Shamrock Rovers midfielder Aaron Greene was given a straight red card for a hefty challenge on Bohemian’s forward Keith Ward. Bohemian’s won the game 1-0 thanks to a second-half penalty from Dinny Corcoran which sent the Gypsies’ to the top of the table with three wins from three games. .@bfcdublin go top of the table […]

7 years ago

Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis has been suspended for seven months and fined $7,500 for his part in a post-fight melee at UFC 229. Danis was filmed goading Nurmagomedov following his win over teammate Conor McGregor in the main event with Nurmagomedov serving a nine-month retroactive disciplinary suspension for scaling the cage while also being […]

7 years ago

Jacob Stockdale and Peter O’Mahony were the only two players to make rugbyjoe’s team of the round following round three of the Six Nations. Ireland trudged their way to a 26-16 win over Italy on Sunday with tries from Quinn Roux, Stockdale, Keith Earls and Conor Murray ensuring that Joe Schmidt’s side escaped from Rome […]

7 years ago

Munster Rugby have confirmed that fly-half Joey Carbery sustained a hamstring injury at Ireland training last week and that he will continue his rehabilitation in Ireland camp this week. Carbery was unavailable for selection in Rome on Sunday as Ireland trudged their way to a bonus point win over Italy with Connacht fly-half Jack Carty […]

7 years ago

Do you remember the 2007 Six Nations? Where Ireland lost the championship by four points and a 79th minute Vincent Clerc try in Croke Park? What about the 2011 Six Nations? Where they lost to Rugby World Cup semi-finalists Wales and eventual finalists France? How about the 2015 Six Nations? Where Ireland won the Six […]

7 years ago

Ireland winger Jacob Stockdale scored his 14th try in 17 games when he pounced on an Italian mistake to race through and score at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Ireland took the lead through an 11th minute Quinn Roux try before Stockdale crossed for what was ultimately a rather easy try as Italy’s defence capitulated […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville believes that Paul Pogba will eventually regress back to the player that he was when he first moved to Manchester. Pogba has scored eights goals and provided five assists in nine Premier League games under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but Neville believes that his form could eventually regress […]

7 years ago

Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton has backed current Hoops manager Brendan Rodgers to succeed Claude Puel at Leicester City. Puel and Leicester parted ways on Sunday morning following the club’s 4-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday and Rodgers and Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez are already being linked with taking the top job at […]

7 years ago

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has said that Liverpool fans are used to having their hopes dashed ahead of Sunday’s game with the Merseysiders. Liverpool have never won the Premier League title before but have endured late title run collapses under both Rafael Benitez and Brendan Rodgers in the past. The Reds are currently […]

7 years ago

Leeds United midfielder Mateusz Klich squirted water down the back of Bolton Wanderers midfielder Joe Williams during the whites’ 2-1 win on Saturday. A Patrick Bamford penalty and a second-half goal from Ezgjan Alioski cancelled out Mark Beevers’ close range effort to put Leeds level on 64 points with second placed Sheffield United. Alioski was […]

7 years ago

Shamrock Rovers midfielder Aaron McEneff scored a nice panenka penalty to seal their second win of the season against Derry City on Friday night. The Hoops got their campaign off to a winning start against Waterford last week and made it two from two with goals either side of half-time from Dylan Watts and Aaron […]

7 years ago

Kerins O’Rahilly’s forward Tommy Walsh has been named to start for Kerry in their National Football League round four tie with Galway on Sunday. Walsh will start in the full-forward line alongside Dara Moynihan and Stephen O’Brien while in the half-forward line alongside Diarmuid O’Connor and Gavin O’Brien will will line the flanks while Sean […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has said that he would take any of United’s current centre-backs over Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. The Dutch international has been superb for the Reds since signing for Liverpool last season but Vidic has said that he wouldn’t take any of Chelsea or Liverpool’s defenders, which include van […]

7 years ago

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with soliciting prostitution at a spa in Florida. Kraft, 77, is part of a group of more than two dozen people being charged in a police sting in Jupiter, Florida, as part of a wider police probe into human trafficking. BREAKING: Police: New England Patriots owner Robert […]

7 years ago

Stoke City’s Jack Butland will wear a commemorative jersey in honour of former England goalkeeper Gordon Banks who passed away earlier this month. Banks played at Stoke for six years before his first retirement from the game in 1973 and the Potters paid tribute to their former shotstopper with chairman Peter Coates saying it was […]

7 years ago

Ireland have made four changes to the team that defeated Scotland earlier this month with David Kilcoyne, Sean Cronin, Ultan Dillane and Jordi Murphy all brought into the starting side. Ireland got their Six Nations campaign back on track with a 22-13 win over Scotland in Edinburgh following an opening round loss to England and […]

