Brought to you by NOW. There is an amazing weekend of sport coming up. There is some incredible sport on over the weekend, from international rugby to The Open Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final. And here is how to stream it all with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Thursday, July 14 and […]

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The 19-year-old has returned to the first team after suffering a serious knee injury in 2020. Republic of Ireland underage international Thomas Hill made an appearance for Liverpool in the club’s first pre-season friendly of the summer. A much-changed Liverpool lost 4-0 to Manchester United in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday afternoon. Anthony Martial, Fred, Jadon […]

4 years ago

By Daire Walsh Meath 1-12 Galway 1-11 Emma Duggan kicked a last-minute point to earn defending champions Meath a dramatic win over Galway in a tense TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final at O’Connor Park in Tullamore. 1-11 to 0-9 in front with the finishing line in sight, the Royals found themselves pegged back. The prospect […]

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Donegal 3-7 Dublin 1-7 By Alan Foley Karen Guthrie scored two of Donegal’s three second half goals as they dumped Dublin out of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship at Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon. After a solid first half where Donegal had laid out their plans, to go in 0-4 to 0-1 in front, […]

4 years ago

Brought to you by NOW. There is a top-class weekend of sport coming up. There is some incredible sport on over the weekend, from international rugby to the F1 Austrian Grand Prix and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals. And here is how to stream it all with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Friday, July […]

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National League > Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo’s sensational summer move to Wrexham has moved one step closer after co-owner Rob McElhenney declared his interest in the Portuguese star on Twitter. Sort of. Ronaldo’s return for a second stint at Old Trafford last year wasn’t enough to stop Manchester United enduring a nightmarish season. For the […]

4 years ago

‘That was a scary incident’ Zhou Guanyu miraculously escaped serious injury after he was involved in a horrific crash in the opening seconds of Sunday’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. George Russell sacrificed his race to check on Zhou. The Alfa Romeo driver’s car collided with Russell’s Mercedes as they approached the first corner. Zhou […]

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Brought to you by NOW. There is an amazing weekend of sport coming up. There is some brilliant sport on over the weekend, from international rugby to the Irish Open golf, the F1 British Grand Prix and the All-Ireland Hurling Championship. And here is how to stream it all with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. […]

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By Kevin Carney ​​Tipperary 2-6 Cavan 1-8 Emma Morrissey scored 2-4 including the winning penalty, deep into added-time, to seal Tipperary’s place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship for 2023, with Cavan heading for the relegation play-off instead. Morrissey found the top-corner with aplomb after her teammate Angela McGuigan was fouled in the penalty area […]

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Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir  Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior camogie champions Galway will do battle with Kilkenny next week to determine who will emerge from Group 2 as table toppers and earn the resultant automatic semi-final spot.  A quirk of the draw also has last year’s intermediate winners Antrim going toe-to-toe with Limerick with the […]

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By Daragh Small Railyard is the footballing heartbeat that has always been the exception to the rule in Kilkenny, and that pulse has extended all the way to the Big Apple in recent years. This week, three of their natives returned home, one of which is now the captain of the New York Ladies football […]

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The pair previously fought in 2017. Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr are reportedly in talks about staging a rematch, five years after their first boxing bout. Mayweather beat McGregor via TKO in the 10th round of their fight in Las Vegas in August 2017, the 50th and final victory in the final outing his […]

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Hinteregger made 138 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht Frankfurt defender Martin Hinteregger has officially retired from professional football amid links with a right-wing extremist. The Bundesliga club announced the news on Twitter, with the 29-year-old having made 138 appearances for Frankfurt, chipping in with 14 goals during his time at Deutsche Bank Park. A post […]

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Brought to you by NOW. The action takes place at Croke Park this weekend. The All-Ireland Football Championship quarter-finals take place this weekend at Croke Park, with Derry facing Clare, Dublin against Cork, Armagh versus Galway and Kerry against Mayo. The action gets underway with a double header this Saturday, stream live exclusively with a […]

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Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir  Cork guaranteed automatic progress to the semi-final of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship by virtue of their hard-fought victory over Waterford at Walsh Park but it remains all to play for in Group 1 as four of the other five teams battle it out for the two quarter-final […]

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The new Premier League season begins on Friday, August 5. The Premier League fixtures for the 2022/23 season have been released, with the new season set to begin in less than two months’ time. As you scramble to look for your own team’s fixtures, there are also going to be plenty of others that’ll draw […]

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Brought to you by NOW. There’s another great weekend of sport coming up. There is some top-class sport on over the weekend, from the US Open golf to the NBA Finals, GAA to Formula 1 and two rugby finals. And here is how to stream it all with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Thursday, […]

