By Sam Curtin With so much sport happening over the past couple of weeks involving UCC, it is time to look at some of the highlights across a range of sports. Basketball It has been a successful couple of weeks for UCC basketball in both men’s and women’s competitions. There is nowhere else to…
By Atakan Uzun We are coming close to the start of the 2022 Formula 1 season. It begins, this weekend, at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain on Friday, with Practice 1 and 2 taking place. It is the start of a new era of F1 cars, with new regulations, this season, designed to increase…
By Sam Curtin To begin this piece, I must admit to knowing very little about Horse Racing despite coming from a household which is fanatical about the sport. Namely my old man. However, like many people, Cheltenham along with the Grand National, is the time of year when we all believe ourselves to be…
By Atakan Uzun The proposed Saudi-backed golf league has received considerable controversy in recent weeks. This threat of a breakaway league has been on the cards for the past two years. There are two entities trying to rival the tour: the Premier Golf League and a Saudi-backed golf tour. The PGL was the first…
By Sam Curtin Cork City’s First Division campaign came to an end on the 29th of October with an impressive 3-0 win over Galway United managed by former City legend John Caulfield. It ensured a mid-table, 6th place finish for the Rebel Army in what has been a season of what-ifs and green shoots for…
Atakan Uzun This Premier League season has witnessed several sackings. At the start of October, Watford manager, Xisco Munoz was the first to be sacked. He was replaced by the former title-winning Leicester City FC manager, Claudio Ranieri. After the controversial takeover by a Saudi-based consortium, Newcastle FC manager, Steve Bruce was sacked after…
By Atakan Uzun Nine-time world champion, and motorbiking legend, Valentino Rossi (also known as ‘The Doctor’ or VR46) has completed the last MotoGP race of his career, at the Valencia GP. This comes after finishing in 10th place, in his final race of his career, as he ploughed a struggling final swansong with the…
By Sam Curtin With UCC Rugby in the middle of a hectic season and celebrating a special 150th anniversary next year, I caught up with Jack Casey who is the Development Officer for the club. UCC rugby is the biggest club in the university with over 180 active members. With five teams competing across various…
By Sam Curtin With covid restrictions lifted, the vast majority of sports clubs in UCC are back playing competitive matches. Every issue until Christmas we will provide an update on some of the key stories involving UCC sport. Now it is time to take a look some of the other action that’s been happening…
By Atakan Uzun The takeover by the Saudi-backed consortium of Newcastle United football club has received backlash from many human rights groups and some football managers. Human rights organisation, Amnesty International has criticised the takeover and branded it another example of ‘sports washing’ by the Saudi state. Meanwhile, Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has questioned…