World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont suggested last week that the Rugby World Cup could be held in emerging nations like Ireland, Argentina, Canada and the USA in the future after the 2023 Rugby World Cup was awarded to France last year. The FFR saw off bids from the IRFU and South Africa Rugby to host […]

8 years ago

Former U.S. Open winner Justin Rose has said that Team Europe may have started their Ryder Cup WhatsApp group a bit early this year and that this current team is as strong as any Ryder Cup side as he’s been a part of in the past. The 2018 Ryder Cup will begin at Le Golf […]

8 years ago

WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders has reportedly failed a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association drug test for the banned substance oxilofrine, a stimulant of the amphetamine class that is thought to allow people to burn fat faster and lose weight. Saunders is preparing to defend his WBO title against Demetrius Andrade in Boston next month but […]

8 years ago

Dublin GAA have confirmed that Parnells GAA have conceded their place in the Dublin Senior A Football Championship just three days before their relegation play-off with Lucan Sarsfields on Sunday. Parnells were scheduled to play Lucan in the first of two Senior A Football Championship Relegation playoff semi-final matches at O’Toole Park in Crumlin with St. Oliver […]

8 years ago

Former Ireland international Stephen Ireland is reportedly close to joining Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. Ireland was released by Stoke City at the end of last season after five injury plagued seasons at the Britannia Stadium where he played just 70 games in all competitions. According to Colin Duncan reporting in the Scottish Sun,  McInnes has held talks […]

8 years ago

Dundalk are poised for their fourth league title in the last five years after a 3-2 win over Derry City at Oriel Park on Tuesday. The lilywhites have been the dominant side in the League of Ireland for the last few seasons but how many of their players would their peers consider to be among […]

8 years ago

There were not a lot of positives to take from Munster’s 37-13 hiding at the hands of the Cardiff Blues last Friday night. The Blues had lost three consecutive games heading into the match, two of which were at the hands of Treviso and Zebre. Munster named a very strong team with 11 internationals in […]

8 years ago

After 14 years in professional rugby, Roger Wilson decided to pack up his bags and move his young family to Dallas, Texas. Wilson had spent four years in England with the Northampton Saints between 2008 and 2012 but this was a much bigger move to a much different place to his native Belfast. “It was […]

8 years ago

Former Ireland international goalkeeper Shay Given has accused England manager Gareth Southgate of getting into West Ham United defender Declan Rice’s head. Rice, 19, has played three times for Ireland but can still declare for his native England as none of the three matches he played were classified as competitive fixtures. Rice withdrew from the […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane returned to a football pitch in a United jersey during Tuesday’s Liam Miller tribute match in Cork. Keane was named player/manager of a Manchester United Legends team for a tribute match against a Celtic/Republic of Ireland Legends team in honour of former United, Celtic and Republic of Ireland midfielder […]

8 years ago

Teams of Manchester United and Celtic/Republic of Ireland legends bowed their heads in respect for former Republic of Ireland and Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller. Miller passed away in February of this year after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He died just four days shy of his 37th birthday and is survived by his wife […]

8 years ago

John Muldoon’s Connacht farewell was a critical day for the western province last season as they said their final goodbye to their longest serving player. Connacht ran in seven tries to one against Leinster at the Sportsgrounds as they pummeled the PRO14 and European champions with Muldoon signing off on his playing career with the final conversion […]

8 years ago

Replacement prop Pierre Schoeman received a red card for a lead elbow on Leinster flanker Dan Leavy during the Blues 31-7 win over Edinburgh at the RDS on Saturday. Schoeman replaced Scotland international Allan Dell 10 minutes after the restart but headed back to the sidelines just over 20 minutes later after he led with […]

8 years ago

James Lowe doesn’t need much space to turn a half chance into a try. The New Zealander scored 10 tries in 13 games last season so the statistics definitely support that theory but it always helps when you have players in a backline that can create. Johnny Sexton is the chief playmaker for  Leinster and […]

8 years ago

Sir Alex Ferguson returned to Old Trafford on Saturday for the first time since undergoing emergency brain surgery in May. The 76-year-old underwent emergency surgery to treat a brain haemorrhage and claimed that he was a bit nervous returning to the stadium where he won 13 league titles in 27 years between 1986 and 2013. “I’m […]

8 years ago

ESPN MMA journalist Ariel Helwani has said that Conor McGregor’s new six-fight deal with the UFC means absolutely nothing and that Thursday’s UFC 229 pre-fight press conference in New York was a victory for his new whiskey brand Proper No. Twelve. McGregor inked a new six fight deal with the UFC on Thursday in which […]

8 years ago

Edendork GAA have moved to clarify reports around Sean Cavanagh’s concussion and facial bruising after the three-time All-Ireland winner was sent to hospital after Edendork’s one-point win over Cavanagh’s Moy Tír na nÓg in the first round of the Tyrone SFC last weekend. Cavanagh was taken to hospital where he was reportedly checked for a broken […]

