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Today saw the first rugby game in the new Lansdowne Road stadium (I’ll start calling it by its sponsored name when that particular insurance company pays me some money or offers me a job!) and I was lucky enough to pick up a premium level ticket.

The event was a match between Leinster & Ulster and Munster & Connacht under-20 selections. The match turned out to be a 68-0 rout for the Leinster/Ulster team with Ulster’s Craig Gilroy scoring the first try in the new stadium and Leinster’s Andrew Boyle bagging a hat trick. Prop Martin Moore, back row Mark McGuigan, centre Luke Marshall and out half Paddy Jackson in particular looked like good prospects but the day was less about the match than the stadium.

And the stadium looks superb. The clear panelling on the exterior gives it an ethereal look as it looms over the houses on Lansdowne Road and Shelbourne Road. Inside, the swoop of the roof is very striking. It’s been widely called curvilinear which, though slightly pretentious, is a good description as it rises to a peak on each side and falls down to the small North stand. That end of the stadium looks a bit silly but the transparent panels over the seats give an interesting view out over Havelock Square and beyond if the match isn’t going your way.

The view of the important business on the pitch is great too. Granted I was in the premium section with its padded seats (don’t hate me, it’s probably the last time I’ll get there!) but all the stands are close to the pitch and I’d imagine that there’ll be nothing to complain about from any of the seats; it’ll certainly be far better than with the huge gap to the pitch in Croke Park. The stewarding met with my approval too as a guy was thrown out of the South stand along with two of his vuvuzelas!

There were a couple of negatives. The first was the abomination of the Munster/Connacht jersey, looking like a bad Mayo GAA jersey (and I’ve never seen a good one). The second was the Guinness in the bars; it reminded me of pints you’d get in England, poured in one go and tasteless. Either drink the Carlsberg or bring a hip flask would be my advice!

These are just minor annoyances though and after three and a half years in exile in Croke Park, it’s good to be back home.

Filed under: General by Ciaran Ruane
Tags: « 68-0 - Connacht - lansdowne road - leinster - munster - rugby - ulster »
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Welcome to our LIVE coverage of tonight’s match between UCD and Galway United in the Airtricity League. This is an important game for both sides as Galway look to close the gap on the hosts in their bid to avoid the relegation play offs and UCD will see this as a chance to move away from danger and get in touch with the European and Setanta Cup chasing sides.

Our coverage updates after every incident of note and we’ll have regular analysis throughout the game. Just hit refresh to see the latest update.

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21.45 Last update, Limerick have gone 4-0 up on Shels and Longford are 2-1 on Wexford. Still a couple of minutes left in those.
Good night and thanks for being with us tonight.

21.42There are still between 1 and 9 minutes left in the first division games and they stand at Finn Harps 1-1 Derry City, Monaghan United 4-0 Mervue United, Shelbourne 0-3 Limerick and Wexford Youths 1-1 Longford Town.

21.39: The other premier games finished Bohs 1-1 Pats and Drogheda 0-2 Bray.

Full time: UCD 0-1 Galway
UCD will be disappointed to lose this as they were the better side for most of the game but they didn’t take the chances they got.

90 mins: Sheppard shoots just wide for Galway and up the other end, McMillan should have put leveled it up for UCD.

90 mins: 3 minutes of added time to be played.

87 mins: Kilduff shoots over after some great play from Mulhall. UCD are throwing everything forward looking for an equaliser.

85 mins: Elsewhere, Bray are 2-0 up on Drogheda, Bohs still lead Pats 1-0, Finn Harps have equalised against Derry, Monaghan lead 4-0 against 10-man Mervue, Limerick lead 2-0 away to Shels and Wexford and Longford are drawing 1-1.

82 mins: it’s all happening now as a Mulhall corner is headed by Evan mcMillan but blocked on the line.

80 mins: UCD shout for a penalty as Kilduff goes down, looked like a dive though.

79 mins: Tom King, Ciaran Foley and tom King again have shots blocked in the UCD box.

78 mins: Karl Sheppard booked for a late tackle on Gareth Matthews.

75 mins: Ward hits the side-netting with a free kick, a lot of the crowd thought it was in!

69 mins: Galway are leaving Tom King up front on his own and are inviting UCD on to them. It could be a dangerous strategy as Ward hits the side netting with a shot and UCD have all the ball now.

