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BURNLEY WON AWAY in the Premier League for the first time this season, at the 18th time of asking, with Ashley Barnes and Andre Gray scoring in a 2-0 success at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Sean Dyche’s side had lost on 13 of their 15 Premier League visits to London and had won just one of their last 11 league matches to slip precariously close to the relegation zone. But a vital three points sees Burnley move away from danger – the Clarets are eight points clear of third-bottom Swansea City – and they now look well set to survive in the Premier League for the first time in the club’s history,…

Updated Feb 11th 2021, 4:30 PM MINISTER FOR STATE of Sport Jack Chambers has explained how inter-county GAA came to lose its exemption status as an elite sport during Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, with GAA president John Horan later clarifying that the lack of ‘bubbles’ was the predominant reason behind the Association parking its inter-county activity for at least the next two months. The GAA announced on Wednesday that there will be no Gaelic Games activity “until Easter at the earliest,” while inter-county games are no longer permitted to proceed under Level 5, whereas they could in 2020. Professional soccer and rugby are still classed as elite sports that can…

TIPPERARY FOOTBALL MANAGER David Power is our next coaching expert to feature on How To Win At Dominoes with host Shane Keegan. Power guided the Premier County to Munster glory last November, shocking Cork in the final to secure their first senior provincial football title in 85 years. Their achievement was particularly poignant as it coincided with the Bloody Sunday 1920 commemorations that were taking place that weekend.  In this week’s epsiode Power reflects on Tipperary’s 2020 season as a whole and remarked on how the return of some key players helped inspire them to become Munster champions. “We played Cork,” he begins, “and then the following week, we went up to…

THERE WAS GOOD news tonight for Irish international Louise Quinn and her Notts County teammates following a difficult few days. It was announced on Friday that the club’s women’s team had folded just days before they were due to open their Women’s Super League One Spring Series campaign, with Quinn last week telling The42 that the news had come as a “massive shock,” leaving its players jobless and facing uncertain futures. Click Here: sligo gaa jerseys There was concern particularly given that the team’s English internationals, Carly Telford, Jo Potter, Laura Bassett and Jade Moore, are set to be part of their country’s squad for Euro 2017 this summer. Yet widespread…

LIVERPOOL GOALKEEPER Simon Mignolet told his team they had “three finals” left this season as they look to seal a top-four finish in the Premier League. Click Here: France Rugby Jersey Jurgen Klopp’s men claimed an important 1-0 win at Watford on Monday to consolidate third spot in the table. Liverpool (69 points, 35 games) are well adrift of the top two, but remain ahead of Manchester City (66, 34), United (65, 34) and Arsenal (60, 33). With games against Southampton, West Ham and Middlesbrough to finish the season, Mignolet said the outings needed to be treated like do-or-die matches. “We’re hungry to play in the Champions League. We know…

1. Ronaldo deserves more respect DEPENDING ON WHO you believe, Ronaldo has scored either 399 or 400 goals for Real Madrid. The club and the player insist it is the latter, though official records say the former. The dispute relates to a deflected striker in 2010 against Real Sociedad, which the referee’s report at the time awarded to defender Pepe, though that didn’t stop the Portuguese superstar describing a “very special” achievement. Either way, Ronaldo’s goal tally is astounding, while his hat-trick against Atletico on Tuesday suggests the 32-year-old still has plenty of time left at the top level. He has adapted his game, of course, but there were even…

ARSENAL HAVE POSTPONED a Thursday news conference amid reports Mikel Arteta is set to be appointed as the club’s new boss. The Gunners were due to hold a media briefing to preview Saturday’s Premier League clash at Everton, who themselves are reportedly close to having a new man in the dugout in the form of Carlo Ancelotti. However, Arsenal confirmed the press conference would be put back a day to Friday with a time to be announced later on Thursday. Click Here: Paulo Dybala Jersey Sale It comes at a time where the Londoners look certain to install former midfielder Arteta as the successor to Unai Emery, who was sacked…

RANGERS MANAGER STEVEN Gerrard has urged Scottish football authorities to make a “severe example” of bottle-throwing supporters if they are serious about protecting players. Gers left-back Borna Barisic only narrowly escaped a potentially serious injury during a win away to Hibernian on Friday when a glass bottle was hurled at him from the Easter Road stands. This was not the first time the Edinburgh club’s East Stand has provided the backdrop for a violent incident. Rangers captain James Tavernier was confronted by a pitch invader in March, just a week after a glass bottle was thrown at Celtic winger Scott Sinclair. Gerrard believes the repeat nature of these incidents has…

THE GAA HAVE reported a combined national deficit of €34.1m after the 2020 season was impacted hugely by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Association’s annual finance report was released today with Director-General Tom Ryan describing the past year as ‘very damaging to the Association from a financial point of view.’ Ryan believes ‘the after effects will be felt for some years to come’ but did stress ‘our success is not defined by financial performance, and nor should it be.’ The deficit combines the figures for the GAA at national level, for county and provincial boards and the Croke Park stadium. With the majority of the championship action taking place after the…

MAN CITY FANS are in need of some good news after Friday’s loss to Wolves , and they might have thought they had it when Real Sociedad announced Martin Odegaard would be joining on loan. The reigning Premier League champions threw away a 2-0 lead at Molineux as Wolves fought back against 10 men to win 3-2 and leave City 14 points adrift of leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand. With City offering up a limp title defence, the club may be forced into action when the transfer window reopens next month — despite Pep Guardiola’s insistence they will not be — and they have been linked with…