Tyson Fury and WWE champ Drew McIntyre challenge each other to a wrestling match

Tyson Fury is getting his wrestling bug again as he and McIntyre have been going back and forth since yesterday’s airing of WrestleMania. Fury predicted that McIntyre would beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania and then started talking some trash, typical of Fury! When questioned by BT Sport in the UK, the new WWE champion said…

Tony Adams invites former Aston Villa duo for trial at La Liga strugglers Granada

NEW GRANADA BOSS Tony Adams has surprised many football fans by inviting out-of-contract English duo Nigel Reo-Coker and Kieran Richardson for trials at the relegation-threatened La Liga club. Adams was on Monday confirmed as the side’s new manager until the end of the season, replacing the ousted Lucas Alcaraz. The Arsenal legend took his first…

‘Just because there’s no live sport, that doesn’t mean we’re stopping’ – Sports media versus the shutdown

AS SPORTING EVENTS trickled away one by one over the last few days, sports desks across Ireland have all been having the same thought: “What on earth are we going to do for the next few weeks?” With virtually no live sport set to take place until at least the end of March, the period…

McGeady’s electric form at Preston continues as he hits a cracker

AND SO AIDAN McGeady’s flying form at Preston continues. The Ireland winger opened the scoring against Huddersfield earlier, and the goal was nothing short of a belter. After picking up the ball, he drove at any defenders in his path before rattling the net with a thumping strike into the top corner. His 8th goal…

Yaya Toure lets fly at officials, says Manchester derby should be played without a referee

YAYA TOURE HAS said he would “prefer” Thursday’s Manchester derby to go ahead without a referee after claiming his City side had been on the wrong end of decisions in their FA Cup semi-final loss to Arsenal. Referee Craig Pawson was in the spotlight after City were denied what appeared to be a legitimate goal before…

The world’s best chess star has become the top fantasy football player on the planet

MAGNUS CARLSEN IS renowned as the most gifted chess player of his generation, having won the last four consecutive World Chess Championships, however another of his remarkable talents has only just become apparent to casual fans. The 29-year-old has topped the Premier League’s official fantasy football table, putting him ahead of over seven million players. It comes…

Two shots on target as Everton and Arsenal play out grim 0-0 in front of new bosses

CARLO ANCELOTTI AND Mikel Arteta watched their new clubs play out a grim 0-0 as Everton and Arsenal finished scoreless at Goodison Park on Saturday. Ancelotti’s appointment was confirmed by Everton just over an hour prior to kick-off and the former Real Madrid and Chelsea head coach will likely have been happier than new Gunners boss…