67 mins: The wetter conditions seem to have affected the ref, who’s just slipped much to the amusement of the crowd!

66 mins: Paul O’Conor fires in a long-range drive but Barry Ryan saves comfortably. The rain and wind have picked up a bit now.

64 mins: Tom King replaces Stephen Walsh for Galway.

62 mins: A light drizzle is starting to fall here. The pace has dropped since the immediate aftermath of the goal.

60 mins: Stephen Walsh mis-controls in the UCD box after a lovely ball through.

58 mins: Paul Corry replaces Robbie Creevy in the UCD midfield.

57 mins: Elsewhere, Wexford have equalised against Longford and Bray have, surprisingly, taken the lead away to Drogheda.

55 mins: A Mulhall cross causes chaos in the Galway defence and Barry Ryan has to save at the far post from Keith Ward. UCD are pushing for an equaliser.

52 mins: Seamus Conneely booked for Galway.

48 mins: GOAL Karl Sheppard scores for Galway from a Stephen Walsh cross. It looked like a instinctive shot, I don’t know how much he knew about it.
UCD 0-1 Galway United

At half time, Bohs lead Pats 1-0 and Drogheda v Bray is still scoreless. In the First Division, it’s Finn Harps 0-1 Derry City, Monaghan United 1-0 Mervue United, Shelbourne 0-0 Limerick and Wexford Youths 0-1 Longford Town.

Half time: UCD 0-0 Galway United
An entertaining half finishes scoreless but not for want of trying as both keepers have had to make smart saves and UCD have hit the bar as well. Keith Ward has been the stand out player but the UCD midfield as a whole have out-played their opponents.

In other sports news, David Gillick has finished fifth in the 400 metres final in Barcelona.

43 mins: A Galway cross into the UCD box hits Derek O’Brien who didn’t seem to be paying attention!

40 mins: Great save from UCD keeper Ger Barron from Karl Sheppard. McMillan has to clear off the line from the rebound.

The game has really come to life in the last few minutes.

38 mins: Evan McMillan hits the bar with a thumping header from Mulhall corner. Very unlucky for the UCD captain.

35 mins: More good play from Ward sets up Kilduff who hits it just wide on the turn. Ward is having a great game for UCD so far.

30 mins: Ciaran Kilduff does really well to turn on the edge of the Galway box and get a shot in despite the attentions of 3 defenders. The shot took a deflection and went narrowly wide with Barry Ryan scrambling.

27 mins: Galway’s Jamie McKensie just gets a head to a Keith Ward cross to flick it away from Ciaran Kilduff who was lurking dangerously.

24 mins: A great run from Keith Ward gets him into the Galway box but Barry Ryan makes a good save from his shot.

19 mins: Elsewhere, Bohs lead Pats 1-0 after 23 minutes and Emmet has had a goal in Ballybofey as well as Derry lead Finn Harps 1-0 with 6 minutes gone.

17 mins: Stephen O’Donnell shoots from the edge of the UCD box but Ger Barron gets down well to keep the Students on level terms.

14 mins: Dwayne Wilson does well on the UCD right wing, beating Derek O’Brien but the cross is poor and Galway deal with it easily.

9 mins: Evan McMillan heads at goal from a Keith Ward corner but it’s a pretty easy save for Ryan.

7 mins: Chris Mulhall makes some good ground on UCD’s left and brings the ball into the box but his cross flies much too high.

5 mins: Nice passage of play from Galway but it comes to nought with an overhit pass giving UCD a throw.

2 mins: Keith ward gets the first shot for UCD. Barry Ryan spills it but collects before Ciaran Kilduff can punish him.

0 mins: UCD kick off playing left to right, that’s towards the end Emmet has christened the main road end.

19.44: The teams are out on the pitch now, Kick off may be a minute or two late.

19.39: There are two other games tonight in the Airtricity League premier division: Bohemians v St Patrick’s Athletic and Drogheda United v Bray Wanderers. In the first division we have Finn Harps v Derry City, Monaghan United v Mervue United, Shelbourne v Limerick and Wexford Youths v Longford Town. We’ll try to keep you up to date on those as well.

19.35: 10 minutes to kick off here at the UCD Bowl. There’s a bit of wind blowing from left to right as we look from the main stand but it shouldn’t cause too many problems unless it gets a lot stronger. Otherwise conditions are perfect for a good game of football.

