O’DONOVAN Rossa GAC is calling on all Gaels to support their annual St Stephen’s Day walk on Divis Mountain. Now in its 12th year, the annual charity fundraiser has raised in excess of £30,000 for a variety of charities and causes that have affected our members. This year is no different as we hope to […]
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SANDS NI to benefit from Rossa St Stephen’s Day walk
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Gowdy hoping for more of the same on Christmas morning
Steel & Sons Cup final; Newington v Linfield Swifts (Christmas Day, 10.45pm, Seaview) THE venue, the crests and the location may be the same, but Newington versus Linfield Swifts will be a very different clash than that of the Steel and Sons Cup final of 2017. On that occasion, Newington triumphed 1-0 thanks to Padraig […]
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Conlan satisfies his Nikitin craving with comprehensive win
MICHAEL Conlan exorcised the ghosts of Olympics past as he slammed the door shut on the saga with Vladimir Nikitin at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The Belfast man scored a wide points decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) to retain his WBO and WBA Inter-Continental belts, paving the way for what now looks like a […]
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Repeat or the ultimate revenge?
NOTHING PERSONAL – just business. That’s the final word from MIchael Conlan as he readies for battle in Madison Square Garden at 9pm tonight (2am Irish time, live on Eir Sport) against Vladimir Nikitin. The story of the Olympic Games in Rio when Nikitin was awarded a hotly-disputed win over Conlan has be relayed ad […]
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Conlan invoking the spirit of Rocky ahead of showdown with his own Russian nemesis
MICHAEL Conlan says he will invoke the spirit of Rocky 4 ahead of tomorrow’s showdown with old foe Vladimir Nikitin (live on Eir Sport, 2am Sunday). The famed movie saw Sylvester Stallone’s character travel to Russia to take on a goliath-like character Ivan Drago and with that in mind, Conlan rocked up in fight week […]
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Tributes paid to Jerry Thompson
TRIBUTES have been paid to an Irish League footballer who died suddenly last night (Tuesday). Father-of-one Jerry Thompson (24), who was from the Oldpark area of North Belfast, played for Carrick Rangers. The former Cliftonville Olympic, Larne and Portadown defender joined Carrick from Ards earlier this season. In a statement, the club said they were […]
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