Golfer Padraig Harrington has moved into the lead at the Irish Open in Lahinch, county Clare, after scoring seven birdies through his first 13 holes. Harrington moved ahead of five players tied in second at -5 under par with the 2007 winner looking to become the first Irish man since Shane Lowry in 2009 to […]

7 years ago

Leaked images of Barcelona’s supposed away kit for next season seems to show that the club are winding back the decades for new designs. The new away kit appears to be a throwback to the Barcelona teams of the 1970’s were the club had two different yellow dominant kits with blue and red lines running […]

7 years ago

“A week ago, when I was at home and packing my bags to come here, it didn’t seem real.” Norwich City are on the look-out for smart additions to the squad that got them promoted from the Championship to the Premier League. One of the best pieces of businesses they will do in the current […]

7 years ago

Manchester City will look to bring Spain international Rodri to the Etihad next season after the player terminated his contract with Atletico Madrid. City triggered Rodri’s reported €70 million buy out clause with Atletico then confirming on their website that the player had unilaterally terminated his contract with the club, which ran until June 30, 2023. […]

7 years ago

Dubliner Luke Keeler will fight Luis Arias in a World Boxing Organisation middleweight title eliminator in August. Keeler will fight Arias before Michael Conlan’s homecoming fight against Diego Alberto Ruiz in Belfast with both fighters leading a card at the Féile an Phobail. The Féile will see a stacked night of boxing at Falls Park on August […]

7 years ago

Former Liverpool defender Conor Masterson has signed for Championship side Queens Park Rangers. Masterson left Anfield at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract, however, he has since been picked up by QPR where he will look for more first-team opportunities. “To sign for QPR is an honour and a privilege […]

7 years ago

Olympic bronze medalist Michael Conlan will fight Diego Alberto Ruiz at the west Belfast Féile in August. Ruiz (21-2) will step in for the injured Vladimir Nikitin after the Russian withdrew from his scheduled bout with Conlan after suffing a torn bicep in training. Ruiz will now fill in for Nikitin on the August 3rd card which has been forced […]

7 years ago

Sene Naoupu is a lot of different things to a lot different people.  Touch player. Sevens player. Leinster player. Ireland captain. MD of SportsGaff. Ambassador. Barbarian. Barbarian is the latest honour bestowed on a player who is many respects has seen it all and done it all but she is still very much refreshed by […]

7 years ago

Argentina forward Lionel Messi has criticised the level of officiating at the Copa America after his side crashed out of the competition following a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Tuesday. Goals from Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus and Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino were enough to seal a win for the hosts as Messi’s long search for silverware […]

7 years ago

James Gallagher will headline Bellator’s Dublin card in September with the SBG fighter set to fight Cal Ellenor at the 3 Arena. Gallagher defeated Steven Graham in his last fight in the capital with a first round submission win to extend his professional record to 9-1. The 22-year-old will now take on Cal “Pacino” Ellenor (8-2-0) on September 27  […]

7 years ago

Limerick 2-26 Tipperary 2-14 Limerick forward Aaron Gillane has been a revelation for the Shannonsiders ever since he broke into the county’s starting side in 2017. Gillane terrorised opposition defences last year en route to an All-Ireland final win and he’s showed no signs of slowing down this season with a brilliant turn and pass to […]

7 years ago

Kurt Walker has won the bantamweight gold medal after a unanimous decision win over Mykolo Butsenko on Sunday. The Lisburn native is the first Irish boxer at the 2019 European Games in Minsk to win gold after Kellie Harrington withdrew from her respective gold medal fight with a thumb injury. Walker won the gold after defeating number […]

7 years ago

Francis Ngannou might just be one of the most terrifying prospects in the UFC. The 6 ft 4, 18 stone, Cameroonian powerhouse racked up his 14th professional victory and third consecutive knockout with a devastating stoppage of Junior dos Santos at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. dos Santos in Minneapolis on Saturday. Ngannou caught the Brazilian just […]

7 years ago

Defending world champion Kellie Harrington will withdraw from the final of the 2019 European Games with injury. The Olympic Federation of Ireland claim that Harrington sustained a hand injury in the semi-final bout with Agnes Alexiusson and she has been deemed unfit to box. The injury is believed to be a right thumb injury with Harrington […]

7 years ago

It seemed like one of those days for Mayo. Lee Keegan and Andy Moran both taken off before half-time. A bunch of wides that maybe should have gone over. Aramgh taking the game to them and showing no fear with Rian O’Neill giving them all sorts of problems defensively. However, Mayo managed to weather the […]

7 years ago

Grainne Walsh performed admirably at the 2019 European Games in Minsk and won a bronze medal after she was defeated by eventual winner Karolina Koszewska on Friday. Walsh and namesake Michaela both received medals on Saturday with almost opposite reactions as the Belfast woman snarled at her loss to Stanimira Petrova of Bulgaria in their final while […]

