Republic of Ireland women’s striker Stephanie Roche said that it would be a dream come true for her to play for Manchester United. The Manchester club recently applied to the Football Association to join the Women’s Super League and they were awarded their license by the FA last month. Charlton, Leicester, Sheffield United and Lewes […]

8 years ago

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has defended his side’s quarter-final exit from this year’s Ulster Senior Football Championship and said that he has to put up with a lot of ‘slabbering’ from the pundits. Armagh were dumped from their provincial championship by eventual finalists Fermanagh last month after a 0-12 to 0-7 defeat at Brewster Park in Enniskillen. The […]

8 years ago

Joey Carbery started his first game alongside new clubmate Conor Murray on Saturday as the 22-year-old played 57 minutes in Ireland’s 18-9 loss to Australia. The opening test in Brisbane marked just the fourth time in the last year that Carbery has started a match at fly-half and he performed admirably given the circumstances and […]

8 years ago

Donegal advanced to their seventh Ulster Senior Football Championship final in the last eight years with a 2-22 to 1-12 win over Down at St Tiernach’s Park on Sunday. Forward Leo McLoone struck first for Donegal before teammate Jamie Brennan found the back on an empty net in the second-half with a beautifully worked team goal. Substitute […]

8 years ago

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will become the first woman to ever be inducted into the Modern Wing of the UFC Hall of Fame next month. Rousey will receive the honour at a ceremony in Las Vegas on 5 July where she will join Urijah Faber, Forrest Griffin and BJ Penn as the 2018 inductees. […]

8 years ago

Longford full-forward James McGivney was shown a red card for a late challenge on Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton during his side’s 19-point loss to the three-time defending All-Ireland champions on Sunday. Longford were trailing 1-8 to 0-4 points when McGivney was dismissed by referee Maurice Deegan for a late tackle on Cluxton where he appeared to […]

8 years ago

Clare overcame an eight-point deficit to come back and claim their first championship win over Tipperary at Thurles in 90 years on Sunday. Clare were trailing by one point heading into the final few minutes before Podge Collins scored to tie the game up with Peter Duggan then tagging on two more scores to seal […]

8 years ago

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best football players to ever play the sport but away from football he’s earned praise for how he handles himself with his fans. The Portuguese forward was awarded the European golden boot in 2011 but sold the award and donated the proceeds to charity. He did exactly the same with […]

8 years ago

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has denied Yaya Toure’s claim that he didn’t pick the Ivorian at Barcelona due to the colour of his skin. In a scathing and explosive interview with France Football last week, Toure said that Guardiola was cruel to him during their time together in Spain and that he began to wonder if […]

8 years ago

Former Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams has said he’s worried about England’s contingent of Tottenham players ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup. England will be led at this year’s tournament by Spurs striker Harry Kane with Dele Alli, Danny Rose, Kieran Trippier and Eric Dier all joining the forward in Gareth Southgate’s squad. Adams […]

8 years ago

Meath manager Andy McEntee praised his side for their performance in the 2-14 to 0-19 loss to Tyrone at Pairc Tailteann on Saturday but he struggled to hide his frustration at referee Paddy Neilan. McEntee felt that Neilan passed on a blatant penalty in the second-half and a free on the stroke of full-time as his side’s run in […]

8 years ago

France winger Remy Grosso suffered a double facial fracture in his side’s 52-11 loss to New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. Gross suffered the injury in a combined tackle from All Blacks flanker Sam Cane and prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi. The pair escaped any sanction for the tackle as referee Luke Pearce decided with television official George Ayoub that Tu’ungafasi’s tackle […]

8 years ago

A study from Staffordshire University has noted that level of passion displayed by players singing their national anthem at Euro 2016 predicted their team’s success or failure at the tournament. Matthew Slater, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University, looked at how football teams at the Euro’s sang their national anthems before each game – and what […]

8 years ago

Australian hooker Tolu Latu got away with his hands in the ruck in the closing minutes of Ireland’s 18-9 loss to the Wallabies in Brisbane on Saturday. The substitute came over the top of a tackle on Ireland centre Bundee Aki to try and compete for the ball but deliberately slowed the play off the […]

8 years ago

The biggest question heading into Ireland’s opening test in Brisbane was how would the second-stringers fare? How would John Ryan cope against the 43 cap Scott Sio? How would Rob Herring go against top-tier international opposition? And what would an Irish team look like if Joey Carbery was given the car keys by Joe Schmidt? […]

8 years ago

Michael Cheika’s Australia side came out with a simple gameplan for the opening game of their three-test series against Ireland – physicality, physicality, physicality. The Wallabies asserted their physical dominance in the opening 20 minutes with Marika Koroibete smashing Conor Murray on a kick chase, Adam Coleman nailing Jacob Stockdale on the sideline and Michael […]

8 years ago

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah has laughed off Sergio Ramos’ suggestion that he could have played on after his match-ending shoulder injury in last month’s Champions League final. Salah dislocated his shoulder after a first-half tackle from Ramos where the Real Madrid defender locked arms with the Egyptian before dragging him down to the ground. The […]

