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Joshua to fight Pulev at Tottenham Stadium

British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua will fight Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday June 20th.

Pulev, from Bulgaria, is currently the mandatory IBF challenger to take on Joshua, who currently holds three titles, the IBF, WBA and WBO. Joshua had to win back those belts in a rematch with Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia in December. Talking about the upcoming fight Pulev said, “I am happy to have the opportunity to show the world how strong I really am”.

The fight will be Joshua’s first fight in the UK since 2018 when he beat Alexander Povetkin in Wembley in 2018. In fact, Pulev and Joshua were meant to fight in 2017 but that fight was postponed as Pulev suffered a shoulder injury. There has been talks in the pipeline that Joshua will face Fury who claimed the WBC title beating Deontay Wilder last month. However, Fury and Wilder will likely meet again. This is because there was a clause in the contract.

Speaking to Talksport radio Frank Warren, Fury’s promoter said, “He’s invoked the rematch clause so that is what we are working towards”. He continued, It’s contracted to take place in the States. That is in the contract and set in stone unless anyone agrees differently. But at the moment it is due to take place in the US. It will take place by the end of June, early July – no later than that.”

Sturridge banned for four months

Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge has been banned for four months after breaching betting rules according to BBC Sport.

Sturridge was given a six week ban last summer, with four of them suspended. However, the FA appealed this. The appeal board doubled the fine to 150,000 also. Sturridge will now also be looking for a new club after his club, Turkish side, Trabzonspor, terminated his contract by mutual agreement on Monday. The club released a statement. ]In it they said ,”The professional footballer contract signed between our company and our professional footballer Daniel Andre Sturridge, dated 21.08.2019 and ending 31.05.2021 has been mutually terminated”.

Speaking on his Youtube channel Sturridge said he was devastated following the news. He said, “I just want to say it’s been a very long and drawn out process over the last couple of years and difficult to concentrate on my football”. He continued, “I’m going to continue to campaign for professional footballers to be able to speak to their families and close friends freely, without the real risk of being charged”.

The FA also released a statement. In which it said the commission, “misapplied rules in relation to the use of inside information and made findings of fact which could not be sustained”.

Sturridge is banned from football and all football related activity till June 17th. The commission found that the former Liverpool and Chelsea striker instructed his brother to bet on a possible move to Spanish side Sevilla. Sturridge did say that the case as overblown and misconceived and that he gave an honest explanation for texts to his brother.

It is likely a club will come calling in the summer transfer market for Sturridge. He will now obviously be looking for a new club.

GAA’s moves to promote the irish language with appointment of fulltime oifigeach gaeilge

GAA’s moves to promote the irish language with appointment of fulltime oifigeach gaeilgeUachtarán Chumann Lúthchleas Gael, Seán Ó hÓráin, recently announced the various projects being undertaken at present by the Association regarding the Irish language.

Laois v Wexford preview team news live updates and betting advice

Preview team news live updates and betting advice to follow.

several inter county players set for afl trials

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Kerry defeat Mayo in MacHale Park

Kerry defeated Mayo in MacHale Park 1-14 to 1-13 on Sunday. Mayo could have got an undeserving draw only for Keith Higgins late effort to go wide of the posts. Mayo to the credit though were 9 points down at one stage before the break.

Kerry made a dream start to this game with with Sean O’Shea grabbing a goal inside two minutes. They should have had another goal only for David Clifford’s penalty to come back off crossbar on five minutes. Mayo were very slow out of the blocks and it is obviously what cost them this game. Kerry led by 1-08 to 0-02 with 32 minutes played. Gavin White, Dara Moynihan, Tony Brosnan, Michael Burns and David Clifford (2) all raising white flags for Peter Keane’s side. Tom Parsons would get a Mayo point, there only score from play in the opening half. The gap was 1-08 to 0-04 at the break as Kevin McLoughlin tagged on two points for the hosts.

The second half was a different game altogether. James Horan obviously gave his side a stern dressing down at the interval. He brought on Eoin O’Donoghue, Eoghan McLaughlin and Tommy Conroy. All made an impact in the game to be fair. Mayo kicked four points in a row with Diarmuid O’Connor (2), Ryan O’Donoghue and Eoghan McLaughlin. Kerry did respond with scores from Sean O’Shea and David Clifford. Eoghan McLaughlin intercepted a pass from goalkeeper Shane Ryan before he found Aidan O’Shea who played the ball to McLaughlin to finish to the net.

