Capital Sports

Choi Sook-hyun - remember this name. We might talk about sports in a lighthearted way, joke and poke fun. Yet we try our best to look at topics that need to be looked at in a human and productive way. Khabib Nurmagomedov's Father passed, we look at both sides of his character - generous, genius, human - alcoholic, abusive, violent. Choi Sook-hyun - abused, pushed, broken - not believed, not suppor...

Early Christmas gifts from the GAA with All-Ireland Finals in December. However in Europe we face a new reality. Anthony McDermott, GGE Vice Chairperson, talks to us from Munich about the CCC guidelines of how we can finally get back into game action across Europe. With German Gaelic Games on the rise, just how will we manage with current regions. In 2021 the European Super League is ready for the...

Is Khabib in need of an Irish passport? Whose couch is Alex B hiding under today? More mayhem in Russian football as Zenit clinch the title. Andy Mc disputes Liverpool's greatness claim. Iseult's tragic Father's Day stories. Andrew Flint on his dream man. And have we had enough football already?

Going native, Ireland's national sport being promoted by a German! Of all the regions Gaelic Games are played, Europe has the greatest mix of nationalities, languages and cultures. And how better to push the fastest game on grass, than through a German native who fell in love with the game in Limerick. Darmstadt-based Chris Bethe has scored a goal in Croke Park, played in two World Games and is GG...

With the GAA following Europe's lead, just how big was the announcement on Saturday. As European clubs move from contact training to matches and tournaments, just how will the new reality be reflected in the organisation of events. GGE Chairperson Tony Bass joins to discuss the new dawn for Gaelic Games in Europe and Ireland. Plus should we be more cautious in our new steps. And why sports adminis...

Why fair play disappeared in Russian football last week. Will US athletics and anti-doping finally take a stand against Christian Coleman? Why is Jarrell Miller allowed back into boxing? What on earth is happening with the NBA, will the or won't they go to Disney? A quick fire Saturday catch up with the Capital Sports team! And even "Killer" Kinahan gets a mention!

Marcus Rashford leads the fight for social justice. Irish rugby players email boo boo. NBA players refusing to play, MLB players fighting for pay. Plus are US cops trigger happy and can a jockey be a jockey without being a horse first?

In part 2 of our Oliver Callan special, the talk turns to sports and politics and just what can be said, who can be impersonated and if a comedian can be a political commentator. We've discussed how sports and media has been affected by covid, but what about entertainment? And just what influences led Oliver to the dizzy heights of stardom?

Boxing has very little left to sell. It's soul long gone, now it pawns off the biggest prize in individual sport - the Heavyweight title - to a known crime boss. As Daniel Kinahan gets lauded for being the man who gets things done, Capital Sports asks yet again, just why is boxing in thrall to scum like this and fighters and coaches so happy to take his blood money. Plus Central Asia soccer, hypoc...

From the Drumlins of Monaghan have come many talents, few better than Oliver Callan. It is impossible to think of the doyens of GAA without hearing his version of them. The 2018 GAA Cul Camps Ambassador is a journalist by trade and continues his passion by another name, bringing biting comedic sketches to the airwaves and stages. In part 1 of our 2 part chat with the Iniskeen genius, he braves the...

What is Conor running from? It's not to make the UFC a safer or fairer place for fighters. How is a prosecution case being dropped now quietened thanks to his latest "retirement". Russian football is in a heap of trouble with big stars feeling local clubs. So is allowing CIS footballers in going to help? And just what is happening in Central Asia? And is UFC in trouble with top fighters revolting...

They're coming back, we have the road map, but what challenges lie in store for Gaelic Games, especially for Ladies Football and Camogie with increased competition from other sports. Award-winning journalist and author, Ger McCarthy, gives a unique insight into covering sports while being a coach on the ground.  His love of sports knows no bounds and he digs into the development of Ladies Gaelic F...

On the eve of the latest NFL turnabout, the team ask just what it means to offer an alternative point of view as Drew Brees did. While Roger Goodell carefully sidesteps real issues, is kneeling disrespecting the flag in sports? And now that the NFL have apologised, will this mean an end to blind eyes towards doping, concussion and the array of issues they foster in American Football? Bahrain is th...

