It’s been a tumultuous off-season for the Limerick hurling squad. Since their narrow All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Kilkenny, their 2020 preparations have been hindered by off-field issues. Last month two members of their travelling party were sent home from New York over an alleged incident, after the Super 11s tournament at Citi Field. Speaking to the media for the first […]

The Wilpon family, a wealthy and well-connected New York clan, should have been everything sports fans would want in the owner of a team. They were local, passionate about their game and desperately wanted to win. It didn’t work out that way. The legacy of this New York real estate family’s stewardship of its beloved team, the New York Mets, […]

Want more basketball in your inbox? Sign up for Marc Stein’s weekly N.B.A. newsletter here. The Knicks on Friday fired Coach David Fizdale with the team on pace to record the worst season in franchise history. Fizdale’s ouster was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. ESPN first reported the […]

Antonio Brown: A Timeline of Drama Antonio Brown, a four-time NFL All-Pro wide receiver whose career has spanned contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots, is no stranger to controversy. On Sept. 10, 2019, Brown was accused in a civil suit of sexually assaulting and raping his former trainer on three separate occasions in 2017 and […]

THE festive period is almost upon us and we're here to try win you some extra Christmas money. After the excitement of Amazon Prime's first foray into Premier League broadcasting, it's back to a more familiar schedule this weekend. We've got betting tips for the early Saturday kick-off right through to Monday Night Football… Everton vs Chelsea, Saturday 12.30pm LET'S […]

MACCLESFIELD'S players are being asked to accept their pay cheques will be LATE for the rest of the season. The EFL and PFA want to strike an agreement with the squad that would see them paid in the MIDDLE of the next month rather than on time. The money would come from the League’s monthly contribution to Macc, usually paid […]

The title race hasn’t been won just yet, and the Manchester derby this weekend will have a say in how much Manchester City can still play a part in it, but Liverpool right now are playing like champions. And a big reason for that is the form of Sadio Mane. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access […]

MESUT OZIL'S rant at the end of Arsenal's drab defeat to Brighton was aimed at interim boss Freddie Ljungberg, NOT Alexandre Lacazette as some had suggested. That is the view of former Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves, who claimed the German's performance during the 2-1 loss meant he was wrong to throw a tantrum. Source: Read Full […]

MANCHESTER UNITED will be up against it this weekend when they travel to take on champions Manchester City on Saturday. But the Red Devils will go into the game with their tails up after beating Tottenham and old boss Jose Mourinho last time out. City, meanwhile, thrashed Burnley 4-1 away from home to breathe new life in their quest to […]

Dublin county board chief executive John Costello has used his annual report to voice his opinion on several aspects of the association. As in previous years, he didn’t hold back. In 2019’s edition, he took aim at two of the new rules being introduced in Gaelic football for 2020. In October’s Special Congress, three news rules which were trialled during the […]