Liverpool are set to play Serie A contenders Napoli in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium in August, according to the club’s president Aurelio de Laurentiis. Liverpool played Athletic Bilbao in front of 51,333 people last year as the Reds cruised to a 3-1 win and now Jurgen Klopp’s side look set for a return to […]

8 years ago

Former Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson has been linked with a move to Clermont next season after his contract with Ulster Rugby and the IRFU was revoked on Saturday. The IRFU and Ulster based their decision on their responsibility and commitment to the core values of the game – respect, inclusivity and integrity – and subsequently […]

8 years ago

Conor McGregor’s former sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi has said that the Dubliner had no intention of seeing Khabib Nurmagomedov when he attacked a bus carrying UFC fighters in Brooklyn earlier this month. McGregor was arrested and brought to Brooklyn Criminal Court to face charges of criminal mischief, misdemeanor assault and menacing and reckless endangerment after he and his […]

8 years ago

Grand National winning jockey Davy Russell rode Tiger’s Roll to a photo-finish victory at Aintree on Saturday to claim his first career win in the showpiece steeplechase. Russell pipped Pleasant Company in a brilliant finish to continue his excellent season in the saddle after claiming the Leading Jockey Award at the Cheltenham Festival for the first […]

8 years ago

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has become the first Premier League player since Cristiano Ronaldo to score over 40 goals in all competitions. Salah scored the second of three goals for Liverpool on Saturday as the Reds cruised to a 3-0 win over Bournemouth with the goal marking the Egyptian’s 40th goal in all competitions. The […]

8 years ago

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation have called for ITV to stop broadcasting the Grand National following the death of gelding Lilbitluso on Thursday. The 10-year-old was euthanised after falling at the Canal Turn fence on the first day of the 2018 Grand National Festival at Aintree. Festival organisers confirmed the […]

8 years ago

Gordon Elliot’s Tiger Roll pipped Willie Mullins’ Pleasant Company in a photo finish to win the 2018 Grand National on a great day for Irish horseracing. Davy Russell rode a horse that owner Michael O’Leary once referred to as ‘a little rat of a thing’ to victory as Russell claimed his first career win at […]

8 years ago

“What the f**k do we pay you lot for? To just stand there? Get the f**k over there” – a Shamrock Rovers fan screamed at the Garda riot squad after a fight broke out in the Main Stand at Tallaght Stadium. Dano Byrne had just equalised for Bohemians, Keith Ward had uprooted the corner flag […]

8 years ago

Until he proves that he’s no longer Sean O’Brien you have to believe that Sean O’Brien will still be Sean O’Brien when it’s time to be Sean O’Brien. O’Brien, a fit and eager Sean O’Brien, has been named at openside flanker for Leinster’s PRO14 match with Treviso on Saturday after recovering from a shoulder injury […]

8 years ago

Eir Sport have released a new promotional video ahead of Friday night’s Dublin derby with Bohemians taking on Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium. Bohemians defeated Rovers with a 3-1 win at Dalymount Park on the opening day of the season, however, the Gypsies have won just one game since that victory – a 2-1 win […]

8 years ago

Ireland prop Jack McGrath will captain Leinster for Saturday night’s visit of Treviso at the RDS with Ireland internationals Jordan Larmour and Sean O’Brien both set to return to the Leinster starting team. O’Brien returns to the Leinster fold after recovering from a shoulder injury sustained during last month’s 10-10 draw with the Scarlets. The Ireland […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have drawn Roma in the semi-finals of this season’s Champions League while Real Madrid will face German champions Bayern Munich in the other semi-final. The Reds advanced to the last four after a 5-1 aggregate win over Manchester City in the quarter-finals while Roma stunned La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 3-0 win at the […]

8 years ago

Former Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury walked out of an interview with British broadcaster ITV after he was unhappy with reporter Nick Wallis’ line of questionning. Fury confirmed on Thursday that he will return to professional boxing on June 9 at the Manchester Arena following a two-year and five month absenece from the sport. The […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has said that Arsenal got out of jail with their 2-2 draw against CSKA Moscow on Thursday night. Arsenal trailed CSKA 2-0 in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final as goals from Fyodor Chalov and Kirill Nababkin pulled Moscow within one goal of levelling the 4-1 aggregate […]

8 years ago

18-year-old Monaghan boxer Aaron McKenna (3-0, 2 KO) earned his second win in the last three weeks after a devastating one-punch knockout of Keasen Freeman (4-2, 2 KO) at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California. McKenna dropped Freeman with a powerful right hand in the opening minute that sent the American crashing to the canvas. Freeman […]

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The Liverpool team bus arrived at the Etihad Stadium to a low key reception on Tuesday ahead of the Reds Champions League quarter-final return leg with Manchester City. The Manchester City team bus was subjected to bottles, cans and smoke bombs last Wednesday as Liverpool romped their way to a 3-0 first leg win at […]