19.25: UCD: Ger Barron, Gareth Matthews, Ciaran Nangle, Andy Boyle, Evan McMillan, Paul O’Conor, Keith Ward, Robbie Creevy, Ciaran Kilduff, Dwayne Wilson, Chris Mulhall.
Subs: Michael Kelly, Paul Corry, Stephen Roche, Stephen Doyle, Billy Brennan.

Galway: Barry Ryan, Seamus Conneely,Rhys Meynell, Jamie MacKensie, Stephen O’Donnell, Ciaran Foley, Gary Curran, Stephen Walsh, Karl Sheppard, Derek O’Brien, Paul Sinnott.
Subs: Liam Grant, Jason Molloy, Tom King, Philip Riley, Emmett Shaw.

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In March Action81.com’s Emmet Ryan took part in the first ever fully live Fantasy Baseball draft to take place in Ireland. This is the latest of a series of regular updates on the form of the Belfield Hole-in-Sox in 2010.

After rising to fifth place in the Fantasy Baseball League of Ireland, the Belfield Hole-In-Sox endured a slump over the past six weeks, dropping as low as eighth before stabilising at seventh as we enter August. Recent events however have drawn plenty of attention for my first-year squad. First however, to the slump.

There’s this thing called work

As many of our readers are aware, Action81.com is not my day job. I do have a day job I love but it’s been particularly busy of late. With this being a particularly busy time of year for the firm I work for, my outside interests have taken a back seat as I logged more hours in work.

The on-field results for the Hole-in-Sox were shocking. Several players, as high as three at a time, were listed in my starting line-up despite being on the DL. The minor adjustments which boosted the Hole-in-Sox approaching mid-season weren’t made and with it the team’s form took a tumble. As I want to make a good fist of my first season I realised it was time for action. That’s when all the trouble began.

A matter of value

This evening I completed a trade that sent Josh Johnson, the best pitcher in the National League at the moment, to the team in fifth spot. In return I got Adam Dunn, a reliable hitter, and Alex Gonzalez, a less reliable player who is still an upgrade for my squad. Unfortunately this didn’t sit well with the league as on the face of it I don’t appear to be getting full value for Johnson but, with all these things, it’s all about perspective and motivations.

For example, back in February I was involved in a debating competition in Limerick. My partner, Greg, and I entered our last round in full knowledge of what we needed to do; win or go home (well it was actually get drunker faster as we weren’t going home until the next day but you get my point). In a four team room we were in situation where, based on what we saw before it was our turn, we had two simple choices. Take a cautious line and likely finish in one of the middle positions or take the big gamble. By going ballsy the odds of coming last increased dramatically but it was also our only way to have a shot at winning.

Given the context there was only one choice. And besides, would you expect men who dressed like this to play it cautious?

I didn’t think so. When Knuckle Balls II sent me their initial couple of offers for Johnson they all reminded me of the cautious options we had in Limerick. They would have no substantial impact on my position in the grand scheme of things. Then the team owner delivered an offer that could impact my position. I hit accept and all hell broke loose.

A string of emails followed as one of my fellow owners took issue with what I was getting for Josh Johnson. It was a fair grievance to have as the League Commissioner can veto trades where one owner dumps talent to help another boost his squad. The owner wanted my trade vetoed as he was concerned that the deal mightn’t be equitable between the two side. This meant I had to explain why I was making such an extraordinary move.

Secondly I looked at the situation with pitching. I have potential on the bench to make up for the loss of productivity from Johnson over the next couple of weeks. Now there’s a good chance that potential will blow up in my face but bear with me. I currently lie in seventh on what is a rotisserie scoring system. As it stands I am far more likely to make gains in batting categories. If I was content with staying seventh then I wouldn’t have traded. Instead I fancied making the moves to try and finish higher up the table. In those circumstances it’s worth having a punt hoping for an upturn in production. I made the call, the commissioner approved, and the trade was cleared.

That said in case you were wondering, we took a fourth (and last) in that debate. Big risks don’t always pay off. On the upside, I did get rather hammered that night.

Filed under: Analysis, General by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « adam dunn - alex gonzalez - controversy - fantasy baseball - Ireland - josh johnson - league - trade »
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Seeing as we showed you two insane goals last night, it’s only right that we celebrate them appropriately. Luckily Iceland’s top league known as the Pepsi Division, or Úrvalsdeild, is here with this effort by Halidorr Ori and his team mates, most notably Johann Laxdal who really gets in on the part.

