Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has had a pop at Celtic captain Scott Brown for provoking Ryan Kent and Alfredo Morelos during the Gers’ 2-1 defeat at Celtic Park on Sunday. Goals either side of half-time from Odsonne Edouard and James Forrest canceled out Kent’s second-half strike to put Celtic 13 points clear at the top […]

7 years ago

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has said that he will recommend that the club fine forward Alfredo Morelos a week wages following his red card during the Gers’ 2-1 loss at Celtic Park on Sunday. Morelos received his fifth red card of the season during the defeat and Gerrard will now recommend that the Rangers board […]

7 years ago

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has said that he only watched winger Callum Hudson-Odoi play for England for 20 minutes against Montenegro during the recent international break. Hudson-Odoi has largely been a peripheral figure at Stamford Bridge this season with the 18-year-old attracting very heavy interest from Bayern Munich. “I saw only 20 minutes,” Sarri said […]

7 years ago

Ulster Rugby head coach Dan McFarland has refused to blame Jacob Stockdale for his side’s 21-18 loss to Leinster on Saturday. Stockdale bombed a certain try in the second-half after rounding the defence, stepping inside Jordan Larmour and powering his way towards the line. However, once he crossed the whitewash he failed to touch the ball […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland rugby captain Brian O’Driscoll has said that Jacob Stockdale should have dived once he had crossed the line during Ulster’s 21-18 defeat to Leinster on Saturday. Stockdale received the ball off a decoy pass from Billy Burns before rounding the defence, stepping inside Jordan Larmour and powering his way towards the line, however, […]

7 years ago

Leinster number eight Jack Conan has said that his side’s 21-18 win over Ulster in Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final was the toughest game he’s played in all year. A late Ross Byrne penalty was the difference between the two sides in a thriller at the Aviva Stadium as defending champions Leinster once again advanced […]

7 years ago

Ulster Rugby winger Jacob Stockdale has enjoyed an incredible Heineken Champions Cup campaign. The Ireland winger has scored six tries in six games to lead the Champions Cup try scoring charts and he should have made it seven from seven after a brilliant individual break down the left wing. https://youtu.be/vGoSjyuKvOQ Stockdale received the ball off […]

7 years ago

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored twice in the club’s 2-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday. A second-half brace from Messi, including this absurd panenka free-kick, was enough to send Barcelona 13 points clear at the top of La Liga with Atletico Madrid trying to keep their slender title hopes alive when they play Alaves on […]

7 years ago

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has asked why Paul Pogba shouldn’t come to the Bernabeu after the France midfielder said that a move to Madrid would be a dream move for him. Pogba moved to United from Juventus in 2016 and has had a largely turbulent time at Old Trafford but has recently found some […]

7 years ago

It’s hard to think of a team that have a bigger discrepancy with their home and away record than Munster. Johann van Graan’s side were favourites entering the game and they showed why in spades with some very strong play, and some tireless defence, but in many respects they were their own worst enemy. For […]

7 years ago

Five-time All Star Joe Canning will undergo surgery to repair an injured groin following Galway’s National League semi-final defeat to Waterford last weekend. Canning pulled up lame after the loss and could now spend up to 16 weeks on the sideline which would theoretically rule him out for the remainder of Galway’s season unless the […]

7 years ago

The best thing about having a strong team is that is creates strong debates around selection. People will argue about debate regardless, even if a team has had an awful run of form, like should a right-back start on the right-wing, but when you have a great team it’s easier to make cases for alternatives. […]

7 years ago

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will reportedly receive an annual salary of £7.5million per year after penning a new three-year-deal with the club earlier this week. Solskjaer replaced former manager Jose Mourinho on an interim basis in December of last year and he has got off to a terrific start as Manchester United manager with […]

7 years ago

Leinster will be without Johnny Sexton for their Champions Cup quarter-final with Ulster on Saturday. Sexton is believed to be carrying an injury while Jordan Larmour has been preferred to Rob Kearney at full-back with the 33-year-old set to start from the bench. Meanwhile Rhys Ruddock captains the side from blindside flanker in a backrow that […]

7 years ago

Mokhtar Addani grew tired of Irish football. The UEFA A licensed coach has worked as a technical advisor for Bray Wanderers, Wexford Youths and various underage clubs throughout Leinster but he left club football in Ireland after 20 years of watching on from the sideline. His love for the game is clear. Watching him take […]

7 years ago

The warning signs were there from an early stage during Jose Mourinho’s third season at Old Trafford. Everywhere he went, from Spain to Italy to England, the Portuguese manager had unraveled after three years at the helm. He clashed with Roman Abramovich in his first stint at Chelsea over a lack of transfer funds and […]

