ANTRIM’S chances of upsetting the odds against Donegal in the Ulster Senior Football Championship have been boosted with the news that Matthew Fitzpatrick has successfully appealed his one-match suspension. The St John’s ace was set to miss the clash in Ballybofey later this month after being retrospectively banned following an alleged off-the-ball incident in the […]
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Matthew Fitzpatrick: Antrim star wins appeal
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Conlan ‘pretty close’ to world title shot
JAMIE Conlan is on the verge of securing a world title fight and younger brother Michael could be on the card for a Belfast showdown later this year. Conlan will return to the ring at the Waterfront Hall on June 17 and was in Belfast on Tuesday to promote the fight along with co-headliner Paddy […]
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McKinley happy to get well-deserved break
ANTRIM joint-manager, Dominic McKinley said he and the players were delighted to give themselves a break from action until May 20 thanks to Saturday’s win over Down in Cushendall. The 12-point win ensured the Saffrons took the direct route into the Christy Ring Cup semi-final with Down now forced into the last chance saloon as […]
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Burnett planning to be Belfast’s latest world champ
BELFAST fight fans will be hoping to salute their latest world champion on June 10 when Ryan Burnett challenges Lee Haskins for the IBF bantamweight title at the SSE (formerly Odyssey) Arena. The pair came together earlier yesterday (Wednesday) at the Europa Hotel for a press conference to officially announce the showdown between experienced champion […]
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Barney Roy to upset Guineas favourite Churchill
• Weekend Racing IT was winners galore last week for the PG as we hit six winners in last week’s Andersonstown News and North Belfast Newa and countless winners on our Facebook and Twitter social media outlets where we delivered a 72/1 winning trixie on Thursday night along with 20/1, 19/1 and 9/1 doubles on Friday […]
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Burnett gets Belfast world title fight with Haskins
A WORLD title homecoming has been confirmed for Ryan Burnett who will challenge Lee Haskins for the IBF bantamweight title at the SSE (formerly Odyssey) Arena on June 10. The Newington man who boasts a perfect professional record of 16 wins in as many contests, has not boxed in his home city since November 2014 […]
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