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…
By Atakan Uzun The most intriguing Formula 1 season, for many years, is increasingly reaching its climax, which comes ahead of the eagerly anticipated change in regulations in 2022. For the 2021 season, there has been the reduction of downforce by up to ‘10%’ of downforce, compared to the dramatically shortened 2020 season, which…
By Sam Curtin By the time this issue is printed, Ireland will have already played their first game of the three match Autumn International Series against Japan. In the previous issue, the on-field action was discussed but what happens over the next few weeks and months ahead off the field is arguably just as…
By Sam Curtin One of the most unexpected appointments in GAA has been made the past week. 10-time All-Ireland medal winner Henry Shefflin has been named the new Galway hurling manager on a three term with a review after the second. The Ballyhale man came out of nowhere to get the job which was…
By Atakan Uzun Controversy has emerged over the so-called human cost of the proposed 2022 Formula 1 calendar, which was passed unanimously by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council on Friday, the 14th of October. This calendar consists of a record-breaking 23 races in a single season, on 6 different continents. According to a…