7 years ago

Munster fly-half Joey Carbery may be forever viewed as the one that got away for Leinster. The prodigious 23-year-old signed for Munster last summer after months of being linked with a move north to Ulster and it’s worked out perfectly for the out-half. He plays outside Conor Murray, he consistently starts in a team at […]

7 years ago

Paula Johnston lost pretty much everything when a fire burned her Buckingham street home to the ground earlier this month. Johnston was born and reared in the inner city and is very much part of the fabric of the area while Elaine McCann, a neighbour and Kellie Harrington’s babysitter once upon a time, said that […]

7 years ago

Former Munster full-back Simon Zebo continued his superb form for Racing on Sunday night with a try and an assist in the Parisians 45-27 win over Bordeaux. The win sees Racing keep pace with Lyon in third while for Zebo his score registers his eighth try of the season as he continues to make waves […]

7 years ago

Hoffenheim’s Nico Schulz has stole a late match winner for Germany as Jogi Low’s side escaped from Amsterdam with a 3-2 win. Leroy Sane opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a well taken volley before Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry then extended the visitors lead with an excellent goal. Mathijs de Ligt pulled one […]

7 years ago

Memphis Depay has continued his sensational form for the dutch national team after scoring the second goal in Holland’s Euro 2020 qualifier with Germany on Sunday night. Manchester City winger Leroy Sane opened the scoring after 15 minutes with a well taken volley before Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry extended the scoring with a supreme […]

7 years ago

One of the most impressive facets of Virgil van Dijk’s season has been the statistic that he has not been dribbled past in either the Premier League or the Champions League. Liverpool have the best defence in the Premier League this season and van Dijk has played an instrumental role in their improvement in that […]

7 years ago

Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny got his tenure of to a winning start with a 3-0 win over Luxembourg on Sunday. A brace from Norwich City striker Adam Idah and a goal from Neil Farrugia ensured that Kenny would get his campaign off to a winning start with Ireland next in action against Armenia in […]

7 years ago

It was Big Mick Energy. It was a chance to see Matt Doherty. A chance for Sean Maguire to lead the line. A chance for Conor Hourihane to show that he could replicate his performances for Aston Villa in an Ireland jersey. A chance for David McGoldrick. A chance for Jack Byrne. A chance for […]

7 years ago

Waterford will look to get back to the Division 1 National Hurling final for the first time since 2016 should they defeat last year’s All-Ireland finalists Galway at Nowlan Park on Sunday. The Deise lost narrowly to Clare in the 2016 final but look on course to challenge for the league title this season after […]

7 years ago

World Cup winners France smashed in three first-half goals to get their European championship qualification campaign off to a flying start in Moldova. Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Raphael Varane and Olivier Giroud set up a substantial lead for Didier Deschamps’ side with Griezmann’s opener proving to be quite spectacular. 😍 – Oh, Paul Pogba. What […]

7 years ago

Former Republic of Ireland international Jon Walters has said that the leaked WhatsApp message from Stephen Ward last year was actually a mild version of what actually transpired in Ireland camp. Things weren’t always exactly rosie under Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane’s leadership and the height of the instability was arguably at its peak when […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland forward Jon Walters has said that he knew from last summer that Declan Rice was probably going to switch his allegiance from England. Rice was capped three times by the Republic of Ireland before switching his international allegiance to England last month and Walters said that the versatile West Ham United midfielder grew […]

7 years ago

‘So you’re saying there’s a chance ‘ It was one of the most iconic Irish sporting tweets of 2017. Ireland had just defeated Wales in Cardiff thanks to a second-half goal from James McClean and for a brief moment the door had been open for Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane to follow up their heroics […]

7 years ago

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has been charged by UEFA for insulting/molesting acts against a match official following PSG’s exit from the Champions League earlier this month. The Parisians crashed out from the Champions League knockout stages for another season after a late Manchester United penalty sent the Red Devils through on away goals despite chasing a […]

7 years ago

Crusaders assistant coach Ronan O’Gara is reportedly being tracked by the FFR ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup. O’Gara was an assistant with Racing 92 before leaving the Parisian side for the Crusaders last year and the former Munster and Ireland fly-half is now being looked at by France following another underwhelming Six Nations […]

7 years ago

Belgium and Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had a moment to forget against Russia after gifting Valencia winger Denis Cheryshev a very easy goal in their Euro 2020 qualifier. Courtois has had a tough season since moving to Madrid from Chelsea during the summer with the Galacticos currently 12 points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona. […]

7 years ago

Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has said that he plans to win over playing good football ahead of Ireland’s first Euro 2020 qualifier with Gibraltar on Saturday. McCarthy will return to the Irish dugout for the first time since 2002 for what will be his second stint as Irish manager with the former Ispwich […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland international Declan Rice has been warned by the FA of his responsibilities after apologising for the ‘Up the RA’ comments he made four years ago. Rice commented ‘Up the Ra’ on a post made by former underage teammate Tyreke Wilson and has since apologised for any offence he may have caused following his international […]

