Tuesday 17 May 2022
It’s only the second time – after a certain Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington in 2016 – that Ireland have had multiple medallists at the Women’s Worlds.
It’s time to bring Katie Taylor home.
Cathal O’Neill continues in place of the injured Cian Lynch, while Tipp have made a switch in goal for Sunday’s tie.
John Cooper and Rory Maguire will make their championship bows for The Rebels, while Seán O’Shea returns to captain The Kingdom.
The former Republic of Ireland international was sent off for two yellow-card offences in the dugout at Oriel Park a fortnight ago.
The Irish online pet store becomes the first primary partner of the league’s weekly highlights show.
Two great champions elevated their sport and levitated their audience at Madison Square Garden. It will be tough to recreate that magic without each other.
Eddie Hearn is keen on staging a Taylor-Serrano sequel in Ireland.
On an electrifying night in New York, the Irish great gritted out a seismic victory over her slightly favoured longtime rival after being badly hurt in the fifth round.
Australia’s Skye Nicolson, whose boxing brothers died tragically before she was born, is hellbent on carrying their legacy to new heights.
Katie Taylor on spending time with Amanda Serrano, being grateful she’s not fighting on a Jake Paul undercard, and comparisons between tonight’s bout and her 2012 Olympic final.
The Irish turned out in force, with plenty of Puerto Rican noise too, as Saturday night’s protagonists faced off on stage.
‘I think we were supposed to be fighting in Eddie Hearn’s backyard during the pandemic, so I think MSG and a packed 20,000 arena… It is a bit better.’
Katie Taylor seems to be operating on a different plane in advance of the biggest fight of her professional career.
Gavan Casey elbows to the front of a packed media workout in Manhattan.
With MSG almost sold out for Saturday, Eddie Hearn has reiterated that he would be ‘very disappointed’ if Taylor never fights in Ireland as a professional.
Gavan Casey touches down in the Big Apple ahead of a mega-fight in the Garden.
Kellie Harrington is ready to take on the world again after a few weeks in which she won Strandja gold, sang on the Late Late, and married her partner Mandy.
Boxing figures may disown Kinahan publicly in light of US sanctions but privately, his influence on the sport is unlikely to wane.
Loosehead Michael Milne is also back in training and could soon be set for his first appearance of the campaign.
Eric Donovan is ready for one last European title tilt in the ring, but he’s already winning outside of it.
Stuart McCloskey returns to the starting lineup, partnering James Hume in midfield, while John Cooney and Billy Burns line out at half-back.
Stand-in captain Jack O’Donoghue is joined in the back row by John Hodnett and Alex Kendellen, while Ben Healy steps in at 10.
Bundee Aki, Jarrad Butler and Gavin Thornbury start for Connacht, while Leo Cullen has switched up his half-backs and front five.
He was once crowned the honorary bantamweight champion of Germany after beating the country’s three previous title-holders inside 12 months.
The 36-year-old full-forward has lived locally for the last couple of years.
Christophe Urios took issue with the La Rochelle boss during yesterday’s Top 14 encounter — and they meet again next weekend.
Just over a week after netting for Ireland against Belgium, the Cork man blasted home at the home of English football.
Celtic have referred the matter to Police Scotland.
‘We’re going to relish the challenge to play against a top-three team in the world,’ the back row says of this weekend’s trip to France.
‘I’m afraid of heights and people might not have known that about me — and I was abseiling down this massive wall and people were just so encouraging!’
Niamh Briggs on her specific role with Ireland, the first steps in this young squad’s development, a new 10-12 axis, and this weekend’s trip to France.
Skills coach Craig Newby has also signed a two-year contract extension with the northern province.
The review pertains to an unnamed player who represented Spain in the Rugby Europe Championship, which doubled as World Cup qualifiers.
‘The tight timeframe available prior to the 37th edition of the Cup brought with it a large risk of under-delivery,’ read a government statement.
‘There was no conclusive evidence that the Ulster player has knocked the ball on,’ Tappe Henning said on SuperSport’s ‘Final Whistle’ programme.
New Zealand’s two-time Rugby World Cup winner and Limerick’s former middleweight world champion teamed up for a short night’s work in Sydney.
Roscommon senior footballer O’Rourke won a 4-1 split in her 70kg final, while Dubliner Fay was dominant in her 54kg decider.
The Bulls hooker received his marching orders for a dangerous ruck incident involving Alex Kendellen.
Ireland head coach Richie Murphy joked post-game that he was more worried about his side becoming fatigued from ping pong than from rugby.
