Wow. It’s one thing that Paul Pogba looks to be on his way to Manchester United, but now a five-time Ballon d’Or winner is being chased by the Premier League’s finest – or Chelsea and Manchester City, rather. Lionel Messi was convicted of three counts of tax fraud on Wednesday and part of the thinking […]

10 years ago

Starting off with a bang

10 years ago

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The minimum sentence for murder in South Africa is 15 years, but when delivering the sentence Judge Thokozile Masipa said there was compelling reasons not to give ‘The Blade Runner’ that long in prison. She said it […]

10 years ago

As you do…

10 years ago

His five-point haul in a masterful display against Clare last month had the hurling world in awe of Austin Gleeson. The Waterford full-forward/wing-forward/midfielder/wing-back was damn near unplayable in the Munster SHC semi-final win over the Banner men. Gleeson’s athleticism and touch left pundits cooing about his natural ability, as if the Mount Sion clubman does not have […]

10 years ago

Stand up and fight

10 years ago

Wow

10 years ago

By Hayley O’Connor of Ladbrokes Ireland It’s not ‘just another manic Monday’ – it is Wimbledon’s Manic Monday, which means 16 fourth round matches will be played. Novak Djokovic’s downfall has left the men’s title open, and Murray’s been promoted to the 10/11 favourite. Surely not! While Andy can be a bit bland as far as […]

10 years ago

Flip sake

10 years ago

Good riddance!

10 years ago

The Irish fans clearly had a great time at the Euros. And those at home certainly enjoyed the daily cycle of videos and photos of their latest hilarious escapade. For those who were there the whole thing may be a bit of a drunken blur. For those who weren’t, one viral video may have blended […]

10 years ago

Conor McGregor has a pretty unique approach to time. When SportsJOE caught up with McGregor before his fight against Chad Mendes last year he told us that “Time does not exist, Only clocks exist”. It’s an approach that he has always seemingly applied to his training regime as well. The 145lb world champion has often […]

10 years ago

He’s good again

10 years ago

Democracy rules

10 years ago

Wow

10 years ago

Significant downgrade

10 years ago

Karma

10 years ago

It’s Zlatan time

10 years ago

Making history

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By Mark McGowan On Saturday the riders will roll across the starting line for the 103rd edition of the Tour de France. With a wave of the flag, the starter signals the beginning of three weeks of ecstasy for some, despair for many, and agony for all. For three weeks the brightly coloured peloton will wind across the nation, through […]

10 years ago

Where have they gone? Ryan Giggs made his punditry debut before ITV’s coverage of the Euro 2016 quarter-final between Poland and Portugal. And it was an assured first appearance as the softly spoken Giggs spoke with calmness and intelligence that is often lacking in television punditry. Giggs is expected to announce his departure from Manchester […]

10 years ago

Short skirts and slim jims on court today A rainy Wimbledon so far means there are loads of seriously good clashes crammed in today, although keeping track of the reschedules is tricky.  Brit Johanna Konta is the favourite to beat 2014 finalist Eugenie Bouchard. Since losing out on the title to Petra Kvitova two years ago, […]

10 years ago

Crimes against hairmanity.

10 years ago

Not a fan

10 years ago

Short turnaround

10 years ago

The best tennis player in history will take on Wimbledon’s biggest underdog when Roger Federer walks on centre court with Marcus Willis shortly before 6pm. One has a net worth of $350 million and the other charges £30 per hour for a lesson. And this is what makes the annual spectacle at SW19 so special. […]

10 years ago

Shocked

10 years ago

Women’s singles 6/4 favourite Serena Williams will take to centre court today on her quest to win a 22nd Grand Slam title, equalling Steffi Graph, and a seventh at SW19. She reportedly feels better than when losing the French Open to Muguruza but faces a slippery opponent in Amra Sadikovic, who threw in the towel […]

10 years ago

Sad news

10 years ago

Scenes….

10 years ago

It’s been a bad week for England. The turmoil in the country caused by the decision to leave the EU has now been followed by a humiliating exit from Euro 2016 as England were outplayed and out-thought by a brilliant Iceland side. Within minutes of the final whistle Roy Hodgson announced that he would not […]

10 years ago

What a shock!

10 years ago

Anonymous tip-off

10 years ago

Fifty weeks of waiting and it’s arrived. While it’s possibly too early to pour out the Pimms this Monday, we can get in the Wimbledon mood when defending men’s singles champion Novak Djokovic opens play on Centre Court at 1pm. The world number one faces wildcard James Ward, ranked 177th, and his odds of 1/200 […]

10 years ago

Former UFC heavyweight Ryan Jimmo has died in a hit and run car crash in Edmonton, Canada. The 34-year-old Canadian, who was released by the promotion last year, died on Sunday evening and the city’s homicide unit are investigating the case. According to CBS: “an altercation occurred between the drivers of two vehicles at around 2:15 […]

10 years ago

The bigger picture

10 years ago

There was an early penalty and Ireland finished with 10-men but there was nothing controversial about France’s last-16 victory over Martin O’Neill’s men in Lyon. Certainly it was nowhere near as controversial as the last time the two sides met when Thierry Henry’s handball helped France reach the 2010 World Cup at Ireland’s expense. It […]

10 years ago

Dublin were too good in the end. Meath started brightly in the Leinster Football Championship semi-final at Croke Park but ultimately Dublin were too strong, running out winners by 0-21 to 0-11. Jim Gavin’s side stepped up a gear in the second half and pulled away from Meath to set up a Leinster final against […]

10 years ago

What a difference four years makes. Euro 2016: Ireland reach the last-16 of a 24-team Euros before being knocked out by the hosts France. Euro 2012: Ireland knocked out at the group stage of a 16-team Euros having lost all three matches. Two tournaments, both times Ireland fail to go beyond the last 16, but […]

10 years ago

Head held high

10 years ago

It just wasn’t to be. Ireland’s European campaign is over 13 days after it began in Paris against the Swedes. The fans’ campaign has been going a little longer. Despite leading for 54 minutes in Lyon Ireland ran out of steam, had Shane Duffy sent off and France were deserved winners in the end. You […]

10 years ago

Great atmosphere

10 years ago

Best fans in the world. The build-up to Ireland’s last-16 clash against hosts France in Lyon was dominated by talk of how few Irish fans there would be in the stadium. There were fewer than 5,000 tickets in a 60,000 seater stadium allocated to the Fans in Green, a cause for real concern given how […]

10 years ago

Scrapping

10 years ago

17 fights, 17 wins, 17 knockouts.

10 years ago

He took a different route

10 years ago

Bad day at the office

10 years ago

Great news

10 years ago

“You cannot create more hate”

10 years ago

Making money whilst being patriotic

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