Tennis icon should be lauded, not chastised for photo shoot. Sinead Kissane has written many very good articles on sport for the Irish Independent, but her latest column on Saturday was not one of them. There are so many things wrong with the brainless and tone deaf nature of this piece it’s difficult to know where to …
Premier League money vs. Europa League glory. There used to be a time when football managers expressly aimed to qualify for Europe. A decent mid-table side might look to push for a top six or seven position. It was a sign of progress for the manager and the team, perhaps a chance for players to put …
As you may have read in the news yesterday, Adam Johnson was charged with three counts of sexual activity with an under-age girl and one count of sexual grooming. We don’t know the full story yet. All we know is that the Sunderland player has been charged by the police and will appear before a judge …
I went to your not-so-average viewing party last month to find out about the Irish eSports scene. The Woolshed Baa & Grill on Parnell Street, Dublin is a veritable modern sports bar. The Australian influence is there to see; it doesn’t remotely look or feel like an Irish pub. The downstairs feels somewhat cramped. The …
An awful lot of money is sloshing around the Premier League these days, but much of it is not used very well. While Liverpool have used their resources expertly to overtake the super rich Manchester City, the rest of the division lags behind due to poor planning and decision-making. There are some exceptions, of course, … Continue reading
By now you’ve heard of Becky Lynch. You’ve heard about her incredible rise in the world of professional wrestling. You’ve heard that she is in the main event of WrestleMania. What you haven’t heard though, is what it took to get there. The back-breaking training that became the lynchpin to her wrestling style. The hours … Continue reading
Welcome to the beta edition of Stick Or Twist, a new weekly column on The Football Faithful which takes a look at the the underfire manager of the moment and ponders whether they deserve the sack or not. We will look at factors such as recent form, fan opinion and media commentary, while asking important … Continue reading
Later today World Wrestling Entertainment will host an historic event; 50 men will enter the ring as part of the Greatest Royal Rumble, no less than seven championships will be on the line, and it will be the first time WWE will broadcast live from Saudi Arabia. The pay-per-view, which will be aired on Sky … Continue reading
You could say that Ryan Sessegnon has had a career-defining season — he’s scored 15 goals for Fulham in 2017/18, won numerous accolades at the recent EFL Awards night, and could very well be promoted to the Premier League with his hometown club by next month. But it would be so wrong to call it … Continue reading
When you think of Mark Ronson, you think Uptown Funk. You think of upbeat pop music. You don’t think of guitar rock. You don’t think rollicking riffs. You certainly would not have thought Queens Of The Stone Age. Until now, that is. I was skeptical when I heard Ronson was producing the latest album of … Continue reading
The football world has been in mourning since news of Claudio Ranieri’s sacking as manager of Leicester City broke, a mere nine months on from winning the unlikeliest of Premier League seasons. It was the first top flight title for both the Italian and the East Midlands club, who are currently mired in a desperate … Continue reading
Conor McGregor and members of his team are probably sitting around this week pondering the after effects of what went down the past few weeks. “Did we do the right thing?” “Where do we go from here?” “What happens next?” Only time will tell, but right now it looks for the all the world like … Continue reading
It’s movie night. You’re going to the cinema with your mates, your partner, whoever it might be. You are trying to agree on a film to see. “What’s this one about?” “Something about the housing crash.” “Right. What else is on?” It is an understandably weary subject to return to, especially now, eight years after … Continue reading
If you’ve spent any time online today, you know that David Bowie’s passing has touched everyone. Sudden, unexpected deaths at a relatively young age (69 is the new 59) of famous people tend to catch everybody’s attention. It’s been similar to the reaction to Robin Williams passing. What has really struck me since first hearing … Continue reading
The Novelty Act 