IRELAND FINISHED THEIR encouraging run at the London 7s in sixth place, after losing 35-14 to New Zealand in the 5th place play-off at Twickenham this evening. Anthony Eddy’s side fell short at the quarter-final stage, defeated by Olympic champions and eventual London 7s winners Fiji, but with their confidence boosted yet again after beating Canada, […]
Read MoreLUKHANYO AM SCORED a post-hooter try to snatch a 12-9 Super Rugby final round win for the Coastal Sharks at the Western Stormers on Saturday and a quarter-finals place. The Sharks travel to Argentina, Australia or New Zealand for the first knockout phase of the competition next weekend, but will know who they play only […]
Read MoreMUNSTER HOOKER MIKE Sherry has announced his retirement from rugby. In a statement on Monday, the 31-year-old confirmed his decision to walk away from the sport after being unable to secure a new professional contract. The former Ireland international said he hangs up his boots with “mixed emotions”, but admitted the physical toll of the […]
Read MorePRICING DETAILS OF the Sky’s new ‘Sports Extra’ package, which includes BT Sport and Premier Sports, have been released. It was confirmed earlier this month that Sky Sports would take over as the exclusive distributors of both BT Sport and Premier Sports in Ireland — meaning Eir Sport customers will lose access to the BT […]
Read MoreClick:vanilla gift card A NINTH SUCCESSIVE defeat to Ireland for Italy, but there was considerable cause for optimism for Conor O’Shea as he reflected on his side’s performance at the Aviva Stadium. Although they too were fielding a much-changed, patched-up side, the visitors twice took the lead in the first half, and showed plenty of […]
Read MoreENGLAND CAPTAIN DYLAN Hartley let down himself, his club Northampton and his country after being sent off against Leinster, according to national head coach Eddie Jones. Hartley, 30, was red-carded for swinging an arm at Sean O’Brien just six minutes after coming on in Northampton’s European Champions Cup loss to Leinster on 9 December. He […]
Read MoreWWE has posted a video featuring Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke in a confrontation with NXT talent at the Performance Center. You can see the video below featuring the three Horsewomen fighting with Mia Yim, MJ Jenkins, Jessie Elaban and Lacey Lane: EXCLUSIVE: @QoSBaszler, @MarinaShafir, and @JessamynDuke confronted @MiaYim, @RealMJJenkins_, @Jess10YES_, and @Lay_Lane […]
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