Injury forces Matthews’ retirement from rugby
“It’s heartbreaking being told your rugby career is over,” admits Connacht centre Keith Matthews.
View ArticleWilkinson announces his retirement from Test rugby
Veteran fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has announced his immediate retirement from international rugby.
View ArticleLondon-Fermanagh match called off due to snow
GAA officials will announce when the rescheduled game will take place on Monday.
View ArticleUlster and Munster progress to Interprovincial Football final
Today’s action featured two contrasting contests, with a Leinster side that included Bernard Brogan enduring a loss.
View ArticleCalling it quits: Bob Casey will retire at the end of the season
The London Irish legend and former Irish international is ready to hang up his boots.
View ArticleEuro 2012: Ireland’s Odyssey is at an end
Sheer effort brought us to the edge of something special, but change is needed to take us over the the line.
View ArticleSheridan hoping for fairytale ending to brilliant handball career
Handball veteran Tom Sheridan plays his final senior match this Saturday. Twenty-six years after his first senior All Ireland win, he told Paul Fitzpatrick that he has no regrets.
View ArticleFounder blows final whistle on gaelic games forum An Fear Rua
The site’s administrator Liam Cahill says the model of anonymous internet forums is ‘no longer viable’.
View ArticleHoop dream turns to nightmare: the 9 faces of Stephen Kenny’s Shamrock Rovers...
Shamrock Rovers sacked manager Stephen Kenny on Tuesday after less than nine months in charge.
View ArticleVideo game maker Atari files for bankruptcy
Atari, which turned 40 last year, was a video game pioneer with games like “Pong” and “Centipede,” but has changed ownership several times amid financial problems.
View ArticleVIDEO: Heat’s streak goes cold as Bulls run wild
A four point win counts as a rampaging triumph when the team you beat just won 27 straight games.
View Article7 gas Twitter reactions to the JLS split
They’re calling it a day after five years in the spotlight.
View ArticleLosing Wallabies coach Robbie Deans: OUT. Ewen McKenzie: IN.
The Australian Rugby Union are expected to confirm the news on Tuesday but you can’t keep a good story down.
View ArticleEnglish and French clubs to form breakaway ‘merit-based’ tournament
Premiership Rugby say negotiations with the ERC are over and will open qualification to the proposed tournament to other nations.
View ArticleLimerick’s Niall Moran retires from inter-county hurling
Moran was “an inspiration,” Limerick team-mate Gavin O’Mahony said today.
View Article9 statements you’ll utter while staying in and admitting defeat tonight
It’s ok. We’re all in the same boat.
View ArticleFlappy Bird creator is taking the game down because it ‘ruined his life’
BUT CAN HE TAKE THE PAIN AWAY?
View ArticleBitcoin exchange MtGox files for bankruptcy after major theft
MtGox’s debts totaled more than $65 million and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoin, worth several hundred million dollars, are unaccounted for.
View ArticleAfter nearly ten years, Sony will pull the plug on the PSP
Sony has stopped selling the handheld in Japan and North America, and will do the same in Europe later this year.
View ArticleL’Oreal drops World Cup model after controversy over hunting photos
Axelle Despiegelaere was asked to model for the company after being spotted in the crowd at the World Cup.
View ArticleXabi Alonso has retired from international football and the world is a poorer...
“I have formed part of an historical generation that has fulfilled the dreams of millions of fans.”
View ArticleMet Éireann issues rainfall warning for seven counties
If you’re in Dublin, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork or Waterford, get your umbrellas out.
View ArticleOne of the first free music streaming services launched is dead
Grooveshark was founded back in 2006 but its failure to secure music rights led to its downfall.
View ArticleRory McIlroy will not play at the Open next week
Defending champion forced to pull out with ankle injury.
View ArticlePacman eyeing his next battle with fight game nearly over
Manny Pacquiao is planning to run for a seat in the Philippines senate later this year.
View ArticleUlster are OUT of the Champions Cup as five-star Stade get the job done in Paris
For the first time since 1997/1998, there is no Irish representative in the quarter-finals of Europe’s top competition.
View ArticlePacquiao fired by Nike after homophobic comments
The former Filipino boxing champion described gay couples as ‘worse than animals’.
View ArticleMessi double effectively resigns Arsenal to another last-16 European exit
Reigning champions Barcelona picked up a 2-0 win tonight.
View ArticleIrish defender leaves Dundee United days after walk-off incident
But manager Mixu Paatelainen insists Gavin Gunning’s exit has nothing to do with the handball controversy.
View ArticleSorry, but it's unlikely you'll ever beat the world record for this game
The new world record for Donkey Kong is 1,218,000 and it’s very unlikely anyone will surpass it.
View ArticleThree and easy! Ibrahimovic treble puts Man United in driving seat
The striker continued his fine run of form in front of goal as Jose Mourinho’s men secured victory in the Europa League at Old Trafford.
View Article'My heart was broken for them': Mother's anger as GamerCon founder apologises...
GamerCon founder Ferdi Roberts has said he is “incredibly sorry”.
View ArticleTom Tierney steps down as Ireland head coach following World Cup defeat to...
He had been in charge for three years.
View ArticleKlopp: We're all fighting for second place in the Premier League
The Liverpool boss believes the title race in England is over with Manchester City’s dominant lead at the top of the table
View Article'You don't expect that call. I just said 'thank you' as it's very difficult...
A month has passed since Sophie Spence’s international retirement was fast-tracked by a phone call from new Ireland head coach Adam Griggs. She has regrets over the way it ended, but is now looking to...
View ArticleChaotic scenes as Hamburg relegated for the first time after 55 seasons in...
The 1983 European Cup winners were the only founding member of the Bundesliga never to have been relegated since 1963.
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