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A Tiger enters the villa… Castleford Tigers hooker Jacques O’Neill has been released from his professional rugby contract so he can enter the Love Island villa, the club have confirmed. O’Neill’s arrival at the villa over the weekend caused a bit of a frenzy given reports of a past relationship with fellow contestant Gemma Owen, […]

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By Daragh Ó Conchúir  Limerick manager, John Lillis could not keep the smile off his face as he spoke after his young side secured their first competitive victory of 2022 in front of a raucous home support at Cappamore GAA.  The Shannonsiders defeated Offaly by 0-11 to 0-9 in Group 1 of the Glen Dimplex […]

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By Daragh Small   Meath manager Eamonn Murray expects even more to come from his side, after watching his TG4 All-Ireland Senior Champions get off to a winning start in the 2022 campaign on Saturday. The Royals bounced back from their recent TG4 Leinster Final loss to Dublin by scoring a 1-13 to 0-1 victory over […]

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By Daragh Ó Conchúir Limerick kept their hopes of making the knockout stages of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship alive with a strong finish to prevail 0-11 to 0-9 over Offaly in their Group 1 tie at Cappamore GAA.  With Galway and Kilkenny assured of advancing to the last six as a result […]

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Brought to you by NOW. There’s another great weekend of sport coming up. There is some great sport on over the weekend, from the GAA All-Ireland Championship to the UFC, Formula 1 and the Uefa Nations League. And here is how to stream it with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Friday, June 10. The […]

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By Daragh Small Niamh McGettigan spends her week looking at the science behind medical products. She helps patients who are malnourished because of disease, and those with swallowing difficulties. The Wicklow Ladies footballer places a particular emphasis on cancer, hoping to change the mindset surrounding diet and the diagnosis which affects almost 45,000 people in […]

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Brought to you by NOW. The All-Ireland qualifiers get underway with a massive game in Castlebar. Mayo take on Monaghan in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifiers on Saturday. And, with the provincial championships over, there is no room for error. On Saturday in Castlebar, one county will be eliminated from the All-Ireland Championship before […]

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Brought to you by NOW. There’s another great weekend of sport coming up. There is some brilliant sport on over the weekend, from the GAA Championship to the UEFA Nations League, the NBA Finals and the United Rugby Championship. And here is how to watch it with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Friday, June 3. […]

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Compiled by Daragh Small Dublin boss Mick Bohan expressed his satisfaction following Saturday’s TG4 Leinster Senior Final victory over Meath at Croke Park. In their third meeting of 2022, the Dubs avenged last year’s All-Ireland final defeat to secure another Mary Ramsbottom Memorial Cup with a 1-7 to 1-5 success. Despite also being the reigning […]

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Devane denies Dubs  Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir  Not for the first time in her storied career, Cáit Devane came up trumps for Tipperary. The Clonoulty Rossmore struck her seventh point from frees in the sixth minute of injury time to rescue a 0-10 to 0-10 draw against Dublin in the second round of the […]

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What an absolute shambles. There were some shocking scenes outside of the Stade De France as, in the build-up to the Champions League final, some fans with tickets didn’t get in. The kick-off of the game had to be delayed until 20.36 due to entrance trouble with some fans climbing 20 foot fences into the […]

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So, so many questions. Liverpool fans have descended on Paris in their thousands ahead of Saturday night’s Champions League final against Real Madrid. It is – obviously – a big deal, even for a club with such a storied European history. For some of the fans making the trip, it’s a once in a lifetime […]

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By Daragh Small Meath All-Star Monica McGuirk believes the new Leinster rivalry in Ladies football resembles the great battles between their male counterparts from over the years.  Meath will meet Dublin in Saturday’s TG4 Leinster Senior Final at Croke Park in the latest episode.  The Royals’ stunning victory over Dublin in last September’s All-Ireland final […]

4 years ago

Brought to you by NOW. This is going to be one of the best sporting weekends of the year. There is some amazing sport on over the weekend, from the Champions League final to the Heineken Champions Cup final and the most prestigious race on the Formula 1 calendar. And here is how to watch […]

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“Watch your mouths because you don’t know who you’re talking to sometimes…” A video has emerged showing what appears to be Anthony Joshua in a heated confrontation with a group of students after he was reportedly heckled as he walked past their halls of residence. The students from Loughborough University are said to have taunted […]

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If the Premier League table was based on aggregate results. Manchester City secured their fourth Premier League crown in five years with a comeback win over Aston Villa on the final day of the season, but it’s actually Liverpool that would’ve won the title if it was based on aggregate results. (We know it doesn’t, […]

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By Daragh Small  Playing Ladies football for London means sacrifice; often finishing work at 6pm, travelling an hour-and-a-half on the Tube to training, before more public transport on your own and arriving home around midnight. Hannah Noonan has operated at adult level in London for almost two decades now and a combination of driving her […]

