Brought to you by AIG Insurance. Dublin will aim for a fifth consecutive All-Ireland title this weekend when they take on Kerry in the All-Ireland final on Sunday. Jim Gavin’s side have cemented themselves as one of the greatest teams in the history of Gaelic Football over this decade and the 15 players that started […]

7 years ago

UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has said his feud with Conor McGregor will never be over. Nurmagomedov and McGregor fought at UFC 229 where the Dagestani fighter won via submission in the fourth round. After the fight, both men became embroiled in a brawl that saw Nurmagomedov scale the fence of the Octagon and charge towards McGregor’s […]

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Cage Warriors will return to Ireland for the first time in over two years when they return to the Cork Neptune Arena on Saturday, November 9. The organisation announced the news on their website with Cage Warriors President Graham Boylan confirming that the organisation want to offer a platform for Irish talent to climb their way up […]

7 years ago

Celtic have been drawn in a tough Europa League group alongside Lazio, Rennes and CFR Cluj. The Scottish champions qualified after hammering AIK in the play-off round but now have a tough group ahead while their bitter rivals Rangers have not had it any easier after drawing Feyenoord, Porto and Swiss side Young Boys. 2017 […]

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Former Republic of Ireland captain David Meyler has retired from football at the age of 30 after a succession of knee injuries curtailed his professional career. Meyler started his career at Cork City before securing a move to Sunderland in 2008 where he spent four seasons before securing a loan move to Hull City in […]

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As expected, Ireland made sweeping changes to the team for their penultimate Rugby World Cup warm-up game with Wales this weekend. David Kilycoyne, Niall Scannell and John Ryan form an entirely new front-row, Kieran Marmion and Jack Carty replace Conor Murray and Ross Byrne in the halves, while Tadhg Beirne and Jack Conan will join […]

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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has made a raft of changes for the team’s penultimate Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Wales on Saturday. Ireland suffered their worst ever loss to England at Twickenham last weekend conceding 57 points while only offering 15 in return. 10 players that started the game also featured in the […]

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Dublin will play Kerry in this weekend’s All-Ireland final with the GAA’s two most successful counties going head-to-head in yet another decider. The traditional heavyweights have produced their fair share of exceptional forwards over the years with names like Fitzgerald, Cooper, Brogan, Donaghy, Connolly, Kilkenny all playing integral roles in their respective successes. Con O’Callaghan […]

7 years ago

Ajax, Club Brugge, Slavia Prague, Red Star Belgrade, Dinamo Zagreb and Olympiacos have all qualified for this season’s Champions League after their respective play-off wins during the final round of qualification. Each team will now be drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association cannot be drawn against each […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland U21 goalkeeper Mark Travers helped Bournemouth through to the third round of the League Cup after a penalty shootout win over Forest Green on Wednesday. Bournemouth had 75% possession and shot the ball 25 times but could not break down the League Two side as the game went to penalties where Travers […]

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World Cup warm-up game or not, warm weather, mild weather or cold weather training camp, heavy loading, pre-loading or simply stuck on game loading… if you concede 57 points to England there’s going to be major questions asked. Ireland were pummeled by England last weekend in their second World Cup warm-up game and missed 37 […]

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England World Cup winner Mike Tindall has said that Ireland got manhandled by England during the 57-15 rout of Joe Schmidt’s side at Twickenham last weekend. Ireland missed 37 tackles and won just nine of 15 line-outs on a shambolic afternoon in London as Ireland suffered their worst ever defeat to England in their second […]

7 years ago

A vandal has sprayed ‘POGBA OUT’ on a sign at Manchester United’s training ground. The star midfielder has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer with Real Madrid reportedly expressing an interest in bringing the World Cup winner to the Bernabeu. The France international was abused following United’s final game of […]

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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has said that his selections are effectively over after this weekend’s Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Wales. Ireland played a largely experimental side against Italy in their first warm-up game before they were thrashed by England with a largely full strength side. They will head to Cardiff for the […]

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Former Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy has said that Ireland will look to drill the basics after a humiliating 57-15 defeat to England last weekend. The defeat represented Ireland’s largest ever loss to England with the Red rose running in eight tries to two in an error riddled performance by Ireland. Joe Schmidt’s side won just […]

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‘That’s a big statement to make but I have all the tools to be a world champion and I know I can become a world champion’. Westmeath’s Joe Ward enters professional boxing in October as one of the most distinguished boxers Ireland has ever produced in the amateur ranks with three European championship gold medals, […]

