Ireland fly-half and 2018 World Rugby Player of the Year Johnny Sexton has been excluded from the SportsJOE world team of the year. New Zealand counterpart Beauden Barrett was ultimately preferred to the Leinster out-half with over 175,000 votes cast on the RugbyJOE Instagram page. Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong, Peter O’Mahony and Conor Murray were […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Optimum Nutrition Munster Rugby nutritionist Emma Tester has provided five top tips for aspiring rugby players heading into another big weekend of European Rugby with Munster set to play Castres on Saturday evening. Tester was a Performance Nutritionist for the England RFU U20’s programme for three years, Leeds Carnegie for four […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Optimum Nutrition Munster nutritionist Emma Tester has said that the Munster team’s nutritional plan is centred around what the club’s coaches are planning to do on a week-to-week basis and that nutrition in modern rugby is very much individualised. Tester is the Head of Performance Nutrition at Munster after previously working with Leicester […]

7 years ago

Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles has voiced his support of Raheem Sterling and revealed his own issues with racism in underage football. Sterling recently criticised the Daily Mail for double standards regarding two Manchester City players buying their respective mother’s houses and criticised the newspaper’s coverage of how he and other young black footballers spend their […]

7 years ago

Bath Rugby have offered a further explanation as to why Leinster fans were not permitted to bring their flags into The Rec last weekend. Leinster supporters were not allowed to bring club flags into Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup pool game which forced Leinster Rugby to release a statement reiterating that their flags met all health […]

7 years ago

The UFC have exited their deal with Eleven Sports and look set to revert back to their previous broadcaster BT Sport. The UFC have reportedly triggered an exit clause on its exclusive deal, which was due to begin in January with the streaming company holding the rights to 42 live events due to take place next year as […]

7 years ago

Irish Olympian Mick Clohisey has ran and competed for Ireland across the world, from Belgrade to Rio de Janeiro, but October’s Dublin marathon was significant for him. The busy months of Clohisey’s season as a cross country and marathon runner generally extend from August to January so running the Dublin marathon has always been a […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has left Olympiacos just three months after joining the club. Toure left City to join the Athenian club during the summer but has played just two games since his arrival and has agreed to leave the club by mutual consent. The club confirmed the news in a statement: “Olympiakos […]

7 years ago

Napoli forward Dries Mertens has questioned what is so special about the ‘This is Anfield’ sign at Anfield. The sign is an iconic part of the stadium’s tunnel with many of the clubs players routinely touching the sign as they make their way towards the pitch. Mertens, who played at Anfield while he was at […]

7 years ago

Colin Wing, one of the men that was caught on camera shouting abuse at Raheem Sterling in a Premier League match at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, has denied that the remarks that he made towards the City winger were racial. Sterling was shouted at by several Chelsea fans while retrieving a ball during the first-half of their […]

7 years ago

Connacht have taken another big step forward in redeveloping the Sportsground after submitting a planning application to Galway City Council for the redevelopment. The planning application comes after a detailed design process and extensive public consultation carried out in conjunction with technical advisers, TOBIN Consulting Engineers and Chapman Architects while the public consultation has included a […]

7 years ago

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has been nominated for the Halberg Award for coach of the year. The Halberg Awards are a set of awards given annually recognising New Zealand’s top sporting achievements and was started in 1949 by NZ Sportsman magazine founder Jack Fairburn. Schmidt is one of three rugby coaches nominated for the award alongside Clark Laidlaw (coach of […]

7 years ago

Ulster centre Will Addison has been a revelation for the northern province this season. The 26-year-old moved to Belfast from the Sale Sharks during the summer and has made an immediate impact for his new club with another man of the match performance against the Scarlets during Ulster’s 25-24 win on Friday night. Addison was […]

7 years ago

Professional athletes often do a very good job at blocking out the noise of the crowd but not every shout from the stands can be ignored. Baz & Andrew’s House of Rugby hosts Barry Murphy and Andrew Trimble both enjoyed distinguished playing careers with Munster and Ulster respectively and they have their fair share of […]

7 years ago

Irish rugby fans looking to watch both Leinster and Munster next weekend will be disappointed as they will have to choose between watching both provinces. The two clubs generally play at different times in the Heineken Champions Cup to cater for an Irish audience but this Saturday Leinster will play Bath from the Aviva Stadium […]

7 years ago

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has encouraged five-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi to come join him in the Serie A. Ronaldo moved to Juventus from Real Madrid last summer and he’s made a great start to life in Turin with 10 goals and five assists through 15 games. Ronaldo played against Messi for nine seasons […]

7 years ago

“I do believe players make themselves a target.” Former Stoke and Reading striker Dave Kitson has said that Raheem Sterling has made himself a target for racial abuse. Sterling was filmed being abused by a section of fans during Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Manchester City on Saturday with the England winger taking to Instagram to […]