As GAA clubs around Europe begin to tackle, without contact, the new reality, sports journalist Mark Gallagher drew on the experience and steps taken by GGE clubs.  The Irish Daily Mail and Irish Mail on Sunday writer studied a range of clubs in Europe and brought to Irish readers just what a return to action will entail. The cost of minimising risk is discussed as is the pressure on sports media...

What do Nike, San Francisco 49'ers and CNN have in common - now they all care about equality and minority welfare. When did Nike call stop when they were injecting black athletes with dangerous drugs? What did the SF 49'ers do when Colin Kaepernick took a stand over racial injustice? If a tree falls in a forest and there's no CNN camera to film it, does it make a sound? Virtue signalling in a time...

Linked to Ireland for millennia, the Spanish region of Galicia has far more in common with the Emerald Isle than you'd imagine - Rain, sea, mountains and.....Gaelic Games. From one club less than a decade ago, now there are 10 active and ferociously competitive clubs in the region. Chairperson of Galicia GAA, Angel Negrete, joins Alan to discuss the reasons behind the growth in playing numbers and...

As Alex B remains in witness protection, we offer an apology to Zaza Pachulia. Transgender politics is up for discussion and from Russia to Ireland to Canada it is a difficult one to solve. A football roams back into sight, just how will 10% of Russian stadia be filled safely. And Conor McGregor wants to be an all-time #1.

With US superstars like LeBron James weighing in on the latest high profile police death, just how much social media and media affects chances of justice being done. Mike Tyson gone to wrestle and dream wrestling match ups. Andy Mc's man bun gets some stick from Alex B.

This Sunday's Game is reminded that Europe is the fastest growing region for Gaelic Games in the GAA family. 1 of the regions within Gaelic Games Europe is flourishing is a natural home for Irish culture - France. France has embraced the beautiful games and has room to grow even more! Development Officer for France, Gregoire Bertolino, joins to tell of his own journey to the heart of the games and...

Georgian basketball star treats each pizza delivery as his last, with Alex B unleashed from Scottie Pippen's closet and on the warpath. Iseult Cody survives the show and lays it on the line why claiming to be innocent of doping, yet accepting a ban just doesn't add up. And how women's soccer is about to suffer even more. Andy Mc and Andrew Flint gives their takes on football coming back and the da...

Elite level athletes are often seen as sociopathic, self-obsessed and driven in pursuit of personal glory.  So what happens when an elite athlete works, studies and gives her time to keep children playing sport longer? 6-time All-Ireland winning Cork football star Orlagh Farmer joins to explain her mission. Successful in Gaelic Football and Athletics, Orlagh Farmer comes from a sports loving famil...

The team pay respects to basketball legend Jerry Sloan who passed away on Friday. The former Bulls player and coach was a leader of the Utah Jazz for over 20 years and his team marked the end of the Bulls dynasty, as shown in The Last Dance. So who won and lost in the Michael Jordan hagiography? Did Nike's marketing team earn their shekels? Why is Alex B hiding in Scottie Pippen's closet? With mor...

Do people prefer murders and antiques over football? Is Michael Jordan just another Lance Armstrong? Do teams need bullies? What did Alex B do on his 48 hour break in Las Vegas? How has an Irish crime family risen to the top of World boxing? Iseult Cody joins the team to give her view on just how dangerous a place boxing has put itself into and Joe Burrow's plea for help! A Double N remains out of...

Very few Irish players have had the success Cillian Sheridan has had on the road.  Arriving late to full-time football, he was thrown on to face Manchester United in Old Trafford aged only 19.   From Glasgow Celtic he moved to join Bulgarian powerhouse side CSKA Sofia and won the Bulgarian Cup, playing in the Europa League against FC Porto.  In Cyprus he won  2 League and Cup doubles and played ag...

We know how it feels to be an outsider trying to break into a foreign community and how Gaelic Games helps ease the way, what is it like for a foreigner in Ireland to do the same? And just why is being a teacher an advantage to working in sports leadership? Rosemount and Westmeath GAA star Boidu Sayeh joins to tell how Gaelic Games can be used as a means of bringing immigrants into the local socie...