WATERFORD man Eric Wilson is congratulating himself for ‘playing the long game’ when it comes to choosing a football team to support, after his wise decision to pick Liverpool FC over Leeds as ‘his team’ finally paid dividends with a Premier League title victory over 30 years later. Like the vast majority of Irish people… Read more »
CITING the need to preserve the public’s sanity, health authorities recommend keeping 2 miles away from Liverpool fans for the foreseeable future with no sign that the cautious measure will be lifted within the next 30 years. Liverpool fans are now in the throes of decades long title celebrations after having to wait decades for… Read more »
THERE was a moment of panic for world tennis number 1 Novac Djokovic today after being informed that he had tested positive, followed by immediate relief when he learned that it was only for Coronavirus. Djokovic received his diagnosis midway through his own tennis tournament which drew crowds of thousands and had been criticised for… Read more »
FOLLOWING a decree by Cork GAA to confiscate controversial ‘rebel’ flags carried by Cork supporters at the gates of football and hurling matches, people may be wondering how a small, insignificant county in the southwest of Ireland could possibly have links to the banner of the Confederate United States, who fought against the abolition of… Read more »
A NEW outline as to how our national sports will look in a post-Covid lockdown world has been unveiled by the GAA, with the losses made from reduced capacities to be offset by a new ticketing system which will employ up to 50 new people in touting roles. “By reducing the availability of tickets, you… Read more »
IT’S THE news every soccer fan has been waiting to hear; the Premier League is back with a few tiny, imperceptible adjustments that means the game we know and love can return as normal in the format of the iconic 2002 Nike football cage advert. “An abandoned boat in the middle of the ocean, socially… Read more »
UNAWARE of the millions of comments, likes and shares his most recent training video received on the back of a 10 second flurry of punches, a grimacing Mike Tyson slowly turned to his left side in the bed in the hopes of comforting his aching arms. “My handth are thore when I thurn around,” the… Read more »
ALL AROUND Europe leading sporting bodies are tentatively exploring a return to staging sporting competitions, but how could the GAA ensure the All-Ireland Championships could get the go-ahead in the safest possible manner while adhering to current restrictions. WWN Sports spoke to a number of leading experts in the fields of virology and gaelic games… Read more »
ADDRESSING his warrior people in the last week through multiple videos, part-time UFC fighter and full-time court hearing attender Conor McGregor has galvanised and focused people’s warrior brains, wisely urging them to go into lockdown mode rather than trying to box the head off the Covid-19 virus. In addition to his influential video interventions which… Read more »
BEREFT of traditional sport due to the cancellation of life as we know it, Sky Sports have secured a broadcasting deal that will be music to sports lovers’ ears the world over. The exclusive rights to the international online ‘competitive wanking tournament’ has set the company back €200 million but could become the most watched… Read more »