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Lions captain Paul O' Connell is congratulated by coach Ian McGeechan after the Third Test match between South Africa and The British and Irish Lions

Brilliant Lions roar back

The British and Irish Lions won their first Test match for eight years after a stunning end-of-tour performance left world champions South Africa reeling.
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Super Dunlop bags a treble

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Twenty-one year old Michael Dunlop is barely into his manhood, yet he has a lion’s appetite for victory as he showed once again yesterday when he landed a treble — his first ever — at the Skerries 100 in County Dublin.
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Echentique sets the standard

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Rafa Echenique lost his magic but kept his lead in the French Open Alstom at Le Golf National near Paris yesterday. By adding 'only' a 70 to his opening rounds of 65 and 67, however, the 28-year-old from Argentina still has a lot of work to do to claim his first European Tour title — one worth a massive £565,025.
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Niall Decide

Sunday, 5 July 2009

It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that the next Irish cricketer to be called to England’s international ranks could be wicketkeeper/batsman Niall O’Brien, star of the World Twenty20 and last season’s “Player of the Year” at Northamptonshire.
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Fantastic display of iron will and courage

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Raw courage, hearts wore on sleeves and a dogged refusal to go down as the worst Lions team in 118 years in South Africa! Those were the qualities that dragged Ian McGeechan’s weary 2009 Lions to a great end of tour win, in Johannesburg.
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Orchard men chopped down

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Monaghan just managed to stave off a gallant Armagh challenge in extra-time at Clones last night to book their place in the second round of the All Ireland Qualifiers in a ragged, fractious match ruined as a spectacle by an avalanche of frees.
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Nixon Israeli up for some revenge

Sunday, 5 July 2009

Glentoran veteran Colin Nixon is gunning for revenge when the Irish League champions revisit Israel on European duty next week. Nixon has a long memory and recalls the nightmare of his last visit to Tel Aviv for a showdown with Maccabbi Haifa.
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Latest bout of euro trash is very hard to stomach

Sunday, 5 July 2009

I went to Mourneview Park on Thursday not as a Lisburn Distillery supporter but simply as a football fan bored stupid with weeks of having nothing to do. As a fervent fan of Irish League football, I must admit to being embarrassed by what unfolded in front of me.
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Mum's the word Jonny

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Jonathan Rea will face a whole new challenge during today's World Superbike round at Donington Park. Having joined the illustrious list of British winners at world level only last week in Misano, with a heroic effort against the Ducatis of Fabrizio and series leader Haga, the air of expectancy from the Donington hordes will add extra pressure.
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Noch out blow

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Melanie Nocher admits she has grown up over the past 12 months since leaving home to make sure she realises her full potential. Over the next four weeks Nocher, Ireland's top female swimmer, will launch a double World assault.
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Final fantasy for Antrim Heroes

Sunday, 28 June 2009

It's hats off to Antrim! Liam Bradley’s intrepid warriors scripted another stunning story in this season’s gripping Ulster Championship series when they overcame Cavan in last night’s pulsating semi-final at sun-splashed Clones to book their place in the final against Tyrone on July 19.
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No grander stage to show our worth

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Linfield’s previous record against clubs from Denmark doesn’t inspire confidence ahead of Thursday’s first leg away tie in the Europa League. Randers is hardly a household name yet veteran Noel Bailie warns: “We’d better be on our guard.”
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Will Celtic find a jewel in Niall McGinn?

Sunday, 28 June 2009

Northern Ireland international Niall McGinn is hoping to impress Celtic’s new boss Tony Mowbray when pre-season training gets underway, in the next few weeks.
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Dismal Boks get out of jail

Sunday, 28 June 2009

The Springboks snatched a fantastic, rip roaring and brutal Test match from the Lions’ grasp to take the series in Pretoria yesterday. But it needed a stunning last minute penalty goal by substitute Morne Steyn from 54 metres to nail the Test match and the series.
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Lionhearts battered and broken

Sunday, 28 June 2009

O’Gara gaffe hands Boks series victoryThe British and Irish Lions suffered Test series heartbreak at Loftus Versfeld after Springboks substitute Morne Steyn stunned them with an injury-time penalty.
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Daddy Cool

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Kevin O'Hara believes he could have no greater motivation than 8-month old son Lewis as he bids to claim the Commonwealth super-featherweight title.
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By royal approval

Sunday, 14 June 2009

A command performance against Sri Lanka today or Pakistan tomorrow will crown matters for an Ireland team used to winning honours on the field and now doing so off it.
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McDaddies chase black gold

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Graeme McDowell jetted to America on a high to fine tune for the 109th US Open starting Thursday and insisted: “I can win.”
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Supersub hook is lions saviour

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Captain Phil Vickery paid tribute to James Hook after his late penalty preserved the British and Irish Lions' unbeaten record in South Africa. Second-half substitute Hook struck four minutes from time, booting a 50-metre kick in blustery conditions to see the Lions thwart Western Province 26-23.
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Liam-ing to shock 'n' awe

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Liam Bradley is hoping to follow in the footsteps of two of his fledgling provincial managerial colleagues today. Derry supremo Damian Cassidy and Cavan manager Tommy Carr have both just tasted success in their first acquaintance with Ulster Championship football as bosses, Cassidy masterminding the downfall of Monaghan and Carr showing Fermanagh the exit door.
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