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16 matches will make up the WrestleMania card this weekend, the biggest one in WrestleMania history. Despite the show being recorded already, betting companies are still taking odds for 14 of those matches. Two matches – the Universal title match and the Smackdown Tag Team title match – are not available because WWE has not […]

Tony Schiavone, Cody, Excalibur, Jimmy Havoc, and Taz are all on commentary this week. — Match #1 – Singles Match: QT Marshall vs. Lee Johnson They lock up and Marshall backs Johnson into the corner. Marshall applies a wrist-lock, but Johnson counters. Marshall applies a hammer-lock, but Johnson comes back with a back elbow. Marshall […]

Updated 22.10 FANS POURED ONTO the pitch at the Europa League clash between Lyon and Besiktas tonight, delaying the start of a high-risk match already hit by violence in the run-up to kick-off. The 1905 GMT start of the quarter-final first leg was delayed by 45 minutes as officials attempted to clear the Parc OL […]

WE ALL KNOW well by now that Conan Byrne is a great man when it comes to charity work. Last year, the former UCD, Sporting Fingal, Shelbourne, St Patrick’s Athletic and Glenavon winger raised over €6,000 for a student undergoing cancer treatment by shaving his head. And, with this year’s Daffodil Day cancelled due to […]

IRELAND’S KEVIN DOYLE will be among Major League Soccer’s top 30 earners this year. The Colarado Rapids striker will earn a base salary of $1 million (€918,485) in 2017, with an extra $45,000 (€41,343) by the end of the season, depending on bonus payments. The 33-year-old is into his third season in Colorado, and has […]

CHELSEA CAPTAIN Cesar Azpilicueta said he had no hesitation in reporting the alleged racist abuse suffered by team-mate Antonio Rudiger during a 2-0 Premier League win away to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Willian’s first-half goal double secured victory for Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as manager Frank Lampard got the better of […]

THE SPANISH FOOTBALL federation on Friday ordered the second division match suspended in mid-December after Rayo Vallecano fans called Albacete’s Roman Zozulya a “Nazi” to be completed in an empty stadium. The game was stopped during the first half and then suspended at the interval after Rayo supporters directed “repeated insults and chants” at Ukrainian […]

Updated at 12.01 IT COULD ALMOST be an average school classroom. A group of around 20 young lads are gathered at the desks while a man stands in front of them giving instructions. But the setting is the FAI’s base at Abbotstown and Ireland U15s are preparing for their game with Australia U17s later in […]

MARCUS RASHFORD HAS opened up on his time spent working under Louis van Gaal at Manchester United, expressing his gratitude towards the Dutchman for giving him the chance to shine at Old Trafford. The English forward rose through United’s youth ranks before graduating to the senior squad in 2015 and quickly managed to force his […]

WATERFORD HAVE COMPLETED the signing of versatile 21-year-old Robbie McCourt. The midfielder, who can also play in defence, had been a free agent since parting company with Bohemians in September. McCourt, who joined Bohs in August 2018 after being released by West Bromwich Albion, was restricted to 16 appearances for the Gypsies across all competitions […]