By Charlie Herbert His son George said his dad had been ‘overwhelmed’ by the support from his colleagues. Gary Lineker was ’emotional’ after his colleagues Ian Wright and Alan Shearer pulled out of Match of the Day in a show of support for the host, his son has revealed. Lineker was asked to step down from his […]

3 years ago

‘His season is not good’ Antonio Conte has responded to Richarlison’s comments following Spurs’ Champions League failure against AC Milan during the week. Tottenham were sent crashing out of Europe after playing out a drab 0-0 draw with the Italian side in the second leg of their last 16 tie, losing 1-0 on aggregate. After […]

3 years ago

‘Bones’ makes big claim for all-time UFC ‘GOAT’ after this title triumph. UFC 285 would see the return of the arguable great mixed martial artist of all time, Jon Jones. After three years out, writes Donal Long, Jones would move up to heavyweight to challenge Ciryl Gane for the undisputed belt. The highly anticipated fight would […]

3 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Cork sit on top of Division 1A of the Very Camogie League after this afternoon’s series of games. But Matthew Twomey’s side were pushed to the wire by Tipperary at The Ragg, the first time this year that serious questions were asked of last year’s league and All-Ireland finalists. It was […]

3 years ago

They were filming a scene for an upcoming film. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor filmed a scene at the UFC 285 weigh-in Friday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pair were filming an upcoming film called ‘Road House’, a remake of a 1989 movie. In the scene, Gyllenhall weighed in before standing face-to-face […]

3 years ago

The club must raise €200m in player sales before they can buy new players. La Liga could ban FC Barcelona from entering the summer transfer market and signing new players, according to reports. Javier Tebas, the president of the Spanish league, has said that the Catalan club raise up to €200m (£178m) this summer before […]

3 years ago

#ad Sponsored by LiveScore Bet. This five-fold bet builder has odds of 17/1. Liverpool host Manchester United this Sunday in a huge game that could define both teams’ seasons. Man United will cement their place in the Premier League top four with a victory. The Red Devils could also put pressure on Arsenal and Manchester […]

3 years ago

You get invested, even if you didn’t plan on it. Ireland is a country that has always had a strong love for sport, writes Donal Long. From GAA to rugby, there are few people in the country who don’t let sport influence their life. Some get their boots laced up to walk out at the […]

3 years ago

By Daragh Small Kerry joint-manager Declan Quill says his team have a target on their backs after they booked their place in the Lidl NFL Division 1 Final thanks to another fantastic win on Saturday. Kerry had fallen to a heartbreaking defeat against Meath in last year’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior decider but gained revenge in […]

3 years ago

​​By Anthony Newman Cork 5-11 Donegal 0-1 Three goals in the first 15 minutes put Cork in control as they got the better of Donegal in their Lidl NFL Division 1 clash at Mallow. From there to the end Cork dominated and such was their superiority it allowed manager Shane Ronayne to make 14 subs […]

3 years ago

“He’s ready to play.” When people hear the name Loris Karius, there is no doubt they are transported right back to the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid. His blunders, writes Donal Long, would not only cost Liverpool European glory but would also send his career down a slippery slope. The German goalkeeper […]

3 years ago

“I’m happy because I think I gave my country a good day.” Bellator returned to the 3 Arena in Dublin, on Saturday, for their Welterweight unification bout. Yaroslav Amosov would rematch Logan Storley in a fight that would see the champion return to action for the first time since defending his native Ukraine in the […]

3 years ago

“I carry the Irish flag the same way I carry my Portuguese flag with me, with much pride.” This Saturday evening, Bellator 291 will take place at the 3Arena in Dublin. The headliner of Saturday’s event will be Amosov vs. Storley 2. Both fighters met before at Bellator 252, in 2020, with the Ukrainian successful. […]

3 years ago

“I’d be well up for that.” Sinead Kavanagh is back on the upswing in Bellator and taking on a top-10 featherweight, at the 3 Arena, but she would be up for a spot of boxing, if Eddie Hearn could get her on the Katie Taylor undercard. Ahead of Bellator 291, on Saturday, fighters took to […]

3 years ago

“We were driving 36 hours without sleep, because we wanted to save our family.” Two days before Bellator 291, at the 3Arena, Yaroslav Amosov fronted up for an emotional media event, visibly upset about the situation his home country still finds itself in today. Friday marked exactly one year since the start of the Russian […]

3 years ago

“It just goes to show what they do think of me.” On February 25, Irish MMA fighter Ciaran Clarke will return to the 3 Arena to fight at Bellator 291, in Dublin’s 3 Arena. The card will be headlined by the welterweight title unification bout between Yaroslav Amosov vs Logan Storley. The 27-year-old from Drogheda […]

