CHELSEA 2-2 TOTTENHAM It was not quite Battle of the Bridge: Part 2, but it was not far off. Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel both lost their minds. “It’s kicking off on the bench. It’s kicking off on the pitch.” Jamie Carragher was not the only one getting in a tizzy with the Stamford Bridge […]

3 years ago

All those training sessions together for England. Dean Henderson will have had plenty of Manchester United supporters willing to forget his recent, crude words about the club, after his clean sheet heroics for Nottingham Forest. The Forest goalkeeper, on a season-long loan from United, helped his club to their first win of the Premier League […]

3 years ago

A very specific running drill. There was a stack for Erik ten Hag and the Manchester United supporters to get upset about, following the club’s 4-0 defeat to Brentford. Some of the statistics from the game will only add to the sense of despair and anger. Brentford destroyed United on the pitch and on the […]

3 years ago

Three of the sides have shared 74 titles. Since its’ inception in 1900/01, 16 teams have been crowned Serie A champions, with some sides hogging more trophies than others. This Serie A quiz is tasking you with finding the most successful of the teams. We are looking for the names of all 11 multiple Serie […]

3 years ago

“He gets to the ball first!” On August 16, 1992, Roy Keane played his first game in the newly revamped Premier League and was victim to a dreadful call from referee Mike Reed. Keane lined out in the centre of midfield for Nottingham Forest, alongside Gary Crosby. It was the start of his third season […]

3 years ago

“Football is a game of mistakes and you get punished.” Erik ten Hag is two league games into his Manchester United managerial career and already expressing his sorrow that the club’s lively away support has been forced to endure another chastening day. United lost 4-0 to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium, on Saturday, to […]

3 years ago

Introduced himself to the former Liverpool striker. Festy Ebosele became only the fourth ever Irish player to feature in as Serie A game, on Saturday, when he came on for Udinese in their 4-2 defeat to AC Milan. The Wexford native moved from Derby to Udinese, in the summer, and is now in a squad […]

3 years ago

“If you thought it could not get any lower, well, it just has.” At 11:43am today, Gary Neville was en-route to the Gtech Community Stadium and bracing himself for another hope-for-the-best-but-expect-the-worse Manchester United league performance. Right I’m a couple of hours from Brentford. What we thinking? 👹❤️ — Gary Neville (@GNev2) August 13, 2022 By […]

3 years ago

BRENTFORD 4-0 MAN UNITED Just when supporters of the 20-time league champions think it cannot get any worse, Manchester United’s current crop show how. These are tough but entirely fair Man United player ratings. “It’s like a men’s team against Under 9s,” declared an irate Gary Neville from the Sky Sports commentary gantry. 35 minutes […]

3 years ago

MAN CITY 4-0 BOURNEMOUTH Manchester City cruised to a serene Saturday afternoon victory against Scott Parker’s Bournemouth. Erling Haaland registered a strange statistic on his home debut while Ireland goalkeeper Mark Travers did well to keep the score somewhat respectable. Sure enough, City had the early running of the fixture and they had four corner […]

3 years ago

“I’m driving down to meet Pards and, the whole way, I’m thinking, ‘What does he mean?!’” Luke Chadwick got off to a flyer as a Manchester United player. Alex Ferguson, as he often did with young talents, gave him his chance and challenged the winger to prove him right. After making his United debut at […]

3 years ago

Any way you swing it, some huge names miss out. It has been 30 years since the Premier League was launched and, with that anniversary in mind, several outlets went to their followers and tasked them with selecting an all-time XI. The task is a purely subjective one. Even compiling a list of nominees for […]

3 years ago

Quicker than a Henry Arundell debut try. On Saturday, an interview with Eddie Jones did the rounds, in which he suggested the “closeted” life of rugby players from fee-paying schools backgrounds was harming the national team. On Sunday, Jones’ bosses at the RFU were on the blower, telling him that simply will not stand. Change […]

3 years ago

“He had a skill-set that made the game feel effortless.” Bryan Habana scored a staggering 67 Test tries in his Springbok career, with 15 coming in World Cup games, a record he shares with the great Jonah Lomu. The South African missed playing Test rugby against Lomu by just 18 months, but he still faced […]

3 years ago

“It’s probably bad for someone that wants to be an All Black, to be saying that!” New Zealand have slipped to fifth in the World Rugby rankings, down one from their lowest ever position of fourth after Ireland beat them in a three-Test series, in June. All Blacks head coach Ian Foster then took his […]

3 years ago

A number of senior players also featured for United Amad Diallo scored twice for a Manchester United XI in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Monday, just 24 hours after the Red Devils lost to Brighton and Hove Albion. It had been initially reported that Ronaldo would feature in the friendly, against Halifax, but his 37 minutes […]

3 years ago

This was the England coach opening up of his sporting and coaching philosophies, with a bit of footy thrown in there for good measure. Eddie Jones believes English rugby may be suffering from too many of its’ top players coming from fee-paying schools and not having to deal with adversity. The England head coach, who […]

