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Big Marty wants his title and revenge
Martin Rogan is ready to unleash six months of frustration on Sam Sexton and
wrench back the Commonwealth heavyweight title from his grasp this Friday
night.
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Ulster suffer trying times
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Ulster suffer trying timesMunster avenged last year’s thumping defeat by
Ulster at Thomond Park with a convincing victory as they outscored Brian
McLaughlin’s men by four tries to one.
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Northern Ireland chief tells his players he wants to see them all playing first-team football in 2010
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Frustrated Nigel Worthington has promised to crack down hard on those players
who continue to put pay before play. Worthington has been left exasperated
at the number of internationals in his squad who have been unable to secure
regular first team football during his two and half years in charge.
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Braniff gives holders half time advantage
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The Portadown players were all individually handed the Co-Operative Insurance
trophy before the match to remind them of last season’s triumph, and it
seemed to work as they turned in one of their best performance for weeks.
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Blues look good to go through after late equaliser
Sunday, 1 November 2009
Andy Graham ended a 598-minutes goal drought for Newry City in a game that
left Linfield scrambling for an equaliser, despite having enjoyed more of
the play.
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McDonald’s troops forced to come from behind again
Sunday, 1 November 2009
It may have been Halloween last night but Glentoran boss Alan McDonald was
more concerned about Christmas after watching his side again gift two goals
to the opposition before fighting back to claim a draw in their Co-Operative
Insurance Cup third round first leg clash.
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Rea and Laverty hot in Portugal
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Jonny Rea starts from the front row of the grid in today’s final World
Superbike round at Portimao in Portugal. Nori Haga's bid to win his first
FIM Superbike World Championship title suffered a blow as the Ducati Xerox
rider could only qualify in 10th for today's two races.
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Ulster able to weather storm
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Ulster sent out a clear message that they aim to recapture the Martin Donnelly
inter-provincial championship title when their storming second-half
performance left Leinster sagging on the ropes at wet and windy Oliver
Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen yesterday.
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Ulster top as Leinster are slain
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Brian McLaughlin’s Ulster soared to the top of the Magners League last night
with a superb victory over European champions Leinster at an emotional
Ravenhill.
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Blues are ready to take hit on £800k
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Linfield are ready to give up their rights to a whopping £800,000 annual
windfall from the Irish FA for the use of Windsor Park. That could signal an
end to the bitterest dispute over money in Northern Ireland football and a
new beginning for our club and international football.
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Braid bossman Walker praises midfield veteran
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter was so annoyed with his players’ performance
yesterday that he wasn’t in the mood to speak to anyone but his counterpart,
Roy Walker, was happy to lavish praise on a former Crues favourite who
plunged the knife into the league leaders.
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Linfield maintain title push with Lurgan win
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Revenge is sweet. Ask Linfield. Last season home and away defeats to Glenavon
went a long way towards costing them the league title.
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Super sub Michael sparks comeback as 10-man Champs rock Cliftonville with great late show
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Glentoran boss Alan McDonald praised the character of his players last night
after their dramatic fightback saw them grab all three points against
Cliftonville at the Oval.
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Neighbours ready to give each other hell
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Nothing perhaps best epitomises the intensely parochial nature of today’s
Armagh senior football championship final between Harps and Pearse Og than
what is certain to be a titanic clash of midfield neighbours.
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Ride on for Australia dream trip
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Today, at Bishopscourt, the Irish Superbike Champion will finally be crowned
for 2009, and with the honour comes a top prize — a trip to the 2009 Kings
of Wanneroo in Perth, Western Australia, courtesy of Irish Racer Magazine
and the Motor Cycle Club of Western Australia.
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Deja vu as Edinburgh rally to squeeze out narrow win
Sunday, 18 October 2009
For the second time in four weeks, Ulster were taught a painful lesson by
Edinburgh. On September 18 in the Magners League at Ravenhill, a late drop
goal by out-half Phil Godman gave Edinburgh a 16-13 victory. Yesterday at
Murrayfield, in the Heineken Cup, Godman again played a big part in breaking
Ulster hearts by landing four out of seven attempts at goal to help the
Scots to a 17-13 win.
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Craigan challenges his team-mates to end the years of hurt and qualify for Poland & Ukraine
Sunday, 18 October 2009
It's difficult to actually pinpoint the reason for Northern Ireland’s World
Cup demise. Injuries, lack of first team football and poor concentration
from set pieces have all been blamed. Then comes the word that has been
bandied about ever since that disastrous defeat to Slovakia last month which
effectively ended our World Cup dream — BELIEF.
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Morrow strikes twice as Crusaders edge derby
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter hailed Chris Morrow as the best player on the
park after his two-goal blast put Cliftonville to the sword at Solitude
yesterday.
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Derby win can be the springboard says Mac
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Portadown's Gary McCutcheon summed it up after this Mid-Ulster derby thriller
when he insisted there wasn’t much to choose between the top and bottom
teams in the Irish Premiership.
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Linfield extend proud home record as Champions slump to derby day defeat
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Glentoran were left to scratch an eight year itch at sun kissed Windsor Park
yesterday. It’s that long — March 2000 — since the East Belfast giants last
beat their cross town rivals in a league game at the international stadium.
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Full of Eston promise
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Next weekend's Sunflower Trophy races will bring down the curtain on yet
another successful season for many of Ireland's top motorcyclists. All the
action takes place at Bishopscourt Race Circuit, near Downpatrick, on
Saturday and Sunday with a £22,000 prize fund at stake.
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