Kevin McGillicuddy
Dublin, Ireland.
We’re safe to say that Tuesday 19 April may well go down in UFC history. Earlier this evening Conor McGregor dropped a hardly believable bombshell on his fans, with a cryptic 13-word tweet that hinted he could be about to quit the life of a MMA fighter for good. I have decided to retire young.Thanks for the cheese. […]
10 years ago
Richie McCaw is not a man you would a pursue a dodgy line of questioning with. The two-time Rugby World Cup winner was a fearsome player on the pitch, and while he is mannerly off it now in retirement mode, you suspect that asking him about why he was such a cheating fecker, and how […]
10 years ago
The Friendly Derby is anything but. Jurgen Klopp’s first taste of the less than cordial relations between Everton and Liverpool will come on Wednesday night at Anfield. The city rivals will clash for the 226th time in history, with little on the line for both, apart from local bragging rights. But that all important conversation […]
10 years ago
She didn’t lick it off a stone. The Williams family are one of those annoying clans whom you suspect excel at everything. Already they have a Rugby World Cup winning son, who dabbles in boxing, and is also lining up to feature at this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio. Sonny Bill may take all the […]
10 years ago
Anyone at Anfield won’t forget where they were on 16 April, 2015, even thirty years from now. Liverpool F. C. once again put their fans through a hellish torture, before eventually emerging winners against Borussia Dortmund 4-3 on the night, and 5-4 on aggregate in the Europa League quarter-final. The game looked to be dead […]
10 years ago
Bad things come in threes. And for normally lucky black and amber cats in Kilkenny, their run of bad luck over the last 72 hours has been completed with some bizarre injury news for a promising forward James Maher made a huge impact in Kilkenny’s Allianz Hurling League win over Tipperary in February, giving his namesake […]
10 years ago
Nigel Owens doesn’t just have a smart mouth when he’s refereeing. The Welshman is one of the most respected rugby referees around, simply because he talks to players like adults, as well as refereeing the game with more than a healthy dollop of common sense. The ref is also a well-known champion of LGBT rights […]
10 years ago
This could be a game-changer. The idea of bonus points in GAA is relatively new, and one fans have not taken huge notice of. Up until now. The proposition that scoring ‘x amount of goals’, or losing by a margin of ‘less than y’ could be beneficial to you has yet to rear its head in the […]
10 years ago
Liverpool fans know he is more than a bit special. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang did not really deserve to be on the losing team in last week’s Europa league quarter-final at Anfield, but somehow that is where the Borussia Dortmund frontman ended up. He has bagged an incredible 41 goals this season already, and now he may have […]
10 years ago
Modern sports science has a lot to answer for. It helped Teddy Sheringham and Ryan Giggs play beyond their 40th birthdays, and now perhaps, it could see a former Liverpool striker, and Premier League legend, continue his career. Emile Heskey is not your typical journeyman striker. The former Leicester City hitman looked set for the scrapheap […]
10 years ago
The GAA want to scrap the U21 grade. But we see no sense in getting rid of what year-on-year has provided some of the best GAA moments of the last decade. It’s progress they say. It’s for the player’s health, but try telling that to the Mayo U21 management who today saw their side eek […]
10 years ago
This is not sport. Sport is meant to be competitive. Sport is taking on an opponent who is meant to be at least on the same level as you, an opponent who can at least give a good attempt at matching your skills and temperament against them. Sport is not annihilation. Sport is not paying in […]
10 years ago
It’s been a day of high excitement in West Kerry. The crew and stars of Top Gear in are hanging out in the Kingdom this weekend, filming a segment of the BBC show which is to go to air in late May. Hosts Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans have been spotted in Kerry the last […]
10 years ago
What an incredible woman. Lauralee Walsh is one of the few women who can claim to have played in Croke Park for her county, and on the international rugby stage with her country. The Westmeath woman is a former county captain, and two years ago was a part of the Ireland’s rugby Sevens team who […]
10 years ago
What Rory McIlroy does in his spare time is his business. But how he has spent his downtime after last week’s US Masters may not be very pleasing to his many millions of fans. The Down native is, of course, Manchester United crazy and a regular at Old Trafford. However, this week it appears as […]
10 years ago
Alberto Moreno, your time is up. We’ll not quite yet, but one suspects that the Spaniard could be one of the first major casualties of Jurgen Klopp’s big German axe this summer. The defender is decent going forward, but worse than useless at defending for the most part. The club has lacked a proper defender […]
10 years ago
The All-Ireland U21 football championship is a gem. We’re not fans of the GAA plans to get rid of it, and especially because the games and players we have seen over the last 15 years have been exceptional. The competition is still the best launching pad for a senior inter-county career, and ahead of this […]
10 years ago
Who ate all the pies? Wes Morgan did, as he was trying to make it as a professional footballer it seems. The Leicester City captain is just weeks away from lifting the Premier League title after the greatest fairytale story of all-time in the English top flight. The centre-half and his team-mates were this time […]
10 years ago
Unfortunately, football does attract its fair share of idiots And several of them were out in force tonight at Dalymount causing trouble in the Dublin derby between Bohemians and Shamrocks Rovers. The city sides clashed in one of the most eagerly awaited games of the new season, but the 4-0 win for the Hoops will […]
10 years ago
That is one hell of an injury streak. I’m not ashamed to admit it but this SportsJOE thought Bastian Schweinsteiger was going to be the buy of the season. The German was one of the best Bayern Munich players of the last decade, he had won it all, and was coming to Old Trafford to […]
10 years ago
Humble in victory, and defeat
10 years ago
The only thing that can get Manchester United excited these days is an update on a crocked defender. It’s been several months since Luke Shaw suffered a horrendous leg injury in United’s ill-fated Champions League campaign. The former Southampton defender broke his leg in two places during the clash with PSV last September, and it was expected […]
10 years ago
Let the games begin. The Leinster minor football championship is arguably only just behind Ulster in terms of competitiveness. Kildare begin the campaign as the champions and, along with Dublin, are the frontrunners for summer success. However there are several counties who will be looking to cause an upset. Last year’s beaten Leinster finalists Longford, […]
10 years ago
It was one of those great European nights at Anfield. One of those great European nights at any stadium. Over 40,000 Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund fans packed into Anfield to tonight to see one of the games of the season. The roar from the crowd after Dejan Lovren’s last gasp header could surely have been heard […]
10 years ago
Xabi Alonso knows all about great nights at Anfield. The Bayern Munich man played in the famous game in 2004 that saw Liverpool beat Olympiakos 3-1 thanks in no small port to that memorable Steven Gerrard goal which booked their place in the latter stages of the Champions League. That season ended with a comeback win in […]
10 years ago
Dejan Lovren, who bloody knew? Liverpool are through to the semi-finals of the Europa League after another famous night at Anfield. Liverpool won the game 4-3 in the finish, to claim a 5-4 aggregate win over the Germans. However, it looked grim at half-time as Liverpool trailed 2-0 at the break, and needed late goals […]
10 years ago
Three Wicklow minor hurlers have decided that enough is enough. Last week the Leinster championship got underway but the Garden County were humiliated by Meath. Ft and Meath beat Wicklow by 10-20 to 0-7 in Leinster minor hurling championship — GAA JOE (@GAA__JOE) April 9, 2016 The scale of the defeat sent a shockwave through […]
10 years ago
Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund fans heading to Anfield later know that the night is not just about the result. Both sets of supporters are keenly aware that the Europa League second leg clash comes just a few hours before the final ever Hillsborough memorial service will take place at Anfield. The long inquest into the […]
10 years ago
Good god. Cycling is a very tough way to make a living. With your body on the line, the mental anguish is almost as insufferable as the physical pain hundreds of iron men put themselves through week after week across Europe. And you may need an iron constitution to try and force yourself to see […]
10 years ago
Ingenious
10 years ago
The scars of battle. The wait for a team to retain the Champions League crown goes on after a famous night in Madrid. Barcelona’s reign as European champions has been ended by their La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid, after two goals from Antoine Griezmann knocked out the 2015 champions 3-2 on aggregate. Griezmann struck in […]