Kevin McLoughlin kicked a long range free with four minutes into added time. There was still a chance for Mayo to tie up the game. The win now means Peter Keane’s side are still in contention of making another league final. They travel to Monaghan in two weeks time. Mayo will face Galway in Salthill also in two weeks time and they will need a win there if they are to avoid relegation.

Kerry: S Ryan; G O’Sullivan, T Morley, T O’Sullivan; P Murphy, S Enright, G White (0-01); D O’Connor, J Barry (0-01); M Burns (0-01), S O’Shea (1-04, 3fs), T Walsh; D Moynihan (0-01), D Clifford (0-03), T Brosnan (0-01).

Subs used: S O’Brien (0-01) for Burns (50mins); P Geaney (0-01) for Walsh (53mins); G Crowley for G O’Sullivan (63mins); K Spillane for Moynihan (65mins); L Kearney for Brosnan (72mins).

Mayo: D Clarke;  J McCormack, O Mullin, L Keegan;, S Coen, K Higgins, P Durcan; A O’Shea (0-01), T Parsons (0-01); K McLoughlin (0-03, 2fs), D O’Connor (0-02, 2fs), J Durcan; J Flynn, D Coen (0-01, 1f), R O’Donoghue (0-01).

Subs used: E O’Donoghue (0-01) for Parsons (HT); E McLaughlin (1-01) for J Durcan; T Conroy (0-01) for D Coen (HT); P Towey (0-01, 1f) for Flynn (71mins).

Wexford hammer Carlow by 21 points

Wexford put in a stunning performance to hammer Carlow by 21 points ,2-29 to 1-11 at Wexford Park on Sunday. Davy Fitzgerald’s side are in the quarter-finals. A Dublin win in Clare would have meant they would have progressed to the semi-finals but it wasn’t to be.

Wexford were quick of the blocks and took control early in the game. It was 0-07 to 0-00 after 13 minutes. Rory O’Connor (3), Liam Og McGovern, Jack O’Connor, Aidan Nolan and Harry Kehoe all pointing. However, Carlow would hit 1-03 to claw the game back to 0-07 to 1-03. David English landed a long ball into the box which was forced to the net by Diarmuid Byrne. Wexford though with all-star Diarmuid O’Keeffe knocked over a brace of points. Referee Colum Cunning then brandished 5 yellow cards after a scuffle between both sets of players. Wexford’s Rory O’Connor registered a goal for Wexford with a low free to the net on the cusp of half time. Wexford leading 1-13 to 1-06 at the break.

Wexford were coasting on the resumption and raced into a 1-17 to 1-07 lead. Things were made even easier for Wexford when Eddie Byrne was sent off on a second yellow card on 47 minutes. Paul Morris was introduced by Davy and his impact was instant. He knocked over 6 unanswered points in a 10 minute spell to give Wexford a 1-22 to 1-08 lead. Wexford sealed the win with another goal. Ger Coady blocked down Cathal Dunbar, however Coady’s attempted clearance was blocked into the net by Diarmuid O’Keeffe.

Wexford: James Lawlor; Shane Reck, Liam Ryan, Simon Donohoe (0-1); Conal Flood (0-2), Pádraig Foley, Matthew O’Hanlon; Diarmuid O’Keeffe (1-2), Aidan Nolan (0-2); Jack O’Connor (0-3), Conor McDonald (0-1), Liam Óg McGovern (0-1); Mikey Dwyer (0-1), Harry Kehoe (0-2), Rory O’Connor (1-6, 0-5 frees).

Subs: Paul Morris (0-7, 4 frees) for R O’Connor (41); Shaun Murphy for Foley (44); Cathal Dunbar (0-1) for Kehoe (55); Seamus Casey for J O’Connor (62); Gary Molloy for McDonald (67).

Carlow: Damien Jordan; Michael Malone, Paul Doyle, Michael Doyle; Alan Corcoran, David English, Gary Bennett; Seán Whelan, Aaron Amond; Jack Kavanagh, Diarmuid Byrne (1-1), Jon Nolan; Ted Joyce (0-1), Edward Byrne, Chris Nolan (0-8, 6 frees).

Subs: John Michael Nolan (0-1) for J Kavanagh (35+2); Ciarán Whelan for D Byrne (HT); Kevin McDonald for S Whelan (46); Cathal Tracey for J Nolan (49); Ger Coady for Corcoran (52); Jason O’Neill for English (61).

