Ireland international Lee O’Connor has joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on a loan deal from Celtic until the end of the season. The defender made the move to Celtic Park last summer but has yet to make a senior appearances for the Hoops with competition strong in his position. O’Connor moves to Thistle with the club sitting sixth in …

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has outlined that he doesn’t believe Irish striker Troy Parrott is ready for regular first team football at the club. Mourinho has bemoaned the lack of striking options at the club following captain Harry Kane’s injury which will see him out of action until April. It had looked as though Parrott would be seeing some more …

John Kavanagh has outlined that he feels Conor McGregor should fight Justin Gaethje at welterweight in his next bout following his successful return to the octagon at UFC 246. McGregor comfortably defeated Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone by TKO/KO in just 40 seconds in Las Vegas on Saturday to secure his first win for the promotion since November of 2016. Following the …

Irish defender Richard Keogh will reportedly step up his dismissal case against former club Derby County by taking it to the English Football League. The Republic of Ireland international had his contract terminated late last year on the basis of ‘gross misconduct’ after he was involved in a car crash which saw his teammates Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett convicted …

Former Tottenham and England striker Darren Bent believes that Troy Parrott should be given more opportunities at the club following the injury to Harry Kane. Parrott was handed his Premier League debut by Spurs boss Jose Mourinho in December but he hasn’t feature since that game against Burnley, despite the club’s only other out and out striker, Kane, suffering injury. …

UEFA have confirmed that John Delaney has left his position as UEFA Executive Committee member with immediate effect. Delaney was elected to his role with UEFA in 2017 and his tenure with the governing body was set to end in 2021 however he has today stepped aside. He had not been invited to any of their meetings since his resignation …

The FAI have been allocated an extra 2,200 tickets for Ireland’s EURO 2020 playoff away to Slovakia on March 26th. Mick McCarthy’s team will take on Slovakia in their Play-Off Semi-Final in the Tehelne Pole Stadium in Bratislava, with the winner advancing to face either Bosnia & Herzegovina or Northern Ireland on March 31st. The Slovakian FA were obliged to …

It’s been almost 17 years since Leeds United’s last season in the Premier League. The 3-time champions of England suffered relegation to the Championship during the 2003/2004 campaign and since then have failed to return to the top flight. They’ve gone through multiple owners and a plethora of different managers, even dropping down to League One for a period, but …

Liverpool continued their stunning run of form on Sunday when they defeated Manchester United by 2-0 at Anfield to move 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Virgil Van Dijk opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp’s side before Mo Salah grabbed a second goal with the last kick of the game to secure all three points for …

The quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup have been confirmed following the final weekend of action in the competition’s pool stages. The tie of the round is undoubtedly defending champions Saracens game against top seeds Leinster with the English club securing a spot in the last eight with victory over Racing – just a day after their Premiership relegation was …

Conor McGregor was quick to dismiss Jorge Masvidal’s apparent attempts at getting his attention at UFC 246 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Masvidal has been spoken about as a potential opponent for McGregor in the future. And ‘Gambred’ was in attendance at the T-Mobile Arena as the Dubliner finished Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds. The welterweight contender clearly …

Ireland U21 international defender Conor Masterson made his full league debut in QPR’s 1-0 win over Leeds United in the Championship on Saturday afternoon. Masterson had featured in Rangers’ 5-1 win in the FA Cup against Swansea two weeks ago before coming off the bench against Brentford last week for his first league appearance. Up against Leeds, one of the …

Conor McGregor came back with a bang when he defeated Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246 in Las Vegas. McGregor hadn’t fought for the promotion since October 2018 but needed just 40 seconds to finish the veteran ‘Cowboy’ after a picture-perfect head kick followed by a series of strikes. It was an impressive return to the octagon …

UFC President Dana White outlined that Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov is the “fight that makes sense” following The Notorious One’s win over Donald Cerrone. McGregor looked impressive in his octagon return needing just 40 seconds to finish the veteran Cowboy after a head kick and a serious of strikes. After the fight the Dubliner didn’t call out anyone in …

Premiership Rugby have confirmed that Saracens will be relegated from the top flight at the end of the 2019/2020 Premiership season. Saracens are the reigning Premiership champions in addition to being holders of the Champions Cup but will start next season in the RFU Championship. The club was fined £5 million in November and deducted 35 points for failing to …

UFC President Dana White has admitted that he doesn’t believe Conor McGregor is suited to the welterweight division and that his opponent on Saturday night, Donald Cerrone, is “too big for him.” McGregor returns to the octagon in the main event of UFC 246 in Las Vegas for the first time since his defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October of …

League One side Blackpool have completed a loan move for Wolves and Ireland Under-21 midfielder, Connor Ronan, until the end of the season. Ronan spent the first half of this season and the second half of last season on loan at Slovakian side DAC Dunajska Streda where he made 33 appearances. Blackpool currently sit 13th in League One with the …