In other words, tough s***

10 years ago

This shows how dominant he was in the first round…

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You don’t need to be a boxing expert to realise there was something wrong with Michael Conlan’s exit from the Olympics. The Belfast boxer crashed out of the Rio Games in highly controversial circumstances. Despite being out-fought, out-thought and out-boxed by his Irish opponent, Vladimir Nikitin was awarded a unanimous decision by the judges. The decision in […]

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Michael Conlan hasn’t lost his sense of humour anyway. Most would also say he didn’t lose to Vladimir Nikitin in his 56 kg quarter-final boxing bout at the Rio Olympics either, but the judges scored the fight in favour of the Russian. Conlan was, in most people’s eyes, robbed of his second Olympic medal and a chance […]

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Annalise Murphy has won a silver medal. Drink that in. The Irish sailor took home Ireland’s second medal of the Games, on the same day Michael Conlan was on the end of a very controversial decision in the Olympic boxing ring. Murphy came fifth in the final race in the laser radial class in Rio, but did enough […]

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Paddy Barnes was understandably furious to see his friend be on the end of such a ludicrous decision. Michael Conlan exited the Rio Games in highly controversial circumstances. Despite appearing to beat Vladimir Nikitin in his quarter-final bout, Conlan was deemed to have lost the fight by the judges, with the Russian being awarded a unanimous decision […]

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Daylight robbery. Michael Conlan was denied a second Olympic medal, and a chance at Olympic gold, by a frankly ludicrous decision by judges in Rio. The 24-year-old was understandably furious after Vladimir Nikitin was somehow awarded a unanimous decision in their quarter-final bout. Conlan outfought, outthought and outboxed his Russian opponent, but was robbed of the […]

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Michael Conlan has been robbed of his second Olympic medal. The Belfast bantamweight lost to Vladimir Nikitin, who earned a unanimous decision in Rio. Conlan, who won bronze in the flyweight division at the London Games four years ago, started the fight strongly, but somehow lost the opening round. The 24-year-old’s Russian opponent tried to […]

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Should Mark Cavendish have been disqualified for his part in this crash? The British cyclist won silver in the men’s omnium at the Rio Olympics on Monday night. Cavendish kept his medal despite his involvement in the controversial crash that led to three other competitors being wiped-out. Elia Viviani got back on his bike and went […]

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“I always do that, it’s no accident. I broke my ribs doing it in China.”

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Including Real Madrid…

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An eventful night for the British cyclist…

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He has you there, Gary…

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Awkward…

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You weren’t saying that before, Rory…

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Humble in defeat…

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Nicely done, Andy…

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Usain Bolt is still the fastest man alive. The Jamaican has won his third consecutive 100m Olympic gold medal, recording a time of 9.80 in Rio. Bolt qualified for the final with a time of 9.86, a season’s best achieved by what seemed like a light jog for the great man. However, Bolt faced sterner […]

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“If I win tomorrow, there might be a bit more than my t-shirt coming off”

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“Michael O’Reilly hadn’t been with us for eight weeks. We met him at the airport.”

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Don’t even consider it…

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Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. So Thierry Henry was bound to say something interesting eventually. The Arsenal legend hasn’t set the world alight since becoming a pundit for Sky Sports, but he was on top form – by his own standards – when discussing the Gunners’ on Sunday afternoon. Arsenal lost 3-4 […]

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” We’re here for gold and the fact Billy’s not in the corner doesn’t count for anything”

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Brilliant…

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Real Madrid might have something to say about that…

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It’s the moment no one asked for, but Gary Lineker has stuck to his promise. The former England striker tweeted last December, following Leicester City’s win over Chelsea, that if his beloved Foxes win the Premier League he will present the first Match of the Day show of the 2016/17 season in his undies. YES! If Leicester […]

