Rio Ferdinand welcomes former defensive partner to retirement with heartfelt message

Dana White calls Floyd Mayweather “delusional” over belief that Conor McGregor is proof of racism

Robbie Henshaw free to start for Connacht after being released from Ireland duty

No Manchester United return, no Liverpool shocker… Nemanja Vidic has announced his retirement

Boxing champion criticises Jose Aldo’s technique against Conor McGregor

Heavy-handed hurley owner Ilir Latifi has been added to the undercard of dos Anjos v McGregor

A Manchester United alternative XI of players that Ed Woodward failed to sign

David Silva has every right to be annoyed at Pablo Zabaleta’s dream five-a-side selection

Dana White addresses Jose Aldo demands, saying everyone “from flyweight to heavyweight” wants McGregor

Legendary England left back Stuart Pearce has come out of retirement to sign for Longford

How a dream about a Clare hurler turned into one of the more enjoyable GAA hashtags

That guy from One Direction could be set to play Jamie Vardy in the film of his life

St. Pat’s midfielder pens long term deal to take him Stateside

LISTEN: Phil Jagielka accuses match official of sarcastically complimenting his defending

Everything you need to know about the four fighters in the UFC 196 (née UFC 197) main and co-main event

Former UFC fighter Cathal Pendred could beat teammate Conor McGregor to Hollywood

Fabricio Werdum told Rafael dos Anjos to throw a bottle at Conor McGregor

Former WWE superstar Kurt Angle confirms very slim chance of MMA fight, namechecks Kimbo Slice

Dublin floor company responds to criticism of Jose Aldo billboard controversy

As Chelsea wages go, Alexandre Pato is set to earn relatively little in his six months at Stamford Bridge

WATCH: Australian youngster barely flinches as he takes a shot from one of the UFC’s hardest hitters

REVEALED: Manuel Pellegrini’s training ground technique that has led to less dissent from players

Micah Richards tells James Corden all about his infamous training ground bust-up with Mario Balotelli

WATCH: Supporter caught Martin Skrtel going absolutely mental after Joe Allen’s winning penalty

UFC 197 loses its first fight as lightweight contender drops out

A Liverpool legend thinks that Ryan Shawcross is the answer to Jurgen Klopp’s defensive crisis

John Arne Riise reveals his side of the story about Craig Bellamy attacking him with a golf club

The seven mistakes that Louis van Gaal has made since arriving at Old Trafford

WATCH: Mario Balotelli took on the world’s greatest nutmegger and almost lost his soul

WATCH: SportsJOE’s 10 quickfire questions with Limerick atomweight Catherine Costigan

OPINION: With a win over RDA, it could be time to start talking about Conor McGregor in G.O.A.T terms

Craziness of MMA summed up in 24 hours as Fabricio Werdum withdraws from UFC 196

WATCH: Conor McGregor gives you advice on how to approach a bar fight

Chris Eubank talks about the importance of Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan fight in his son’s career

Team captains have been announced for BAMMA 24 and a kickboxing legend is Ireland skipper

Chris Eubank told us who he thinks would win in a street fight between McGregor and Mayweather

Mario Balotelli linked with a return to the Premier League and will have to start tracking back

WATCH: Memphis Depay returned to PSV at the weekend and got an almighty reception from fans

Roy Keane managed to avoid profanity as he paid a touching tribute to old foe Patrick Vieira

How close was Mauricio Pochettino to working with Lionel Messi? A centimetre, apparently

George Hook believes that Johnny Sexton should consider early retirement after latest concussion

The founder of the UFC has named Conor McGregor as his favourite fighter in the promotion

WATCH: Dimitar Berbatov saw red at the weekend for this elbow in the box

Cain Velasquez injured (again), Stipe Miocic steps up to face Fabricio Werdum on two weeks’ notice

Fantasy football cheat sheet: Costa pays the price while Firmino can prove a bargain buy

Sam Burgess and his quick-thinking ways saved a choking man’s life in Australia

Gary Neville attempts to drag improvement out of Valencia by stripping Dani Parejo of captaincy

WATCH: Aaron Ramsey absolutely smashed a world record on this week’s A League of Their Own

UFC heavyweight champion claims he would have slapped Conor McGregor at UFC 197 press conference

Ronda Rousey’s head coach has had his corner licence revoked by California Athletic Commission