Thursday 23 May 2013
A fortnight after the Irish Cup Final is when it's traditionally acceptable to mourn the passing of another football season, rejoice in the highs and mope in the lows we have witnessed over the course of the last 10 months — and yearn for the arrival of a bright new dawn
Saturday is about finding some closure on a number of fronts.
Get ready as the Sunday Life revs up for the North West 200 with top interviews and analysis.
The great and the good of Irish League football this week gathered to pay tribute to the stars of the season just gone — but, unfortunately, the NI Football Writers' Association didn't have time to dish out all of the awards on their list.
Former Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington has warned that times could be about to get even harder for his beloved country as the production line of top-class players begins to dry up.
Fermanagh were beaten by Mayo last night in a high-profile challenge game at Brewster Park, but the football was secondary to the cause of the game, the contest played in aid of the Sam Bradley Care Fund.
It is a night when we pay tribute to absent heroes...
Glentoran came back from the dead to win a rip-roaring Marie Curie Irish Cup Final at Windsor Park and shattered Cliftonville’s dream of an historic treble.
Cliftonville got the win they needed over Ballinamallard United to clock up a new record Premiership points tally and officially start Solitude’s champagne celebrations — but those weren’t the only cause for celebration in north Belfast.
Linfield boss David Jeffrey admits he faces a ‘massive job’ replacing legendary defender William Murphy, who pulled on the blue shirt for the last time in today's defeat by Crusaders at Windsor Park.
A deft flick on 81 minutes from Portadown midfielder Sean Mackle was enough to condemn the Whites to yet another defeat in their final premiership game.
An emotional Eddie Patterson described his decision to let Colin Nixon leave Glentoran as ‘one that hurt him’ after seeing the club captain score a dramatic late equaliser in his last appearance for the club at The Oval.
On the eve of Ireland’s encounter with England, the father figure of the side, Trent Johnston, had a more pressing matter on his mind than a cricket match. I can reveal that his future as a player hung in the balance.
Dear oh dear. On Tuesday Ireland head for the World Cup having lost all four of their warm-up games.
When county boards are seeking nominations for a manager’s job which might be vacant, they generally outline the criteria as they see it for the post.
Nigel Worthington believes Northern Ireland’s fixture schedule could prove to be the masterstroke which will lead to Euro 2012 qualification — but first they have to overcome Serbia.
Glentoran ended a 12-season hoodoo yesterday by finally winning a League game at Windsor Park.
Ireland have been hit by a massive blow ahead of next month’s World Cup as flanker David Wallace has been ruled out of the competition after sustaining a knee ligament injury in yesterday’s 20-9 defeat to England at Lansdowne Road.
Eoin Morgan always wanted to play cricket for England, ever since he was a Dublin schoolboy in short trousers. But he didn’t dare to even dream that one day he would be captain.
For one reason or another, Cameron Donald has been international road racing's nearly man this season, but the Melbourne lad has enjoyed his year with Wilson Craig Racing and has little or no regrets.
Hangover star takes 87-year-old to premiere
Gunmen have kidnapped the father of Afghanistan's national cricket team captain, the sport's chiefs said.
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police officers in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital.
Budget airline Flybe is dropping direct flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick.
There is an abundance of evidence already that Manchester City's new little brother club in New York City – "NYCFC", as they are already being called here – will be a mini-City in every way, using the access to the American market place to drive up the kind of awareness that Manchester United command and the Abu Dhabi-owned side do not. The marketing materials for the new club are identikit Manchester City. There was sky blue everywhere at the official launch of the club in east Harlem.
Manuel Pellegrini is expected to meet his new Manchester City players a week on Monday, seven days after the club's anticipated confirmation that he is to succeed Roberto Mancini and become first-team coach.
Sergio Garcia was battling desperately to save his reputation last night after a racist remark aimed at Tiger Woods triggered outrage and disgust throughout golf.
Apprentice reject Uzma Yakoob has said it was far more stressful being on the women's team than working with the men.
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost it.
The Hangover III star Heather Graham says she will miss playing sexy stripper Jade because the excitement makes up for her "boring" real life.
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