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He scored a nice goal too…

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Good argument, buddy

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Jeff Hendrick has had two setbacks in the past 24 hours. The Republic of Ireland midfielder was forced out of Derby County’s 2-0 loss to Barnsley on Saturday afternoon. Hendrick picked up a knock and left the field after just 12 minutes. There’s no word yet on the severity of the injury, but let’s hope […]

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The crowd weren’t happy…

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Ireland’s medal Olympic medal campaign is up and running. After a difficult week that saw team Ireland lose four of their eight strong boxing team, Gary and Paul O’Donovan started the second week of the Games in style, winning silver in the men’s lightweight double-sculls final. While the Cork brothers were winning Ireland’s first medals of […]

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An interesting move for him…

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Scenes. Ireland secured their first medals of the Rio Olympics on Friday afternoon following a stunning performance from Paul and Gary O’Donovan. The Cork rowers took silver in the men’s lightweight double sculls final, finishing second after a strong finish to win Ireland’s first ever Olympic medal in rowing. The O’Donovan brothers had already secured […]

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A valiant effort from the Irish pair. The biggest day ever for Irish rowing got underway in Rio with Claire Lambe and Sinead Lynch racing in the lightweight double sculls final. Crowds gathering @GreenAndBlack to support. @olympiccouncil #Rio2016 #goteamRI pic.twitter.com/IoVDxfF3es — Rowing Ireland (@RowingIreland) August 12, 2016 The pair qualified for the medal race after coming third […]

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“I can’t see him still being at the club at the end of August”

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Barcelona won’t be Jese Rodriguez’s next club. The 23-year-old has left Real Madrid after nine years, joining Paris Saint-Germain for €25m on a five-year deal. Jese made 94 appearances for the Spanish club since breaking into the first-team in 2011, scoring 18 goals, but has opted to leave the club for the French champions, becoming their […]

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Thankfully, she’s OK. Annemeik van Vleuten suffered a horror crash on Sunday afternoon in the women’s road race at the Rio Olympics. Leading with 11km to go, the 33-year-old lost control of her bike, came over the handlebars and crashed into a pavement. The Dutch cyclist was taken to hospital with concussion and three fractures […]

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It could also be read as a slight dig at Rafa Benitez…

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An exciting prospect…

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Being substituted after being subbed into the game is arguably the ultimate ignominy for a player. Juan Mata suffered it at Wembley on Sunday afternoon. The Spanish midfielder was brought on after 63 minutes of Manchester United’s 2-1 Community Shield victory over Leicester City on Sunday, replacing Jesse Lingard, who got the opening goal of […]

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“I don’t talk to the Sun. I don’t speak with the Sun. You can listen.” Jurgen Klopp refused to answer a question from a Sun journalist on Saturday evening. The Liverpool manager was taking part in a press conference following Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Barcelona at Wembley, when a journalist from the tabloid attempted to […]

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What a header…

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Taking a stance…

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“Astonishing”

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It’s a pretty impressive line-up. Jerzy Dudek has named his all-time XI of former teammates for this month’s edition of Four Four Two, and it’s packed full of Liverpool and Real Madrid legends. The Polish goalkeeper spent six years at Anfield, and was famously between the sticks when Liverpool beat AC Milan on penalties to […]

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Every goalkeeper’s nightmare…

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The Irish boxer broke his silence through Twitter…

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“We will be telling them to keep the money. We won’t accept it.”

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Dundalk will play their Champions League play-off round tie at the Aviva stadium. The League of Ireland Premier Division champions are just two games away from qualifying for the group stages of Europe’s top club competition, following their historic 3-0 victory over BATE Borisov earlier this week. That game was played at Tallaght Stadium, but […]

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Dundalk will discover their Champions League play-off opponents on Friday. Stephen Kenny’s side recorded a historic 3-0 win over BATE Borisov on Tuesday evening, and are now 180 minutes away from playing in the group stages of the world’s best club competition. At the very worst, Dundalk will be playing European football until Christmas, as […]

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