The goal gave Starjman FC a 2-1 win over Fylkir. The result means Starjman are 7th in the table, two points ahead of Fylkir in 9th.

Filed under: Video, WWFO by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « celebration - Football - fylkir - goal - halidorr ori - iceland - johann laxdal - pepsi division - soccer - strarjman - urvalsdeild »
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The Spanish Under 19 Football team has taken the internet by storm with these two remarkable efforts. The first is a penalty where the kicker, Calvente, essentially hits it with his stride.

Not happy with just one wonder goal dominating the web, Spain followed it up with this audacious set-piece against England.

Filed under: Video, WWFO by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « calvente - england - european championship - Football - free kick - goal - soccer - spain - under 19 »
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The name pretty much says it all. Here’s footage from an insane accident from Formula Truck Racing in Brazil at the Interlagos track.

Both drivers somehow walked away unhurt.

Filed under: Video, WWFO by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « accident - brazil - formula truck - interlagos - racing - smash »
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Okay technically the sport is just called Ultimate but many of our readers probably best know it as Ultimate Frisbee. Here’s a catch which requires pretty much unthinkable athleticism to pull off. It’s from the World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC) which were held in Prague.

The two teams involved, Sockeye and Ironside, finished 2nd and 5th respectively at WUCC 2010.

Filed under: Video, WWFO by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « 2010 - ironside - sockeye - ultimate frisbee - world ultimate club championships - wucc »
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Louth’s participation in the All-Ireland Football Championship ended in a whimper but there are still lingering doubts around their conquerors.

Louth give Dublin space, Dublin fail to capitalise

From the off it looked like Louth would be in for a long day as Dublin had little trouble winning possession in midfield and the half-forward line. Once again Michael McAuley was a menace to opponents but his efforts were well match by Ross McConnell and a resurgent Bryan Cullen, the latter putting in his finest display in several years despite one notable defensive lapse.

For all the possession Dublin enjoyed due to Louth’s dire marking, they failed to make the most of it. Much of this was down to poor decision making in terms of distribution. Dublin’s plan to play long balls at Eoghan O’Gara and Alan Brogan, who swapped with David Henry to play corner forward, certainly had merit but too many errant passes found either an opponent or went out of play. It wasn’t all bad news for Dublin’s passing. The highlight of the day came from full-back Rory O’Carroll, who delivered by far the best pass to create an attacking opportunity when he briefly left his comfort zone on 50 minutes to move towards midfield before releasing neat ball to the left.

It wasn’t merely the inaccuracy of passing that caused this problem. Too many times a player managed to win a ball well only to find no outlet to offload. Distribution requires work on the pass on the recipient just as much of the passer, Dublin lacked in both areas on Saturday.

Finally there was the issue of utilising space. Ger Brennan was one of many culprits who, despite having an otherwise solid game, failed to exploit the open swathes of grass before him. Louth reacted to Dublin’s long-ball tactic early, over-committing bodies deep and leaving plenty of room for rampaging forwards to run. O’Gara, who I will get to later, was one of the few players with the confidence to attack space and bring some diversity to the Dublin attack.

Wee bit of a passing problem

For all of Dublin’s issues in the passing game, it paled in comparison to Louth’s distribution issues. The Wee County was already in trouble when its midfield, which had impressed in the Leinster Championship, was dominated throughout by McConnell and McAuley. The issues began at the back with the unforgivably poor kick-outs from goalkeeper Neil Gallagher. Two of his efforts off the ground managed to directly find the sideline. The half-back line did little better with several balls to nowhere giving possession back to Dublin’s already dominant defence.

Brogan brothers highlight inaccurate Dublin

Bernard and Alan Brogan were not the only forwards that misfired for Dublin on Saturday but the issues with both of their performances summarise the issues affecting the Dublin attack. When a side goes in with a 9 point lead at half-time and can be legitimately called profligate then you know it’s a strange day.

Starting with the older brother. Alan Brogan simply hasn’t performed this summer and his early point from the right hand side was comfortably the highlight on an otherwise woeful day for the forward. His accuracy was nothing short of atrocious, like so many of his colleagues, and much of this was down to poor decision making. Dublin’s forwards either pulled the trigger too hastily or failed to create an outlet for a better chance on multiple occasions.

