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3 years
Some things are more important than football 🙌 Sonia Amanda Lafferty: 1978-2020 #GBNF The #GAWA are with you Kyle. 💚
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"If I can only get a couple of per cent of my 41 million (Twitter followers) into golf then it’s a game changer, because a couple of per cent of a lot of people is still a lot of people." - @NiallOfficial
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4 years
Footballers' Lives with Joe Gormley: 'I was a 12-year-old kid left crying with a broken heart when my dad passed away. Now all I want to do is to make my mum proud of me.'
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2 years
What is going on with Paul Pogba? We take a look at the remarkable story involving a family feud with brother Mathias, blackmail by a gang and allegedly using a witch doctor to curse Kylian Mbappe...
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6 years
Jonathan Rea named BBC Sports Personality of the Year runner up. Well done @JonathanRea ! What. A. Guy. #Proud 🏆 #SPOTY #SPOTYvoteJR
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2 years
SDLP’s @columeastwood wants to see end to GAA grounds named after IRA members
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3 years
BREAKING: Antrim's world number 81 Jordan Brown has shocked Ronnie O'Sullivan to win the Welsh Open! 🙌
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
5 years
Sports Star of the Year sponsored by @TheBoulevardNI : He's done it again! Retaining his Belfast Telegraph Sports Star of the Year title is @WorldSbk champion @JonathanRea ! 👏🏻👏🏻 Live updates from the #BelTelSportsAwards
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4 years
"Anyone who at this minute in time would want to represent the Republic of Ireland rather than Northern Ireland - and I won't mince my words here - is doing so purely for political reasons," writes @liam_beckett in his @SundayLifeSport column
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
6 years
IRELAND HAVE DONE IT!🙌🏼 ☘️ Grand Slam winners 48 /09 /18 ☘️ Read more as @JacobStockdale breaks the #SixNations scoring record and Ireland beat England at Twickenham ➡️
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6 years
BREAKING: They have done it! Ireland are in the World Cup Final!
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5 years
Happy birthday George Best. 💚⚪️ Today would have been the 73rd birthday of the greatest footballer there has ever been. ⚽️
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6 years
Rumours: Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis may be set for Rangers return - and the fans are losing it. 🤯 #GAWA
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7 years
Best fans in the world! Northern Ireland golf supporters smash another Tour record, helped by Niall Horan fans!
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5 years
Footballers' Lives with Mark Glendinning: ‘It’s very hard to watch someone you love dying but Mandy was so brave and I know she would be so proud of the boys’
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3 years
If fate existed, then surely Kyle Lafferty's shot would have gone IN and sent Northern Ireland to Euro 2020. Either way, he did his family and his country proud on a difficult night. Some things are much more important than football. 👏👏 #GAWA / #NIRSVK
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7 years
The top sporting moment of 2016 as voted by members of the public is @G23Mcauley ’s Euro 2016 goal against Ukraine in Lyon. #BTsportsawards
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6 years
Footballers' Lives with Diarmuid O'Carroll: 'Football should never involve either religion or politics' The former @CrusadersFC and @cliftonvillefc star discusses ditching GAA, life at Celtic, mental struggles and early retirement.
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Belfast Telegraph Sport has made the signing of the summer. Former Linfield and Ballymena United manager David Jeffrey is our new Saturday columnist.
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6 years
Beside every great man... #Winners 🥊🙌🏻 @RealCFrampton #FramptonDonaire
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Footballers' Lives with @BallymenaUnited 's Ross Glendinning: 'It's hard to accept I lost my mum to cancer. Myself and Reece want to make her proud'
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6 years
The Local Heroes award, sponsored by @HastingsHotels : The winner is the late Philip Duke, for his work for Belfast Harlequins, @UlsterHockey and @IrishHockey . 👏🏻👏🏻 #BelTelSportsAwards updates:
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4 years
Former @OfficialBlues hero Norman Kelly says his family are fighting hard to shield their son and "wee angel" Cody from Covid-19. He spoke to @GrahamLuney ➡️
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6 years
CHAMPIONS! ☘️🙌🏼 Ireland crowned Six Nations champions after England lose in France 👏🏼👏🏼 Read all about it ➡️
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5 years
Take a bow Conor McDermott! 😍👏🏼👏🏼
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"It’s time to draw a line in the sand. Let’s deliver the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Irish League clubs, build Casement Park to fit the GAA’s needs and completely forget about Euro 2028." ✍️ Read David Jeffrey's exclusive weekly column right here!
