AS the weeks go by and the remaining games are ticked off in the title race in Scotland's top flight, the decision the Celtic board made to let Martin O'Neill leave the dugout back in December looks more and more like an act of real self-harm.
On a Saturday morning in Bangor, 350 runners loop through Ward Park. Near the back, walking steadily, is a man who once ran 5k in under 15 minutes. Now it takes him almost an hour – and he couldn’t be more grateful.
AS the station clock struck 2300 hours on Monday evening, the transfer whistle was sounded and the train came to a halt. You will not be shocked to know that Celtic were left frantically doing business right up to – and even after – the deadline passed.
SUNDAY February 8th, will see the final game of the most wide open NFL season in recent memory, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in Santa Clara to see who will get their coronation in 2026 for the sport of kings.
CLIFTONVILLE manager Jim Magilton insists it is going to be a long week and there will be no shortcuts as his side try to regroup from defeat to Glenavon when the sides meet again in the sixth round of the Irish Cup.
FRIDAY evening saw Colin Gaels GAC, a club based in the Colin area of West Belfast, mark a major milestone with the official launch of its new Club Development Plan after hosting a terrific event in the Devenish.
CLIFTONVILLE captain Rory Hale is urging his team-mates to focus on themselves and grind out results as they return to the action for the first time since their County Antrim Shield defeat to Carrick Rangers.