There was Grand Tour joy for Irish rider Daniel Martin on day nine of the Vuelta a Espana.
# ole - Saturday 27 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Rodriguez snatches stage victory, overall lead
Joaquin Rodriguez won today’s eighth stage by nine seconds, propelling him into the G.C. lead.
# ole - Friday 26 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Kittel takes stage seven amid chaos
Germany’s Marcel Kittel won the seventh stage of this year’s Vuelta a España, but the finish was marred by a massive pile-up involving the stage favourite, Tyler Farrar, among a great many others.
# ole - Thursday 25 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Confusion on stage six as Sagan takes the win
21-year-old Peter Sagan took his first stage victory of the Vuelta a Espana today, much to the diapproval of teammate Vincenzo Nibali.
# ole - Wednesday 24 August, 2011
La Vuelta: Roche notches another top ten as Rodriguez takes the honours
Katusha notched their second successive stage victory of this year’s Vuelta on Wednesday, as team leader Joaquim Rodriguez sprinted away from the chasing pack on Stage Five.
# ole - Tuesday 19 July, 2011
A Bluffer’s Guide to… the UEFA U19 Championship
Ireland are set for their UEFA U19 Championship bid in Romania. Here’s the low-down.
# ole - Monday 11 July, 2011
Juego Bonito: the best bits (and the worst) from last night’s Copa America action
Some guy called Radamel Falcao played last night – ever heard of him?
# ole - Tuesday 5 July, 2011
Juego Bonito: Chile show the way in Copa Group C
Find out which Premiership striker was on the mark in last night’s Copa America action …
# ole - Wednesday 25 May, 2011
The Spanish Corner: Ireland loses its La Liga connection
Deportivo – heavy-hitters of the European game in the 90s – have dropped out of Spain’s top tier.
# ole - Monday 9 May, 2011
The Spanish Corner: the submarine that’s happy to float to the top
It’s getting very interesting at the bottom as we get to the business end of the Spanish football season.
# ole - Monday 25 April, 2011
The Spanish Corner: Messi’s the man
Garreth Nunn in Madrid looks at the best player in the world as he hits the 50-goal mark.
# ole - Monday 18 April, 2011
The Spanish Corner: beer, food, football – El Clasico has it all
Our man in Madrid, Garreth Nunn had a great seat for El Clasico – on a bar terrace with a beer.
# ole - Monday 4 April, 2011
The Spanish Corner: Strikes, Streaks and Shakira
“Spain is anything but boring,” writes Garreth Nunn in this week’s column on La Liga’s latest madness.
# ole - Friday 25 March, 2011
Court to rule on La Liga game postponement
Strike still on the cards as judges decide to rule on Tuesday in TV dispute.
# ole - Monday 21 March, 2011
The Spanish Corner: Mallorca’s magicians
Our man in Madrid, Garreth Nunn, profiles the men from the island while there was also the small matter of a derby in the Spanish capital.
# ole - Saturday 19 March, 2011
Bad neighbours: Can Atleti end derby day losing streak?
Our man in Spain, Garreth Nunn, gears up for derby day in Madrid.
# ole - Monday 14 March, 2011
The Spanish Corner: Sporting de Gijón – mas que un club
Garreth Nunn uses his weekly column to remind us why it would be a crying shame if the original “Rojiblanco” were to go down.
# ole - Monday 7 March, 2011
The Spanish Corner: Pellegrini on the ropes as Madrid press settle scores
Garreth Nunn has a front row seat in Madrid as Marca puts the boot in to former Real boss Manuel Pellegrini.
# ole - Monday 21 February, 2011
The Spanish corner: Getafe, Madrid’s unknown team
Garreth Nunn is our guide in Madrid as he introduces the little known Getafe as well as reviewing all the action in La Liga.


























