7 years ago

The GAA have put forward two separate proposals on the formation of a Tier 2 All-Ireland senior football championship. Proposal A will feature the Provincial Championships as present with the current four rounds of All-Ireland Qualifiers reducing to two rounds and open to teams from Allianz Divisions 1 and 2 and any Allianz Division 3 […]

7 years ago

Preston North End winger Callum Robinson has attracted interest from Premier League newcomers Norwich City. Robinson scored 12 goals in 27 games for Preston last season building on a previous campaign where he scored seven goals in 41 games. He made his international debut for Ireland in the 4-1 defeat to Wales in the UEFA […]

7 years ago

Former Tipperary manager Michael Ryan has said that John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer is the most natural hurler he has ever seen. Ryan won an All-Ireland title with O’Dwyer in 2016 and watched on as the forward blossomed into one of the best attacking threats in the country. O’Dwyer’s talent has been evident for the last number […]

7 years ago

World Rugby have announced a series of law change recommendations as they look to improve the safety of the game. The sport’s governing body claim that the tackle is responsible for 50 per cent of all match injuries and 76 per cent of all concussions. World Rugby’s Law Review Group considered all available evidence in the […]

7 years ago

Dublin captain Chris Crummey has been slogging away with the county’s hurlers for the last seven years now but the win over Galway earlier this month was one of his best days in a career that might still have many more to come. The hurlers have largely lived in the shadows of the Dublin footballers […]

7 years ago

Celtic have rejected a second bid from Arsenal for Scotland defender Kieran Tierney. The Gunners are looking for a new left-back with Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolisinac failing to inspire over the last few seasons while Tierney has long been linked with a move away from Celtic Park after a series of outstanding seasons for […]

7 years ago

Grainne Walsh has won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Games in Minsk after a split decision loss to Karolina Koszewska on Friday. Walsh could have followed namesake Michaela into the final after her win over Daria Abramova earlier on Friday but it was not to be with Koszewska securing a 3-2 split decision win. 🥊🥊🥊 Commiserations […]

7 years ago

Ciara Trant had given up on football. She played for her club St Brigid’s, she came up through the underage and minor ranks but she couldn’t find a way on to the Dublin senior panel, at least, not as a player. She first infiltrated the senior side as a water carrier in 2014 and eventually […]

7 years ago

Boxer Michaela Walsh has advanced to the final of the European Games after a 3-2 split decision win over Daria Abramova on Friday afternoon. The win guarantees Walsh at least a silver medal with the Belfast woman now set to fight Bulgaria’s Stanimira Petrova in the featherweight final after disposing of reigning world champion Ornella Wahner in the quarter-final. YEEESSSSS!!! […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland hopeful Luca Connell was apparently spotted visiting Celtic’s stadium on Thursday ahead of a proposed move to the Scottish champions. Connell has been linked with a move from Bolton to Glasgow for the last few weeks now and he was spotted visiting Parkhead ahead of a mooted move. Bolton were relegated from […]

7 years ago

The Premier League has released their list of Fantasy Premier League prices with Mohamed Salah the most expensive player this season. The Egyptian forward has been priced at 12.5 with Manchester City duo Sergio Aguero and Raheem Sterling narrowly trailing behind him at 12. Sadio Mane (11.5), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (11.0) and Harry Kane (11.0) are […]

7 years ago

Cork forward Alan Cadogan has said that parts of his body were screaming at him after a horrendous run of injuries. Cadogan missed most of last season with a knee injury while he returned this year only to suffer a quad injury against March. He was thrust into action after just six minutes for Cork’s […]

7 years ago

‘You had a bit of an off day with the boot against Castres late last year but after that you went on this tear and reeled off like 20+ kicks in a row. How many did you get to?’ “Yeah, it’s still at 25,” said Carbery. “I don’t think I’ve missed a kick since that […]

7 years ago

Lightweight world champion Kellie Harrington has secured herself at least a bronze medal at the European Games after a 4-1 split decision win over Irma Testa (ITA). Harrington looked sharp in her win with some nice combinations and she will now progress to the semi-finals where she has a chance of following her gold medal win […]

7 years ago

Joey Carbery has said that he is looking forward to picking Stephen Larkham’s brain after the former Wallaby joined Munster’s coaching staff earlier this month. Larkham joins the province after a stint as Brumbies head coach followed by a period where he was positioned as Australia’s attack coach. Larkham was widely considered as one of […]

7 years ago

Ireland and Leinster second-row Devin Toner has said that he is progressing well ahead of the Rugby World Cup after a season blighted by injury. Toner suffered a knee injury in the PRO14 semi-final win over Munster while he also suffered an ankle injury during the Six Nations. It was a cruel run of injuries […]

7 years ago

Ireland and Leinster second-row Devin Toner has said that his province’s culture does not need to be reviewed in the wake of two end-of-season incidents. The IRFU sanctioned Leinster flanker Sean O’Brien on Monday following its investigation into ‘an incident of inappropriate behaviour’ last month after the province’s PRO14 final win whilst there was also […]