8 years ago

Munster have invited Bulls centre Dries Swanepoel to train with the team ahead of the province’s trip to face the Toyota Cheetahs on Friday. With centres Chris Farrell and Jaco Taute both sidelined through injury and winger Keith Earls out with a knee injury, Munster have invited Swanepoel to train with the team in Cape […]

8 years ago

Leinster and Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton joked that it only took him 12 years to get his own t-shirt at the launch of his Official Leinster Supporters Club Legends T-shirt on Saturday. “It only took the 12 years,” Sexton said at a Q&A at the unveiling of his t-shirt following the win over Zebre at […]

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Former Tyrone minor star Conor McKenna has received a three-week ban after he plead guilty to a biting charge on Western Bulldogs forward Tory Dickson. Rohan have to totally disagree with you. The Bombers looked very hungry yesterday especially Conor McKenna pic.twitter.com/BSwor64SuH — James (@jgrehan82) April 9, 2018 McKenna was caught ‘nipping’ at the neck […]

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Los Angeles Galaxy and Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said that FIFA will not stop him from playing at this year’s FIFA World Cup finals in Russia. Ibrahimovic retired from international football following the conclusion of Euro 2016 and has not played for the national team since. The Galaxy striker indicated that last month that […]

8 years ago

Irish Middleweight Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan is close to finalising a deal to fight undefeated Kazakh boxer Gennady Golovkin at the StubHub Center in Los Angeles, California, next month. The news was first reported by Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times and a source close to Spike told SportsJOE that a date of May 5 […]

8 years ago

Former France manager Raymond Domenech has said that he would be interested in taking the Republic of Ireland job should the opportunity arise. Domenech guided France to the 2006 FIFA World Cup final but has not managed in professional football since France were eliminated from the 2010 FIFA World Cup group stages. The 66-year-old revealed […]

8 years ago

Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguard was reportedly targeted in a shooting outside of an Atlanta hotel in the early hours of Monday morning. A man believed to be one of Mayweather’s bodyguards was travelling in one SUV of a three vehicle convoy when he was shot outside of the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta at around 2 a.m. According to […]

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Eamon Dunphy has compared world number seven Rory McIlroy to Manchester City ahead of the Citizens Champions League quarter-final second leg with Liverpool on Tuesday. City enter the match looking to cut a three goal deficit following their fourth defeat of the season, and second to Liverpool, at Anfield last week. McIlroy, who entered the […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have issued a warning to their fans ahead of the club’s Champions League quarter-final return leg with Manchester City on Tuesday. Liverpool enter the match after a comprehensive 3-0 win at Anfield in the first leg, however, the match was preceded by Liverpool fans bombarding the Manchester City bus with smoke bombs, cans, firecrackers […]

8 years ago

West Ham United and Republic of Ireland defender Declan Rice has said that he was delighted to make a statement against his former youth side Chelsea on Sunday. A second-half equaliser from Javier Hernandez earned the Hammers a 1-1 draw against the defending league champions at Stamford Bridge as Rice made his first start against […]

8 years ago

When I sat down last Thursday to pen a piece about how Conor McGregor held all the cards in his prolonged negotiations with the UFC, I did not know that the Dubliner, and over a dozen of his friends, were flying on their way to New York to target new UFC Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. […]

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said that he is not sure if winger Mohamed Salah will be 100% fit for Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final return leg against Manchester City. Liverpool head to the Etihad Stadium with a three goal advantage following a commanding first leg performance at Anfield but Klopp is unsure whether Salah will […]

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Kilkenny secured their 18th league title with a six-point win over Tipperary at Nowlan Park on Sunday as the Cats claimed their first Division 1 title since 2014. TJ Reid led the way for the hosts with a brilliant 0-15 but Tipp half-forward John McGrath produced one of the moments of the match when he […]

8 years ago

The UFC will not sue former lightweight champion Conor McGregor for attacking a bus with several of the promotion’s fighters on board before UFC 223 on Saturday. McGregor has been charged with numerous misdemeanours, including 13 counts of menacing, four counts of assault (recklessly cause physical injury to another person), one count of attempted assault […]

8 years ago

Southampton striker Shane Long scored just his second goal of the season against Arsenal on Sunday to give the Saints an early lead at the Emirates. Long entered this weekend’s match with the Gunners with just one goal in 23 games but doubled his tally in the first-half against Arsenal after latching onto a near […]

8 years ago

Everton right-back Seamus Coleman has said that the Toffees were disappointed that they were unable to end their winless streak in the Merseyside Derby following their  0-0 draw with Liverpool at Goodison Park on Saturday. The scoreless draw extends Everton’s winless streak against Liverpool to 17 games with the Toffees last Merseyside Derby win stretching back […]

8 years ago

International rugby referee Nigel Owens has said that Australian full-back Israel Folau’s comments on ‘hell is god’s plan for gay people’ could potentially push young rugby players over the edge. Folau posted a picture of a cartoon depicting the difference between people’s own plans for their lives compared to God’s. An Instagram user asked the Wallabies […]

