Jamie Carragher has pushed Tottenham Hotspur to back Antonio Conte in the transfer market as their current squad is not good enough. Spurs have come under fire recently as their form has dipped somewhat. They have suffered two consecutive defeats in the Premier League but they still sit third in the table. In the Champions…

Career move for Walsh? Probably not. Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO William Grogan tells a good story about racehorse trainer Dessie Hughes, who passed away at the age of 71 this week:  Wondering what USMNT stands for? Well now you know thanks to John Smith (okay, it actually means US Mens National Team):  Maybe Tommy Walsh will head to the…

The agent of Facundo Torres has confirmed that Premier League side Arsenal are interested in the Orlando City winger. Arsenal made a number of additions in the summer with Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira and Oleksandr Zinchenko the most high-profile signings. The new players, especially Jesus, have helped to take Mikel Arteta’s squad to a new level…

ENGLAND HAVE DROPPED Owen Farrell to the bench and recalled specialist centre Billy Twelvetrees to midfield in a bid to finish a disappointing November campaign with victory against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. Specialist 10 Farrell played at inside centre in the 28-9 win over Samoa last weekend after Bath’s George Ford made his first…

Keep the good times rolling, Connacht IT’S SIX GAMES and counting in Connacht’s unbeaten stretch at the Sportsgrounds. And while the Challenge Cup offers little more than pride and a medal if you go all the way and win it, a seventh win would ensure Connacht take that unbeaten home record in to 2015. Source:…

Reproduced with permission from Whiff Of Cordite THIS SUMMER, WHEN Axel Foley started his reign as Munster coach, there was a lot of talk about (brace yourself) a “return to traditional Munster values”. To be fair none of it came from Axel himself, but a meeja who had never really bought into the Rob Penney…

Old Belvedere 26 Blackrock 5 OLD BELVEDERE BACKED their stunning form from throughout this season to seal the Women’s AIL Division 1A title in a fast-paced final against an extremely dogged Blackrock. It was clear from kick off under the Donnybrook lights that this would be a high-intensity match. Blackrock were keen to knock the…

THE TRANSFER RUMOURS that come out of France can often end up being about as reliable as Match magazine but there is another one in La Provence today that says Toulon are lining up Danny Cipriani to share the out-half duties with Matt Giteau next season. Given that Nicholas Sanchez is only contracted until the…

I’M NOT SURE how it could be anything else to be honest. The sheer scale of Ireland’s achievement, beating the winners of the previous four World Cups, cannot be underestimated but it was the nature of their win over New Zealand that made it my sporting moment of 2014. Gutsy, yes, but at all times…

COMBINING FIGHT WITH flair is why Connacht are enjoying such a productive campaign according to captain John Muldoon. The Portumna native contributed another hugely effective display as Connacht outfoxed Munster at 24-16 the Sportsground yesterday. “It was physical, but we probably have a bit of extra flair which won us the game,” was Muldoon’s honest…