Much of this seemed to be down to players rushing under pressure. Bernard Brogan best symbolised this as he was over-eager to try and score spectacular efforts from the corner when moving the ball inside would have been a far smarter move. Substitute Eamon Fennell was one of a string of players who tried to brashly play the hero when working the ball was the smarter option.

O’Gara’s goals gloss over mixed performance

Eoghan O’Gara’s 2-1 tally really failed to tell the whole story of his game. In terms of winning possession he was once again an effective brute, with a work-rate that should leave any manager grinning. Despite playing full-forward, O’Gara occupied a role a little further out the field and this should have suited him but, as I mentioned earlier, Dublin’s failure to provide passing outlets limited his ability to make the most from this position. When he did take on his man and charge in a straight line O’Gara was dominant. His finishing however remains a big issue, even the first goal he scored was helped by a deflection.

The forward clearly realises this is a problem as he over-worked the ball too often, trying to take shots from positions ill-suited to his ability and one notable wide where, in an effort to recover from over hitting a solo, he quickly tried to fist a point. That effort went wide but depsite the poorly kicked solo, O’Gara still had ample time to steady himself and make a better go of it than he did.

Like Jack O’Connor has managed with Kieran Donaghy, I believe Pat Gilroy can turn an athletic freak of limited Footballing talent into an effective role-player if used correctly. Essentially Gilroy needs to limit O’Gara’s attacking plan to what he does best while focussing on ways to provide the forward with outlets for quick short-range passes.

Full back line to the fore

No part of Dublin’s game has shown greater improvement through the qualifiers than the full-back line. Gilroy made the right call in keeping faith with the young trio of Michael Fitzsimons, O’Carroll, and Philip McMahon. The line is now collectively working as a unit, one which is essentially closing off route one play for opponents. Louth’s forwards were forced outside the 21 and towards the wings throughout the day because of the excellent link up play between this young trio. The line could clearly do with adding some muscle but that will come with time. As it stands this is a unit which is developing nicely and has recovered fully from its disaster again Meath last month.

The verdict

Louth’s season is over but a favourable draw in Leinster next year could see this squad challenge again for a provincial title. As for Dublin little has changed. As I have said with almost every column this season, the draw will prove decisive. This team isn’t good enough to beat Kerry yet, while it remains too talented to worry about a Roscommon team which has already over-achieved this season. The only potential tie where the result would be in doubt, as Dublin can’t draw Meath, would be a potential clash with Tyrone. The Ulster Champions put in a fine performance against Monaghan but have not looked like the 2008 team all year. Tyrone certainly would be favoured but, based on 2010 performances, I expect such a tie to result in a far closer encounter than history suggests.

Filed under: Analysis, General by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « all ireland qualifiers - dublin - Gaelic Football - kerry - louth - roscommon - tactics not passion - tyrone »
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In case you’re wondering what made Alex Higgins so good

Much of the focus in the mourning of Alex Higgins, who passed away on Saturday aged 61 after a long battle with throat cancer, will be on his two World Snooker Championship victories. Plenty of column inches this morning are dedicated to telling you how great and tragic a figure Higgins was. I’m going to skip over that and focus solely on one frame, which effectively defined his career.

The video above is from the 1982 World Championship semi-final where Higgins need to clear the table in order to avoid defeat. It’s a common enough occurrence but what makes this frame special is the number of odds-against shots Higgins pulled off. In order to triumph he had to play risky, like a real life Fast Eddie Felson, with everything on the line. His ability to come back from the brink time and again was a testament to the man’s talent.

Rovers  home hopes

Shamrock Rovers landed a plum tie against Juventus in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League after beating Bnei Yahuda of Israel midweek. The decision of Rovers to play the game in their home ground of Tallaght Stadium is welcome as it give the Hoops the best possible chance of recording a good result at home. While there is next to no chance the Hoops will succeed over two legs, the chance to give their fans something historic in Tallaght Stadium should be welcomed. A move to Aviva Stadium would lack the claustrophobic atmosphere and indeed could have ended up costing Rovers a pretty penny, with the overheads required to cover such a move making it prohibitive.

Tactically the decision to stay at home will give the Dublin club an advantage on the pitch, as their illustrious opponents would feel more at home in a large stadium than Rovers. Whatever happens Irish Football fans are in for a treat on Thursday night.