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6 years
Watch: My Northern Irish fans carried me to Masters snooker success, says Mark @pistol147 Allen. What a guy 🙌🏼🙌🏼
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6 years
Comment: Why brilliant @JonathanRea deserved his moment of recognition at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. And why the Daily Mail should stop their 'sneering'
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6 years
Watch: Linfield's Roy Carroll refuses to shake hands of Cliftonville players ahead of Irish league game
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5 years
Shane Lowry clinches first Major at The Open at Royal Portrush #TheOpen
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4 years
The @larnefc players paid tribute to their former team-mate Jerry Thompson after opening the scoring at Inver Park this afternoon 🙌 Pic: @presseyephoto
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3 years
“I thought only United giants like George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton were given their own displays." 🙌 Northern Ireland and Manchester United great @NormanWhiteside has reacted to his new exhibit at the club museum ⤵️ #MUFC / #GAWA
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4 years
It's 3⃣ in a row! Once again the Belfast Telegraph Sports Star of the Year, sponsored by @TheBoulevardNI , is @JonathanRea ! 🏍️👏👏👏 #BelTelSportsAwards live ➡️
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6 years
Kirk Hunter: Legendary hardman on 'crazy times' with Crusaders and his Shankill pride
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5 years
Former @larnefc star Scott Irvine has spoken out about his health struggles after that head injury at Inver Park, his fears that somebody else could come off worse and how the blow impacted his family.
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2 years
Rory McIlroy shows his class to hold off the challenge from playing partners to retain Canadian Open title and pass Greg Norman in all-time PGA Tour winners' list ✍️ @admckendry
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
5 years
Manager/Coach of the Year sponsored by @LinwoodsFoods : The winner of the platinum award for professionals is former @ColeraineFC Irish Cup-winning boss @OranKearney , now with @SaintMirrenFC . 🏆 Live updates from the #BelTelSportsAwards
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2 years
Rangers teenager Charlie McCann has swapped the Republic for Northern Ireland just months after moving to Ibrox from Manchester United in a reported £750k switch. #RangersFC Now he's been tipped for a big future with the #GAWA 👇
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
5 years
Down star @ciaramageean has only run a Personal Best in the World Championship final! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 In every other WC final since 2003, her time would have taken gold! 😲 What a race, what an effort, what an athlete! @IrishAthletics Read more ➡️
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2 years
“He would have been delighted to see me get on and make him even prouder." - @kofi_balmer ❤️🙌 @Larnefc
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
5 years
The latest player to tell their story in Footballers' Lives is @OfficialBlues legend Noel Bailie. "As far as I'm concerned, if you pull on a Linfield jersey you should be up for it, full stop. You don't pick and choose." 👊🏻 Read more ⤵️
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4 years
Footballers' Lives with David Dorrian: 'I've suffered family loss but Tracy has brought joy into my life and I really love working with the Blues boys'
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
6 years
Footballers' Lives with Megan Bell: People say girls shouldn't play football, but God's given me a talent and I will use it The @LinfieldLadies and @NorthernIreland star discusses her faith 🙌🏼 , playing against the boys ⚽ & who she actually supports 👀
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6 years
NOBODY was going to beat @RealCFrampton at #WindsorPark .👊🏻 BOOM. What a fighter. Carl. The Jackal. Frampton.😎🥊
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6 years
BREAKING Michael O'Neill is STAYING AT @NorthernIreland after turning down Scotland offer 🙌🏼
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5 years
Team of the Year sponsored by @ReviveActive : The winners of the platinum award for professionals is the @BelfastGiants for their Challenge Cup victory! 🏆🏒 Live updates from the #BelTelSportsAwards
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2 years
We would give everything to have Brian Óg back for one day, say Maguire family after 10-year anniversary of Fermanagh ace's tragic death ✍️ @DeclanBogue
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1 year
Angel Di Maria makes it 2-0 as Argentina score a stunning team goal in the World Cup final
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7 years
Irish Open Pro Am LIVE: Watch our Jamie Dornan chat, Rory McIlroy press conference and lots more! #IrishOpen2017
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5 years
Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis is going back to Rangers. #GAWA Good move?
