Feel like there is not enough football now the domestic European season is over? Fear not, the Copa America is set to begin Thursday June 20th creating a situation where the UEFA Euros games feed into Copa America scheduling meaning you can sit from 2pm to 2am during the group stages enjoying the best of what the world's most successful footballing continents have to offer.
Read MoreAnother International football tournament can only mean one thing, I try and analyse who has the best outside chance of doing well, risking looking very silly, riding a wave of predicting Morocco to go far in the 2022 World Cup on the ‘Sporty Scoop’ podcast, I am going to try and do that again without mentioning the obvious favourites and likely finalists; England and France.
Read MoreIf you are anyway interested in sport and ventured onto social media around Christmas 2023 you would not have been able to escape the name Luke Littler, he captured the hearts and minds of darts and non darts fans alike due to the simple fact he was entering and dominating the World Darts Championships at Alexandra Palace at only 16 years old…
Read MoreAfter completing four English Premier League titles in a row and six championships in seven years it is clear that Manchester City are the best team within England and with multiple other trophies outside of these league crowns including the lauded ‘Treble’ of the English Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League they have become a dynasty within the world of football…however, most fans in the English Premier League preferred they lifted the championship trophy this season over their closest competitor Arsenal who have not won the league since 2003/04. This begs the question: do people care if Manchester City are successful?
Read MoreIn 2023 I authored an article for The Scoop spotlighting a few Irish Professional Wrestlers who do not get spoken about in this neck of the woods despite them occupying space as our most respected and celebrated athletes in a global context, since that article was published there has been a substantial boom in the popularity of Pro Wrestling and Irish performers are at the forefront of this boom.
Read MoreThe 2023/24 NIFL Premiership has now been and gone, Larne have retained the title they won for the first time last season being pushed into the last games of the championship group split by Linfield. Further down the table Loughgall FC managed to comfortably remain in the top division in their first season…
Read MoreFollowing their third World Cup triumph in four tournaments Brazil embarked on a world tour taking on anyone who dared step up and play them. The Brazilian National Team went to the likes of the newly formed UAE and also played Plymouth Argyle at Home Park in front of 40,000 people. The most interesting of all these games however, took place at Lansdowne Road in Dublin.
Read MoreOn Wednesday February 28th 2024 I attended my first ever game at the SSE Arena Belfast to watch the Belfast Giants take to the ice against fellow Elite Ice Hockey League team Dundee Stars. Despite being sport editor here at The Scoop my knowledge of Ice Hockey is minimal so this won't be a play by play analysis of the action from the men in teal but a comment on the action generally and the atmosphere.
Read MoreACL injuries are something all footballers fear, however for female footballers the fear comes with every reaching tackle and slide in a game or training session.
Injuries like these have quickly gained more media attention as events such as the women’s Euro’s and World Cup had significantly more coverage than in previous years, so more people are seeing the rate at which this injury is occurring.
Read MoreRecently I have had the opportunity to sit down with two members of LKY SUNZ (pronounced Lucky Suns) Motorsport. LKY SUNZ are a project that are going to be based in South East Asia and aim to disrupt the status quo of international motor racing with their new approach of focusing on Asia and Africa for creative and technical talent which differs from traditional teams who remain Eurocentric in their approach. I got to speak with LKY SUNZ Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Pyrah and Chief Brand Officer Steve Price. Here we spoke about many topics such as their mission within motorsport, what series they are looking at and which venues they would like to see Formula One visit alongside much more.
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