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Ireland won just 9 of 15 line-outs during the 57-15 thrashing to England on Saturday. The Irish line-out was a disaster with missed throws, stolen balls and fumbled takes leaving Joe Schmidt’s side with a lot of issues to address at the set-piece ahead of this weekend’s trip to Cardiff to play Grand Slam winners […]

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Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has hit back at some of the ’embarrassing’ criticism he received in the build-up to his side’s 1-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday. Former Newcastle striker Michael Chopra said that some of the players he spoke to at the club said that they don’t know their jobs while the team’s warm-up […]

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Antoine Griezmann opened his account for Barcelona with a two-goal brace against Real Betis on Sunday. Griezmann scored goals either side of half-time but he celebrated his opener by running to the corner flag and grabbing some glitter before throwing it up in the air. Glitter Bomb Celebrations ✨ What a debut Goal at Home […]

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said that his group has become unsettled due to the European transfer market still being open. Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen and midfielder Christian Eriksen have both been linked with moves away from London and Pochettino said that he’ll be happy once the European transfer market shuts at the end […]

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The video assistant referee has once again caused controversy in the Premier League after two penalties were waved off in the Manchester City and Tottenham games. Manchester City captain David Silva was not awarded a penalty after he made contact with Bournemouth’s Jefferson Lerma in the early game on Sunday while Tottenham captain Harry Kane […]

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Former World Cup winning coach Clive Woodward believes that Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will be hugely worried by what he saw from his side during Saturday’s 57-15 mauling at the hands of England. The landslide defeat represented Ireland’s largest ever loss to England with the Irish line-out and scrum malfunctioning on several occasions with […]

7 years ago

Arsenal defender David Luiz has attempted to argue against the penalty decision awarded against him after he pulled Mohamed Salah’s jersey during the Gunners’ 3-1 loss to Liverpool on Saturday. Luiz tugged on Salah’s jersey during the second-half and made it an easy decision for referee Anthony Taylor who pointed straight to the spot where […]

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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has said that James Ryan, Keith Earls and Jack Conan could all make a return for next weekend’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match with Wales. Ireland were defeated 57-15 by England on Saturday  in their second warm-up match, but a first for a lot of their regular starters, with Eddie […]

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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has said that prop Cian Healy has sprained his ankle and that x-rays have come back clear. Healy and scrum-half Conor Murray were both concerns for Ireland in their 57-15 loss to England on Saturday after picking up respective ankle and head injuries but Schmidt said after the game that […]

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Following Tipperary’s crushing All-Ireland final win over Kilkenny last weekend, the county’s U20 side showed that their is still a lot of great talent to look forward to in Tipp in the future. Cork and Tipperary squared off in the All-Ireland U20 final at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday and it did not take long […]

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Rory Best said that Ireland need to be a lot better after their record loss to England on Saturday. Ireland conceded eight tries to two in a 57-15 shellacking at Twickenham which follows a disappointing end to their Six Nations campaign where they were also convincingly defeated by Wales. The match marked Best’s last game […]

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Usually you can’t take too much stock out of warm-up games. In 2007 we remember them because of an assault on captain Brian O’Driscoll against Bayonne. In 2011 the standout moment from Ireland’s World Cup warm-up matches was a career ending injury to David Wallace. In 2015 they defeated Wales and Scotland while also losing […]

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Ireland prop Cian Healy limped off during the first-half of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match against England on Saturday. Healy had been performing well during the game and then just before the half-time break he was forced from the field with what appeared to be a right ankle injury. A worrying sight for Ireland […]

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When Ireland were on top of the Rugby world last year I asked Johnny Sexton if being the number one ranked team in the world was a goal for this Irish team. Ireland had just won the Grand Slam, they had won a summer series in Australia and they were aiming to become the first […]

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Rangers have been ordered by UEFA to close a section of Ibrox Stadium for the club’s  Europa League play-off return leg against Legia Warsaw at the end of this month. UEFA has ruled that a group of Rangers supporters were guilty of racist behaviour – which includes sectarian singing – during the match against St Joseph’s at […]

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Dublin Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe has teased his Kerry counterpart Niall Kelleher about Dublin’s drive for five as Jim Gavin’s side bid for their fifth consecutive All-Ireland title against Kerry next weekend. Dublin will play Kerry in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park next Sunday in what is a replay of the 2015 All-Ireland final […]

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Paul Pogba’s penalty miss against Wolves on Monday night moves him into sixth place among the Premier League’s all-time worst penalty takers. Pogba has taken 18 penalties in his career, scoring 13 and missing five, but his record in the Premier League is seven from 11 which means only Kevin Phillips, Steed Malbranque, Dwight Yorke, […]

