The Irish Ice Skating National Championships were held on Sunday in the Dundonald Ice Bowl near Belfast. We’re guessing they will be the only Irish national championships to be held between 6 and 8am this year. While the Ice Skating Association of Ireland website hasn’t been updated yet, the Olympic Council of Ireland reports that Clara Peters won the ladies event. Clara finished an ... »
The 2013 AFL Aussie Rules season proper kicked off this weekend and it wasn’t long before the first elbow attack of the season was brought out. Ryan Crowley scored a goal for Fremantle against West Coast Eagles. After high-fiving his team mate he thought he’d charge into the back of the nearest West Coast player. The player seen him coming though and Crowley was soon on the receiving ... »
Last night saw the final of the Aussie Rules pre-season NAB Cup. There was an embaressing moment for Brisbane Lions Billy Longer as he forgot which way he was playing. Even his coach ould only laugh. The Brisbane Lions ran out easy 109-69 winners over Carlton. »
Jonathon Brown of the Brisbane Lions is widely recognised as one of the top Aussie Rules players in the AFL. He’s won most of the honours that the AFL has to offer throughout his career. Today he ran into a post. The Lions went on to beat the Collingwood Magpies handily to qualify for the final of the NAB Cup. Brown shook off the bang to score one goal. »
Let’s start this piece by saying that by including the videos below, we’re not making any comment on the musical abilities of the artists involved. Some you’ll love, some you’ll hate. They’re merely a collection of music videos that use sports stadiums in odd or interesting ways. Grimes – “Oblivion” – Montreal Olympic Stadium/Molson Stadium Th... »
German sportswear giant adidas have been providing quality sportswear for over 60 years and through the amazing adidas archive, they’ve decided to show off some of their vast, vast collection of runners, jerseys, adverts and most importantly for this article, catalogues. Among the scanned catalogues is this gem from adidas Ireland from 1972 The catalogue has the usual mix of football boots ... »
This handball goalkeeper is doing his job and saves a shot on goal… Ball ricochets off him and loops all the way down the court for a freak score. It gives an indicaton of how hard the original shot is too. h/t World of Sport »
Some time ago I was flicking through sports channels late at night, Eurosport 2, in their best impression of ESPN Ocho from the film Dodgeball, was showing Table Football. Not fussball as watchers of the TV show Friends call it, but table football. It was awesome. With a commentary that was reminiscent of the Big Train Staring Competition, the 20 minutes or so I watched were gripping TV. I’... »
The Melbourne Demons Aussie Rules team were accused of tanking the end of their 2009 season to earn a better pick in the next AFL draft. Today the AFL announced that they were ‘not guilty’ of tanking, but the club was find AUS$500,00, the third largest fine in AFL history. The then-manager was suspended until next February and the then-ccoach was suspended for the first 16 games on nex... »
It’s all kicking off in the pool. via: whatgifs »
Thank God no one at Project X Cavan had heard of this. Think of the mayhem. whatgifs »
We feel her pain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugEKDyrXK8Q via: sharapovasthigh.com »
Strange place to be hiding. h/t: whatgifs »
He’ll be facing big Joe Joyce next Friday evening. via: whatgifs »
