Well, that was a weekend to remember as I kicked it off by facing the music on the Tommy Tiernan show on RTE last Saturday night and then shuffled my tv…
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Ken Doherty: Rocket is to snooker what Messi is to soccer – a pure genius
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyWhen it comes to conversations about snooker, the question I get asked more than any other is – ‘Who is the best player you ever saw?’ It doesn’t take any great…
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Ken Doherty: Oh for one more time to play in front of a packed Crucible before I hang up my cue
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyA New Year and already I have new goals and am excited about what the world of sport might bring to our televisions over the next 12 months. There is…
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Ken Doherty: Messi’s crowning World Cup glory as Mbappe’s treble fails to do the ‘trickKen Doherty:
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyAs regular readers of this column will know, I had wished for an Argentina versus Portugal final because I wanted the two best players of modern if not all times…
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Ken Doherty’s World Cup: England can beat France but could we stand it if they went all the way and won in Qatar?
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertySo the big guns are all lining up and we are set for some quarter final pairings over the coming days, aren’t we. I spoke about the politics of having…
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Ken Doherty World Cup Diary – Stage protests before end of World Cup in Qatar
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyFormer World Snooker champion Ken Doherty has called on World Cup football teams to come together to make a meaningful protest before the Qatar held tournament ends in two weeks’…
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Ken Doherty: Buzz was back as I made a 147 break in Faughs GAA Club
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyAs I write this, I am just finished practice in preparation for the UK championships which start next week. And boy am I buoyed at the thought of getting there,…
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Ken Doherty: Why Roy Was Right About Ronaldo
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyHe may be 37 but if that is the only reason people can think of to shoot down Ronaldo, it’s a pretty cheap shot. I must say in the big…
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Ken Doherty: How a teasing moment changed my season for the better
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertySometimes you get a laugh when work and sport cross over in your life. Take last week for example – I was away on a golf charity gig in Spain…
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Ken Doherty: Sport is the elixir that keeps so many of us looking forward to big occasions
by Ken Dohertyby Ken DohertyI’ve always said I don’t know what I’d do in a world without sport. Every week there is something to look forward to and the fact that I love all…