7 years ago

Robin van Persie and nine other former Manchester United players will take part in ex-Manchester City captain’s Vincent Kompany’s testimonial match. Edwin van der Sar, Gary and Phil Neville, John O’Shea, Wes Brown, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs and van Persie have all agreed to play in the team that Belgian manager […]

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Leinster fly-half Ross Byrne has been selected to start against England for this weekend’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match at Twickenham. The match will mark Byrne’s first start for Ireland after he made his debut against Italy last year and Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has recalled a host of first-team regulars for what should […]

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Stephen Ferris might be one of the most dynamic forwards Ireland has ever produced. Big, aggressive, powerful, and unfortunately, dogged by injuries. The Ulster flanker retired from the game at 29 and played his last game for Ireland in 2012, but during his prime he was very hard to stop and was part of a […]

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Former Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has said that he felt like he copped the brunt of the blame at the club alongside former teammates Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez. Lukaku moved to Serie A side Inter Milan earlier this month after two seasons at United where he scored 42 goals in 96 games for […]

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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named his team for the Rugby World Cup warm-up match against England this weekend. Schmidt has recalled a host of first team regulars after naming an experimental side in the warm-up win over Italy earlier this month. Leinster props Cian Healy and Tadhg Furlong will pack down either side […]

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Kerry have won three of their last five matches with referee David Gough in charge. Gough has received some criticism from some quarters following his appointment for next Sunday’s All-Ireland final between Dublin and Kerry with former Kingdom manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice and former player Aidan O’Mahony both questioning his selection on the basis that he […]

7 years ago

For the neutral football fan there was something immensely gratifying about Manchester City having another late goal ruled out by the VAR. City have been given just about every off-field advantage there is in football. A world-class manager, a £600 million outlay on players under Pep Guardiola alone, a base of players that already included the likes […]

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Jessie Barr enjoyed a successful career as an athlete but eventually injury curtailed her competitive ambitions. A series of stress fractures, calf tears and achilles injuries ultimately forced her off the track earlier this year but she has not strayed too far away from the athletics arena with a transition into sports psychology. The Waterford […]

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Kilkenny manager Brian Cody has said that he wasn’t expecting a red card during the Cats All-Ireland final loss to Tipperary on Sunday. Kilkenny forward Richie Hogan was sent off for a high challenge on Tipperary defender Cathal Barrett just before half-time with Tipp leading by one point at the break before going on to […]

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All-Ireland winning captain Seamus Callanan had to catch himself after saying that Tipperary’s All-Ireland final win on Sunday was everything his group had dreamed of before the match. Callanan slipped a profanity into his post-match interview but said that it was an unbelievable feeling to seal the Liam MacCarthy Cup after a hard year of […]

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Kilkenny forward Richie Hogan was sent off for a high challenge on Tipperary defender Cathal Barrett during Sunday’s All-Ireland final. Kilkenny started off very strongly and shot out to a 0-08 to 0-03 lead before a Niall O’Meara goal and a Hogan red card saw the The Premier County come roaring back into the contest with […]

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Galway look like they may have another star forward for the future on their hands with Ruben Davitt making a huge impact in the Tribesmen’s All-Ireland minor final with Kilkenny on Sunday. Davitt struck early in the first-half after swooping in on a missed long ball to take one touch on the run before finishing […]

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Former Manchester United and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho got quite emotional when talking about how he missed football. Mourinho has been without a job since leaving Manchester United last December and he said that he misses the game after first starting his managerial career in the early 1990’s. “The moment I went to professional football […]

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Kilkenny forward Adrian Mullen could miss Sunday’s All-Ireland final with Tipperary due to illness. Mullen has been an important figure for the Cats this season and first broke into the side during this year’s Leinster championship. Big blow for Kilkenny with Adrian Mullen ruled out after being hospitalised over last few days. — James Hayden […]

7 years ago

People can lose their head in sport. When things get heated, when tempers flare, you can do things that are out of character and defy logic and former Kilkenny defender J.J. Delaney is certainly guilty of the latter. Delaney threw a punch at Corbett’s helmet after an altercation 14 yards from the Kilkenny goal that saw […]

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Manchester City manager has said that he has a good relationship with Sergio Aguero and said that their sideline disagreement on Saturday stemmed from tactical positioning. Manchester City drew 2-2 with Tottenham after goals from Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero were cancelled out twice by Erik Lamela and then Lucas Moura. Aguero was hauled off […]

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has questioned why a foul in Rodri was not checked by VAR following his side’s 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Saturday. Goals from Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero were cancelled out by a first-half strike from Erik Lamela and a second-half header from Lucas Moura. City looked to have sealed […]

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