JOE Fitzpatrick got his year off to a fine start as he easily picked apart Tamas Laska to score a 60-54 points win and improve to 7-0 at the Europa Hotel on Saturday. The 22 year-old had endured something of a frustrating 2016 with just two contests, but was in fine form at the weekend […]
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Fitzpatrick marches on and eyes Irish title shot
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Hyland wastes no time as he targets British title eliminator
PAUL Hyland Jnr is eyeing a British lightweight title eliminator following his 41 second demolition of the previously undefeated, Karoly Gallovich at the Europa Hotel on Saturday night. The Hungarian came to Belfast with seven wins from seven, but a right uppercut felled Gallovich before a follow-up assault prompted referee, Hugh Russell Jnr to wave […]
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Gort na Móna and Holy Trinity join forces for new 4G facility
A PARTNERSHIP between Gort na Móna GAC and Holy Trinity Primary School will see a new floodlit 4G pitch build that will serve the needs of both club and community. Work on the facility that will take 24 weeks to complete and costing close to £400,000 began on Monday with the use of the new […]
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McKenna: ‘We need to lay down a marker against London’
Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A: Antrim v London; Sunday, 1pm, Corrigan Park ANTRIM begin their 2017 National League campaign this Sunday with an eagerly-anticipated rematch with London in Corrigan Park. Rarely would a game against the Exiles garner much excitement amongst the Saffron faithful, yet the manner and the fallout from London’s surprise win […]
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McBride: Antrim must keep the Faith
Allianz National Football League Division Three Offaly v Antrim (Sunday, 3pm, Tullamore) FEW gave Antrim any hope in their opening National Football League game against Tipperary in Thurles last Sunday but Paddy McBride was expecting nothing less than two points. The Saffrons were massive underdogs against a side who reached the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals last […]
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Frampton should now come to Cardiff: Selby
LEE Selby has said that a showdown with Carl Frampton for his IBF featherweight title should now take place in Cardiff in the summer after ‘The Jackal’ narrowly lost his WBA belt to Leo Santa Cruz in their rematch at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. Frampton was insistent on Saturday that he wants his next […]
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