8 years ago

Former UFC Lightweight and Featherweight champion Conor McGregor has donated two UFC 229 tickets to the Inner City Helping Homeless charity ahead of his upcoming fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov next month. McGregor will make his long awaited return to the Octagon when he takes on the undefeated Russian in Las Vegas on October 6th and fans […]

8 years ago

Former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has said that no assistant manager in international football gets anywhere near the amount of publicity as Roy Keane does for Ireland. McCarthy and Keane share a decorated history that stretches back to their days as Ireland teammates with their infamous split at the 2002 FIFA World Cup […]

8 years ago

Cruiserweight contender Tony Bellew has said that it’s an ‘absolute disgrace’ that former WBA Heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin is allowed to fight current champion Anthony Joshua. Joshua will fight Povetkin at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday night as the Olympic gold medalist looks to defend his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles. Povetkin tested positive […]

8 years ago

Deontay Wilder will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Tyson Fury on December 1 at a venue yet to be confirmed. Both fighters confirmed the news in respective posts on their Instagram accounts as Wilder prepares for the most high profile fight of his career while Fury attempts to reclaim his world heavyweight title after mounting […]

8 years ago

Former UFC Lightweight champion Conor McGregor was highly agitated by Khabib Nurmagomedov at the UFC 229 press conference in New York on Thursday. McGregor continually taunted Nurmagomedov about a variety of issues throughout the press conference and referenced his father, his relationship with arrested Russian billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov and his failure to get off a […]

8 years ago

Dublin defender Philly McMahon has called for intercounty GAA players to receive potential tax breaks and further financial aide to combat the commitment levels required to play at the elite level of the sport. The Economic and Social Research Institute recently released a 260-page report commissioned jointly by the GAA and Gaelic Players Association (GPA) […]

8 years ago

Galway forward Sean Armstrong has announced that he will retire from intercounty football after 11 years with the Tribesmen. The Salthill-Knocknacarra forward previously retired in 2014 but rejoined the intercounty panel last year after spending some time travelling the west coast of the United States and immersing himself fully in club football. Armstrong retires with […]

8 years ago

“When things happen and your friends die in such circumstances it makes you want to do the extraordinary in life” Michael Quinn was standing at his friend Louise Furey’s funeral in the Glenties when his world started to cave in. Quinn, an employee of Lidl Westport, had lost two very good friends in the space of […]

8 years ago

UFC President Dana White has compared former Lightweight champion Conor McGregor to former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali following the UFC 229 pre-fight press conference in New York on Thursday. McGregor continually taunted Nurmagomedov about a variety of issues throughout the press conference and referenced his father, his relationship with arrested Russian billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov […]

8 years ago

Former Ireland defender Paul McGrath has said that he can’t understand why Declan Rice would consider changing his allegiance to England after withdrawing from the Ireland squad before the latest international break. Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill said that Rice just wanted a bit more time to decide upon his international future earlier this […]

8 years ago

UFC President Dana White has said that Conor McGregor is the greatest UFC fighter of all time. The Dubliner will return to the Octagon next month at UFC 229 in Las Vegas to face Khabib Nurmagomedov for the Lightweight title. McGregor has not fought in the UFC since he defeated Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 […]

8 years ago

Juventus midfielder Emre Can has received strong criticism for his comments regarding Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card against Valencia on Wednesday. Juventus won the match 2-0 as Valencia’s miserable form continues but Ronaldo was dismissed by referee Felix Brych for a seemingly innocuous clash with Valencia defender Murillo, which was missed by Brych but picked up by […]

8 years ago

Ireland international CJ Stander has received his first start of the season for Munster as head coach Johann van Grann has made six changes to the side that defeated the Ospreys 49-13 last Friday in Cork. Stander returns to the backrow for the trip to Cardiff where he will anchor the Munster scrum alongside captain […]

8 years ago

Rugby players with tattoos have been asked to cover up their ink at next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. Tattoos have long been associated with “anti-social elements” and Yakuza mobsters in Japan and as a mark of respect to the local culture World Rugby have asked competing teams to have their tattooed players cover […]

8 years ago

Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones could return to the UFC as early as next month after he was given a 15-month suspension in his USADA case by an independent arbitrator. Jones tested positive for a steroid metabolite last summer in the wake of his head kick knockout victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United Champions League winners Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves have praised midfielder Paul Pogba for his two goal performance in United’s 3-0 win over Young Boys on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho’s side kicked off their Champions League campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 win over the Swiss side with Pogba netting a first-half […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has had a light jab at Paul Pogba for his ridiculously long run up prior to his penalty goal against Young Boys in United’s Champions League opener on Wednesday. Pogba opened the scoring for Jose Mourinho’s side in the 35th minute with a stunning individual goal before doubling the […]