Tipperary beat Waterford in Thurles

Tipperary beat Waterford in Thurles on Sunday 0-24 to 2-16 in the Allianz Hurling League. There were three players sent off in the game in the space of 9 minutes. Kevin Moran and Austin Gleeson for Waterford and Cathal Barrett for Tipperary were the recipients of the red cards.

Gleeson picked up the red card on 30 minutes. It was a double yellow. Kevin Moran followed him to the dugout shortly after an off the ball incident. Cathal Barrett was sent off in stoppage time of the first half for a high challenge on Dessie Hutchinson. Tipperary made a bright start to the game knocking over three of the first five points. However, corner forward Peter Hogan netted on 10 minutes to give Liam Cahills side a 1-02 to 0-03 lead.

Stephen O’Keeffe had to be at his best to deny goalscoring opportunities from John and Noel McGrath. However, Silvermines man Jason Forde kept Tipperary in touch. In fact the All-Ireland reeled off 5 points in a row. Forde would end the half with 0-08, four of these came from 65’s. Then came 9 minutes of madness. Sean Stack sent off Austin Gleeson on a second yellow card after an awkward pull on Cian Darcy. Kevin Moran was then dismissed after jabbing Jason Forde with the hurley. Waterford certainly up against it. However, on the stroke of half time Cathal Barrett was sent off after he lashed out on Dessie Hutchinson. Tipperary down to 14 now to Waterford’s 13. Tipperary took a 0-14 to 1-08 lead at the break. Waterford would also have the wind in the second period.

Padraic Maher extended Tipperary’s lead with his second point of the game. However, he dropped a ball at the other end allowing Waterford in for their second goal. Stephen Bennett was the player to sneak in to finish to the net. Jamie Barron had the sides level with 53 minutes played. Tipperary pushed clear once more though with Forde proving accurate from frees, while Seamus Callanan and Niall O’Meara registered points.

Dillion Quirke was super for the Premier registering 0-04 in a man of the match performance. Waterford were proving wasterful with 16 wides. In fact Pauric Mahony had 9 of those. Jason Forde knocked over a free, Seamus Callanan pointed as did Jake Morris who seen out the Tipperary win.

Tipperary: B Hogan; A Flynn, R Maher, C Barrett (0-01); B McGrath, P Maher (0-02), B Heffernan; M Breen, P Cadell; J Forde (0-05 65s, 0-04fs), S Callanan (0-02), N O’Meara (0-01); N McGrath (0-01), J McGrath (0-01), D Quirke (0-04).

Subs: B O’Meara for B McGrath (42), J Morris for Breen (49), C Darcy (0-01) for J McGrath (58), C Morgan for Flynn (61), P Flynn for O’Meara inj (62), Darcy for J McGrath blood (27-29)

Waterford: S O’Keeffe; K Power, S McNulty, C Prunty; S Ryan, A Gleeson, K Moran (0-01); J Barron (0-02), C Gleeson (0-01); J Fagan, P Mahony (0-07 (0-06fs), M Kearney; P Hogan (1-02), S Bennett (1-01), Dessie Hutchinson (0-01).

Subs: C Lyons for Ryan inj (22), J Prendergast for Fagan (55), D Lyons for Power (58), N Montgomery (0-01) for Hutchinson (60), P Curran for Hogan (67)

What You Should Know About FA Cup Trophy

If you are a footballer in England, especially a professional one, you are surely dreaming of playing a game at Wembley Stadium. But if you don’t play for top-tier clubs, the only chance for that might be FA Trophy.

This unique competition marked 50 years of existence in 2019, which is why we decided to dedicate an entire article to it. Our guide includes basic FA Trophy information, as well as interesting details from its history.

How Did the Competition Start?

The full name of the competition is The Football Association Challenge Trophy, but we all know it as FA Trophy. Its history started in 1969 when the FA decided to start a new tournament designed only for non-league clubs.

Over time, the competition proved to be a success. Today, it is open to clubs playing in the first for tiers of the National League System, which includes the National League and its subdivisions, as well as the Northern Premier League, Southern Leagues, Isthmian League, and their subdivisions.

You can even bet on the outcomes on these matches as reputable bookies include them to their offer. But if you are a player, that might not be a wise move. Instead, you can play games in an online casino. According to the Platinum Play Review, you can try slots, roulette, live games, and take advantage of great bonuses available on this platform.

Wembley Stadium Was Always the First Choice for the Final Game

The Football Association wanted to make a fuss about the competition from the start. Thanks to the great support of the governing body, the FA Trophy final was always the first choice for the final game.