3 years ago

Compiled by Daragh Small Kerry joint-manager Darragh Long believes his players made a statement with their big win over Dublin in the Lidl NFL on Saturday evening. It was a massive game at the top of Division 1 where Kerry were leading the way heading into the clash at Austin Stack Park in Tralee. And […]

3 years ago

#ad Sponsored by LiveScore Bet. This five-fold bet builder has odds of 90/1. Tottenham Hotspur host Chelsea this Sunday in a London derby that could prove vital to both teams’ final standing this season. Spurs will go into the Premier League top four and leapfrog Newcastle United if they win the game. Chelsea, meanwhile, must win […]

3 years ago

Compiled by Daragh Ó Conchúir  Galway’s defence of their Very Camogie League Division 1A title got off to the bad start as they were beaten 4-9 to 1-9 by Tipperary at The Ragg on a day when last year’s runners-up Cork trounced Dublin by 3-17 to 0-5 at MTU Cork.  The champions are certainly a […]

3 years ago

Kerry 3-15 Dublin 1-10 By Dan Kearney A performance full of power and pace propelled Kerry to an 11-point victory over Dublin at Austin Stack Park as they remain in the ascendency in Division 1 of the Lidl NFL. Once again, Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh was the scoring star for the Kingdom with a total of […]

3 years ago

By Daire Walsh Mayo 2-6 Meath 0-9 Maria Cannon’s goal was crucial as Mayo produced a massive second half fightback at Pairc Tailteann to claim their first win of this year’s Lidl National Football League Division 1 at the expense of reigning champions Meath. Four points adrift at the break, Michael Moyles’ side turned things […]

3 years ago

Sponsored by LiveScore Bet #ad The tunnel has been long but finally, for Liverpool fans, a chink of light has emerged. Losing to Everton last Monday would only have added salt to the wounds of an already painful season but suddenly the pain has eased. Suddenly, they have a bit of hope. Merseyside derbies are so […]

3 years ago

#ad Sponsored by LiveScore Bet. This five-fold bet builder has odds of 55/1. Manchester United travel to the Nou Camp to face Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday night, and it could be a classic between two sides in great form. Barcelona are currently top of La Liga and have only dropped seven points so […]

3 years ago

As Super Bowls go, this was an absolute classic. This game had many twists and turns and those that lapped up the late night coffee were rewarded with a game for the ages. Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes went toe-to-toe in a quarterback classic but Kansas City Chiefs had the edge. If you went to […]

3 years ago

Welcome to the Complete Spoofer’s Guide to talking about Super Bowl LVII. If you’re reading this there’s a good chance you’ve been invited to watch the big game somewhere and you want to have some general idea of what you’re talking about. On Sunday, February 12, the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles […]

3 years ago

UFC 284 would saw promotion return to Australia for the first time since 2019. The main event looked set to deliver an underdog shock and Joe Rogan was not the only one that felt the home favourite had been hard done by. Alexander ‘The Great’ Volkanovski moved up to a weight class, from featherweight, in […]

3 years ago

By Anthony Newman Carla Rowe scored the last two points of the game as Dublin used all of their experience to get over the line in a thriller against Cork in the Lidl NFL Division 1. By half-time it looked like Dublin had secured the points when four first-half goals saw them lead by double […]

3 years ago

By Ivan Smyth Galway 0-9 Meath 0-9 Super-sub Aoife O’Rourke scored a last minute free to give Galway a share of the spoils in an enthralling Lidl NFL Division 1 clash with holders Meath. The reigning champions were playing their first game at Páirc Tailteann this year in front of a huge home support and […]

3 years ago

Sponsored by LiveScore Bet #ad 1. Recent history is the only hope for an Everton upset against Arsenal. Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League table, with a game in hand over second-placed Manchester City. The season has just reached the halfway point, and there is a lot of football still to […]

3 years ago

By Frank Craig and Michael Gallagher Meath 1-7 Donegal 0-5  Meath proved too strong for Donegal in Letterkenny with the current Lidl NFL Division 1 and All-Ireland champions crossing the line with five points to spare in the end.  In a contest where scores were hard earned, both sides went in at the break all […]

3 years ago

The score to beat here is 10. Can you name these 15 football clubs that are not named after a place? For this quiz, we have selected 15 famous football clubs from across Europe, and one from South America, that are not named after the town or city they are based in. For example, the […]

3 years ago

Seven Argentina players have scored for Man United in the Premier League. Can you name every Argentina player who has scored for Manchester United in the Premier League? Since the 1992/93 season, eight Argentinian footballers have played for the Red Devils. All of them, except goalkeeper Sergio Romero, have scored for Man United in the […]

3 years ago

Are you a Ryan McMenamin or a Noel O’Leary?

