A LAST-gasp strike from Steven Brown sealed a dramatic victory for Crumlin Star over Oxford United Stars in Saturday’s Irish Cup Fifth Round tie at The Cliff on Saturday. The Ardoyne men seemed to be coasting when a Ciaran Murphy double had them leading 2-0 after 67, but the Derry side fought back and star […]
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Brown settles the Star war with late winner
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McCurdy hoping Johnnies will be good to go
ST JOHN’S U21 manager Locky McCurdy faces an anxious wait to see if his leading players will be fit to line out against Ramor United in the U21 Tournament at Creggan on Sunday (12.30pm). A host of McCurdy’s squad are involved in either the county hurling or football squads with Domhnall Nugent facing the possibility of […]
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We will put Reds clash on backburner: McAllister
SPORT & LEISURE manager, Pat McAllister says he expects his players to focus on the next game rather than get carried away by Saturday’s Irish Cup 3-2 extra-time win over Institute and upcoming Sixth Round tie against Cliftonville. The Glen Road outfit host Mossley in the Second Round of the Intermediate Cup this Saturday (1.30pm) […]
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Adams bemoans loss of university players as Antrim fail to score from play
Bank Of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Tyrone 2-9 Antrim 0-6 FROM HEALY PARK: “That second half of football was as long as I’ve ever watched.” Tyrone boss Mickey Harte’s damning assessment of what transpired on a bitterly cold night in Omagh was echoed not only by his Antrim counterpart Gearóid Adams, but by anybody else […]
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Dubs ease to Walsh Cup win over Saffrons but O’Mullan focuses on the positives
Dublin 3-25 Antrim 1-17 FROM DCU: Antrim suffered a second successive Walsh Cup defeat at Dublin City University yesterday as the Metropolitans upped the ante in the second half to run out emphatic 14-point winners. After an entertaining first 35 minutes, the Ulster champions were only a single point in arrears at the break and […]
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Leisure rising from the ashes ahead of cup tie
FESTIVE spirit was in short supply this time last year as arsonists destroyed the clubhouse at Sport and Leisure Swifts. One year on, the Glen Road side are preparing for an Irish Cup fifth round tie against Institute and manager Pat McAllister believes a cup run would galvanize everyone at the West Belfast club. “This […]
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