7 years ago

Montrose, county Dublin seemed like a bit of an odd location for a United Soccer League press event but Jim McGuinness’ journey is far from anything we’d know or categorise as normal in the world of professional football. The former Gaelic Football manager and the new head coach of the Charlotte Independence was in the Irish […]

7 years ago

West Bromwich Albion forward Jay Rodriguez rescued a late point for the Baggies  in their 2-2 draw with Aston Villa at the Hawthorns on Friday. Villa took an early lead in the derby thanks to Anwar El Ghazi before Dwight Gayle pulled one back for West Brom in the 28th minute. El Gahzi then struck again […]

7 years ago

Ulster centre Will Addison has been a revelation for the province this season. The Ireland utility has made a very impressive start to life in Belfast after moving to Ulster from Sale during the summer and his form earned him a call up to Joe Schmidt’s squad last month with Addison featuring against Italy, Argentina […]

7 years ago

Ireland assistant coach Andy Farrell has been installed as the prohibitive favourite by betting company SportNation to become the next British & Irish Lions coach. Farrell has previously served as the defence coach on the Lions tour of Australia in 2013 and New Zealand in 2017 and was announced as Joe Schmidt’s successor last week […]

7 years ago

Jacob Stockdale is one of the best finishers in world rugby. The 22-year-old had scored 22 tries in 47 matches for Ulster heading into Friday night and his 23rd was a spectacular effort as he beat two defenders after a great break from outside centre Will Addison. Rhys Patchell gave the hosts an early lead […]

7 years ago

RTE have added 17 sports documentaries to their RTE Player library. The national broadcaster has produced some brilliant sports documentaries over the last few years with Micko, Anthony Foley: Munsterman and Blues Sisters all available to watch on demand on their player. The full list can be seen below and are available to watch here. Micko, […]

7 years ago

Tadhg Furlong, Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton have all been included in Rugby World magazine’s team of the year. The four players were integral parts in Ireland’s run to a first Grand Slam since 2009 with Furlong and Sexton also claiming PRO14 and Heineken Champions Cup honours last season. World Player of the […]

7 years ago

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has asked fans and critics not to compare the current team to the club’s previous champions. United drew 2-2 with Arsenal on Wednesday night as they now fall 18 points behind league leaders Manchester City. The club now look set for their sixth consecutive season without a title and with […]

7 years ago

UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has said that women should do their fighting at home. Nurmagomedov was asked on stage about what advice he would have for female fighters looking to make a career in mixed martial arts and he said that ‘women should do their fighting in the home’ before adding that they should […]

7 years ago

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Burnley counterpart Sean Dyche were both filmed exchanging words after the Reds 3-1 win at Turf Moor on Wednesday. Liverpool came from 1-0 down to win 3-1 thanks to second-half goals from James Milner, Roberto Firmino and Xherdan Shaqiri as the visitors move to within two points of league leaders […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has said that current manager Jose Mourinho has to work with the players he has and that he can’t use a lack of transfers as an excuse for poor performance. Mourinho has spent over £370million on 11 transfers since arriving at Manchester United in 2016 but has bemoaned his […]

7 years ago

Former Ulster and Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson will not make the trip to Ireland this weekend for Perpignan’s Challenge Cup match with Connacht at the Sportsground. Jackson said earlier this week that it would be great to play on Irish soil again but he will now have to wait a little longer for that opportunity […]

7 years ago

Earlier this year ESPN and the UFC agreed a five-year deal that would consist of 30 UFC Fight Night events per year for the broadcaster, including 10 main cards on ESPN’s television networks. The first of those cards is set to air on January 19 in New York with Rachael Ostovich set to take on  Paige VanZant in […]

7 years ago

Jose Mourinho may return to Real Madrid if he’s shown the door by Manchester United. Mourinho is believed to be on good terms with Madrid president Florentino Perez despite his dismissal from the club in 2013. The Portuguese managed Madrid for three years and maintained a 71.9% win record at the club, the best win […]

7 years ago

Irish boxers Ray Moylette and Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan will headline a professional boxing card in Mayo on Friday night as Moylette looks to extend his undefeated record while O’Sullivan will look to bounce back from his knockout loss to David Lemieux in September. Moylette will take on Christian Uruzquieta for the WBC international lightweight title […]

7 years ago

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is a seasoned professional. He’s smart, he’s articulate, he has a sense of humour and it often looks like butter wouldn’t melt in his mouth when he’s speaking at press conferences in the Aviva Stadium or out at Carton House. The training ground Schmidt has been described as a very […]

7 years ago

Leicester Tigers centre Kyle Eastmond received a four week ban after his disciplinary hearing in Coventry on Tuesday following a red card for a high challenge on Bristol fly-half Ian Madigan on Saturday. Eastmond was sent off in the first-half of Leicester’s 41-10 defeat to the Bears with the England centre facing an independent disciplinary hearing […]

7 years ago

Munster welcomed back both Conor Murray and Chris Farrell for their 44-14 demolition of Edinburgh on Friday. The Ireland internationals made their first starts of the season after overcoming respective neck and knee injuries and it didn’t take them long to get going again as they both played pivotal parts in dismantling a weakened Edinburgh […]

7 years ago

Munster have signed 12 new players to contracts with the club with Rory Scannell, John Ryan and Darren Sweetnam all committing their futures to the province. Munster confirmed the new signings on Tuesday morning with nine of the 12 players coming through the club’s academy system. John Ryan, Niall Scannell, Rory Scannell, Darren Sweetnam, Jack […]

7 years ago

Sunderland winger Aidan McGeady has questioned several decisions from former manager Chris Coleman during a new Netflix documentary covering the Black Cats relegation from the Championship last season. Sunderland suffered back-to-back demotions from both the Premier League and then the Championship and Netflix captured the club’s demise in a new series that was originally pitched […]

7 years ago

Ireland and Arsenal midfielder Katie McCabe has taken issue with French DJ Martin Solveig’s ‘can you twerk’ question at Monday’s Ballon d’Or awards in Paris. Lyon and Norway striker Ada Hegerberg won the first ever female Ballon d’Or award on Monday night as she capped off an incredible year by being crowned the player of […]

7 years ago

Munster and Ireland winger Keith Earls has credited Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt with taking his game to the next level. Earls thrived under Schmidt this season and won the Rugby Players Ireland Players’ Player of the Year award earlier this year after a spectacular Six Nations campaign with Ireland. The Limerick flier has scored […]

7 years ago

Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has called on Conor McGregor to save the flyweight division instead of calling on Chatri Sityodtong, CEO of ONE Championship, to intervene. McGregor called on Sityodtong to sign the departed UFC flyweights after ONE successfully secured Johnson in a trade deal for welterweight Ben Askren. You must now take all the 125lbers that […]

7 years ago

Keith Earls is an exceptional athlete. The Munster winger is one of the quickest players in Irish Rugby and he dabbled in a number of different sports as a youth with a particular affection for hurling. The Moyross native had an ‘informal chat’ with the Limerick hurlers earlier this year with manager John Kiely thanking Earls […]

7 years ago

Former Welterweight world champion and Showtime boxing commentator Paulie Malignaggi has said that judge Alejandro Rochin should never be allowed to score another fight again. Rochin favoured Deontay Wilder over Tyson Fury on Saturday night scoring the fight 115-111 in favour of Wilder while Judge Robert Tapper scored the fight 114-112 for Fury with Judge Phil Edwards […]

7 years ago

48% of Irish fans believe that Joe Schmidt’s side will win the Rugby World Cup next year. Ireland dropped just one game this season en route to Six Nations and Grand Slam glory while they also prevailed over the All Blacks in November with a 16-9 win over the two-time defending world champions. Bookmakers still […]

7 years ago

West Ham United defender Declan Rice has said that he will meet with new Republic of Ireland manager to discuss his international future. Rice is currently taking some time out from international football to deliberate upon his future with Ireland and England both showing an interest in the player. McCarthy said last week that he’s […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland and Stoke City winger James McClean has made a touching gesture towards the homeless by offering to pay for six homeless people to stay in the Maldron hotel until Wednesday. McClean’s sister Mary-Jane posted on Facebook that the Ireland midfielder and his partner Erin were collecting the homeless and bringing them to […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland underage international Dan Crowley is rediscovering some of his best form in the Eredivisie this season with Willem II. Crowley notched his fifth assist of the season in Willem’s 2-0 win over AZ Alkmaar on Saturday as he continues to impress since returning from his loan spell at Cambuur last season, the same club […]

7 years ago

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said that his side could have done with a few more ‘mad dogs’ against Southampton on Saturday. United came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 and ultimately rescue a point from St. Mary’s but more aggression in defence and better decision making in midfield were the two areas that Mourinho […]

7 years ago

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said that he would like Nemanja Vidic but unfortunately he has to settle for Nemanja Matic for Saturday’s trip to Southampton. Mourinho made five changes from the United side that defeated Young Boys in the Champions League during the week with Paul Pogba, Scott McTominay, Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland striker Michael Obafemi will make his first Premier League start for Southampton against Manchester United on Saturday. Obafemi will start up front with Nathan Redmond, Stuart Armstorng and David Lemina in support while Yan Valery will make his debut in defence for the Saints. – A #PL debut for @yan_valery ✅– First […]

7 years ago

Former Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has said that RTE GAA pundit Pat Spillane has a huge ego and likened the eight-time All-Ireland winner to US President Donald Trump. Fitzmaurice resigned from his role with Kerry earlier this year after the Kingdom were eliminated from the All-Ireland championship citing the need for a new voice in […]

7 years ago