THE RETIREMENT OF John Muldoon and Andrew Browne at the end of last season installed Tiernan O’Halloran as the Sportsground’s elder lemon, at least in terms of games played for Connacht. There are players in the squad older than the 27-year old Clifden man, but none have chalked up the 153 appearances he has amassed […]
Mike Johnson of PWInsider noted in the site’s Elite Audio updates (via Ringside News) that WWE had no plans to use the Bella Twins and/or Team Bestie (Trish Stratus and Lita) at Elimination Chamber last night. He did note, however, that there was some talk within WWE late last year following the Evolution PPV of […]
The attendance inside Chase Field was 48,193. This was the first WWE PPV inside a baseball stadium since WrestleMania 19 which had 54,097 fans. It’s the third biggest Rumble in terms of attendance behind Royal Rumble 1997 with 60,477 fans and Royal Rumble 2017 with 52,020. Both were inside the Alamodome. Seth Rollins lasted the […]
Gail Kim is set to make her in-ring return at Impact Rebellion after being retired since February of last year. It was announced last night during Impact that Kim would come out of retirement to face Tessa Blanchard at the PPV, which takes place on April 28th in Toronto. Kim and Blanchard have been feuding […]
CONNACHT PROP DOMINIC Roberston-McCoy faces the prospect of being handed a lengthy ban when he appears before a Guinness Pro14 disciplinary panel later this week. The 24-year-old tighthead was sent off in the 69th minute of Saturday’s inter-pro clash against Leinster for an ugly stamp on Josh van der Flier’s head. Click Here: welsh rugby […]
In an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission today, it was revealed that WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon unloaded 3,204,427 of WWE’s Class A common stock to continue funding his Alpha Entertainment LLC for the XFL. WWE stocks closed the day at $84.87 so McMahon walked out with over $271 million. The […]
A review of the film Fighting With My Family for The Evening Standard noted that actress Florence Pugh had “chunky thighs”, which drew negative reactions from Pugh and Paige, who said she was appalled by the comments. The reviewer wrote: “Though Lowden’s performance is gorgeous, Pugh is the film’s main weapon. Hauntingly intense in The […]
FORMER LEINSTER CAPTAIN Isa Nacewa still harbours ambitions of pursuing a career in coaching, but having recently returned to Auckland with his young family, the 36-year-old is cognisant of waiting for the right time. Nacewa pulled the curtain on his iconic playing career by helping Leinster to a famous double last season, and is making […]
CALLUM CHICK SQUIRMED over the Montpellier line in the ninth minute of stoppage time to give Newcastle a 23-20 European Champions Cup victory on Sunday. It was a second narrow victory over a French power in a week for Newcastle, who won by one point away to three times European champions Toulon last Sunday. The […]
RONAN O’GARA MUST be sick of being asked at this stage, but as his stock continues to rise as an exciting and world-class coach, the post-playing odyssey he has embarked on will invariably attract intrigue. It would have been easy for O’Gara to remain settled in Cork when he called time on his playing career […]