7 years ago

New Atletico Madrid signing Alvaro Morata has had two goals taken away from him during Atleti’s 2-0 win over Juventus on Wednesday. Goals from Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin were enough to seal the hosts the victory but it could have been more if Morata’s goal had not been disallowed for a foul on Juventus […]

7 years ago

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will miss his side’s Champions League second round trip to Turin after picking up a needless yellow card in the first-half of the first leg in Madrid. Juventus had won a free-kick outside of the Atletico box before Costa was booked by referee Felix Zwayer for stepping over the white line […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand poked fun at Joleon Lescott for taking the money at Manchester City. Lescott was a panelist on BT Sport’s pre-match coverage of Manchester City’s Champions League second round trip to Schalke on Wednesday night and Ferdinand didn’t miss an opportunity to poke fun at the club’s mega spending when […]

7 years ago

Cheetahs centre Nico Lee has received a 13-week ban for clearing the contents of his nose on an opponent during his side’s loss to Connacht last weekend. Tries from Tom Farrell, Tom McCartney and Jarrad Butler were enough to give the westerners another strong win in Glaway but the match was somewhat soured when Lee emptied […]

7 years ago

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that midfielder Bernardo Silva has surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo as the biggest star in Portuguese football. Guardiola has said that Silva is already one of the best players in the Premier League this season and he added that he is a beloved figure in the Manchester City dressing room. […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland midfielder Andy Reid has provided a strong defence of Roy Keane’s management style and ultimately believes that he can still be a success in football management. Keane and former Ireland manager Martin O’Neill left the national team last November following a string of disappointing results with the two quickly reuniting at Championship club […]

7 years ago

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has admitted that he was wrong after claiming that he didn’t know if Paul Pogba was worth hassle following his public spat with former manager Jose Mourinho. Pogba was frequently used as a bench player near the end of Mourinho’s time at Old Trafford and Carragher said on Sky Sports […]

7 years ago

Last week’s ‘Clash of the Titans’ press conference in the National Stadium was a great opportunity for Irish boxing to get back out into the public sphere amidst a few difficult years for the sport in this country. Eric ‘Lilywhite’ Donovan headlined the bill, rising star Victor Rabei sat there right beside him at the top table and […]

7 years ago

League Two side Lincoln City have advertised a role for an Irish language tutor to teach a Scholar the Irish Language as part of their Leaving Certificate. The League Two leaders are currently two points ahead of second placed Bury with a game to play while they have former Ireland underage defender Cian Bolger currently signed […]

7 years ago

Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has said there is still a plan in place for the Brit to rematch with Deontay Wilder despite his new multi-fight deal with ESPN. Fury signed a five-fight deal with the American broadcaster believed to be in the region of £80 million but Warren believes that his new arrangement, coupled […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland captain John O’Shea has said that Declan Rice’s allegiance switch should not be allowed to happen again in the future. Rice, capped three times by the Republic of Ireland, declared his intention to switch his international allegiance to England last week despite kissing the Irish badge during an underage international game. It was […]

7 years ago

Manchester United have advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after a 2-0 win over Chelsea on Monday. First-half goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba were enough to set up a quarter-final trip to Wolves next month as United go in search of their first trophy since the 2017 Europa League. United have […]

7 years ago

Manchester United will travel to Wolves in the FA Cup quarter-final after defeating Chelsea 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba sealed the win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side with United now heading to the Molineux next month. Elsewhere Premier League champions Manchester City will head to Swansea City, Watford will […]

7 years ago

Manchester United winger Alexis Sanchez has said that Jose Mourinho created a confusing atmosphere at Old Trafford. Mourinho brought Sanchez to the club in January 2018 in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan but the Chilean has underwhelmed since his move north with just five goals in 37 games. Sanchez was often a rotational player under […]

7 years ago

Kilmarnock striker Kris Boyd has condemned supporters who threw a coin at him during Celtic’s 1-0 win over Kilmarnock on Sunday. Scott Brown smashed home a late winner to seal a vital away win for Celtic who extended their lead over Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to eight points. However, the […]

7 years ago

European bronze medalist Thomas Barr was bumped out of the 400m final at the Irish Life Health National Indoor Championships in Abbotstown on Sunday. Barr came back towards the starting blocks of the first lap during the final before he was bumped off his line by Andrew Mellon with runners free to change lanes during the […]

7 years ago

Former Republic of Ireland underage international Armstrong Okoflex has been drafted into Brendan Rodgers Celtic squad for the Hoops’ trip to Kilmarnock on Sunday. The Dublin born teenager joined the club on a three-year deal from Arsenal last year after previously coming through the underage ranks at St. Kevin’s Boys. The current England underage international […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland and Wolves right-back Matt Doherty notched another assist in the Wanderers fifth round FA Cup visit to Bristol City on Sunday. Doherty is enjoying a very fine season under manager Nuno Espírito Santo and has recorded five assists in 26 league games this season for the Europa League hopefuls. His latest assist came […]

