09Sep
Sars not looking beyond semi-final clash with Ballyea
The Tipp champions – who fell at the penultimate hurdle of the competition in both 2014 and 2015 – face Ballyea of Clare this afternoon.Sars coach Paddy McCormack says everybody associated with the club isn’t looking beyond the clash with the side from The Banner.Ballyea won their ever county title seven days ago. Former Clare hurler Tommy Guilfoyle doesn’t the celebrations which followed that historic victory will harm their chances of getting to the final.Tipp FM will have live commentary on the match, which throws-in at 2 o’clock. Our coverage – starting at 1.50pm – is in association with Supermacs.
The former President of FIFA was found guilty of ethics violations by the sport’s world governing body a year ago, and appealed against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Blatter has previously said he’d accept the judgement from CAS. The English FA are expected to hand Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero a heavy ban today after his red card in Saturday’s defeat to Chelsea.The Argentine striker was given a straight red card for a high challenge on David Luiz in the 95th minute of the game.Sepp Blatter will find out later today if he will have his six-year ban from football reduced.
There are fears Kane may miss a number of weeks as a result.Spurs joined Arsenal and Manchester City in the semi-finals, and Chelsea or Manchester United will complete the line-up when they meet in the quarter-final later.Kick off at Stamford Bridge is at 7.45pm.
There were a number of games down for decision last night in the senior football championship.Reigning county champions Loughmore Castleiney defeated Galtee Rovers 2-14 to 1-8.Clonmel Commercials accounted for Ballyporeen 1-19 to 0-7 while Eire Og Annacarthy were two points winners over Ardfinnan on a 0-13 to 0-11 scoreline. Last years county finalists Moyle Rovers beat Arravale 0-15 to 1-7 while in New Inn, in a West against South battle, Aherlow Gaels and last years intermediate champions Fethard drew 0-12 a piece.After the game speaking to Tipp FM Sport Aherlow Gaels manager Pat Bennett said it was an exciting game of football
Football Board Chair Joe Hannigan says the team will make progress next year. Tipperary senior footballers are hoping to get the Holy Grail, as they pursue All Ireland glory next season.Their management team of Liam Kearns, Shane Stapleton, Paul Fitzgerald and Brian Lacey were ratified this week for a further two-year term.During his tenure until now, Liam Kearns has guided Tipperary to an All Ireland semi final, and to promotion in the League.
In local rugby, and in the Ulster Bank League Division 2A:Third placed Nenagh Ormond away to second in the table Highfield of Cork.Nenagh have a game in hand, as their game against Galweigans was postponed due to a water-logged pitch last weekend. © IRFU Meanwhile, Cashel, who are sitting in fifth place host 8th placed Galway Corinthians in Spafield.Both those games kick off at 2.30pm.
The Cameroonian won by six shots and was rewarded to the tune of $4,000 after posting a five over par 221, beating Visitor Mapwanya of Zimbabwe.Nlareb, who had featured in six tournaments in Nigeria since last year, finally secured a victory in the event listed on the West Africa Golf Tour calendar by closing with a 76 on the third day of the tournament after setting the tone with an opening round of 69.“I am highly excited to win in Nigeria after all my efforts ended in futility since last year. I gave it everything though the field was not strong. I played three under the first day and with that score on the card, I knew I had been offered a clear route to winning the tournament.“The future of Cameroon golf looks promising with the calibre of players coming up and gaining inspiration from a role model like Desire Ebele Mvondo,’’ said Nlareb from Yaounde Golf Club.The tournament was shorn of real contest mainly due to the absence of Nigerian and Ghanaian professionals from the event. This development limited the field to eight players and enabled Cameroonian players to dictate the pace.The youngest competitor at the tournament, Pristhy Nji, defied the odds by finishing in third position at 14 over par 230. The 14-year-old Cameroonian got a handsome cash prize of $2,000 after edging compatriot Bolu Michel by nine shots.Nigerian D. Obadofin in fifth place ahead of the two amateur players, Michael Edet and Wisdom Ilori from Ado Ekiti Golf Club.The tournament profile was lifted by the large turnout of amateur golfers from Lakowe Lakes, Ikoyi, Port Harcourt and Abuja.Oluremi Olukoya won the best gross prize after a 36-hole contest. The 4-handicapper shot 151 gross, while Mohammed Suleiman won the handicap 6-18 flight category prize with the nett score of 144, beating Davoe Tiri by two shots.Susan Cole- Kotas emerged the winner in ladies category with the nett score of 154, beating H.K Han by a stroke.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram Olawale Ajimotokan in AbujaIssa Nlareb became a first time winner in Nigeria after edging an under-strength field to win the FCT Classic at IBB International Golf and Country, Abuja at the weekend.
Leicester City has named Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi, as their Young Player of the Year following the club’s awards ceremony on Monday night.The 20-year-old Nigerian joined Leicester from Genk in the January transfer window and has made a major impact at the King Power Stadium.He has made 15 Premier League appearances and scored two goals, with Ndidi particularly impressive when Craig Shakespeare took over from Claudio Ranieri. Ndidi beat Demarai Gray and Ben Chilwell to the prize at the club’s award ceremony.Compared with Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante in terms of playing style, Ndidi is one of Craig Shakespeare’s regulars at King Power Stadium.Moved by the accolade, he took to Twitter to express his gratitude.“A special thanks to God and also to everyone that made this possible, so much love for you all,” Ndidi tweeted.Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel was named the Players’ Player of the Year and the Player of the Year, while Goal of the Year went to Danny Drinkwater.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram
Meanwhile, three-time runners up the Netherlands are all but out, Argentina is in trouble and Syria is in a play-off to keep their unlikely World Cup dream alive.The tournament next year will consist of 32 teams, with hosts Russia joined by 31 qualifiers from around the globe.The holders no longer qualify automatically, but Germany has progressed as group winners with a 100 per cent winning record in Group C.There are 13 other sides guaranteed to be there: Brazil, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, England, Nigeria, Poland and Egypt.In Europe, the side that top each of the nine groups reaches the finals, while the best eight of nine runners-up go into November’s play-offs.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram Wales will not be at next year’s World Cup in Russia after James McClean’s second-half goal sent the Republic of Ireland into the qualifying play-offs at the expense of Chris Coleman’s side.The hosts dominated the game for large periods but fell behind to McClean’s powerful 57th-minute strike.Hal Robson-Kanu had Wales’ best chance to score before that but his header was tipped over by Darren Randolph.The win means the Republic finish second in Group D behind Serbia, with Wales in third. The draw for the play-offs will be held on 17 October in Switzerland.
There is now a full house at the training camp of the Super Eagles ‘B’ to face UEFA Europa League winners Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night in Uyo after most of the foreign call-ups joined up yesterdayIbrahim Alhassan ‘Muazzam’ (Austria Wien/Austria), Musa Mohammed (Lokomotiv Plodiv/Bulgaria), Usman Mohammed (Sarpsborg/Norway), Chidiebere Nwakali (Aberdeen/Scotland) all reported to the team’s Bolton White Hotel in Abuja.“By the last count, we had at least 18 players in camp,†a team official informed SCORENigeria Yesterday Kelechi Nwakali was the only foreign-based invitee in the training camp.However, the NFF has formally asked the club of Sadiq Umar to release him for the international friendly, while Norwegian club Lillestrom stopped Ifeanyi Matthew from the game, saying it is not within the FIFA friendly window.Turkey-based striker Emem Eduok was expected to arrive camp last night.The team under coach Salisu Yusuf had a full training session at the FIFA Goal Project in Abuja. The team is expected to fly into Uyo this morning.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram