The Connacht championship is already two games in but the main title contenders are still in the hunt for the Nestor Cup in the west. Mayo have dismantled New York while Roscommon have taken care of Leitrim but it is fair to say that the names of New York and Leitrim were unlikely to…
Ryan Giggs officially announced his retirement from football as a player today. In a letter addressed to the fans he announced his retirement from professional football and of his new role as assistant manager to new Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal. Ryan Giggs is among the most successful players of all time and his…
Alan Hansen is retiring as a pundit on BBC’s Match Of The Day. Here is his all time Premier League dream team. 1. Peter Schmeichel 2. Denis Irwin 3. Rio Ferdinand 4. John Terry 5. Ashley Cole 6. Cristiano Ronaldo 7. Steven Gerrard 8. Paul Scholes 9. Gianfranco Zola 10. Alan Shearer 11. Thierry Henry…
The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will open the 2014 season with a home game against the Green Bay Packers on opening night, Thursday September 4th. Other notable games include a Super Bowl rematch against the Denver Broncos on September 21. There are two games in three weeks against the San Francisco 49ers. The…
According to every sports media outlet, the sacking of David Moyes as manager of Manchester United is imminent. The Scot has endured a tough year with United going from champions to seventh in his maiden, and possibly only, season as manager at Old Trafford. It is a pity to watch as he has been torn…
LeBron James and Kemba Walker were mic’d up for the opening game of the NBA playoff series games with the Miami Heat and Charlotte Bobcats. The NBA brings fans even closer to the action of the playoffs by letting fans hear what it is like on the court. Charlotte put up a stern challenge to…
Montreal is probably the best place in the world to play and watch hockey. Their pre-game show lived up that mantle with a superb 3D show plus the ice catching fire as they lit the flame on the ice ahead of Game 3 in their series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The show also highlighted…
Milan Lucic received a $5,000 fine for his cheap shot on Danny Dekeyser in Game 1 of the Boston Bruins opening Stanley Cup playoff game against the Detroit Red Wings. With the second period coming to an end, Lucic hit Dekeyser in the groin area as the Red Wing skated away from him. It was…
Reporter Kelli Tennant took a ball to the back of the head in the warm up ahead of the Vancouver Whitecaps home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at BC Place. To her credit she carried on like nothing happened and with a smile. Click on the link below to see the video. https://v.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/C998B52C511069433946225401856_1397947111958d5f1398474.mp4.mp4?versionId=RP2GUSpFmsxkyo7igJLhMXunXcespuhu
The PFA Player of the Year nominees shortlist has been announced. Liverpool dominate the list with three players, Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard. The other three players on the list are Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Southampton’s Adam Lallana. Hazard and Sturridge also make the list for the PFA Young…
Gareth Bale scored the winner in the Copa del Rey final as Real Madrid edged out Barcelona 2-1. Bale used his pace to run from the half way line on the wing to outpace the Barcelona defence as he slotted the ball home to win the Copa for Real. Bale has had a good debut…
Colorado Avalanche v Minnesota Wild Season Series: Colorado 4 Minnesota 1 The Avalanche have had an amazing turnaround from last season where they finished bottom of the West. Semyon Varlamov has been a revelation between the pipes for the Avs. They have young sensation Nathan Mac Kinnon in the offence along with Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan O’Reilly and Matt Duchene,…
Aidan O Shea’s interview on how he sees the future of Gaelic Games caused a bit of a stir. He suggests a franchise system will eventually take place in the GAA and that players will be paid. His argument is put across very well regardless of if you agree or not. The future is subjective…
The Stanley Cup Playoffs start on Wednesday. The Eastern Conference playoffs will have no Alex Ovechkin and no Toronto Maple Leafs this season. In their first season in the East the Detroit Red Wings kept their 23 year playoff streak alive. The match ups are as follows: Boston Bruins v Detroit Red Wings Season Series:…
Mayo v Derry Mayo take on Derry in the first of the day’s semi finals at Croke Park on Sunday. The two sides met last week in Castlebar with Derry playing a second string side while Mayo also rested some regulars. The intensity should be much higher this week between the two with a place…
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