10 years ago
Tyson Fury just cannot resist the urge when there is a microphone in front of him. The heavyweight boxing champion had his full press conference swagger on this afternoon at an event to promote his upcoming rematch with Wladimir Klitschko. However, things got a little bit silly when he was asked his thoughts on Eddie […]
10 years ago
Life begins at 40. Just not for Tiger Woods it seems, as the milestone stalks the golfer much the same way he used to enjoy hunting down opponents on the back nine on Saturdays and Sundays at major golf events. The former champion didn’t feature at last week’s U.S Masters in Augusta, and judging by […]
10 years ago
This year’s Allianz League Division One football final should be a cut above the usual April fare in Croke Park. Kerry and Dublin will both have different motivations heading into the game, with the memory of the last time both teams clashed in a national final back in September fresh in the memory. The Dublin […]
10 years ago
Pride of Offaly
10 years ago
Andy Carroll’s ego has been perfectly summed up by one of the best Gaelic footballers in the country. The West Ham striker grabbed a hat-trick last Saturday against Arsenal, and there is even talk that he could be a late bolter for the England Euro 2016 squad. The former Liverpool striker has just played 50 […]
10 years ago
The Munster minor football championship tends to be a lot more competitive than its big brother. The lack of a seeding system means Tipperary have run Kerry and Cork close over the last number of years, reaching three successive provincial deciders at the start of this decade. Clare and Limerick also have the quality to produce […]
10 years ago
What does ‘yop Westmeath’ sound like in a New Zealand accent? Westmeath GAA did not enjoy the best of league campaigns. Michael Ryan’s hurlers missed out on the chance of promotion from Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League after a loss to Laois last week, despite being unbeaten in seven games. The county’s footballers also suffered […]
10 years ago
This is an absolute joke. Leicester City fans may find some things around the club hard to believe at present. Champions League football has been secured and now they are just a few games away from winning the Premier League title. It’s no wonder some are walking around in a daydream. But the shock of being […]
10 years ago
MMA fans in Ireland and across the world are in mourning following confirmation that Joao Carvalho has passed away from injuries sustained in a cage fighting event in Dublin last weekend. The Portuguese fighter was in action on Saturday night against Charlie Ward at the Total Extreme Fighting event at the National Stadium. He lost the match by […]
10 years ago
Events this week could be crucial to how Liverpool’s summer transfer plans work out. The Reds are level with Borussia Dortmund at 1-1 ahead of the second leg of their Europa league quarter-final at Anfield. If Merseyside witnesses the home side progressing to the last four on Thursday, Liverpool will move a step closer to […]
10 years ago
I’m over here numbnuts
10 years ago
It’s a case of Mr. Pot meet Mr. Kettle for Richard Keys. The former Sky Sports presenter’s blog is well worth five minutes of your time this week, and not just for his usual ramblings, which are entertaining, of course. But this week he has really stuck the boot into one of football’s most beloved […]
10 years ago
How can you lose a dressing room if you never had it in the first place? Louis van Gaal did once have the respect of his players, we think. However, after yet another disappointing campaign, it appears that his charges have finally had enough and are openly rebelling. Manchester United lost 3-0 to Tottenham on […]
10 years ago
There really is nothing like Junior B hurling. It is that strange grade where a man with a moustache is to be much feared, and a world where you become an expert at togging out in the footwell of the passenger seat of your Nissan Micra. It is also a thriving sub-community of GAA men […]
10 years ago
An ounce of breeding is worth a tonne of feeding. That’s what they say down in Kerry at least, but Divock Origi and Jurgen Klopp certainly disagree. The Belgian is coming good on the promise he showed at the 2014 World Cup after a shaky start to his first proper season at Liverpool. He impressed during that […]
10 years ago
Worrying news from France today. There is just under two months to the start of the European Championships, with thousands of Irish fans set to take over various cities across France. However, plans for the finals could potentially be thrown into chaos following the terror attacks in Paris last November and, more recently, the devastating incidents in […]
10 years ago
