O'Malley: Battle-hardened Glen favourites for final
Glen's experience, big-game players and dynamic defence is likely to swing the All-Ireland club football final against St Brigid’s in their favour, according to Austin O'Malley and Kyle Coney.
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GAA insist player safety paramount as weather impacts weekend action
GAA director of communications Alan Milton said they would be forced to re-examine the current calendar if they got into "real difficulty" with fixtures but insisted that, for the time being, the benefits of the split-season outweigh the problems.
Jim McGuinness hit with eight-week ban after Donegal field ineligible player
Jim McGuinness has been handed a proposed eight-week ban for fielding an ineligible player in the McKenna Cup against Armagh.
Bayern Munich, Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78 - ESPN
Franz Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner with West Germany as a player and coach who was regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 78.
Belgian coach Broos hopes for 2017 repeat with South Africa
STELLENBOSCH, South Africa : Coach Hugo Broos will call on the experience of lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy with Cameroon in 2017 when he takes South Africa to this year’s finals but admits there is no blueprint for success at the "intense" continental championship.
Reactions to death of Germany great Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer, one of Germany's greatest soccer players, who captained the team to World Cup victory in 1974 and won the tournament again as manager in 1990, died on Monday aged 78.
Ron Rivera fired; former GMs to advise on Commanders' overhaul - ESPN
In a sweeping overhaul of the franchise's football leadership that started with the dismissal of coach Ron Rivera on Monday morning, Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris has hired two prominent executives — former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers and former Minnesota Vikings GM Rick Spielman — to assist his ownership group with searches for a new head of football operations and head coach, team officials told ESPN.
Belichick still under contract, open to change with personnel role - ESPN
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick broke from his long-standing rule of not discussing his contract as speculation about his future hovers over the organization.