Month: June 2022

Updated Jun 12th 2021, 5:51 PM Cavan 0-18 Wicklow 3-11 2020 ULSTER CHAMPIONS Cavan have been relegated to Division 4 of the Allianz Football League after Wicklow eked out a two-point win at Páirc Tailteann. In a straight shootout, the old cliché of goals win games proved key for Davy Burke’s Wicklow, who stay in…

TEN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP games are on the agenda next weekend as the 2021 GAA summer cranks into gear. There are four live games on TV with Sky Sports showing a double-header of football action from Markievicz Park and Fitzgerald Stadium on Saturday. On Sunday, BBC Northern Ireland are covering the Ulster opener from Newry, while…

EVERTON ENDED A miserable run of home form to keep their slim hopes of European football alive and give 6,500 returning fans something to cheer about as they edged out Wolves 1-0 at Goodison Park. Richarlison’s 48th-minute header separated the sides on the night, giving Everton a first home win in six and only a…

DUBLIN CAPTAIN SINÉAD Aherne says the unique circumstances surrounding the league this year enabled her side to be “a bit more focused” for the competition. While Mick Bohan’s four-in-a-row All-Ireland-winning side are a dominant force in Ladies football at the moment, their league form has certainly been mixed. They won only their first Division 1…

Click Here: louth gaa jerseys BELGIUM COACH ROBERTO Martinez on Monday named a 26-strong squad for Euro 2020 including Axel Witsel but without Marouane Fellaini. Witsel underwent an operation on his achilles tendon in January and resumed running just a few days ago, leaving his availability for the June 11-July 11 tournament in doubt. “With…

KILKENNY’S MIRIAM WALSH and Galway goalkeeper Sarah Healy say they can understand the logic behind setting their Division 1 camogie final for a 7.30pm throw-in on Sunday at Croke Park. Source: David Fitzgerald/SPORTSFILE Cats manager Brian Dowling told the Irish Examiner that he felt the evening start for the game was a “very strange” decision while…

MARCUS RASHFORD SAYS he was racially abused on his social media accounts following Manchester United’s defeat in the Europa League final in Gdansk. The 23-year-old said he had received “at least 70 racial slurs” in the wake of United’s penalty shootout loss to Villarreal on Wednesday night. Rashford said he received a torrent of racist…

HIS DEBUT SEASON in charge of Waterford was full of promise and progress but the 2021 summer began with a shock to the system. Liam Cahill was left reeling by the manner of his side’s performance today. The scoreboard information at the finish was that they were only four points inferior to Clare, 1-22 to…

Dublin 2-15 Cork 1-13 ANOTHER CHAPTER OF this remarkable rivalry ending in a Dublin victory. That said, this was just the Sky Blues’ second time lifting the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 crown, having won their first and only in 2018. Mick Bohan’s all-conquering side triumphed tonight in style, with another big win…

JAMES HORAN FACED the unenviable task of replacing the championship’s all-time leading scorer on the eve of Mayo’s Connacht campaign. Mayo’s Cillian O’Connor watches on from the stand. Source: James Crombie/INPHO Still only 28, though it feels he’s been round forever, O’Connor’s numbers are remarkable.   He already has 10 years and 100 competitive games…