OVER recent months, we’ve gone the extra mile to ensure you are fully informed of all the local developments relating to the Covid-19 crisis – while keeping your finger on the pulse of the local community. As newspapers based in the heart of vibrant communities, we recognise our special role in providing a measured, vital […]
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Frampton content to wait for chance to create history
WHILE his ambition of becoming a three-weight world champion has been put on hold, Carl Frampton insists on looking at the bigger picture. Back in early March, it was a matter of when, not if, his June 13 challenge for Jamel Herring’s WBO super-featherweight title fight would be officially announced, but the surge of Covid-19 […]
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Ten of the best
Superbowl Anyone who follows my Twitter feed, you will see (apart from the usual inane nonsense) sport updates and from September through (or thru?) to the beginning of February, a fair chunk is dedicated to all things NFL. I have been a fan of American Football for as long as I have been following sports. […]
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SPORT: The Ultimate Warrior
“Unbelievable. Jamie Conlan looked like he needed a miracle and it’s exactly what he found,” roared Box Nation commentator Alex Steedman, with his co-comm Barry Jones in agreement: “Jamie Conlan never disappoints. He’s always in dramatic fights and never does things easy.” London’s Copper Box Arena had been purposely built for the 2012 Games and […]
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Relive Antrim’s 1989 All-Ireland final appearance
WHILE sports fans have been starved of live-action for over six weeks, the down-time has afforded the opportunity to deliver some great games of the past with old classics filling the void. Sunday afternoons are now dominated by some of these fixtures on TG4 with Sundaypast seeing the 2017 All-Ireland Hurling final between Galway and […]
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Tributes pour in for Paddy McIlvenny
TRIBUTES have poured in from across the GAA community for Paddy McIlvenny who died from Covid-19 on Wednesday. The 62-year-old Andersonstown man, known locally as ‘Paddy Mac’ was a former GAA player and administrator, while he was also a former bar manager of Casement Social Club. Paddy began his GAA life with St Teresa’s where […]
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