Dink

10 years ago

Marouane Fellaini’s average passing accuracy – 83%. Marouane Fellaini’s buck passing accuracy – 100%. The Manchester United midfielder has been the most criticised player at Old Trafford this season and he has an inkling as to why he comes in for such ridicule from his own fans. In an interview with The Telegraph this week, Fellaini […]

10 years ago

This sounds genuine. Fight fans were suspicious that Norman Parke was playing an April Fools’ Day prank when he announced his release from the UFC on Friday night but it appears to be legitimate. Parke had gone 1-3 over the past year but nobody really expected his job to be in danger as prior to […]

10 years ago

Christian Benteke’s Liverpool career may well be over. It is no secret that the Belgian has failed to impress in his first season at Anfield and rumours abound that he could be on his way out the door in the summer. If that is the case then he may have already played his final game for […]

10 years ago

He doesn’t score many from outside the box

10 years ago

“A friendly man”

10 years ago

“Land of forgotten heroes”

10 years ago

Will history repeat itself?

10 years ago

Who makes the cut?

10 years ago

What a player

10 years ago

Taking out frustration

10 years ago

So, the discus throw is a bit impossible, eh? Ahead of September’s Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, we were lucky to spend the day with a handful of Ireland’s best hopes for medals. We were put through our paces at table tennis by Rena McCarron Rooney, paracycling by Declan Slevin and shooting by Seán Baldwin. And it’s nowhere […]

10 years ago

Itching for a rematch

10 years ago

Phew

10 years ago

Hype train to start back up

10 years ago

Things might get messy

10 years ago

It’s pricier than March, we warn you

10 years ago

Rafael dos Anjos was not exactly thrilled with the pair of monster fights announced for UFC 200. The UFC lightweight champion sounds furious with the fact that Conor McGregor can seemingly get exactly what he wants, when he wants it. BREAKING: UFC 200 Main Event: @TheNotoriousMMA vs. @NateDiaz209 at 170lbs — UFC Tonight (@UFCTonight) March 30, 2016 […]

10 years ago

Back on his feet

10 years ago

Holy rematch

10 years ago

Richard Perez may want to take a read of this piece. Nate Diaz’s boxing coach, as recently as last week, continued to bang the drum on his belief that Conor McGregor was taking steroids ahead of UFC 196. Well those accusations can be put to bed as the drug test results from UFC 196 fighters […]

10 years ago

The story he wanted to beat out

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Bizarre story

10 years ago

Sometimes, the MMA world is a little counter-intuitive. One might expect Conor McGregor to open up as betting underdog in the oft-discussed rematch with Nate Diaz, who beat the Irishman via rear naked choke in the second round of UFC 196 earlier this month. But that’s not the case. With the circulating rumours that McGregor […]

10 years ago

Ouch

10 years ago

This is huge

10 years ago

The date and venue for the Republic of Ireland’s fourth and final pre-Euro 2016 friendly has been confirmed. After last Friday’s 1-0 victory over Switzerland, Ireland host Slovakia at the Aviva Stadium on Tuesday night before the players return to club action. A third friendly takes place on Friday, May 27, also at the Aviva, against […]

10 years ago

Storm’s a-brewin’

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Mixing it up

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Big shout

10 years ago

He’s been tested regularly so it takes a degree of brazenness to accuse Conor McGregor of taking performance enhancing drugs. ‘The Notorious’ has posted pictures on more than one occasion of USADA agents randomly testing him but that’s not stopping the Nate Diaz camp from levelling serious allegations of wrong-doing at the Irishman. And just like […]

10 years ago

Who has the nicest jersey at Euro 2016? That’s the real question this summer. We decided that the fairest way to decide on the most beautiful jerseys in France would be to play out the tournament and let the best shirt win. Here’s how we did it. During the group stages, we awarded every team a mark out […]

10 years ago

Conor McGregor will go down as one of the most entertaining talkers in UFC history. In just three short years in the Octagon, ‘The Notorious’ has leapfrogged the likes of Michael Bisping, Chael Sonnen and ‘Rampage’ Jackson in the trash talk stakes. McGregor’s off-the-cuff remarks in interviews and press conferences have become the stuff of legend but […]

10 years ago

Adam Johnson has been sentenced to six years in prison. The 28-year-old received his sentence at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday afternoon after being found guilty of sexual activity with a child It emerged during sentencing that he had been stripped of his 12 England caps for his offences. Sunderland terminated Johnson’s club contract on February 11 […]

10 years ago

What a guy

10 years ago

Disgraced footballer Adam Johnson has been stripped of all of his England caps, it has emerged during his sentencing. Johnson’s defence team revealed that the 28-year-old has had his 12 caps taken away as a result of his offences. Former England footballer Adam Johnson runs into court, where he will be sentenced for sexual activity with a child […]

10 years ago

Official complaint

10 years ago

Is it too late now to say sorry?

10 years ago

“I planned on making 55 the last time”

10 years ago

Marijuana metabolites discovered

10 years ago

There’s flashy, then there’s the Doggfather

10 years ago

Hodgson on top

10 years ago

Nice and flowy

10 years ago

This can’t be right

10 years ago

Wouldn’t be a bad front three

10 years ago

Loyalty

10 years ago

A welcome advancement

10 years ago

Loves a scrap

10 years ago

Do you agree?

10 years ago

Come together

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