Series Set For Decider Next Saturday After Lions Mauled By Springboks

Series Set For Decider Next Saturday After Lions Mauled By Springboks

The British and Irish Lions will collide with South Africa in a series decider next Saturday after the Springboks emerged emphatic 27-9 winners from an ugly second Test at Cape Town Stadium. A grisly spectacle disfigured by repeated stoppages saw...
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Manchester City Quiet On Reports Of Bid For Jack Grealish

Manchester City Quiet On Reports Of Bid For Jack Grealish

Manchester City have refused to comment on reports that they have made a $139 million (£100million) bid for Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish. The Premier League champions have been repeatedly linked with the England international this summer, and it is...
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Rowers Win Ireland’s First Olympic Gold Since 2012

Rowers Win Ireland’s First Olympic Gold Since 2012

Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan ended Ireland’s Olympic gold drought after a thrilling lightweight double sculls victory. The Cork pair won the men’s final to earn the country’s first gold medal since Kate Taylor’s boxing victory in 2012. They als...
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Ireland Secure Bronze Medal In Women’s Four Rowing

Ireland Secure Bronze Medal In Women’s Four Rowing

Ireland won their first medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a bronze for the women’s four at the Sea Forest Waterway. The quartet of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty held off the British boat to finish...
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Green Light Given For New GAA Stadium At Casement Park

Green Light Given For New GAA Stadium At Casement Park

Final planning approval for a new GAA stadium at Casement Park in Belfast has been granted. The North’s Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon hailed a “historic day” for the GAA as she gave the green light for the 34,578-capacity stadium on...
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Four Irish Players To Start For Lions Against Springboks On Saturday

Four Irish Players To Start For Lions Against Springboks On Saturday

The British and Irish Lions have made three changes for Saturday’s second Test against South Africa, with four Irish players due to line out. Conor Murray takes the scrum-half duties from Ali Price, who drops to the bench in a...
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Eramus Criticizes Of Lions’ ‘Reckless And Dangerous’ Play

Eramus Criticizes Of Lions’ ‘Reckless And Dangerous’ Play

Rassie Erasmus has resumed taking pot shots at the British and Irish Lions on Twitter after posting footage to highlight what he describes as “reckless and dangerous” play. The clip comes from South Africa’s 22-17 defeat in Cape Town on...
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Solskjaer Signs New Three-Year Deal With Manchester United

Solskjaer Signs New Three-Year Deal With Manchester United

Manchester United have put their faith in manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by handing him a new three-year contract. The Norwegian, who took over from Jose Mourinho in 2018, will stay at Old Trafford until at least 2024, with the option...
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Lions Put On Dominant Second Half Display To Defeat South Africa

Lions Put On Dominant Second Half Display To Defeat South Africa

The Irish and British Lions came from behind in a dominant second half to seize an early lead in their series against South Africa with a tense 22-17 victory at Cape Town Stadium. Trailing 12-3 at the interval after being...
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Wyn Jones’ Lions Teammates Confident In His Recovery From Injury

Wyn Jones’ Lions Teammates Confident In His Recovery From Injury

Jack Conan believes British and Irish Lions captain Alun Wyn Jones has already “put to bed” any doubts about his remarkable injury recovery. Wales talisman Jones will win his 10th Lions Test cap in Saturday’s series opener against South Africa,...
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