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Mendy has been on trial at Chester Crown Court since August. Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault against five women. The jury at Chester Crown Court was discharged on Friday after it failed to reach a verdict on two further charges against the Manchester […]

3 years ago

Others would face jail time for breaking the same rule. Cristiano Ronaldo and his girlfriend will be allowed to live together despite Saudi Arabia’s laws which prevent unmarried couples from cohabiting. Ronaldo joined Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year deal and was formally unveiled to fans last week for the first time. Argentine-born Spanish model Georgina […]

3 years ago

From Séamas McAleenan in Croke Park Sarsfields (Galway) 2-14 Loughgiel (Antrim) 1-14 Sarsfields retained their AIB All-Ireland senior club title after getting a severe test from Loughgiel in Croke Park last night. That makes it three titles in the past four years for the small Galway village with the McGrath sisters leading the charge. Midfielder […]

3 years ago

“Keane was outstanding again.” Roy Keane has starred in another pundits match at the World Cup, this time helping ITV record a 6-2 victory over talkSPORT. Keane scored the winning goal for ITV in a match against the BBC last week in Qatar. The Irishman celebrated his goal past Micah Richards by taking off his […]

3 years ago

Carsley played 40 times for the Republic of Ireland. The FAI view England Under-21 manager Lee Carsley as the long-term successor to Stephen Kenny, according to reports. Kenny is under contract for another two years and is likely to remain in the post until at least the end of the Euro 2024 campaign. Yet, according […]

3 years ago

By Daragh Small She came to the game late, didn’t play until she was in secondary school, and wore shin pads to her first training session. However, after moving from Wicklow, Danielle Caldwell soon learned the Mayo way. She loves football now, while still understanding the importance of being able to switch off when she […]

3 years ago

The fight is provisionally set for Saudi Arabia on February 18th or March 4th. A fight between Tyson Fury versus Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight title is close to being agreed upon, according to Usyk’s manager. Egis Klimas manages the Ukrainian world champion and has revealed that a long-awaited bout between the pair could […]

3 years ago

“I had to write some important notes.” Roy Keane has revealed what he wrote down in his notes after Harry Kane scored for England against Senegal in the World Cup. The Three Lions beat Senegal 3-0 in the last 16 last Sunday. Harry Kane scored England’s second goal of the night, and the ITV cameras […]

3 years ago

Here are our power rankings of the World Cup pundits. The 2022 World Cup has reached the quarter-final stage, so we have ranked the pundits who have been covering the tournament on our screens over the last two and a half weeks. We have ranked the top eight pundits covering the tournament on British and […]

3 years ago

The FAI have been fined for “the violation of the basic rules of decent conduct.” UEFA have fined the FAI €20,000 after some members of the Republic of Ireland women’s team sang ‘Celtic Symphony’ by The Wolfe Tones after the national team qualified for the World Cup. Following Ireland’s 1-0 victory over Scotland at Hampden […]

3 years ago

Helwani has responded to Pimblett’s disparaging comments. Ariel Helwani has responded after Paddy Pimblett criticised him and accused him of ‘earning money off’ UFC fighters. Pimblett appeared alongside UFC president Dana White on his Chatting Pony podcast and had some less-than-kind words for MMA journalist Helwani. Helwani responded by sharing a message he allegedly received […]

3 years ago

Keane never celebrated a goal like that during his playing career. Roy Keane scored the winning goal in a match between ITV and BBC pundits at the World Cup in Qatar. The Irishman then celebrated by taking off his shirt and celebrating with his teammates. The World Cup was on a rest day ahead of […]

3 years ago

Not that it would’ve mattered anyway. FIFA have confirmed that France’s appeal over Antoine Griezmann’s disallowed goal against Tunisia has been rejected. France lost their final group stage game 1-0 but initially thought they had rescued a point in stoppage time after Griezmann found the back of the net in the 99th minute. Full-time: 🇹🇳 1-0 […]

3 years ago

“It got a bit messy for a couple of years.” Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are friends, but the Irish golfers had a period where they weren’t as close. According to McIlroy, the pair drifted apart for a few years after the Northern Irish golfer left the Horizon management company in 2013. Lowry and McIlroy, […]

3 years ago

By Daire Walsh When Dublin senior ladies football manager Mick Bohan sits down to finalise his squad for the 2023 season, one notable name will be missing from his list.  Almost two decades on from making her senior debut as a precocious 14-year-old in July 2004, as a substitute in a Leinster semi-final win over […]

3 years ago

Uruguay were knocked out of the World Cup on Friday. Patrice Evra appeared to like an image of Luis Suarez in tears following Uruguay’s dramatic exit from the World Cup. Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 on Friday and looked on course to reach the last 16 until South Korea scored in the last minute in the […]

3 years ago

“I’m actually buzzing for him.” Jack Grealish has said that he regrets his dig at Miguel Almiron at the end of last season. Grealish has revealed that he reached out to the Newcastle United forward to apologise and respects how the player has reacted to the slight. During Manchester City’s celebrations after winning the Premier […]

3 years ago