# Controversy

This week

28th May 2023 - 31st May 2023

# Controversy

French Open crowd boo Ukraine's Kostyuk for not shaking hands with Belarusian Sabalenka

Sabalenka initially thought she was being booed, and Kostyuk said the crowd should be ‘embarrassed.’

4.2k

Sun 3:54 PM

Last month

May 2023

# Controversy

EPCR to investigate reported altercation at half time of Champions Cup final

Coaches and players from both teams were allegedly involved in an incident.

31.4k

May 20th 2023, 9:57 PM

# Controversy

Two Ligue 1 players refuse to play in protest at anti-homophobia campaign

Toulouse’s Zakaria Aboukhlal and Nantes’ Mostafa Mohamed were omitted from the teamsheets on Sunday.

5.5k

May 14th 2023, 4:41 PM

# Controversy

Former France international critical of Top 14 club Clermont over concussion

Sebastien Vahaamahina has been forced into retirement.

8.7k

May 6th 2023, 1:57 PM

# Support

Jurgen Klopp backs Liverpool amid British national anthem controversy

King Charles III’s coronation will be marked at Anfield this weekend.

8.7k

May 5th 2023, 7:31 PM

This year

2023

# Russian Embassy

Russian embassy's 'chilling' comments on Finbar Cafferkey death slammed by TDs

The embassy said statements by the Tánaiste could be seen as encouraging Irish people to fight in Ukraine, which would make Ireland a ‘direct participant of the conflict’.

40.7k

150

Apr 29th 2023, 2:20 PM

# Controversy

Wild Youth 'focused on Eurovision' after controversy over former creative director's tweets

The band ‘cut ties’ with creative director Ian Banham yesterday.

11.0k

Apr 26th 2023, 4:05 PM

# Controversy

Niall Collins: How Limerick County Council came to sell land to the Fianna Fáil TD's wife

Collins had not responded to the allegations until last night.

25.7k

Apr 25th 2023, 4:53 PM

# Controversy

Villarreal's Baena reports attack to police, after alleged 'punch' by Real Madrid star

Referee Javier Alberola Rojas did not include any reference to the incident in his report from the game.

7.6k

Apr 10th 2023, 8:59 PM

# Controversy

Cork city councillors 'stunned' after tense and abrupt end to eviction ban meeting

Sinn Féin have claimed FG and FF breached council standing orders.

23.1k

Apr 4th 2023, 2:46 PM

# eviction ban

Barry Cowen sorry 'if people find' comparison between eviction ban and free sweets offensive

‘It wasn’t my intention to offend them. Sure what more much more do you want me to say?’ the TD told Claire Byrne.

15.6k

Mar 30th 2023, 1:33 PM

# Controversy

BBC urged to get a ‘grip’ as Match of the Day 2 set to air without presenters

Sunday’s Women’s Super League coverage featured a reduced format.

19.6k

Updated

Mar 12th 2023, 6:08 PM

# Academy Awards

QUIZ: How much do you know about these controversial Oscars moments?

Only last year, the infamous Will Smith Oscars slap broke the internet, and helped to boost publicity massively for the awards.

24.4k

Mar 11th 2023, 10:00 PM

# Controversy

Barcelona charged with corruption over referee payments

Two of the club’s former presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell and the former refereeing chief Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira are facing the same charge.

5.3k

Mar 10th 2023, 3:44 PM

# Controversy

Support for unvaccinated Djokovic's bid to enter US

The Serbian star is currently barred from entering the country.

2.8k

Mar 4th 2023, 12:45 PM

# Niall Collins

Junior Minister Niall Collins to make Dáil statement on 2001 housing application

The three party leaders have stated their full confidence in the minister of state.

28.4k

Updated

Feb 28th 2023, 6:45 PM

# Controversy

Barca facing questions after paying millions to ex-refereeing chief's company

The online investigative site El Confidencial also revealed on Friday that two other companies are being investigated in connection with the affair.

4.0k

Feb 17th 2023, 8:20 PM

# Ashbourne Cup controversy

'The fact that our college camogie career just ended one morning over text is just crazy'

UL had their invitation to the Ashbourne Cup finals weekend withdrawn after a scoring mix-up.

26.1k

Feb 14th 2023, 12:39 PM

# Controversy

Chelsea’s Mudryk unlikely to face ban over racial slur

The FA is seeking clarification about a social media post.

10.6k

Jan 31st 2023, 9:00 PM

# Controversy

Djokovic father filmed with fans holding Russian flags at Australian Open

The Serbian star had just booked his place in the tournament semi-final with a straight-sets thumping of Russia’s Andrey Rublev.