8 years ago

Tempers flared in the Ulster U20 semi-final between Tyrone and Armagh on Friday night as both teams engaged in a bench clearing brawl at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Armagh won the match 2-22 to 0-24 after two periods of extra time but the game was marred by violence after a brawl broke out following the […]

8 years ago

In many ways you couldn’t have drawn up a better season for Irish Rugby. Ireland swept the Six Nations for their first Grand Slam since 2009 and their third Six Nations title in the last five years under Joe Schmidt. Leinster claimed a historic Champions Cup and PRO14 double, a first for a Celtic Rugby […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have paid tribute to club legend Kenny Dalglish following his recent knighthood. Dalglish and actress Emma Thompson both received the honour on behalf of the Queen of England and to mark the occasion Liverpool released a brilliant video highlighting some of Dalglish’s greatest achievements at the club. Arise, Sir Kenny!https://t.co/bQlt2zmiCL pic.twitter.com/QatAxP9kYZ — Liverpool FC […]

8 years ago

France have the most valuable squad at this year’s FIFA World Cup with a combined value of £967 million. Headlined by Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann France rank £30 million ahead of second placed Spain with Brazil ranking in third at £855 million. The World Cup favourites are propped up by Neymar’s £200 million move […]

8 years ago

Former Republic of Ireland captain John O’Shea has agreed to join Reading FC on a one-year deal. O’Shea leaves Sunderland after seven seasons with Sunderland FC whom he joined from Manchester United in 2011. The 38-year-old follows international teammate David Meyler to the club and Royals manager Paul Clement is expecting O’Shea to make a […]

8 years ago

Ireland will kick off their summer tour of Australia in Brisbane this weekend as Joe Schmidt’s side look to follow up their Grand Slam winning campaign with a series win against Michael Cheika’s Wallabies side. Ireland have won three of their last four matches against Australia and are favoured for the three-test series after the […]

8 years ago

Remember the Wealdstone Raider? The Wealdstone F.C. supporter who went viral after heckling opposing fans of Whitehawk F.C. at a football match in March 2013? Well he crashed Tyson Fury’s press conference on Wednesday to challenge the former World Heavyweight champion. https://twitter.com/Sporf/status/1004357927594020864 Fury will face 39-year-old Albanian Sefer Seferi in his return fight at the Manchester Arena this weekend. […]

8 years ago

The acquisition of Joey Carbery has a lot of Munster Rugby fans excited about next season. Carbery will compete with Ian Keatley, J.J. Hanrahan and Bill Johnston for the starting role at fly-half but Munster have a number of exciting options elsewhere in their backline for next season. Johann van Graan’s side will lose Simon […]

8 years ago

Ulster hooker Rory Best’s withdrawal from Ireland’s summer tour of Australia has left Joe Schmidt without a captain for the three-test series against the Wallabies this month. Best withdrew from the Ireland squad last week with a hamstring injury and he was replaced on tour by Munster hooker Niall Scannell. Schmidt told a press conference at […]

8 years ago

Joey Carbery has not even played a game for Munster yet and he is already being likened to the province’s all-time leading points scorer Ronan O’Gara by his Irish teammates. Carbery signed a two-year deal with Munster last week as the 22-year-old looks to gain increased playing time next season ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup […]

8 years ago

Massachusetts General Hospital have confirmed that Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius suffered a concussion during his side’s Champions League final loss to Real Madrid last month. Karius made two vital errors in the second-half of the match that ultimately cost Liverpool their shot at a sixth European title. Karius apologised profusely in the wake of the […]

8 years ago

Republic of Ireland international James McClean has been linked with a move back to the Premier League following West Bromwich Albion’s relegation to the Championship. McClean was impressed with caretaker manager Darren Moore in the final month of last season, and while Moore was named the Baggies permanent manager last month, McClean may be tempted […]

8 years ago

Sadio Mané finished the best season of his career in English football last season with 20 goals and nine assists in 44 games for Liverpool. Mané played on the left side of a very clinical Liverpool front-three that drove the Merseyside club towards the Champions League final where they ultimately fell short against two-time defending champions […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré has accused Sky Blues manager Pep Guardiola of trying to orchestrate a revenge mission against him during their time in Manchester. Guardiola arrived at City two years ago and went on to win the Premier League by a record number of points this season as his side finished 19 points […]

8 years ago

Fermanagh advanced to their first Ulster Senior Football Championship final since 2008 with a one-point win over Monaghan on Sunday. A late Eoin Donnelly goal sent Fermanagh through to the final where they will face the winner of next weekend’s match between Down and Donegal. The victory was a tremendous win for Fermanagh, however, it was […]

8 years ago

If you want to give yourself a bit of light entertainment, watch any NFL or Rugby ‘Big Hits’ compilation on YouTube and read through the comments of users arguing about which sport is tougher ‘rugby or American Football’. There’s arguments about pads, tackle technique, athleticism required to play different positions, but even in the blackhole […]

