WORLD featherweight champion, Carl Frampton returned to a hero’s welcome at Belfast City Hall last Friday and said he hopes to fight on home soil before Christmas. ‘The Jackal’ was greeted by thousands of fans following his unforgettable victory over Leo Santa Cruz to claim the WBA title at the Barclays Centre, Brooklyn on July […]
Frampton hoping to box in Belfast before Christmas
Reds hoping for a Swift reply against Dungannon
CLIFTONVILLE manager, Gerard Lyttle is adamant that his side can have a good season if they continue to demonstrate the strength and character they have shown so far. The Reds suffered their first defeat of the league season despite taking the lead with 10 men at Mourneview Park at the weekend and host Dungannon Swifts on […]
Championship semi-final berths up for grabs
THE Intermediate and Junior Football Championships will be whittled down to four teams each this weekend with St Paul’s taking on Moneyglass in the pick of the IFC ties. The Shaws Road side have dropped down from the Senior ranks and will be one of the favourites for Intermediate honours this season, but they face […]
Antrim prepare to roll the Déise
ANTRIM face the onerous task of trying to halt the charge of Waterford’s U21 hurlers when they meet in the semi-final of the All-Ireland Championship in Thurles on Saturday (4pm, live on TG4). The Munster champions are long odds on for All-Ireland glory as they bid to add the U21 crown to the All-Ireland minor […]
Conlan’s dreams ransacked in Rio
THERE will be no Olympic gold medal for Michael Conlan as the Clonard man had his dreams shattered by the three judges yesterday as they saw fit to award Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin a unanimous decision in the bantamweight quarter-final. It was hard to fathom how they came to that conclusion with all three giving Nikitin […]
Olympic heartbreak for Conlan as judges steal his medal
THERE will be no Olympic gold medal for Michael Conlan as the Clonard man had his dreams shattered by the three judges yesterday as they saw fit to award Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin a unanimous decision in the bantamweight quarter-final. It was hard to fathom how they came to that conclusion with all three giving Nikitin […]