€80m ‘offer’ from Arsenal for forward revealed as Gunners eye Spaniard on a free
Arsenal made a huge offer for a striker in the summer transfer window and are now eyeing a free transfer, according to reports. The Gunners brought in major reinforcements in the last transfer window with deals for Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira and Oleksandr Zinchenko their biggest buys. That saw expectations rise ahead of the new season…
We’ll Leave It There So: Katie’s fifth world title, Herity retires and all today’s sport
The rugby focus is back on the provinces this weekend. Munster trained in UL this afternoon. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO HomeKatie Taylor won her fifth consecutive world lightweight title in South Korea.The tributes for Katie flooded in from the likes of Paul McGrath, Dara O’Briain and Enda Kenny.Kilkenny’s All-Ireland winning goalkeeper David Herity announced his retirement.Róisin McGettigan was awarded a European…
Storm on working indies: “It kinda rekindled my love for professional wrestling”
“It kinda rekindled my love for professional wrestling, going out and basically hustling again, getting bookings and traveling the world and just living like a nomad really. I’m just going place to place and helping out the young guys who ask me to watch their matches when I get a chance to. I give them…
Graham Potter says Ben Chilwell injury ‘doesn’t look positive’ and praises Denis Zakaria debut
Chelsea boss Graham Potter has said it “doesn’t look positive” for Ben Chilwell after he hobbled off with a hamstring injury against Dinamo Zagreb. Chilwell’s place in England’s World Cup squad is now under threat as he joins club and country team-mate Reece James on the injury list. Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate has several…
Donncha O’Callaghan cited for alleged ‘kick to the head’ against Ulster
MUNSTER STAND-IN captain Donncha O’Callaghan has been cited for allegedly kicking an opponent in the head during Munster’s narrow Guinness Pro12 victory over Ulster on Friday evening. The second row – who saw his side record a one point win over their provincial rivals – will face an independent disciplinary committee later this week after the…
Ruan returns, half and half from Hump and more talking points after Ulster beat Scarlets
Ruan returns HIS FIRST-HALF TRY was more noteworthy for the poor tackling than the scrum-half’s amazing strength, but outside of that, Ruan Pienaar’s fingerprints were all over this victory. While Paul Marshall is effective in injecting pace into a game and ensuring defenders are punished when they don’t defend the pillars, Pienaar is simply a…
Leinster win over Quins will do, but all involved are demanding performance
JAMIE HEASLIP CORRECTLY points out that Leinster have their European destiny in their own grip heading into this evening’s Champions Cup meeting with Harlequins [KO 19.45]. A week after defeat in London, though, it’s not simply all about winning. This is a results-based business, as any coach will point out, but sometimes the focus on…
Dana White says Brock Lesnar “signed a bunch of new WWE deals”
During a media scrum with reporters ahead of tonight’s UFC 231, UFC President Dana White said that he was told Brock Lesnar “has signed a bunch of new WWE deals” and has no idea if the current Universal champion now wants to come back. White said that he has not talked to Brock in a…
WWE Smackdown Live Event Results – January 7, 2019 – North Charleston, South Carolina
1. WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match The Bar (c) defeated The New Day 2. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville defeated Lana and Nikki Cross 3. The Miz defeated Mustafa Ali 4. Jeff Hardy defeated Samoa Joe 5. WWE Championship Match Daniel Bryan (c) defeated AJ Styles 6. Mixed Tag Team Match R-Truth and Carmella…
South Africa U20 prop Van Dyk set for Leinster debut against Connacht
FORMER SOUTH AFRICA U20 prop Nicolaas ‘Maks’ Van Dyk is set to make his Leinster debut off the bench against Connacht tomorrow evening, having recently joined the province on a short-term loan. The 22-year-old tighthead was drafted in by Leinster to cover front row injuries, and made an appearance for the ‘A’ side in last…