7 years ago

Roy Keane’s infamous fallout with Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy has been well documented. Keane and McCarthy went head-to-head during Ireland’s 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign with the former Manchester United captain famously leaving the Irish squad in Saipan after a dispute over conditions. Keane’s walkout has been told countless times by members of […]

7 years ago

‘I wouldn’t be coaching him if I didn’t think he was talented,’ Ken Egan said from the stands at the National Stadium on the South Circular Road. Egan took a phone call last year from his former Ireland teammate Eric Donovan about taking him on as a fighter after years of training with each other […]

7 years ago

American writer Bill Simmons coined the concept of the ‘blame pie’ recently on his podcast when discussing the stuttering and stammering Boston Celtics. The blame pie is basically a pie chart where you divvy up percentages of who is at fault for underperforming sports teams and it’s an interesting lens in which to view Ireland’s […]

7 years ago

Grand Slam winners and Six Nations champions Wales have had seven players selected in ITV’s team of the tournament. Forwards Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones and Josh Navidi were all nominated to the broadcaster’s best XV while in the backs Josh Adams and Liam Williams were also selected. Elsewhere England also […]

7 years ago

Stewards at Dens Park were filmed tearing down an Irish flag during Celtic’s 1-0 win over Dundee on Sunday. A late goal from forward Odsonne Edouard earned Celtic a dramatic 1-0 win away from home as the club moves 10 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The win gives Celtic a massive […]

7 years ago

Ireland look set to drop to third in the world when the latest world rugby rankings are updated on Monday. Joe Schmidt’s side climbed to second in the world last year after winning the Six Nations and a summer tour of Australia but have now fallen back to third after recent losses to England and […]

7 years ago

Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor was invited into the Boston Bruins dressing room before their 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. McGregor was in Chicago for the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade but made the trip to Boston for the Bruins home game and went into the dressing before the game […]

7 years ago

UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal left his post-fight interview at UFC London to fight fellow welterweight Leon Edwards. Masvidal stopped Liverpool’s Darren Till 03:05 into the second round in a fight of the night performance while Edwards prevailed over SBG’s Gunnar Nelson in the co-main event of the evening with a split decision win. Masvidal […]

7 years ago

Former Ireland international Stephen Ferris has said that the Irish players don’t look like they’re enjoying their rugby after their 25-7 defeat to Wales on Saturday. Ireland were soundly beaten by a Wales team that won their third Grand Slam under Warren Gatland as Joe Schmidt’s side slumped to their second defeat of the tournament. […]

7 years ago

They wanted the roof open and when it rains it well and truly pours for Ireland. Joe Schmidt’s side were incredible last year and dropped just one game in a year that included wins over New Zealand, two over Australia and a clean sweep over the Six Nations. Ireland were rightfully being talked about as […]

7 years ago

Italy head coach Conor O’Shea has said that he doesn’t care what people have to say about his side after their agonising loss to France on Saturday. A late try from Damian Penaud ultimately killed off Italy’s chances of a drought breaking win despite the hosts giving a very good account of themselves in Rome. […]

7 years ago

Conor McGregor has reached out to rival Tony Ferguson after his wife Cristina requested a domestic violence restraining order against him. According to MMA Fighting, officers from the Santa Ana (Calif.) Police Department were sent to “remove” Tony Ferguson’s 2-year-old son from him following Cristina’s restraining order filing. Cristina released a statement on the order through her attorney […]

7 years ago

Shamrock Rovers extended their lead at the top of the League of Ireland table to four points after a 3-0 win over Sligo Rovers on Friday night. The Hoops picked up their third consecutive win thanks to goals from Daniel Carr, Ronan Finn and Jack Byrne who scored a beautiful curling goal with his right […]

7 years ago

Ireland ended a 61-year wait for their Grand Slam in 2009 with a dramatic two-point win over Wales in Cardiff. It had everything. ‘Tommy Boweeeeeeeee’, one of the most iconic pieces of commentary in Irish Rugby history. Ronan O’Gara’s drop goal gave Ireland a late lead before Stephen Jones missed a late penalty to give […]

7 years ago

ESPN’s Soccer Power Index has predicted that Liverpool, Barcelona, Manchester City and Juventus will all qualify for the Champions League semi-final. ESPN’s Soccer Power Index (SPI) is an international and club rating system designed to be the best possible representation of a team’s current overall skill level and the predictor has given Liverpool and Manchester […]

7 years ago

Manchester United will play Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. United advanced to the last eight thanks to a 3-1 win away at PSG while rivals Liverpool also joined them in the quarter-finals after a 3-1 win away to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Liverpool will play 2004 winners Porto over two legs while […]

7 years ago