Recap by Chris Siggia (@wrestlingfancs) CONVERSATIONS WITH RYBACK 3/30/20 5:00 Ryback on testing wrestlers for the Corona virus: “If they are testing, good for them, because at least you know they don’t have it but you are still putting them at risk because they are traveling and other things that I don’t agree with. But …
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ESPN’s Marc Riamondi tweeted after night one of WrestleMania 36 that Kurt Angle recently told him about a conversation he had with The Undertaker in which he expressed disappointment with his Super Showdown match against Goldberg in June of 2019. Angle then reportedly told him to wrestle AJ Styles, and that it’ll be the best …
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BRAZILIAN STAR PHILIPPE Coutinho revealed he overcame illness to lead Liverpool to their comeback victory at Stoke City. Coutinho scored as Liverpool came from behind to beat Stoke 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday and keep their top-four chances intact. However, the Brazil international almost did not feature at bet365 Stadium before playing through …
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND international Scott Hogan has been recognised for his red-hot goalscoring form. The striker is one of four nominees for the Championship Player of the Month award for February. Hogan, who has won eight senior caps for Ireland, has made a very positive impression since joining Birmingham City on loan from Aston Villa …
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JUVENTUS MIDFIELDER SAMI Khedira is learning to play the piano, La Liga clubs are facing off on PlayStation and Atalanta’s Robin Gosens has been revising for exams in psychology. Yet as thousands of footballers, from the highest levels to the lower leagues, remain on lockdown while coronavirus spreads across Europe, all of them are tasked …
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LIVERPOOL BOSS JURGEN Klopp has said the club will not be signing Joe Hart from Manchester City this summer. The Reds manager has had his troubles with both Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius this season, although the former has reclaimed the number one jersey and put in some solid performances in recent weeks. Talk is …
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IRELAND INTERNATIONAL JONNY Hayes has been recognised after an excellent season at club level. The Aberdeen winger has been a stand-out player this term — scoring eight goals and creating 22 assists in all competitions. That has helped the Dons to second in the table behind champions Celtic, while the two clubs meet in Scottish …
Bohemians 2 Finn Harps 0 Aaron Gallagher reports from Dalymount Park BOHEMIANS SECURED A first league victory in five weeks tonight, with Damien McNulty’s own goal and an Oscar Brennan strike from distance inflicting a fourth defeat from five on Finn Harps, leaving Ollie Horgan’s side hovering above the relegation zone as the Premier Division’s …
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FROM LILLE TO Vienna, Tallinn to Gelsenkirchen, the past decade has produced many memorable occasions for Irish football fans to revel in. There have been plenty of lows too, of course — Euro 2012, the hammering at the hands of Denmark, the entirety of 2018. Robbie Keane and Richard Dunne celebrate after Ireland defeated Estonia …
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PLENTY OF FOOTBALLERS would have been content with the position Gavan Holohan found himself in at the end of last season. The midfielder had played in Europe in the frenzied atmosphere of Turner’s Cross. He had been part of a Cork squad that, for a long period, genuinely threatened to upset a Dundalk side that …
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