During the peak of her championship career, Ronda Rousey was the biggest thing to happen to MMA. Taking out her opponents in dominant fashion, ‘Rowdy’ began setting records with every win. All the trash talk and media antics was a promoter’s dream, and the UFC plugged Rousey’s aura at every...
After months of progress from a season-ending concussion, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was medically cleared for the 2017 NASCAR season on Wednesday after a test at Darlington Raceway. While NASCAR's most popular driver will be fully recovered from concussion-like symptoms that sidelined him for the final 18 races of the 2016...
Pakistan were in a backs-to-the-wall struggle to save the day-night first Test as Australia took a strangle-hold on the third day at the Gabba on Saturday. At the close, the tourists were hanging in at 70 for two with Azhar Ali not out 41 and 112-Test veteran Younis Khan not off the mark after facing 19 balls. Pakistan trailed...
The family of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher have launched a new "Keep Fighting" initiative which they hope will be a "force for good in the world". The not-for-profit organisation comes almost two years after Schumacher was involved in a serious skiing accident, which left him...
UFC superstar Conor McGregor could form a tag team partnership with WWE superstar Finn Balor if he signs for the company. That’s the view of fellow Irishman Balor, who is eager to see The Notorious switch sports. Rumours of McGregor moving to the WWE have been fuelled by wrestling legend Triple H, who said it would be...
"Forget Schumacher and Senna. Tommy Byrne was the best of them all." That is the view of former Jordan F1 team boss Eddie Jordan about former Irish driver Tommy Byrne who took part in five Formula 1 Grand Prix during the 1982 season. He is the subject of a new documentary called Tommy Byrne: Crash And Burn: The...
UFC star Ronda Rousey's ex-roommate, two-time Olympic judo gold medallist Kayla Harrison, has claimed that the fighter loves to walk around the house in the nude. Harrison, talking to Sports Illustrated, said the former bantamweight champion was very comfortable with her own skin and that it was not a big deal for them....
There wasn’t much rest for Andy Murray after his best season. Following a No. 1 finish and an ATP Finals title 2.5 weeks ago, Murray was backing working hard for 2017 at his training base in Miami last week. Andy Murray has capped off his sensational year by being named the Sports Journalists' Association Sportsman of...
As the UFC continues to develop it’s female division, fight fans are often caught off guard when our favorite fighters start getting all sexy on us. We’ve seen the likes of Ronda Rousey pose nude, Miesha Tate, Gina Carano and Cris Cyborg. It’s almost as if all the top females are doing it, so why not Stitch...
Pastor Maldonado has said that he is working on his return to Formula 1. With a controversial driving style, the 31-year-old raced for Williams and Lotus until 2015, when his sponsor PDVSA struck trouble amid the Venezuelan oil crisis. However, Maldonado said at an event at Colombia's Autodromo de Tocancipa: "I'm...
The NFL Pro Bowl — a great idea on paper but one that in reality fails to live up to the hype year after year. With the top players who don't make it to the Super Bowl all voted for by fans to go head to head, it should be a case of watching fantasy match ups come true. In reality, many veteran players pull out of the...
Cristiano Ronaldo has beaten off competition from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann to win the 2016 Ballon d’Or. The 31-year-old superstar won the award off the back of a sensational triumph at Euro 2016 after he captained Portugal in their victory over France in the final back in July. Chelsea encouraging John Terry to...