LAST NIGHT, TYRONE came about as close as any team has done to breaking Dublin’s two-year long unbeaten streak. It’s a mark of the champions though that they kept plugging away, brushing off the psychological blow of Dean Rock’s missed second-half penalty to level the game deep into stoppage-time. ​”It’s never over until it’s over,” … Continue reading "‘That’s why they’re champions’ – Mickey Harte on Dublin’s fightback"

1. Brian O’Driscoll paid tribute to the late great Joost van der Westhuizen RIP Joost van der Westhuizen. An incredible player and fighter to the end. The first of the new age 9's. — Brian O'Driscoll (@BrianODriscoll) February 6, 2017 Source: Brian O’Driscoll/Twitter 2. Alan Shearer looked back on his denim on denim days Would … Continue reading "Alan Shearer goes denim on denim and more in our sporting tweets of the week"

Tipperary 1-16 Sligo 2-14 Jackie Cahill reports from Semple Stadium, Thurles TIPPERARY HAD JIMMY Feehan sent off and Philip Austin stretchered off as they fell to a first Allianz League Division 3 defeat of the season. Visitors Sligo – who led by ten points in the second half – survived a Tipperary fightback to win … Continue reading "Feehan sent off and Austin stretchered off as Tipperary fall to Sligo"

Waterford 1-15 Kilkenny 0-17 Tomas McCarthy reports from Nowlan Park WATERFORD EMERGED FROM a robust encounter at Nowlan Park with their first away win over Kilkenny since 2004. The hosts struck the last three points of the contest but Derek McGrath’s side hung on for victory in front of 8,793 spectators. Patrick Curran flashed home … Continue reading "Deise lay down marker as Mahony’s 10-point haul secures first away win over Cats in 13 years"

DAVY FITZGERALD’S FIRST competitive game in charge of Wexford saw his new side produce a barnstorming comeback to see off Limerick at a lively Wexford Park. The win leaves Wexford on course to duke it out with Galway for promotion to the top flight. A youthful Limerick outfit featuring 10 league debutants look set to … Continue reading "The Fitz Factor! Davy’s Wexford battle back from seven down to storm past Limerick"

Click:timken bearings SLAUGHTNEIL’S PROGRESS TO an AIB All-Ireland senior club football final – and their presence in the hurling semi-final against Cuala on 25 February – has left GAA fixtures-makers with a sizeable potential headache to consider. Should Derry stars Slaughtneil advance to the hurling decider, it will scupper plans for the traditional St Patrick’s … Continue reading "St Patrick’s Day conundrum for GAA if Slaughtneil win club hurling semi-final"

TWO DOWN, FIVE to go in the group stages of the Allianz Football League. It’s still early days as the four divisions take shape but we’ve already been provided with some early-season clues as to how the various counties are shaping up. Kildare, Louth, Waterford and Wexford are the only teams boasting 100 per cent … Continue reading "Winners and losers – Who’s flying or struggling after start of Allianz football league?"

TYRONE WERE HANGING on by the end on Saturday night in Croke Park but they put in one hell of a fight. Tyrone’s Niall Sludden was man-of-the-match on Saturday night. Source: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Dublin may have gone 31 games unbeaten but they really had to grind out this result. Up to the 47th minute sending … Continue reading "Analysis: How Tyrone’s sweeper and tackling nearly ended the Dubs’ unbeaten run"

WE’RE DOWN TO the last eight as the race for 2017 Fitzgibbon Cup glory hots up. There are four games down for decision this week, with holders Mary Immaculate College defending their crown against NUI Galway in the first of the quarter-final fixtures on Tuesday afternoon. At the Mardyke, UCC host DCU and then on … Continue reading "8 players to watch in this week’s Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals"

REIGNING ALL-IRELAND hurling champions Tipperary face a repeat of last year’s Munster decider when they head to Walsh Park to face Waterford. It’s the first time the counties have crossed paths since Tipperary’s destruction of Waterford at the Gaelic Grounds last July. Cork’s Saturday night home tie against Dublin and Clare’s entertaining of Kilkenny on … Continue reading "Munster final repeat, Sigerson showdowns and Croke Park club finals"