Vettel baffles at the best of times

At times it’s been issues with his equipment, at others it’s been tactical errors, but the all round picture with Sebastian Vettel in 2010 is one of a driver who isn’t turning performances into points. Saturday’s qualifying for the German Grand Prix therefore made for fascinating viewing as the German held on to claim pole at the end of qualifying. While pole is hardly a reliable indicator at the best of times, with Vettel it’s been a particularly poor gauge of how he will perform in 2010. To date he’s managed to fall down the grid in China, spin off entirely in Australia, and then go pole-to-flag for victory at the European Grand Prix in Valencia. Suffice to say I recommend avoiding betting on this race, Vettel’s unpredictability on pole makes it too risky a proposition.

Rebels and Vikings should progress

Shamrock Bowl XXIVwill be held in Tallaght Stadium (wow two pieces in one column) on Saturday 7th of August and on Sunday we’ll learn who the finalists will be. The Dublin Rebels will be heavy favourites in their semi-final against local rivals the West Dublin Rhinos this afternoon. The Rhinos took the last wildcard spot in the playoffs and made the most of it with an 8-6 upset of the Cork Admirals at Cork IT last weekend. The challenge against the Rebels will likely be too much as the top seeds have a perfect 8-0 record for the season, including 48-0 and 32-12 trouncings of the Rhinos. Sunday’s other semi-final features reigning Shamrock Bowl holders the University of Limerick Vikings and the Carrickfergus Knights. UL won the EFAF Challenge Cup last month, crowning them champions of Western Europe, and will be slight favourites today. Carrickfergus won the IAFL North Division to book a place in the playoffs and gave UL a stern test during the regular season, going down 16-14 at home. It’s hard to see the Knights finding that little bit extra on the road and I expect UL to book its place in next month’s Shamrock Bowl.

Remember that week off rule

The routing of provincial finalists was completed yesterday, albeit with a stutter from Cork against Limerick, in the All-Ireland qualifier series. There was a brief time where the GAA protected provincial runners-up, by guaranteeing a week off before playing their next qualifier. This has sadly fallen by the wayside and the result was clear to see in all its ugly glory as Down laid waste to Sligo in a 3-20 to 0-10 mauling, and Kildare cruising past Monaghan in far easier fashion than the 1-15 to 1-11 scoreline suggests.

While Louth hardly made much use of its extra week’s rest against Dublin, we’ll have more on that later, the close game Limerick gave Cork was a better indicator of the difference time to recover can have on provincial finalists. The mental scars of losing a provincial final take a while to heal and losing finalists have been ripe for the picking in qualifiers ever since the format was introduced. The only year where provincial runners up managed to win more than half of their games was 2007, when the week-off rule was in place. Change, sadly, is not likely.

Cork should cruise; Tipp will make hard work of Galway

Finally in this edition we turn to the All-Ireland Hurling quarter finals, which oddly are being played in Croke Park when a venue like Semple Stadium or the Gaelic Grounds would likely have drawn a bigger crowd. Cork take on Antrim in what I expect will be as big a mismatch as it looks. The Saffrons essentially played their All-Ireland Final against Dublin in the last round of qualifiers and simply lack the talent to pull off such a performance twice in a row. Tipperary have done just about enough in the qualifiers to suggest they will have too much in the tank for Galway. The Tribesmen have been a disappointment in the Championship to date, making hard work of Offaly over two games before being embarrassed by Kilkenny in the Leinster Final. Galway’s pride has been wounded and I expect a stronger performance from Joe Canning +14 on Sunday, who knows he mightn’t have to carry all of them, but it won’t be enough to stop Tipp making the semi-finals.

Filed under: Analysis, General by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « alex higgins - all ireland qualifiers - antrim - carrickfergus knights - cork - down - dublin - dublin rebels - europa league - f1 - Football - formula 1 - Gaelic Football - galway - german grand prix - grand prix - juventus - kildare - Limerick - louth - monaghan - sebastian vettel - shamrock bowl - shamrock rovers - sligo - snooker - tipperary - uefa - ul vikings - west dublin rhinos »
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A few days ago we showed you footage of a cringe-inducing interview with Thierry Henry. Well the French striker didn’t let that stop him from making a good first impression for the New York Red Bulls as he scored in his debut against Spurs.

Henry’s goal in the friendly wasn’t enough for New York to upset the English Premier League side as Spurs came back to win 2-1.

Filed under: Video, WWFO by Emmet Ryan
Tags: « debut - friendly - goal - new york red bulls - Thierry Henry - tottenham hotspur »
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