A local Whiterock punter hit Sean Graham bookmakers for over seven grand at the weekend with a cracking £40 bet and had the PG Facebook page cheering on his sweat on Sunday. The punter took four teams to win on the Saturday. Brighton (1/1) won 2-0 at Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday (11/8) scraped home winning […]
Punter hits bet of a lifetime thanks to last minute goals
Fitzpatrick: ‘Sigerson victory hasn’t sunk in yet’
NATIONAL hunt jockey Mick Fitzgerald titled his autobiography ‘Better than Sex’ after a famous quote he’d given Des Lynam live on BBC after winning the 1996 Grand National on Rough Quest. Putting sporting success into context can be tricky but Belfast’s latest All-Ireland champion reckons winning the Sigerson Cup is comparable to childbirth – even […]
Saffrons seeking home comforts against Sligo
Allianz National Football League Division Three Antrim v Sligo (Sunday, 2pm, Corrigan Park) ANTRIM bid to pick up their first points of the National Football League when they host Sligo this Sunday in Corrigan Park. The Saffrons suffered back-to-back defeats in the opening two rounds away to Tipperary and Offaly and are the only side […]
Disappointment for Tullymore Swifts in Junior Cup
IN the end it wasn’t to be for Tullymore Swifts on Saturday as they lost out 1-0 to Lower Shankill in the Junior Cup at Mallusk. The West Belfast side’s luck was out on the day as they missed a second half penalty that would have cancelled out Shankill’s goal that arrived on the hour, […]
Top versus bottom as West Belfast rivals clash
SPORT and Leisure Swifts boss Packie McAllister has urged his team to be more disciplined ahead of Saturday’s West Belfast derby at Donegal Celtic. The Glen Road Heights side are currently bottom of the NIFL Premier Intermediate League with their rivals top of the standings. The new league format will see one club relegated providing […]
Walker thrilled to be the undisputed bantamweight king
HAVING won the Irish Elite bantamweight title twice before, a third success may be cause for slightly less celebration, but that wasn’t the case for Kurt Walker who feels he has now fully emerged from the shadows following his victory Stephen McKenna on a unanimous decision. His previous successes came with a side note that Michael Conlan […]