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Jim McGuinness must rein it in or he’ll be punished next time he crosses a line]]></title><link>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa-have-created-a-precedent...-jim-mcguinness-must-rein-it-in-or-hell-be-punished-next-time-he-crosses-a-line/a/153304477.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">Kordiam-2033991901-3300328083-2561549067</guid><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Oisin McConville]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://prod-img.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/public/incoming/3wvtrw-mcconville--oisin.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/McConville__Oisin.jpg" length="0" type="image/*"/><atom:updated>2026-05-30T15:26:00.000Z</atom:updated><atom:link href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa-have-created-a-precedent...-jim-mcguinness-must-rein-it-in-or-hell-be-punished-next-time-he-crosses-a-line/a/153304477.html"/><premium>true</premium><media:content url="https://prod-img.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/public/incoming/3wvtrw-mcconville--oisin.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/McConville__Oisin.jpg" medium="image" type="image/*"><media:title type="html"><![CDATA[Donegal manager Jim McGuinness avoided a ban after being involved in an altercation with Kerry’s Diarmuid O’Connor]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A kickboxer nearly beat Oleksandr Usyk, arguably boxing’s biggest star... it might be time for him to call it a day]]></title><link>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/a-kickboxer-nearly-beat-oleksandr-usyk-arguably-boxings-biggest-star...-it-might-be-time-for-him-to-call-it-a-day/a/153726123.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">Kordiam-2034055661-3300454511-2561624011</guid><category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl Frampton
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following title race drama ]]></title><link>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/scottish-football-was-the-loser-after-celtic-ended-hearts-fairytale...-but-theres-a-lesson-for-the-irish-league-following-title-race-drama/a/152025642.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">Kordiam-2033817881-3299971627-2561346121</guid><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Bailie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://prod-img.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/public/incoming/vo7m2y-bailie--keith.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Bailie__Keith.jpg" length="0" type="image/*"/><atom:updated>2026-05-19T05:00:00.000Z</atom:updated><atom:link href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/scottish-football-was-the-loser-after-celtic-ended-hearts-fairytale...-but-theres-a-lesson-for-the-irish-league-following-title-race-drama/a/152025642.html"/><premium>true</premium><media:content 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rules]]></title><link>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/i-once-got-warning-from-world-anti-doping-chiefs-over-my-whereabouts...-its-a-fighters-responsibility-to-stay-within-the-rules/a/147575665.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">Kordiam-2033243048-3298795266-2560662492</guid><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Carl Frampton
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Portadown]]></title><link>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/why-i-decided-to-do-a-tyson-fury...-the-inside-story-and-what-needed-to-be-agreed-before-i-returned-to-the-management-game-with-portadown/a/148169618.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">Kordiam-2033291015-3298894173-2560721115</guid><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Jeffrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://prod-img.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/public/incoming/x84w4h-jeffrey--david.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Jeffrey__David.jpg" length="0" type="image/*"/><atom:updated>2026-04-24T19:24:34.000Z</atom:updated><atom:link href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/why-i-decided-to-do-a-tyson-fury...-the-inside-story-and-what-needed-to-be-agreed-before-i-returned-to-the-management-game-with-portadown/a/148169618.html"/><premium>true</premium><media:content 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optimism]]></title><link>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/claims-of-unrealistic-expectations-at-portadown-are-unfair-and-why-glenavon-fans-have-cause-for-optimism/a/146733186.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">Kordiam-2033165588-3298636720-2560567190</guid><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Keith Bailie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://prod-img.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/public/incoming/hecbl1-bailie--keith.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Bailie__Keith.jpg" length="0" type="image/*"/><atom:updated>2026-04-21T08:36:51.000Z</atom:updated><atom:link href="https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/claims-of-unrealistic-expectations-at-portadown-are-unfair-and-why-glenavon-fans-have-cause-for-optimism/a/146733186.html"/><premium>true</premium><media:content url="https://prod-img.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/public/incoming/hecbl1-bailie--keith.jpg/alternates/BASE_SIXTEEN_NINE/Bailie__Keith.jpg" medium="image" 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