League One’s Burton Albion Through to League Cup Semi-Finals

League One’s Burton Albion Through to League Cup Semi-Finals

Jake Hesketh fired League One Burton into the Carabao Cup semi-finals for the first time in their history with a 1-0 victory over Sky Bet Championship Middlesbrough. The 22-year-old Southampton loanee scored the only goal at the Riverside Stadium three...
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Muric The Hero After Manchester City Defeat Foxes in Shoot Out

Muric The Hero After Manchester City Defeat Foxes in Shoot Out

Holders Manchester City remained in the hunt for the quadruple after beating Leicester on penalties in the Carabao Cup. Oleksandr Zincheko scored to win the shoot-out 3-1 after the match finished 1-1, sending City into the last four. Arijanet Muric...
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Geordan Murphy Appointed Tiger’s Head Coach

Geordan Murphy Appointed Tiger’s Head Coach

Leicester have announced the appointment of Geordan Murphy as head coach on a permanent basis. The 40-year-old had been holding the position on an interim basis since the opening weeks of the season. The former Ireland international, who has been...
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Nurses and Midwives Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action

Nurses and Midwives Vote Overwhelmingly for Strike Action

Members of the INMO have voted in favor of strike action by 95% over staff recruitment and retention. The executive will meet next month to decide when to go on strike. This would be only the second time in the...
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Jose Mourinho Fired By Manchester United

Jose Mourinho Fired By Manchester United

Manchester United has announced that Jose Mourinho has left his role as manager. The club said that the Portuguese has left “with immediate effect”. It comes two days after United’s 3-1 loss to arch-rivals Liverpool. That defeat has left them...
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DUP Vows to Support May in No Confidence Vote

DUP Vows to Support May in No Confidence Vote

The deputy leader of DUP, Nigel Dodds, says his party will support Theresa May after Jeremy Corbyn announced he planned to table a motion of no confidence in the Prime Minister. “We are focused entirely on this meaningful vote, getting...
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Threat from Paramilitaries Still Severe Says Bradley

Threat from Paramilitaries Still Severe Says Bradley

Paramilitary gangs carried out on average more than one attack a week in the North this year, the UK Government has said. Most involved assaults but there were 16 casualties of shootings and one death, official figures showed. Republican and...
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Council Backs Louth’s Plans for 12,000 Seater Stadium

Council Backs Louth’s Plans for 12,000 Seater Stadium

Louth County Council have today given their backing to Louth GAA’s purchase of a 10-acre site for the building of a new stadium. An €8m, 12,000-capacity stadium is to be built close to Dundalk IT. The news comes as a...
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Arsenal to face BATE in the Europa League’s Last 32

Arsenal to face BATE in the Europa League’s Last 32

Celtic will face Valencia in their Europa League round-of-32 tie. The Scottish champions, who advanced despite losing their final group game at home to Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday, were paired with the Spanish side who dropped down from the...
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Liverpool to face Bayern, United Get PSG in Champions League Draw

Liverpool to face Bayern, United Get PSG in Champions League Draw

Liverpool have been drawn against German champions Bayern Munich in the Champions League round of 16. Tottenham and Manchester City will also face German opposition in Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 respectively, while Manchester United were drawn against Fr...
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