3 years ago

The Cavan native surpasses her previous high from February of this year. Leona Maguire stormed to an impressive -5 round of 66 in the AIG Women’s Open, at Muirfield, and has boosted her world ranking position, and coffers. Maguire shot the lowest final round score to gain nine shots on overnight leader Ashleigh Buhai. She […]

3 years ago

“When you’re taking a player from your forward line, you are always going to be in trouble.” Considering how close Paudie Murray is to the current Cork camogie panel, having coached most of the players up until last year, his forthright comments would have taken a few by surprise. Cork were looking set for a […]

3 years ago

Nice one, United, you’ve broken Gary. Gary Neville is never shy of an opinion or four. He weighs in on a host of topics, across football, politics and societal issues, but one Manchester United transfer move almost rendered him speechless. The former Manchester United and England star was in London for Sky Sports, on Sunday, […]

3 years ago

This is not the first time the club have been linked with the Austrian. Manchester United expect a few more outgoings and incomings before the summer transfer window closes, at the end of this month. Not many of their supporters would have guessed Marko Arnautovic would be on their wish-list. The club are looking to […]

3 years ago

Same old problems for Manchester United. After witnessing Scott McTominay and Fred struggle to get to grips with Brighton – last season’s ninth placed side – Erik ten Hag may be asking the Manchester United hierarchy to up their Frenkie de Jong offer. The United midfielders had a poor showing in the club’s Premier League […]

3 years ago

“He’s had a decent pre-season – big deal!” One person that was certainly not getting excited about Anthony Martial scoring three pre-season goals was Roy Keane. The former Manchester United captain has been strong, in the past, on Martial not realising his early potential. Even were United to keep Martial for the season, Keane does […]

3 years ago

“Let me be really clear… “ Arsenal have splashed out over £100 million on five summer signings and are looking to build on last season’s close run on the Champions League places. Gary Neville feels they will bridge that gap, this season, but Roy Keane is not so sure. Mike Arteta’s side missed out on […]

3 years ago

The latest injury hold-up for Anthony Martial has highlighted the club’s need for more attacking options. Manchester United may turn to former Man City player Leroy Sane to strengthen their attacking options for the new season. United begin their Premier League campaign with a home tie against Brighton, on Sunday afternoon, and Martial is unavailable […]

3 years ago

“Oh, I think it’s going to be tough for the three sides.” Back in 2018, Gary Neville and Roy Keane took issue with Jesse Lingard launching a clothing line, and attending a big launch party, just days before a big away game against Liverpool. “Not this week, concentrate on Liverpool. Do it before Fulham!” Neville […]

3 years ago

“Hopefully for Faf, as that song goes, everything is going to be all right.” As Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds [Don’t Worry] played out across Mbombela Stadium, Faf de Klerk was down getting treatment from a concerned medical staff after a horrendous collision with Caleb Clarke. The Springboks scrumhalf was in from the start against […]

3 years ago

“I thought he was fantastic.” Irish football fans are already expecting great deeds for Nathan Collins, at Wolves. Richard Dunne would not be surprised if he is not at Molineux too long. Collins moved from Burnley to Wolves for £20.5 million, over the summer. It is the highest transfer fee paid for an Irish player, […]

3 years ago

Just appalling defence from Norwich as the 20-year-old Ireland international was left stranded. James McClean is only 33, but he is now into his 17th season as a pro footballer. His Wigan side are back in the Championship and showing they are up for the fight. The Latics were promoted from League One, last season, […]

3 years ago

At this stage, it is purely wishful thinking. Friday night saw the 2022/23 Premier League season get underway, but not before we got the vital predictions of Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher, Micah Richards and Gary Neville. The Sky Sports pundits were up in front of a footy-mad studio audience, and there were few ripples when […]

3 years ago

“I don’t feel I am able to fulfill my responsibilities at the moment in my current mindset.” Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been given the backing of his teammates, head coach and the wider rugby community after withdrawing from international duty due to personal reasons. In a statement released by Rugby Australia, it was stated […]

3 years ago

Brought to you by NOW. The Premier League is back, and you can stream all the big games in one place. The 2022/23 Premier League season gets going, this weekend, and there are a host of big games on the slate. Here is how to stream it all with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. […]

3 years ago

“What was the question? Was it hard leaving home? I just went on a massive rant!” Naitoa Ah Kuoi proudly displays ‘Mum’ on his head-gear, his father, Ken, is his rugby hero, he speaks from the heart, sings Stevie Nicks in interviews, loves Bob Marley and paints his nails. He is pretty handy at rugby, […]

3 years ago

“I’ve always been a trend-setter.” Bryson DeChambeau and FOX News mouthpiece Tucker Carlson sitting down for a soft-shoe gab at Trump National Golf Course at Bedminster, New Jersey. For some folks out there, television content could not get any better. For the rest of us, it was an opportunity to see what DeChambeau really thinks about […]

