Should the fight have been waved off earlier? The debate has raged since the death of Joao Carvalho on Monday night, with some arguing the welterweight bout between Charlie Ward and the Portuguese ought to have been brought to a close long before referee Mariusz Domasat decided to jump in. Others, however, maintain that the official was simply doing […]

11 years ago

Gardaí have confirmed that a file is being prepared for Dublin Coroner’s Court following the tragic death of Joao Carvalho after a bout at a mixed martial arts event last weekend. The Gardaí investigation is one of two confirmed to SportsJOE on Wednesday morning, with the Health and Safety Authority also launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Carvalho’s […]

11 years ago

What’s the meaning?

11 years ago

The 10 best paid players in the Champions League has been revealed, and the list is dominated by Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain stars. The list, released by France Football magazine, is made up of players who are still in the competition at the quarter-final stage, devoid of any Premier League players and is topped, unsurprisingly, by […]

11 years ago

What can one say at a time like this? The MMA world is left heartbroken by the news emerging on Tuesday morning that top Portuguese prospect Joao Carvalho passed away following his TKO defeat at the weekend. Carvalho’s bout with SBG welterweight Charlie Ward was stopped in the third round and, although it is almost universally […]

11 years ago

You won’t win the Lotto if you don’t buy a ticket. It’s not hard to figure out the missing link for Manchester United this season. The Red Devils’ have been fighting what looks increasingly likely to be a losing battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League, with their struggles in front of goal the […]

11 years ago

High times in the Pacific islands. Fiji’s rugby sevens stars were back on top of the world once again this weekend with victory over New Zealand in the final of the famous Hong Kong Sevens tournament, but they weren’t the only ones reaching for the summit. World Rugby has tweeted out a picture demonstrating the lengths […]

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This is rather gruesome. France rugby star Alexandre Dumoulin was only able to complete 10 minutes of Racing 92’s Champions Cup quarter-final victory over Toulon yesterday after a boot to the face sliced open his nose. The centre posted a picture on Instagram afterwards showing the full extent of the terrible gash to his face.

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Maybe he’s desperately looking for some more game time? Liverpool have been heavily linked with a summer move for midfielder Piotr Zielinski – to the point that the Polish star has already been asking about Reds boss Jurgen Klopp – but the Empoli man will have one less chance to impress before the end of […]

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“He’s an Irishman and I’m a black man that can fight. That’s all it is really.” Newly-minted IBF world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has revealed he is a huge fan of Conor McGregor, claiming his shared fighting background makes the two peas in a pod. “There’s no two ways about it, we from fighting backgrounds, we have […]

11 years ago

Just like that

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A costly 30 minutes

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Greatest league in the world

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Every team that drops out of the Premier League has at least one moment of complete ineptitude that stands as evidence against their survival. And today might just have been that moment for Sunderland. Desperately chasing an equaliser against title favourites Leicester, the Mackems squandered two glorious chances to level the match before Jamie Vardy’s second goal […]

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Taking the piss

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Windy

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Drama

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Grand Sunday evening entertainment

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Chill out, lads

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Oops

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Heating up

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What a front three

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A solid investment

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Just a phonecall away

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Some menu

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New Firm?

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Hungry for revenge

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No respect

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He’ll be eating off a different menu now. Fast food is a wonderful indulgence, but once you’ve decided to give in to your gluttonous side there can be few things worse than having your meal whipped away from under your nose. Poor old Ovince Saint Preux has revealed that he got the call to fight […]

11 years ago

“He is too small and weak”

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That settles that

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John Kavanagh believes that over-training can really hinder a fighter’s development. The SBG head coach outlined his approach to training in an interview with Caroline Foran in the Sunday Independent. He explained that when it comes to training Conor McGregor, the key is to keep to the routine without allowing boredom to set in. “We […]

11 years ago

Roach likes Diaz

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The full story is revealed… After last night’s shocking revelations that a British doctor has been aiding up to 150 international sports stars to take performance-enhancing drugs, today’s Sunday Times has this morning published their entire exposé of the alleged dealings of Mark Bonar. The newspaper recorded an undercover meeting with Bonar, a Harley Street anti-ageing specialist, […]

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Bombshell

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It might be called El Clasico, but this one is unlikely to be remembered as one of the great games. A 10-man Real Madrid eked past a lackluster Barcelona to claim all three points at Camp Nou in Saturday’s  El Clasico. Barcelona – who paid a stunning tribute to Johan Cruyff before kick off -came […]

11 years ago

Old Firm feuding

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Fair enough

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Just because he can. Franck Ribéry is back, Frankfurt definitely noticed. Bayern Munich’s French superstar lit up Bavaria with a genius piece of improvisation, a daring piece of audacity, and a mouthwatering piece of technical execution. #Ribéry makes it look easy! #FCBSGE pic.twitter.com/09EzDwFvjo — FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) April 2, 2016 During the first half […]

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He didn’t even get carded…

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He doesn’t deserve this

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Stars of the future

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All out attack

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In the second of our Euro 2016 Blog Network instalments, Anton Boström of Eurosport Sweden reflects on Ireland’s opening opponents’ interesting international break and their ongoing search for the perfect partner for Zlatan Ibrahimovic **** The matches against Turkey and the Czech Republic were supposed to be a starting point for the Euro 2016 preparations but much of the focus […]

11 years ago

A German football club has caused controversy by posting an unusual response to two of its players suffering racial abuse. Deinster SV, a team from the lower leagues of Lower Saxony, shared an image on their Facebook page after an alleged racially-motivated attack on two Sudanese refugees who play for the team. The German club shared a […]

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“So yous are footballers then?”

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Now or never

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Jack’s back

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Good to see he’s doing something with his days anyway. Fabian Delph has had a bitch of a time since joining Manchester City. He pulled his hamstring in his first pre-season friendly, he had to sit and watch the start of the campaign from the stands and now he’s missing the end of it with […]

11 years ago

Legend takes it on the chin

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