8 years ago

The FAI have confirmed that they will put their name forward for a feasibility test ahead of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Dublin will host three group games and one round 16 game at the Aviva Stadium as one of 12 UEFA EURO 2020 successful bidding cities. FAI CEO John Delaney said that the four games […]

8 years ago

Three-time All-Ireland winner Sean Cavanagh has revealed that he is still heavily concussed after he was taken to hospital following Moy Tír Na nÓg’s one point defeat to Edendork in the Tyrone SFC last weekend. Cavanagh was taken to hospital where he was reportedly checked for a broken nose, severe facial bruising and where he was […]

8 years ago

Former Kerry forward Kieran Donaghy said that the current Dublin team and the Tyrone teams from 2005 to 2008 were the toughest defences he ever faced in his intercounty career. Donaghy announced his retirement from intercounty football earlier this month after 13 years with the Kerry senior football team where he won four All-Ireland medals […]

8 years ago

Munster flanker Chris Cloete had a sensational season debut in his side’s 49-13 win over the Ospreys on Friday. The South African openside came in to the starting side for Tommy O’Donnell and made an instant impact as he topped the tackle count in defence while also winning a team high three turnovers at the […]

8 years ago

Inter Milan defender Ryan Nolan conceded a second-half penalty in the Nerazzurri’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday. Nolan brought down compatriot Troy Parrott in the box with Jack Roles smashing home a penalty to secure a 1-1 draw for Spurs in their opening game in Group B. Clare’s Ryan Nolan […]

8 years ago

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Darby has retired from football after he was diagnosed with motor neurons disease. Darby, who made six appearances for the Liverpool first team between 2008 and 2010, made the announcement via the Bolton Wanderers’ official website on Tuesday morning. The 29-year-old’s last competitive fixture for the Wanderers came in December of last […]

8 years ago

There’s only so much that you can take from a 52-10 drubbing in a game that Leinster entered as 35-point favourites, but nevertheless, the PRO14 champions showed during Saturday’s annihilation of the Dragons that their attack is firing on all cylinders. The domestic and European champions scored 119 tries in all competitions last year and […]

8 years ago

Dublin hurling manager Pat Gilroy has resigned from his post citing work commitments. Gilroy was appointed manager of the senior men’s team last October after agreeing to a three-year term with the county board. Dublin won two of five games under Gilroy during the league campaign while the Jacks won just one game in the Leinster […]

8 years ago

Kirk Cousins has been on fire since joining the Minnesota Vikings. Cousins signed with the Vikings on a fully guaranteed three-year contract worth $84 million back in March and it looks like money well spent through the first two games of the NFL season with the former Washington Redskins quarterback putting on a clinic against the Green […]

8 years ago

Sanita Puspure has revealed that she took some inspiration from brothers Gary and Paul O’Donovan following her women’s single sculls final win at the World Rowing Championships in Bulgaria on Sunday. The Latvian born Puspure won by a clear stretch in choppy conditions in Plovdiv to add to Ireland’s gold medal tally after the O’Donovan’s claimed […]

8 years ago

TG4’s ‘Cora – The Greatest’ documentary has earned rave reviews as the Irish broadcaster documented the Mayo woman’s venture to the AFL Women’s (AFLW) league earlier this year. Staunton became the the first international player to be signed to an AFL Women’s list when she joined the Greater Western Sydney Giants last year. The Carnacon forward joined the club following […]

8 years ago

Leicester interim head coach and former Ireland full-back Geordan Murphy has said that he could not understand why Tigers second-row Will Spencer was red carded for a high tackle on Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor. Spencer was dismissed just before half-time for a high tackle on Taylor after leading with his shoulder and making contact with […]

8 years ago

Cork forward Áine O’Sullivan scored a sublime lobbed goal in Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies Football final with Dublin. With Dublin boasting a one goal advantage thanks to a Sinead Aherne penalty, O’Sullivan picked up the ball just outside the square after a botched Dublin clearance and calmly curved the ball over the head of Jacks goalkeeper Ciara Trant […]

8 years ago

Former UFC Women’s Strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has turned the tables on a journalist after he asked her what she thought of Conor McGregor’s recent behaviour. The Dubliner will return to the Octagon for the first time in nearly two years next month when he takes on the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 on October 6. McGregor has […]

8 years ago

Ulster Rugby flanker Marcell Coetzee has endured a horror two years at the northern province. The South African international was brought to Belfast in the summer of 2016 as one of the province’s marquee signings but he has played just eight games for the club after two injury plagued seasons. Coetzee showed tremendous promise from […]

8 years ago

Former Everton manager David Moyes claims he could have contended for a Premier League title with the Toffees if he had secured a quality centre forward. Moyes spent 11 years at Goodison Park and helped Everton to five top six finishes during his time with the club before moving on to succeed Alex Ferguson at […]

8 years ago