7 years ago

Manchester United are looking at potentially signing 16-year-old winger Mateo Mejia from Real Zaragoza. The Red Devils have already brought Daniel James to Old Trafford from Swansea and they now look set to add Mejia from Zaragoza, according to The Sun‘s Alan Nixon. United will reportedly pay an initial £600,000 for Mejia with the Spaniard to play […]

7 years ago

Celtic have reportedly rejected a £15 million bid for Kieran Tierney from Arsenal. The North London club have expressed their interest in the Scotland full-back but will have to up their bid if they are to pry the 22-year-old away from the Scottish champions. As reported elsewhere Arsenal have had an opening bid of £15m […]

7 years ago

Leinster Council CEO Michael Reynolds has called on other counties to lift their standard as Dublin aim for a 15th Leinster SFC title in 16 years when they take on Meath in Croke Park on Sunday afternoon. Dublin have also won six of the last eight All-Ireland’s and are going for an unprecedented fifth consecutive All-Ireland […]

7 years ago

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has questioned whether Jesse Lingard’s snapchat video was worse than former players going drinking for weeks on holiday. Lingard caused a stir earlier this week when a video of his holiday in Miami went viral where he was comparing rooms with teammate Marcus Rashford. Former United defender Derek Brazil […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland assistant Roy Keane has left Martin O’Neill at Nottingham Forest. Keane spent five years with O’Neill during their reign together as manager and assistant of the Republic of Ireland before they agreed to leave their post late last year. O’Neill then joined Forest in January and brought Keane on as his assistant but […]

7 years ago

Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has named Steven Gerrard as the best player he’s played with during his career. Torres recently called time on his professional career and retired with Sagan Tosu in the Japanese J1 league. It was his final stop on a 18-year professional career that first started with Atletico Madrid in […]

7 years ago

SBG fighter Artem Lobov has upset former WBA welterweight world champion Paulie Malignaggi at the BKFC 6: Lobov vs. Malignaggi main event at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa. Lobov defeated Malignaggi via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to extend his bare knuckle boxing record to 2-0 following his debut win over Jason […]

7 years ago

Brazilian defender Dani Alves scored one goal and produced another two assists in Brazil’s 5-0 demolition of Peru on Saturday. The 36-year-old got on the end of a sweeping move that ripped through the Peruvian defence with a series of one touch passes before Alves rifled the ball past the goalkeeper and into the back […]

7 years ago

Former WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi has said that MMA fans are a little rough around the edges ahead of his bare knuckle fight with Artem Lobov before BKFC 6 on Saturday. Malignaggi will fight Lobov in the latest Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship card and he has once again gone after MMA fans after previously stating that […]

7 years ago

Cork forward Eimear Scally has praised her teammate Saoirse Noonan for her performance in the Rebelettes Munster final win over Waterford last weekend. Noonan compiled a personal haul of 2-3 in Cork’s 11-point win over Waterford as she begins to thrive in the full-forward line after a prolonged period coming off the bench. It’s been a […]

7 years ago

Former Wallabies Drew Mitchell and Matt Giteau have both taken aim at Israel Folau for his GoFundMe page asking for financial assistance in his legal battle with Rugby Australia. Folau had his $5 million contract with Rugby Australia revoked last month after he refused to remove a social media post that warned drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, […]

7 years ago

Israel Folau’s GoFundMe page to pay for his legal battle with Rugby Australia has struggled to gather momentum as the former Wallaby looks to recoup his earnings following his dismissal in April. Folau had his $5 million contract with Rugby Australia revoked last month after he refused to remove a social media post that warned drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, […]

7 years ago

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios went off at Irish official Fergus Murphy during his first-round win over Roberto Carballés Baena at the Fever-Tree Championships. Kyrgios exploded on Murphy after missing a set point against Baena in which he claimed the Spaniard had double-faulted. "… your hat looks ridiculous also, it's not even sunny" – @NickKyrgios pic.twitter.com/CQnHQZfzp5 — Tom […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland international Wes Hoolahan will go on trial at League Two club Cambridge United. The 37-year-old’s contract with West Bromwich Albion expired this summer and the former Norwich City midfielder will now train with Cambridge while he considers an offer from the club. Hoolahan will link back up with former Canaries assistant Colin Calderwood, […]

7 years ago

World Rugby have abandoned their plans to introduce a two conference league that would run in two of the four years within a Rugby World Cup cycle. The sport’s governing body proposed the Nations Championship, a competition that would see teams split into two conferences of 12 teams each with promotion and relegation also included. […]

7 years ago

Manchester United have reportedly paid a fee of £55 million for Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka. United have targeted the defender repeatedly this month and already have had two bids knocked back, but according to The Daily Record’s Duncan Castles, the two clubs have finalised an agreement that will see the right-back head to Old Trafford next season. […]

7 years ago

The Champions Cup Pool stage draw was made on Wednesday with last season’s finalists Leinster drawing Northampton, Benetton Treviso and Lyon in Pool 1. Leinster will be very contented with their grouping with the four-time champions dropping just one game in last season’s pool stages while Munster face a considerably tougher test after drawing Saracens […]

7 years ago