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By Daragh Ó Conchúir  In April 2017, Nenagh’s singing doctor, Mary Ryan launched a CD entitled, The Next Chapter. Another medical professional, Dr Dre had already used The Next Episode, I guess.  Dr Ryan’s namesake, also from Tipperary, would be known for a lot of things but singing, she professes, is not one of them. It is […]

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‘A day of great importance for football’ That was how former Manchester United and England star Gary Neville described the recent decision by Blackpool’s Jake Daniels to publicly come out as gay. He is the first male professional player, writes Luke Mulcahy, to speak openly about his sexuality since Justin Fashanu in the 1990s. He […]

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“Think of the nights they’ve given us…” Ally McCoist struggled to keep a lid on his emotions in the immediate aftermath of Rangers’ Europa League final defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday. The former Rangers and Scotland forward was in Seville as part of BT Sport’s coverage of the game and watched on as his […]

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Brought to you by NOW. A massive weekend of sport. There is some incredible sport on TV over the weekend, from the Premier League to the PGA Championship, Formula 1 and GAA. And here is how to watch it with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Thursday, May 19. The weekend’s sporting action starts early with […]

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Jamie Vardy also suggested his former teammate ‘must be confused’ Jamie Vardy has claimed that Wayne Rooney is “talking nonsense” after Rooney claimed he had an “awkward” conversation with Vardy about his wife’s behaviour in 2016. Earlier on Tuesday, Rooney took the stand in the libel case between his wife Coleen and Vardy’s wife Rebekah. […]

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Anything over 15 is a fantastic score. How well do you remember Ireland’s Euro 2016 campaign? The tournament saw the Boys in Green enjoy some memorable moments which included Wes Hoolahan’s opening goal against Sweden and Robbie Brady’s crucial winner versus Italy. Ireland qualified for the last-16 of the European Championship after finishing third in […]

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The Leeds skipper did not take kindly to the distraction Leeds United captain Liam Cooper appeared to aim an expletive outburst at a cameraman just moments before kick-off in Wednesday night’s Premier League tie against Chelsea. Prior to kick-off at Elland Road, television cameras were on the pitch and were focusing on captain Cooper, with the defender […]

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So many to choose from, and not just from a sporting perspective. A good exercise, every now and then, for sport is to stop looking forward and cast your mind back. It was a challenge, writes Pat McCarry, set to up-and-coming sportswriters, too – What is your best sporting moment of the past decade? Going […]

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“Unfortunately, a really good signing.” Jurgen Klopp has given his reaction to the news that Erling Haaland will be joining Manchester City in time for next season. It was confirmed on Tuesday that City had reached an agreement in principle with Borussia Dortmund for the 21-year-old, with personal terms already believed to have been agreed. […]

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“You’re not. It’s a fact.” Jamie Carragher has said that Manchester City must win the Champions League if they are to be considered part of European football’s elite. City exited the Champions League in dramatic circumstances on Wednesday, squandering a two-goal lead in their semi-final against Real Madrid in stoppage time. On Sunday, they responded […]

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By Aisling Clery Meath 1-8 Dublin 0-10 Emma Duggan’s second half goal proved to be the difference as reigning All Ireland Champions, Meath, defeated rivals Dublin at Parnell Park. The sides were level at four points apiece at the break and a strong attack in the third quarter pushed Meath over the line to victory. […]

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By Daragh Small She was stuck in a rut during lockdown, it was not long after her father passed away and the lack of competitive matches took its toll. Gráinne Harvey ended up taking a step back from the county set-up and although her sister, who was captain of the team at the time, didn’t […]

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‘When you’ve got someone who’s against you, you can’t really do much’ Declan Rice has criticised the referee after West Ham United exited the Europa League at the semi-final stage at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt. Footage from the tunnel also shows the England midfielder chastising the referee – Jesus Gil from Spain – as […]

4 years ago

Brought to you by NOW. A massive weekend of sport. There is some top-quality sporting action on TV over the weekend, from the Premier League to the Heineken Champions Cup, Formula 1 to golf and GAA. And here is how to watch it with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Friday, May 6. The weekend’s sporting […]

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Carragher was never letting this one go. And so, Real Madrid – not Manchester City – will face Liverpool in the Champions League final later this month after a spectacular climax in the Bernabeu on Wednesday night. With 90 minutes played in Madrid, it looked for all the world that Pep Guardiola’s side were on […]

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Benzema has worn a bandage on his hand in games since 2019 Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema, you may have noticed, wears a bandage on his right hand each time he plays football. This has been the case for a number of years now, giving rise to the theory that the striker chooses to continue to […]

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