NEED TO CATCH up? TheScore.ie brings you a round-up of today’s sports news…..
Ireland v Scotland
- New addition Cyrus Christie says he’s ready to play if Martin O’Neill thinks he’s worthy of a cap.
- ‘Scotland wish they still had McCarthy and McGeady‘ says Shay Given.
- The You Boys In Green supporters group are not best pleased with John Delaney’s latest intervention in the Scotland ticket affair.
- Glenn Whelan might not be in the Ireland squad at the moment but he still turned up for training today in a bid to prove his fitness.
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- Andrew Trimble and Niamh Briggs were today named as the Rugby Writers of Ireland Players of the Year for 2014.
- To nobody’s surprise, Rob Kearney is delighted with how easy his contract negotiations were.
- The Ulster duo of Chris Henry and Jared Payne remain fitness concerns ahead of the Georgia Test.
- Shamrock Rovers announced the signing of Keith Fahey from their Inchicore rivals St. Pat’s.
- Tyrone’s Cathal McCarron announced his return to training following some high-profile off-the-field problems.
Away
- The African Cup of Nations won’t be held in Morocco and the country was disqualified from the tournament.
- Vanessa-Mae was found to have pulled some strings to qualify for this year’s Winter Olympics.
- Dutch legend Johan Cruyff claimed Mario Balotelli’s attitude and poor form come from a lack of education.
- The secret to Tom Brady’s success at the New England Patriots came as a bit of a surprise.
The best thing we shared today
We don’t really need an excuse to show this picture of Brian Cody and a sky-diving nun again but news of his new one-year deal with Kilkenny gave us one anyway.
On the record
“I agree last season was tough. There was a new manager and it was difficult for all the players but we have another new manager now with a new philosophy and we have to work hard.”
- Marouane Fellaini says he was made to feel like a scapegoat for last season’s disappointing campaign under David Moyes.
Where we were today
Bearded gent Ben Blake braved the rain at Malahide and even made a guest appearance on Sky Sports News.
The fixture list
- Ireland return to Malahide as preparations for Friday night’s crunch Euro 2016 qualifier step up a gear.
- With the oval shaped ball, Ireland and Georgia will both train ahead of Sunday’s second November International.
Showbiz, Baby!
Ever wondered what a hurling training session was like but far too lazy to actually attend? Daniel Farrell‘s got the video for you:
“Is there an original ‘Ignition’ by R Kelly or just the remix?”