Basketball Ireland chiefs begin probe into CEO O’Byrne's social media post on Sterling 'dive'

'My choice of words commenting on a penalty incident were not thought out. It was an error of judgement and I wholeheartedly apologise for the comments'

APOLOGY: Basketball Ireland CEO Bernard O'Byrne has wholeheartedly apologised for a sociial media post on Raheem Sterling's penalty decision in midweek, but BI wil conduct a full investigation into the matter, they say.

Basketball Ireland has said it is "fully aware of the gravity" of the controversy swirling around its chief executive Bernard O'Byrne' arising from an ill-judged social media post on Raheem Sterling's penalty award at Euro 2020.

BI CEO Bernard O’Byrne apologised "wholeheartedly" for the Facebook post published in the wake of England's Euro 2020 win over Denmark.