8 years ago

Every team has their day in the sun, it just doesn’t shine as brightly for every team, or in this case, at all for the Clare footballers. Clare have beaten Kerry just once in the 23 games of senior intercounty football that the two continues have played between each other. The Kingdom’s 22-point hammering of […]

8 years ago

As Ireland prepare for the opening test of their three-match tour to Australia rugby writer Alex Broun joined The Hard Yards this week to preview the upcoming Test series. Broun feels like Ireland will be the favourites in what should be a physical series between the Grand Slam winners and the Wallabies, but maybe not […]

8 years ago

When I was in college I used to regularly drive up and down the country covering League of Ireland games for Goal.com. In a typical week during the season I might have travelled to Oriel Park to cover Dundalk on a Friday night, to Tallaght Stadium to report on Shamrock Rovers for a mid-week Cup […]

8 years ago

Shamrock Rovers forward Graham Burke could be in line for his first international start against the USA on Saturday. A training ground injury to Southampton forward Shane Long could see Burke start his first game for Ireland after he made his international debut in Monday’s 2-0 friendly defeat to France in Paris. Shane Long is […]

8 years ago

Mauricio Pochettino has refused to rule out a move to Real Madrid just over one week after signing a new five-year deal to remain at Tottenham Hotspurs. Pochettino signed a five-year extension with the Premier League side last week but he is still the early favourite to replace outgoing Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane. MARCA report that […]

8 years ago

Belgium looked like they may have accidentally revealed their final World Cup squad in a mattress gaffe on Belgian television. Belgian broadcaster VRT showed footage of mattresses being loaded up by a Belgian bedding company with labels indicating the player for which they were designated. There were only 23 names shown in the footage with goalkeeper […]

8 years ago

Ennis Rugby club have paid a touching tribute to two teenagers who drowned in Co Clare on Thursday after they got into difficulty while swimming in a lake in a quarry. Jack Kenneally (15) and Shay Moloney (15) were among a group of teenagers who had been swimming in the abandoned quarry near Knockanean when one of […]

8 years ago

If there’s anything we’ve learned about Seamus Coleman over the last year it’s that he’s resilient and he’s utterly sound. Coleman spent most of this season sidelined with a double leg fracture but during that time he donated to the less fortunate, paid for flights and accommodation for two Everton fans to come watch the […]

8 years ago

LeBron James scored 51 points, had eight rebounds and eight assists in Game 1 of the NBA finals and his team still came up short in ovetime. James shot 59.4% from the field, he made three of his seven three-point shots and he made 10 of 11 of his free throws, but his team ultimately […]

8 years ago

Former Munster fly-half Ronan O’Gara has said that Munster need to get new fly-half Joey Carbery on the ball as much as possible next season if they are to make the best of his talents. Carbery announced on Thursday that he will play for Munster next season with the player signing a two-year deal to […]

8 years ago

Joey Carbery’s move to Munster was news to a lot of people in Irish Rugby, not least Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt. The New Zealander said that Carbery’s decision to move down to Limerick next season was ‘new news to him’ and that ‘he hadn’t had the time to digest’ the news that his back-up […]

8 years ago

After a breakthrough campaign with Leinster in his first season in professional rugby, Joey Carbery has spent most of his second season acting as an understudy to Johnny Sexton. Carbery, the apprentice, spent most of the last campaign with Leinster and Ireland trying to learn off the master, Sexton, wherever and whenever he could but […]

8 years ago

Former Ulster and Ireland flanker Neil Best has said that Joey Carbery’s decision to move to Munster instead of Ulster next season is his loss. Carbery announced on Thursday that he would be signing for Munster next season ending months of speculation linking him with a move away from Leinster. The 22-year-old fly-half was initially […]

8 years ago

Ireland captain Rory Best has been ruled out of Ireland’s summer tour of Australia with a hamstring injury. Best has been replaced by Munster hooker Niall Scannell in the squad with Scannell joining Leinster’s Sean Cronin and Ulster’s Rob Herring as the other rakes in the Ireland squad. Breaking. @RoryBest2 ruled out of Ireland’s 3 […]

8 years ago

Joey Carbery is on the move. The utility back’s future has been widely debated this season but he is now set to join Munster next season following a recent meeting with the province’s head coach Johann van Graan. News. @JoeyCarbery to join @Munsterrugby next season. pic.twitter.com/wRFNC9pNQm — Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) May 31, 2018 Carbery originally […]

8 years ago

Roscommon County Secretary Brian Carroll is hopeful that Dr. Hyde Park will be chosen as the host venue for next month’s Connacht Senior Football Championship final. Roscommon advanced to their third consecutive Connacht final last weekend when they defeated Leitrim by 14 points at Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon. Roscommon are due to pick the venue in […]

8 years ago

UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed two possible dates for his next fight in the UFC. Nurmagomedov won Conor McGregor’s vacant Lightweight belt after defeating Al Iaquinta via unanimous decision at UFC 223. The Russian was supposed to fight Tony Ferguson for the belt, however, that fight ultimately fell through for a fourth successive […]

8 years ago