Scott is 30 and he has cerebral palsy. As he says himself, it’s hard having a disability. He doesn’t let that stop of from doing everyday things though, like going to the gym in this video. It just takes him a little bit longer, but he gets it done. via Reddit »
Armagh football manager, Paul Grimley, has issued an apology to fans on the Armagh GAA website’s fans forum following the county’s defeat to Cavan on Sunday. The statement attempts to explain his implementation of “a very attack minded approach” and how the high risk element of this tactic shall be addressed. Fans probably won’t be delighted to hear that these tactics... »
Referee Sasa Stefanovic could be facing action from the Serbian authorities following an incident in a match which he was officiating over on Thursday night. According to the YouTube description of the video, the incident happened towards the end of the first half in a game between Ekonomac and Marbo. The ref blows his whistle and then walks towards the Ekonomac keeper, Miodrag Aksentijevic, where... »
Earlier this evening the Twitter account of Super 15 team, New South Wales Waratahs, sent out a very simple tweet. It was one containing a link to a Fox Sports article about Matt Ballin, a hooker with NRL team Manly. Along with the link the tweet contained one word. »
Chief executive of the European Tour, George O’Grady has apologised for remarks which he made on Sky Sports earlier today. O’Grady was attempting to explain the tour’s acceptance of Sergio Garcia’s apology for his “fried chicken” remark about Tiger Woods at the European Tour awards night on Tuesday when used some racially insensitive words of his own. There̵... »
In a move that is certain to create extra interest in European football’s secondary competition, UEFA is expected to announce tomorrow that the winner of the Europa League will earn a Champions League place from 2015/16 onwards. Expect #Uefa to confirm tomorrow that from 2015-16 Europa League winners qualify for Champions League. Could be 5 teams from one country — Paul Kelso (@pkelso)... »
Sky Sports held a live webchat with Jamie Redknapp today ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final between Borussia Dortumund and Bayern Munich. They asked Twitter to send in some questions for the top, top pundit. The tweets literally exploded off the social media platform. Will you ever do a broadcast without mentioning your dad or that you played for Liverpool?? @skysportscl #AskJamie &m... »
Some people just love to kick a man when he’s down. It’s probably best not to do it during a football game though. Especially when the player is in the penalty box. Not content with bundling the attacking player over in the box (which the ref appears to have no problem with), the defending team in this clip are absolutely intent on conceding a penalty. Once the player is down, three pl... »
Former Aussie centre Tim Horan stars in a new Fox Sports as ahead of the Lions tour of Australia. The ad also features an angry Koala who really hates the colour red. »
Toulon enjoyed victory over Clermont in the Heineken Cup final at the Aviva on Saturday and it turns out they’ve also enjoyed the UCD facilities this week as they prepared for Friday’s Top 14 semi-final against Toulouse. From The Irish Independent: After training, Wilkinson stayed back and used the peaceful surrounds of the UCD back pitch to hone his kicking as the newly crowned Europe... »
The Miami Heat have taken a 1-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers. They trailed 101-102 with just 2.2 seconds remaining in overtime. Ray Allen inbounded the ball to LeBron James and then Paul George, one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, made a major mistake. He stepped too close to the regular season MVP, allowing him to put the ball on the floor and ge... »
Spurs fell just shot of a top four spot this season. But maybe if Stefan Freund had spent less time working on his Michael Jackson-esque dance moves and a bit more time instructing players from the sideline Spurs might have got those necessary points. You’ve just got to hand it to AVB thought, the man has some slick moves. »
With the big Cage Warriors 55 event in the Helix, Dublin on the horizon, Fergus (@GusRyan100) and Mark (@M_OToole) are joined by special co-host Ireland’s number one middleweight MMA fighter, former Cage Warriors Middleweight Champion Chris Fields (@chrisfieldsMMA) to talk his life, career, drugs in MMA, pre-fight trash talk, coaching and regaining his love for the sport. We also hear from Cage Wa... »
Good news for Giovanni Trapattoni ahead of the friendly against England, Robbie Keane is now available for selection. Yesterday, LA Galaxy had refused to release the Irish captain as the friendly did not fall within recognised FIFA international dates. Breaking news:Robbie Keane has renegotiated with LA Galaxy, and will now be available for Ireland’s game against England on May 29 #ENGIRL &m... »
