# contenders - Saturday 2 July, 2022
# Contenders
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# Contenders
‘It’s a really difficult one to call, but the team that wins it will absolutely deserve to.’
# contenders - Friday 29 April, 2022
# Contenders
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# Contenders
Ruaidhrí Higgins’ brilliant side were 4-0 winners at Richmond Park.
# contenders - Wednesday 30 June, 2021
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# Contenders
Belgium, Italy, Spain and others who could prevail.
# contenders - Thursday 24 June, 2021
# In The Frame
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# In The Frame
France, Italy, England and other contenders.
# contenders - Monday 7 June, 2021
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England, France and Portugal are among the most fancied sides.
# contenders - Friday 18 December, 2020
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Aidan O’Shea doesn’t feel time is running out to add that elusive All-Ireland medal.
# contenders - Monday 9 November, 2020
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# Contenders
19 teams have been eliminated after the opening two weeks of All-ireland SFC action.
# contenders - Saturday 14 September, 2019
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# Contenders
Emil Forsberg scored from the spot as RB Leipzig came from behind to draw 1-1 with Bayern Munich and reclaim top spot.
# contenders - Thursday 22 August, 2019
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Several high-profile names have been linked with the role.
# contenders - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
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Davy Burke, Malachy O’Rourke, Jack O’Connor and Glenn Ryan are among the names being linked with the job.
# contenders - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
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The knockout stages of the competition begin on Friday.
# contenders - Monday 13 May, 2019
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# Contenders
Donal Óg Cusack was speaking on The Sunday Game last night.
# contenders - Monday 7 January, 2019
# Claim
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# Claim
Mauricio Pochettino has warned that Spurs’ progress is unlikely to continue at the same pace unless they start to compete with the spending power of rivals.
# contenders - Sunday 25 November, 2018
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# Contenders
The Eagles boss feels Joe Schmidt’s side are one of the ‘sure favourites’ for next year’s World Cup.
# contenders - Monday 22 October, 2018
# Sarries State
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# Sarries State
The English champions have ominously marched their way through wins in all eight games this season.
# contenders - Tuesday 28 August, 2018
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# Contenders
Stephen Rochford stepped down yesterday.
# contenders - Monday 20 August, 2018
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# Contenders
From Nickie Quaid’s stunning save against Cork to Peter Duggan’s wonder point against Galway, this championship had it all.
# contenders - Monday 6 August, 2018
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# Contenders
Eamonn Fitzmaurice stepped down on Saturday evening.
# contenders - Monday 23 July, 2018
# Opinion
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# Opinion
The Kingdom have dropped two places, while Donegal and Monaghan are on the rise.
# contenders - Monday 16 July, 2018
# Opinion
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# Opinion
Galway and Tyrone have both jumped up the pecking order.
# contenders - Tuesday 26 June, 2018
# Contenders
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# Contenders
Ireland had a stunning season in which they beat everyone in the World Rugby Top 10 aside from the All Blacks.
# contenders - Friday 18 May, 2018
# Connacht
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# Connacht
The Australian and South African have both built up strong CVs.
# contenders - Tuesday 3 April, 2018
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The Manchester City playmaker said he is worthy of winning the award and insists he cannot be compared to Mohamed Salah.
# contenders - Monday 29 January, 2018
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With key players in form and after an impressive November series, Ireland are in fine shape.
# contenders - Sunday 21 January, 2018
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Kieran Keane’s side advanced through to the knockout stages as third seeds.
# contenders - Thursday 7 December, 2017
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From Basel to PSG, we assess the likelihood of each side prevailing.
# contenders - Tuesday 28 November, 2017
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Plus, another clean sheet for Brighton and Ireland defender Shane Duffy.
# contenders - Sunday 26 November, 2017
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# Contenders
Jonathan Eig’s book on Muhammad Ali is among this year’s stellar connection.
# contenders - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
# In The Frame
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# In The Frame
It is the third year of the prize, which was won by ‘What Do You Think of That’ by Kerry footballer Kieran Donaghy in 2016.
# contenders - Monday 23 October, 2017
# In The Frame
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# In The Frame
Could David Moyes be set for a shock return to Goodison Park?
# contenders - Wednesday 14 June, 2017
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“It’s going to be a serious championship,” says former Galway skipper David Collins.
# contenders - Tuesday 25 April, 2017
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Sean Scannell started, while the Terriers secured a Championship play-off spot at Molineux.
# contenders - Monday 23 January, 2017
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The Ireland international was superb for Leo Cullen’s side in the draw against Castres.
# contenders - Tuesday 27 December, 2016
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Liverpool will only find it harder to end their title drought the longer it goes on, Stoke City manager Mark Hughes warned.
# contenders - Thursday 20 October, 2016
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It’s the Indians’ first World Series appearance since 1997.
# contenders - Tuesday 4 October, 2016
# Contenders
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# Contenders
Brian Fenton is the front runner, but does anybody else deserve it more?
# contenders - Tuesday 6 September, 2016
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# Contenders
Seamus Callanan, Austin Gleeson and Paudie Maher lead the race for top honours.
# contenders - Wednesday 29 June, 2016
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# Contenders
Belgium and other countries still in contention for the big prize in France.
# Possibilities
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# Possibilities
Arsene Wengers and others being mentioned as coaches who could be appointed.
# contenders - Wednesday 30 March, 2016
# Leaders
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# Leaders
Last weekend’s win over Leinster was the latest demonstration of the quality of Pat Lam’s men.
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