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Mistakes prove costly for DC

Carling Premiership  Donegal Celtic 0  Glentoran 3   DONEGAL Celtic boss Marty Tabb was a livid man upon leaving Celtic Park in the aftermath of Saturday’s league defeat to Glentoran.  The Wee Hoops were fighting a losing battle from the 52nd minute when defender Declan O'Hara was sent off for a foul on Glentoran’s Daryl Fordyce.  The visitors scored twice against the remaining 10 men and O’Hara’s dismissal came at a time when the home side threatened to level the...

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Reds and Crues set for derby cracker

While Reds boss Eddie Patterson is delighted with his team’s opening three victories, he still sees room for plenty of improvement in the side’s performances. “I couldn’t ask for more from the start we have made,” said the Cliftonville manager. “Having said that I don’t think we played particularly well particularly in the first half against Dungannon.” The Reds entered their league campaign following an historic adventure in Europe but the Reds boss sees a totally different challenge and type...

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Local boxer strikes gold for Ireland

Newington boxer Ryan Burnett created history on Wednesday morning when he clinched Ireland’s first gold medal at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore. The Holy Family light-flyweight stamped his authority from start to finish in the final, destroying Azerbaijan’s Salman Alizida 13-6.  Such was the 18-year-old’s dominance Alizida was knocked down in the third round. It was a measure of revenge for Burnett, who suffered a controversial 9-4 defeat at the hands of Alizida in the AIBA World Youth final...

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Magee eyes world title shot

WITH just a little over two weeks to go until Brian Magee makes the defence of his European super-middleweight title at the National Stadium in Dublin, ‘Team Magee’ has been boosted with the news that their man has been listed as number one contender for the WBA title. Standing in St Agnes’ gym on a wet Monday morning, the assembled press were able to watch as Magee was put through his paces ahead of the September 11 showdown with Roman...

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O’Hagan injury blow for St Brigid’s

St Brigid’s manager Eunan Conway was left ‘fairly happy’ with his team’s eight-point Senior Championship win on Sunday afternoon although the victory came at a price for the South Belfast side. Antrim county player Déaghlán O’Hagan suffered two broken bones in his foot against Portglenone, meaning he will be out for the remainder of the season. It’s a big blow for Naomh Bríd who have crunch games in both the All-County League and Championship to contend with over the coming...

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Bredagh Belles hoping to storm the Castle

Defending champions Bredagh face one more hurdle in their quest to retain the Down Senior Ladies Football Championship title this weekend. The Ormeau Road girls secured their place in the showpiece following two notable victories over Rostrevor and Bryansford but must raise the bar once again when they take on Castlewellan in an anticipated final on Saturday evening in Saval (throw-in 6pm).   Optimism There is a refreshing mood of optimism about the Bredagh Belles who have been reinvigorated this...

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