Lampard out-wits Mourinho, but racism mars Chelsea win at Spurs
Updated at 18.54 FRANK LAMPARD out-witted Jose Mourinho as Chelsea powered to a 2-0 win at Tottenham on Sunday that featured a double from Willian, a red card for Son Heung-min and allegations of racist abuse. Billed as a showdown between Mourinho and Lampard, an explosive London derby showed the student is more than a…
Liverpool recall youngster from loan spell amid defensive issues
RUNAWAY PREMIER LEAGUE leaders Liverpool have recalled Nathaniel Phillips from his loan spell with German club Stuttgart in response to a sudden shortage of centre-backs at Anfield. Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is down to two fit senior central defenders in Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez, with Joel Matip (knee) and Dejan Lovren (hamstring) both…
‘It will be difficult to keep him a secret now’ – Idah targeting Old Trafford after FA Cup heroics
AFTER A DREAM four days in which he made his Premier League debut and scored a hat-trick in the FA Cup, Cork teenager Adam Idah is targeting game time at Old Trafford next. 18-year-old Norwich City striker Idah got his first taste of the English top flight with a brief cameo on Wednesday night, but…
‘It’s nonsense!’ – Ex-Real Madrid defender Raul Bravo denies ordering death of former team-mate
FORMER REAL MADRID defender Raul Bravo has denied that he was behind the attempted shooting of ex-Serbia international Darko Kovacevic. Bravo, who had a brief spell with Leeds United in the early 2000s, was a team-mate of Kovacevic’s at Olympiacos between 2007 and 2009. Kovacevic, who had his own short spell in England with Sheffield Wednesday,…
Mayo’s Mullin and Kilkenny’s Cody scoop Young Player of the Year awards
MAYO’S OISIN Mullin and Kilkenny’s Eoin Cody have collected the PwC Young Player of the Awards for their displays in the 2020 GAA championships. The pair were announced as the victors for these individual awards on the ceremeny televised tonight on RTÉ. Congratulations to Oisin Mullin Kilmaine Gaa on being named PWC GAA/GPA All Stars…
Rodriguez’s rocket hands Man United fifth defeat in a month
TROUBLED MANCHESTER UNITED crashed to a third defeat in their last four Premier League games as Burnley powered to a surprise 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were rocked by Chris Wood’s first half opener before Jay Rodriguez scored with a superb strike after the break. It was a dismal…
Bohan adds two-time All-Star to Dublin ladies backroom team
FORMER DUBLIN GOALKEEPER Cliodhna O’Connor has joined Mick Bohan’s backroom team as the county chase a fifth successive All-Ireland Ladies football crown this year. O’Connor has worked with Cuala and Dublin hurlers under Mattie Kenny as athletic performance coach in recent years. She operated in the same capacity with the Ireland women’s hockey U23 and U21…
Here’s your TV guide to a jam-packed weekend of sport
THERE’S PLENTY OF sporting action taking place this weekend to keep fans couch-bound from Friday through Sunday. It will see the return of inter-county football action, in addition to the second round of the hurling leagues. It’s FA Cup final weekend in England, while the Women’s Champions League final also takes place. The Premier League…
O’Connor fires winner as Wexford edge out Clare with red cards on both sides in Ennis
Wexford 2-19 Clare 1-21 FOR SO LONG in this game it seemed that Wexford would rue a day when accuracy eluded them from placed balls but ultimately it was Rory O’Connor’s conversion from a free on the left wing deep in injury time that proved the most crucial score of the game. Clare and Wexford…
Wasteful Spurs pay the price as late Boufal goal forces replay
SUBSTITUTE SOFIANE BOUFAL made Southampton’s late pressure count as they earned a 1-1 draw with Tottenham to force a replay in the FA Cup fourth round. Boufal fired Danny Ings’ pass into the roof of the net in 87th minute as Spurs failed to keep a clean sheet and were unable to hold on and…