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6 years
Jonathan Rea is named on BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist #SPOTY
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5 years
Coleraine manager Oran Kearney has gone 50 games without defeat in Northern Ireland's three major competitions 👏🏻👏🏻 So just what makes @OranKearney so special? @GarethHanna11 asked the people that know him best ⤵️
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5 years
112 caps 🧢 1 goal ⚽️ 21 years 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank-you for the memories Aaron Hughes - a Northern Ireland legend 💚⚪️ #GAWA
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Belfast Telegraph Sport
5 years
The Players' Champion ✅ Canadian Open Champion ✅ PGA Tour Champion ✅ WGC HSBC Champion ✅ What a 2019! Well done @McIlroyRory ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Saturday: Lead Ireland to historic victory over the All Blacks ☘🏉 Wednesday: Receive an OBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace 🎖 What a week for Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best 😎👏🏻👏🏻 #legend Watch Rory receive his OBE ➡️
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2 years
"Amazing. I love this city. It truly is a blessing.” The @BelfastGiants players react to becoming Challenge Cup champions after their 3-2 overtime win over the Cardiff Devils at a sold-out SSE Arena ✍️ @admckendry
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Few players achieve hero status at a team in just two seasons, but @BelfastGiants netminder Tyler Beskorowany did just that and retires from the game with zero regrets after a silverware-laden career ✍️ He spoke exclusively to @admckendry 👇
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7 years
Hero Paddy Cunningham explains how he battled serious illness to help @lamhdheargclg win Antrim title. 👏🏻👏🏻
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4 years
Our first award of the night has been announced and the @OfficialIrishFA and @Glentoran 's Gail Redmond is the 2019 Game Changer, sponsored by @ElecIrelandNI 👏👏 #BelTelSportsAwards live ➡️
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6 years
Rhys McClenaghan wins pommel horse gold at European Championships
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3 years
BREAKING: Northern Ireland have beaten Ukraine 2-1 in the Women's Euro 2022 play-off first leg. 💚🤍 Incredible, unthinkable, the finals dream is on. 🤯 Here are @GarethHanna11 's on-the-whistle thoughts ⤵️ #GAWA
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Not even Covid-19 could drain the spirit and passion out of this battle hardened Irish League soldier. 🙌 @WeldersFC stalwart Fred Magee has been talking to @GrahamLuney about his 50 years with the club and the wider Irish League family ⤵️
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7 years
@matshummels But are you ready for more of this... #GAWA 💚⚪
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Former Ballymena United favourite Dessie Loughery says that anyone objecting to the Irish Cup Final being played on a Sunday should not try to force their beliefs on everyone else ✒️ @GrahamLuney
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6 years
Six Nations: Last gasp Sexton kick seals dramatic Ireland win in France. WHAT. A. FINISH. 😲 #SixNations #6Nations
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6 years
What a story for @LisnagarveyHC captain @James1Corry , who leads his side into the weekend's derby just 10 months after being diagnosed with cancer. 👏🏻👏🏻
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5 years
The #GAWA has arrived at Windsor Park for Northern Ireland against Germany! 💚⚪️ Updates ➡️
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4 years
ATS 👏 US 👏 NAI 👏 BRING ON SLOVAKIA! #GAWA / #BIHNIR
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Keep those fingers crossed just a wee while longer. 🤞🏼 When and how we will find out if Jonathan Rea has made the BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist #SPOTY
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4 years
The 39-year-old goalkeeper Elliott Morris saves the crucial penalty and @Glentoran are through to the Irish Cup final!
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3 years
Happy 90th birthday to legendary Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham! 🎂 Norman Whiteside has been explaining what makes the boss so special 👇 #GAWA
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6 years
Deal agreed for Frampton's title bout against Josh Warrington
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6 years
"To bring it back to Northern Ireland, that's what I do it for," says Mark @pistol147 Allen as he wins the Dafabet Masters to land his first Triple Crown title. 🙌🏼
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