3 years ago

Manchester United knew what they were getting when they signed Ronaldo and lapped up the goals, and social media engagement. There was a social media furore, on Sunday, when Cristiano Ronaldo left Old Trafford and headed for home, before the final whistle had sounded in Manchester United’s friendly with Rayo Vallecano. Ronaldo had been replaced […]

3 years ago

“We were begging people to host, in their stadiums, a women’s game in the Euros.” England are the champions of Europe after beating Germany 2-1, following extra time, in the Women’s Euro 2022 final, in front of more than 87,000 fans at Wembley. Alex Scott and Ian Wright both spoke superbly after Sarina Wiegman’s side […]

3 years ago

The man knows no quit. On Saturday afternoon, David Clifford and his Kerry teammates strolled through the town of Dingle with hordes of joyous locals trailing close behind. The All-Ireland champions were doing their best, over the past seven days, to get Sam Maguire around the county, pose for pictures and make a heap of […]

3 years ago

“Hopefully, somewhere down the line, it will happen.” Katie McCabe and Ruesha Littlejohn have slightly different takes on Ireland women’s team playing at the Aviva Stadium, but both were in agreement on their pick for the Euro 2022 Final. McCabe and Littlejohn were both at a sold-out Wembley Stadium, this afternoon, for the Women’s Euro […]

3 years ago

Wonders will never cease. As part of their Premier League pre-season chat, Ian Wright and Roy Keane both agreed Liverpool and Manchester City are the teams to catch, but Spurs could lead that chase. Wright and Keane were at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, as part of ITV’s coverage of Liverpool’s Community Shield victory […]

3 years ago

The increase from three to eight shows how Irish fortunes have improved in the past two years. Ireland and France are the number one and two side in the world, right now, but The Rugby Championship may shake up the World Rugby rankings. In the latest, extensive ‘World Class’ selection France and Ireland share 16 […]

3 years ago

On the nose, and no arguing either! One day out from the Women’s Euro 2022 final, between England and Germany, and three-quarters of the ITV studio panel were getting very excited. Roy Keane had been here before. Last summer, Keane was part of the ITV punditry panel, alongside an excitable Gary Neville and Ian Wright, […]

3 years ago

“He was a great character and a great young fella.” Graham O’Sullivan and his Kerry teammates are doing the rounds in The Kingdom with the Sam Maguire and plenty of great tales, songs and characters in tow. The All-Ireland champions were out and about in a couple of towns and clubs today, one week on […]

3 years ago

“It’s only a matter of time.” There will be some individuals out there on planet earth, this weekend, telling themselves that Erling Haaland may not be all that he is cracked up to be. Roy Keane is not one of them. Haaland had a tough competitive debut for Manchester City as he missed two gilt-edged […]

3 years ago

LIVERPOOL 3-1 MAN CITY Darwin Núñez was the Liverpool hero as the Reds won the Community Shield on a day Erling Haaland drew a resounding blank. Our full Man City and Liverpool player ratings have a big spread of sublime to ridiculous. The opening stages saw both Mo Salah and Kevin De Bruyne have good […]

3 years ago

“This will define a player, these moments.” At the end of last season, as Manchester City celebrated another league title at Eastlands, Roy Keane was asked if he had any advice for Jack Grealish. “Yeah,” Keane quickly shot back. “Stay off the top shelf!” Keane and Grealish go back a stretch, due to the Birmingham […]

3 years ago

“We are absolutely devastated.” Less than a week after he lit up Croke Park in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Shane Walsh is reportedly keen on a change of clubs. The 29-year-old, who scored nine points in Galway’s 0-20 to 0-16 loss to Kerry, is looking to move from his local club Kilkerrin/Clonberne to […]

3 years ago

“We checked it and it was not good.” Liverpool officially get their 2022/23 underway against Manchester City in the Community Shield, but they must do without Caoimhin Kelleher, Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Jurgen Klopp is expected to start Adrian against City in the season’s curtain-raiser, with academy goalkeeper Harvey Davies on the […]

3 years ago

A bevvy of Irish footballers have been on the move, this summer. We are a month into the summer 2022 window and there have already been over 35 Irish transfers that have taken place. Players that come from Ireland or have presented the Republic of Ireland at international level are among the plethora of moves […]

3 years ago

“We had rain for 24 hours, so will hopefully have sun for the next week, so.” When we catch him for a Zoom, Ronan O’Gara is in La Rochelle, the sun is shining and there is a swimming pool, over his shoulder, out the window. The chat happened a few weeks after he led La […]

3 years ago

“You’ve seen what he can do on the pitch.” 2022/23 pre-seasons are well underway for all four Irish provinces and new Munster head coach Graham Rowntree is in his element. After over a decade of being an assistant coach, the former England star now has his hand on the tiller and is pushing on with […]

3 years ago