8 years ago

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair has said that he is not sorry for comparing NFL players to “inmates running the prison” last year but that he is sorry for apologizing for that comment. Last year, McNair said during a meeting attended by NFL owners, player union representatives and team executives, that “we can’t have the […]

8 years ago

Leinster and Ireland flanker Jordi Murphy will auction off his signed Grand Slam jersey in aide of CanTeen Ireland,  a nation-wide support group for young people between the ages of 12 and 25 years who have or have had cancer. Murphy will give the signed jersey away to the highest bidder with the leading bid at the […]

8 years ago

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan’s potential world title fight with middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin could be in jeoporady after the Kazakh boxer was linked to a fight with unbeaten 21-year-old Jaime Munguia (28-0, 24 KOs). According to ESPN’s lead boxing writer Dan Rafael, Golovkin could now fight the Mexican boxer on May 5 at the MGM […]

8 years ago

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has said that he can’t see Liverpool challenging for the Premier League title next season. The Reds defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night and the win gives Jurgen Klopp’s side a commanding lead heading into the return leg at […]

8 years ago

The UFC have already stripped Conor McGregor of one belt and now they could look to rid him of a second strap. UFC President Dana White confirmed on Wednesday that McGregor would be stripped of his Lightweight belt should Khabib Nurmagomedov and Max Holloway both make championship weight on Friday for their Lightweight title fight […]

8 years ago

Former Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has hailed Argentina utility back Juan Martin Hernandez as one of the greatest rugby players of all time. Hernandez announced his retirement from professional rugby on Tuesday in an interview with French publication Midi Olympique. The 35-year-old injured his knee while playing with the Jaguares in Super Rugby and decided to […]

8 years ago

Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has said that Gennady Golovkin and his team are not doctors or experts and hinted that Golovkin could be afraid to fight him. Alvarez withdrew from his scheduled rematch with Golovkin yesterday less than two months after he first showed traces of the prohibited steroid clenbuterol in February. Alvarez attributed the positive […]

8 years ago

Republic of Ireland underage defender Conor Masterson has been named on the bench tonight for Liverpool’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester City at Anfield. Masterson has been called up from the club’s U23 side to provide injury cover for Cameroonian international Joel Matip who will be sidelined for the rest of the season […]

8 years ago

Munster full-back Simon Zebo and winger Darren Sweetnam have both been ruled out of the province’s PRO14 match with the Southern Kings on Saturday. Zebo sustained what Munster are describing as a knock during the win over Toulon last weekend, while his replacement Sweetnam is also carrying a suspected knock. Both players have been ruled […]

8 years ago

UFC Lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov has confronted SBG fighter Arterm Lobov in a hotel lobby before UFC 223 in Brooklyn, New York this weekend. Nurmagomedov will fight Featherweight champion Max Holloway in the main event on Saturday while Lobov will fight Alex Caceres in the final fight of the Fight Pass Preliminary Card. It is unclear what […]

8 years ago

It’s the age old question – what would happen if the GAA decided to pay their players to play? Would Irish society suddenly hurtle off the side of a cliff? Would the hearts and the bedrocks of communities be ripped out and replaced by ‘those foreign sports’? What would a Dublin football player make in […]

8 years ago

Australia full-back Israel Folau has commented that ‘gay people will go to hell unless they repent for their sins’ on an Instagram post on Tuesday. Folau posted a picture of a cartoon depicting the difference between people’s own plans for their lives compared to God’s. An Instagram user asked the Wallabies utility – “What was God’s […]

8 years ago

Republic of Ireland internationals Conor Hourihane and Scott Hogan were both on target for Aston Villa in the Villains 3-0 win over Reading on Tuesday. Icelandic midfielder Birkir Bjarnason opened the scoring for the hosts just after half-time before Hourihane grabbed his 10th goal of the season shortly after the hour mark. The Ireland midfielder’s far […]

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Juventus fans have given Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo a standing ovation for his bicycle kick goal in Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Juventus on Tuesday evening. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the third minute with a flick to the corner after making a great run to the near post before doubling his tally in […]

8 years ago

Republic of Ireland underage defender Conor Masterson could be named in Liverpool’s matchday squad for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg tie with Manchester City. Liverpool defender Joel Matip was ruled out for the rest of the season with a thigh injury on Tuesday and Masterson could now be one of three defenders to replace […]

8 years ago

Liverpool have spent more money on player agent fees than any other Premier League club in a report issued by the FA. Liverpool paid £26.8m to agents in the past year as Premier League spending on agent fees rose to £211m according to Football Association data from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018. The Anfield […]

8 years ago

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has said that he’s ready to fight multi-belt world champion Anthony Joshua in the UK in his next-fight. Wilder did not attend Joshua’s unanimous decision win over Joseph Parker on Saturday night but said that he would fight Joshua in the UK if his promotional team Matchroom Boxing could arrange […]

8 years ago