All final matches, except for three replays, had been played on the original Wembley. Once the time came for its reconstruction in 2000, the FA moved the final matches to Villa Park. The Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) was the host of a single final in 2006 before the new Wembley Stadium became eligible in 2007.

And if you were wondering, the other stadiums where replays of the final match took place included The Hawthorns (home of West Bromwich Albion F.C.) and Victoria Ground (Stoke City used to play there).

Only One Club from Those Who Won Three Trophies Is Still Active

At this moment, a total of 33 clubs had the privilege to win at least a single FA Trophy. Ten of them won the cup on two occasions, and only three teams were the winners three times. The list includes Telford United, Woking, and Scarborough.

The interesting thing is that only Woking is still active from those clubs. Telford United won their last trophy in 1989, and they are considered to be the most successful FA Trophy club because they also lost two finals. Unfortunately, the club was forced to shut down the club fifteen years later. The supports established a successor to the club called AFC Telford United.

Scarborough shared a similar destiny, except this club was dissolved in 2007. It was exactly three decades after they won their last FA Trophy.

The Biggest Attendance Occurred in 2007

Unfortunately, an FA Trophy match still hasn’t managed to fill the entire capacity of the New Wembley Stadium. The closest to that was in 2007 when Stevenage Borough beat Kidderminster Harriers 3:2. The exact attendance was 53,262 spectators, and that is still the record of the competition.

It is interesting to note that it was one of the best matches in the history of the finals. Kidderminster had a big lead at halftime, but Stevenage scored three goals in the second half to win the cup.

Here are some other interesting facts about the competition:

  •         Macclesfield Town was the first club ever to lift the FA Trophy cup.
  •         Scarborough won all three trophies between 1973 and 1977.
  •         Woking, Scarborough, Kingstonian, and Grays Athletic are the only teams who won the FA Trophy consecutively. Nobody ever won it more than two times in a row.
  •         The famous manager Martin O’Neill won two trophies with Wycombe Wanderers.

 

List of gaelic players set to miss 2020 season

We have the list of GAA players set to miss the 2020 Gaelic Football and Hurling season due to leaving the country or injury.

ULSTER

Antrim – Ryan Murray (Travelling), Matthew Fitzpatrick (Opted out – Irish Premiership)
Armagh – Ben Crealy*
Cavan – Dara McVeety, Conor Moynagh (Travelling) & Michael Argue, Killian Clarke, Conor Rehill (Opted out)*
Donegal – Odhrán MacNiallais (Opted out)
Fermanagh – Sean Quigley (Opted out)
Monaghan – Stephen O’Hanlon (Opted out)
Tyrone – Connor McAliskey (Opted out)

CONNACHT 

Galway – Peter Cooke, Danny Cummins (Travelling)
Leitrim – Michael McWeeney (Travelling)*, Jack Heslin, Gary Plunkett, Noel Plunkett, Cathal McCrann (Opted out)
Roscommon – Diarmuid Murtagh (Opted out)*
Sligo – Niall Murphy (Opted out)

MUNSTER

Clare – Jamie Malone, Sean O’Donoghue (Travelling), Gary Brennan (Opted out).
Cork – Mark White (Travelling)
Kerry – Mark Griffin (Travelling)
Limerick – Darragh Treacy, Sean McSweeney (Travelling)
Tipperary – Josh Keane, Michael Quinlivan (Travelling), Shane O’Connell, Liam Casey, Liam McGrath, Paul Maher & Ben Hyland (Opted out)*
Waterford – Tadhg ó hUllacháin, Shane Aherne, Tommy Prendergast, Shane Ryan, Jack Mullaney & JJ Hutchinson (Opted out)

LEINSTER 

Kildare – Ben McCormack, Mark Dempsey, James Murray (Opted out)
Laois – Donie & Paul Kingston (Opted out), Stephen Attride (Travelling)
Longford – Barry McKeon, Conor Berry, Robbie Smyth, James McGivney (Opted out), Darren Quinn, David McGivney, Aidan McElligot, John Keegan (Travelling).
Louth – Andy McDonnell, Jim McEneaney, Anthony Williams & Derek Maguire (Opted out)
Offaly – Peter Cunningham (Opted out – an obligatory tour of duty)
Wexford – Kevin O’Grady, Tiernan Rossiter (Opted out)
Wicklow – Anthony McLoughlin, Conor McGraynor, Patrick O’Connor, Theo Smyth (Opted out)

 

 

 

 

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