49.1k

Updated

Jan 26th 2023, 6:58 PM

# Controversy

Patrick Reed likens Rory McIlroy to 'immature little child' amid tee-flicking incident

Tensions have risen at the Dubai Desert Classic.

57.7k

Jan 25th 2023, 5:01 PM

# Controversy

All-Ireland club final mess grows as Glen-Kilmacud saga looks set to rumble on

Both sets of players and their clubs have found themselves in a sticky spot.

35.1k

Updated

Jan 25th 2023, 3:41 PM

# SIPO

Heather Humphreys accuses Sinn Féin of setting up 'kangaroo court' against Paschal Donohoe

The minister said that Sinn Féin wasn’t affording Donohoe due process and seeking to act as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ against him.

25.7k

Jan 21st 2023, 4:49 PM

# Controversy

Eubank Jr wears rainbow armband, Smith's 'homophobic remarks' condemned

It came after an unpleasant exchange with Liam Smith as the pair came in under the middleweight limit for Saturday night’s grudge bout.

10.3k

Jan 20th 2023, 5:22 PM

# House Of Commons

Brexiteer MP Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for comparing vaccines to Holocaust

Fellow Tories as well as Holocaust remembrance groups have slammed Bridgen’s remarks on Covid-19 vaccines.

13.9k

Jan 11th 2023, 3:22 PM

# Controversy

French football chief apologises for Zidane remarks after Mbappe labels them 'disrespectful'

Noel Le Graet admitted he was ‘clumsy’ after dismissing the potential interest in coaching the national team.

12.6k

Jan 9th 2023, 11:01 AM

Last year

2022

# Controversy

Football legend Ali Daei's family ordered off flight

The former Bayern Munich striker said his wife and daughter had flown on a Mahan Air flight

15.1k

Dec 26th 2022, 7:46 PM

# Controversy

'Hateful' racist abuse of France's World Cup runners-up slammed

Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni, who missed their penalties in the shootout, were targeted.

9.0k

Dec 20th 2022, 9:26 PM

# Arrests

Explainer: What's been going on with the European Parliament arrests over Qatar?

Four people have been charged with “money laundering and corruption”.

17.8k

Dec 12th 2022, 6:27 PM

# Sorry

NBA star apologises 'deeply' for post: 'I'm not anti-semitic'

Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving made the comments in an interview with SportsNet New York.

5.8k

Nov 20th 2022, 11:32 PM

# 2022

World Cup organisers apologise after staff threaten to 'smash' Danish TV crew's camera

They claimed security staff mistakenly interrupted a live broadcast.

6.6k

Nov 16th 2022, 4:37 PM

# Controversy

Fifa forbid Danish World Cup squad from wearing pro-human rights shirts

Qatar has faced criticism for its treatment of foreign workers.

10.2k

Nov 10th 2022, 4:32 PM

# Controversy

'Do you realise who you sent off?' Pique's Barcelona career ends on a sour note

The Catalan side still managed to earn a hard-fought 2-1 win over Osasuna.

15.3k

Nov 8th 2022, 11:14 PM

# Controversy

Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics

A dozen lawyers, journalists and famous people were victims of the scheme.

5.8k

Nov 6th 2022, 4:19 PM

# Claim

NBA star says 'anti-Semitic' label 'not justified'

Brooklyn Nets player Kyrie Irving caused controversy with a recent tweet.

7.2k

Oct 31st 2022, 5:07 PM

# Controversy

Nottingham Forest boss annoyed by deleted tweet about Wolves

Steve Cooper was less than impressed while after the victory, their opponents responded with a post of their own.

10.5k

Oct 17th 2022, 8:49 PM

# DNA testing

US Supreme Court hears case of Texas man on death row for murder

Reed, an African-American man, was convicted by an all-white jury in 1998 of rape and murder

18.5k

Oct 11th 2022, 9:12 PM

# Controversy

Reaction to Iker Casillas tweet shows need for 'a lot of education'

England international Lucy Bronze has given her thoughts on the matter.

8.9k

Oct 10th 2022, 4:44 PM

# Controversy

NFL consultant involved in clearing Tagovailoa fired - reports

The organisation’s Players Association requested a review of the concussion procedures used to evaluate the Miami Dolphins quarterback.

8.2k

Oct 1st 2022, 8:28 PM

# Controversy

Liverpool fans to sue Uefa over Champions League fiasco

A French Senate inquiry contradicted initial assertions by the organisation.

3.9k

Sep 24th 2022, 11:28 PM