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# comeback trail

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2023
# comeback trail
Galway's Damien Comer unlikely to need surgery on knee injury
The Tribe target-man’s knee will not need an operation.
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Feb 8th 2023, 12:35 PM
# comeback trail
'I had to wear a leg brace and almost learn to walk again' - Kerrigan on ACL rehab at Como
The Republic of Ireland U21 international is three months into his journey back to full fitness.
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Jan 5th 2023, 5:30 PM
Last year
2022
# comeback trail
'The last couple of weeks I've turned a corner' - Coleman steps up comeback after lengthy injury layoff
The Irish captain played 45 minutes for the club’s U21 side having missed all of Everton’s pre-season games.
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Aug 5th 2022, 10:42 PM
All time
# comeback trail
Tuilagi set for comeback from Achilles injury when Sale take on Bristol
Tuilagi is poised to make his first appearance since September.
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May 27th 2021, 1:19 PM
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Paul Dunne nine shots off the lead in Austria as Kaymer chases redemption
Former world No1 Kaymer is seeking his first title in seven years.
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Apr 17th 2021, 7:12 PM
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Davy Russell delighted to be back in the saddle following neck injury
No date set for Russell’s race-riding return.
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Jan 19th 2021, 2:29 PM
# the work continues
Munster lock Snyman 'progressing well' with rehab
The Springbok could be a frightening prospect after upping his game in the gym.
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Nov 12th 2020, 7:00 AM
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Henderson ‘delighted’ as Buveur D’Air returns to training
Dual Champion Hurdle hero on the comeback trail following long lay-off.
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Sep 19th 2020, 1:56 PM
# comeback trail
'His head seems to be right' - White happy with McGregor's form ahead of UFC return
The Dubliner will take on Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone on Saturday.
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Jan 13th 2020, 9:25 PM
# Kicking On
Sexton 'progressing well' on return from knee injury
The out-half went for a second visit to his specialist over the Christmas period and appears on course to feature for Ireland in February.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 2:09 PM
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Beirne given weekend off after reporting 'soreness' in training
The Munster second row has made a strong injury comeback but has been given more time by Joe Schmidt.
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Mar 8th 2019, 3:15 PM
# comeback trail
Munster set for timely back row boost as O'Donoghue nears injury return
The 24-year-old has been sidelined since last season’s Pro14 semi-final defeat to Leinster.
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Jan 25th 2019, 6:00 AM
# second career
Kvitova makes first Grand Slam final since knife attack
Czech star will face Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open final.
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Jan 24th 2019, 8:04 AM
# fresh start
Serie A's new star Steph Roche eyeing local derby for full return after 'whirlwind' year
The Ireland striker is dealing with a minor ankle injury but is ‘buzzing’ for Florentia to face Fiorentina.
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Nov 9th 2018, 12:55 PM
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Dublin forward Brogan back in training four months after tearing his cruciate
Brogan is making good progress in his comeback from a serious knee injury.
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Jun 21st 2018, 8:31 AM
# comeback trail
Serena Williams dreading showdown with Venus
‘I have to play a seed sooner than later… I wish it was anybody else in the draw.’
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Mar 11th 2018, 9:21 AM
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Ruddock on track to provide Leinster with boost for Champions Cup quarter-final
The flanker has been sidelined since December but is making good progress.
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Feb 21st 2018, 1:47 PM
# comeback trail
'Still got it': Tyson Fury eyeing April ring return as he posts footage of gym work
Fury recently vowed to ‘play with’ Anthony Joshua, and it seems his comeback is finally taking shape.
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Nov 13th 2017, 6:03 PM
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Quick-healing Van der Flier eyeing return to Ireland fold for England showdown
The openside flanker says he wasn’t far off making the Leinster squad this week.
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Mar 3rd 2017, 6:45 AM
# hey joe
Liverpool teenager Gomez set for return after 14 months out
Manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the 19-year-old is likely to play in Sunday’s third-round match at Anfield.
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Jan 6th 2017, 11:57 AM
# No worries
Bolt to quash Rio injury rumours with London comeback tomorrow
The six-time Olympic champion missed the Jamaican Olympic trials with a hamstring strain.
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Jul 21st 2016, 6:14 PM
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'I feel alive again' - Del Potro over the moon after dumping Wawrinka out of Wimbledon
The former US Open champion is playing his first Grand Slam since the 2014 Australian Open.
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Jul 1st 2016, 4:14 PM
# comeback trail
Wayne Rooney will return from injury tonight for Man United's U21s
The United skipper is set to feature at Old Trafford tonight.
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Apr 11th 2016, 10:01 AM
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Leinster 'hopeful' Healy will be available this weekend but Schmidt could yet come calling
It looks like the prop will be playing at the weekend, but will it be for Leinster or Ireland?
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Feb 8th 2016, 9:20 PM
# payne barrier
Jared Payne nearing return from RWC foot injury as Ulster add him to European squad
The Kiwi is now eligible to play for his province over the next three weekends.
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Jan 6th 2016, 2:21 PM
# critical time
It's a milestone birthday for Tiger, a healthy 2016 is the least he deserves
Woods has changed golf for the better so it would be a crying shame to see him limp out of the sport.
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Dec 30th 2015, 2:00 PM
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'Binge drinking was my problem, not cocaine' admits Dustin Johnson as he prepares to return to golf
The American could return from a six-month sabbatical in a couple of weeks.
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Jan 21st 2015, 3:15 PM
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Chris Henry is back training with Ulster after recent heart surgery
The flanker tweeted a picture showing him back in training.
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Dec 1st 2014, 9:30 PM
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Sean O'Brien getting back down to the serious business of shoulder rehab
After a month of surgery and a few nutritional discrepancies, the Tullow Tank is thinking about making tracks again.
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Nov 6th 2014, 9:03 AM
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Sean O'Brien and Stuart Olding will start tomorrow's Leinster v Ulster friendly
Tullow’s finest flanker will get plenty of opportunity to carry from number eight.
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Aug 29th 2014, 1:31 PM
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Martin Fagan wins Terenure 5-mile as he returns from drugs ban
The Mullingar athlete is coming off a two-year ban for using EPO.
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May 18th 2014, 8:28 PM
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Snapshot: Richardt Strauss is back training with Leinster
The South African hooker is keeping on top of his fitness after he underwent surgery on his heart.
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Nov 18th 2013, 4:28 PM
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Tight hamstring but good spirits as Rob Kearney embarks on road to recovery
The fullback is hoping to be back in action for one of the Lions’ two warm-up matches next week.
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Jun 4th 2013, 3:09 PM
# Get Well Soon
Cats coach: 'Cody could be back quicker than even we hoped'
Michael Dempsey says Brian Cody’s message to him and the Kilkenny team has been: ‘Get on with it.”
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May 6th 2013, 8:45 AM
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Good news, Trap! Marc Wilson expected to play in Stoke friendly today
Stoke host Burnley in a behind-closed-doors friendly this afternoon.
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Feb 12th 2013, 1:06 PM
# Blindside
Heineken Cup battles look out of reach for injured Ferris
The Ulster flanker is hopeful of a return in time for Ireland’s Six Nations campaign.
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Jan 3rd 2013, 11:32 AM