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Powerful India Dump Poor Ireland in style

Cricket

by Kaushal Kowjalgi - 30th June 20182nd July 2018 0

Team India celebrate their dominance over Ireland

Team India gave a good performance yet again, the number no 3 T20 team crushed Ireland by whopping 143 runs in the 2nd T20 international match yesterday. India made some changes to their playing XI, despite the visitors performing extremely well. India rested Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar

India vs Ireland – 1st T20 International – Preview

Cricket

by Kaushal Kowjalgi - 25th June 201830th June 2018 0

India will start their UK Tour with two T20 International Games against Ireland. The first T20 International Match will be played on Wednesday 27th June 2018 at the Village in Dublin between India and Ireland. The second T20 International match will be played at the same venue after two days. Before

Cornered Tigers are Back in Business!

Cricket

by PRAVEEN _NVS - 17th March 201530th June 2018 0

Pakistan, one of the Asian giants, reached quarters in the ongoing cricket world cup by beating Ireland in style by 7 wickets in a must-win encounter. It is also sweet revenge for the ignominious defeat they suffered in the hands of Ireland in 2007 World cup, a defeat that will

RBS 6 Nations: Team of Round 4

Rugby Union

by Will Nunn - 16th March 201530th June 2018 0

After some enthralling displays at the weekend, albeit without a huge amount of good running rugby, we look at who really stood out in the Northern Hemisphere. A suffocating Welsh defence, a Scotland side still flattering to deceive and an Italian team who now seem to be on the ropes mean

Evergreen O’Connell Keen To Make 100th Count For Ireland

Rugby Union

by Foster Niumata - 13th March 201530th June 2018 0

Paul O'Connell doesn't mean to belittle the occasion of his 100th cap for Ireland on Saturday. The milestone and the history humble the captain, and fill him with pride. It's an honor, he adds, to be joining "a nice little group of Irish guys" who have reached the mark, all of whom

Grand Slam Decider in Week Three as Holders Ireland take on World Cup Hosts

Rugby Union

by Will Nunn - 27th February 201530th June 2018 0

So here we find ourselves, the 2015 6 Nations Championship not a month old and already the only two real contenders slug it out for glory and much-needed momentum before the curtain raises on the biggest prize in world rugby. At this stage of the tournament it's always customary to

Six Nations Round 2 – Team of the Week

Rugby Union

by Andrew Byrne - 17th February 201530th June 2018 0

From the minute we heard Samson Lee would be unavailable for this game it become obvious that the Scottish pack would go after the inexperienced Welsh tighthead at scrum time and they did exactly that. Dickinson gave Welsh prop Aaron Jarvis a thoroughly difficult afternoon at scrum time. As well as this the

Ireland the Team To Beat As Tight Looking Six Nations Kicks Off

Rugby Union

by Richard Smith - 5th February 201530th June 2018 0

The 2015 edition of the Six Nations tournament kicks off this Friday night and it is shaping to be an absolutely thrilling competition once again. The tournament itself is of course a massive one in its own right but with the Rugby World Cup now just a matter of months

Autumn Internationals: Team of Round One

Rugby Union

by Will Nunn - 10th November 201430th June 2018 0

After an exciting opening weekend of rugby with plenty of tries scored, here are the 15 players that stood out across the games: 1. Jack McGrath - For a man with less than 10 caps to his name and in the absence of one Cian Healy, Irish fans could be forgiven for

European Cup Review

Rugby League

by Ashley Cracknell - 5th November 201430th June 2018 0

This past weekend saw Scotland win rugby league's European Championship. After losing 22-38 to France on Halloween night, the Scots endured an anxious wait to discover if they would claim the trophy. If Ireland defeated Wales by 41 points then the Irish would climb above Scotland and qualify for the