BRENDAN Irvine says the Olympic experience is one he will treasure forever as he confirmed he intends to compete at the Tokyo Games in 2020. ‘Wee Rooster’ lost his opening bout in Rio to eventual flyweight gold medal winner, Shakhobidin Zoirov and admits the Uzbek was simply too powerful on the day. The St Paul’s […]
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Irvine confirms he wants to box at the 2020 Tokyo Games
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DESPITE his Olympic Games heartache, there are options aplenty for Michael Conlan as he gets set to enter the world of professional boxing. Promoters on both sides of the Atlantic have been in contact with the West Belfast man since the shocking decision in the bantamweight quarter-final against Vladimir Nikitin went against him, but despite […]
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McNaughton calls for greater commitment from Saffrons
ANTRIM manager Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton has urged his players to commitment to the ‘lifestyle’ of a county player ahead of next season. McNaughton has also vowed to end what he calls the ‘drop-in centre’ mentality of the county squad after the Saffrons were hampered by the unavailability of several players throughout a difficult 2016 campaign. […]
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St Gall’s aren’t finished yet: Kelly
Northern Switchgear Antrim Senior Football Championship quarter-finals St Gall’s v Portglenone (Saturday, 6pm, Corrigan Park) ST Gall’s defender Sean Kelly insists the Milltown Row men have lost none of their hunger as they begin their bid to reclaim the county title with a tough opener against Portglenone this Saturday. Their quest for an unprecedented ninth […]
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Sean to ‘move a mile for muscles’
A YOUNG boy from West Belfast is doing his bit to raise money and awareness for muscular dystrophy. Nine-year-old Sean McKinney from Cullingtree Road is walking to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK. Sean was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy just before Christmas 2010. The muscular dystrophies (MD) are a group of inherited genetic conditions that […]
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Fire crews still in attendance at West Belfast blaze
MANAGEMENT at a West Belfast recycling plant say they are open for business today after a major blaze broke out at their premises yesterday afternoon. Seven appliances were called to Wastebeater Recycling on Blackstaff Road to deal with a “large quantity of rubbish on fire”. Huge clouds of black smoke hung over West Belfast as […]
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