7 years ago

Clare forward Tony Kelly will return from suspension for the Banner’s third round Allianz League clash with Cork on Saturday. Clare will face the Rebels at Páirc Uí Rinn with both sides languishing towards the bottom of Division 1A with Cork still looking for a maiden victory after successive defeats to both Kilkenny and Wexford. Kelly […]

7 years ago

Sligo Rovers took a shock lead against defending League of Ireland champions Dundalk on Friday night when midfielder Jack Keaney smashed home a long range free-kick. Keaney rifled in a low shot from distance to give Sligo the lead just before half-time before Sean Murray equalised for the lilywhites just minutes after the restart. What […]

7 years ago

‘It’s very hard to describe, the buzz is phenomenal’ There’s no coincidence that boxing is the kingpin of the sports movie genre. Rocky, Creed, Raging Bull, Bleed for This, The Fighter, they’re all phenomenal films with great stories, and to a large extent, every fighter has their own story to tell. At 6-0, Victor Rabei’s […]

7 years ago

Rhodhri Giggs, brother of former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, has gone through his sibling’s Champions League winning team from 1999 and provided some brief character summaries on some of Giggs’ former teammates. Rhodhri starred in a brilliant Paddy Power advert last week poking fun at Ryan’s eight-year affair with his ex-wife Natasha and now […]

7 years ago

Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton left Saturday’s 22-13 win over Scotland with a head injury but he still managed to set up Jacob Stockdale’s try with a perfectly timed inside ball before his departure. Sexton was smashed by Scotland prop Allan Dell in what was ultimately his last meaningful contribution to the game before being replaced […]

7 years ago

London Irish have confirmed that Leinster and Ireland flanker Sean O’Brien will be joining the club next season. RugbyPass reported last week that Irish had signed the two-time British & Irish Lion and the Championship leaders confirmed the news on Monday. O’Brien will now reunite with former Ireland head coach and current London Irish director of […]

7 years ago

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has said that new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has instructed him to attack more since his arrival at the club in December. Solskjaer has yet to lose a game as the club’s manager with 10 wins from his first 11 matches in charge and it’s a stark contrast from where […]

7 years ago

Bohemian’s have released a brilliant new promotional video ahead of their League of Ireland season opener with Finn Harps on Friday night. The Phibsboro based club made headlines last year with their #TerracesNotTv campaign, encouraging fans to buy into their local club, and they have followed up that promotion with a follow up video of […]

7 years ago

Brilliant. Monaghan forward Conor McManus has been one of the pre-eminent forwards in Gaelic Football for the last few years and he continued to show why he deserves that tag with an exceptional score against Galway on Sunday. Galway ultimately won the game 1-9 to 0-11 points as they got back to winning ways after […]

7 years ago

England winger Jonny May racked up his first international hat-trick with a devastating series of scores against France at Twickenham on Sunday. May ripped through the French defence after just two minutes when Elliot Daly capitalised on a French turnover before beating a couple of defenders and dinking a kick towards the line where May […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has thrown some not so subtle shade at Arsenal when he was asked about his son Kasper’s future at Leicester City. Kasper Schmeichel has been one of the Premier League’s better goalkeepers over the past few years and father Peter insists that he’s happy at Leicester but he noted […]

7 years ago

Former two-weight UFC world champion Conor McGregor has called for a third fight with Nate Diaz. Diaz famously upset McGregor in March 2016 with a rear-naked choke at UFC 196 before the Dubliner avenged the loss a few months later with a majority decision win over Diaz at UFC 202. The two have circled each […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland international Ronan O’Gara has doubled down on his Joey Carbery and Beauden Barrett comparison. O’Gara, an assistant coach with the Super Rugby winning Canterbury Crusaders in New Zealand, said that he took a bit of flak last year for comparing Carbery to All Blacks fly-half and two-time World Rugby Player of the Year […]

7 years ago

Ireland got their Six Nations campaign back on track on Saturday with a hard fought 22-13 win over Scotland at Murrayfield. Tries from Conor Murray and Keith Earls ensured that Ireland got back to winning ways after their opening round defeat to England at Lansdowne Road but it was far from a complete performance from […]

7 years ago

Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has criticised referee Romain Poite for his performance during Ireland’s 22-13 win over the Scots in Edinburgh on Saturday. Scotland conceded seven penalties to six during a scrappy game at Murrayfield but Laidlaw feels that the French official does not see eye to eye with his team. “Romain Poite picked us […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland international Ronan O’Gara has said that there’s only so much punishment that fly-half Johnny Sexton can take after Ireland’s 22-13 win over Scotland on Saturday. Sexton was pulled ashore after just 24 minutes with Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt confirming that the reigning World Player of the Year had failed his Head Injury […]

7 years ago