DONEGAL supporters head to Clones in search of a rare double on Sunday with the county’s minor and senior footballers in Ulster final action, as Declan Bonner’s minors face Armagh and Jim McGuinness’s seniors meet Monaghan.
Mario Götze’s World Cup winner for Germany brings back memories for Ciaran Gallagher
WATCHING Mario Götze’s stunning World Cup final winner for Germany against Argentina on Sunday night brought back some fond memories for Ciaran Gallagher.
Jason Quigley to fight on Brook-Porter undercard on August 16
JASON Quigley will have his second professional fight on August 16 when he competes in a middleweight four-rounder on the undercard of the IBF welterweight title showdown between Kell Brook and Shawn Porter.
Finn Harps manager Ollie Horgan still on the hunt for a striker
OLLIE Horgan remains on the lookout for additions to his strike force, but the Finn Harps manager has admitted that the club’s budgetary restraints have made his transfer window advances fruitless.
Christy Toye to play 50th Championship game for Donegal in Ulster final
BY CHRIS MCNULTY CHRISTY Toye would have long-since surpassed Brian Roper’s all-time appearance record (159) for Donegal, but for a horrific series of injuries. The 31-year-old St Michael’s man makes his 50th Championship appearance for Donegal in this Sunday’s Ulster SFC final against Monaghan in Clones. Advertisement In Championship football, Toye is bettered only by […]
Brett McGinty takes impressive win against Leon Gallagher
BY CHRIS MCNULTY BRETT McGinty turned in an impressive performance to gun down Leon Gallagher in a battle of two European bronze medal winners in the National Senior Cadet Championships on Saturday. In a hot-and-heavy 70kgs quarter-final, St Johnston man McGinty – who fights out of the Oakleaf ABC in Derry – had the edge […]
‘Explosive and fast’: Jason Quigley wastes no time in clinical pro debut
BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT A press conference in the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas on Thursday evening, Oscar De La Hoya took to the podium to introduce to the American public ‘a fighter you really want to watch in his progression’. “He is explosive, fast and experienced,” De La Hoya said of his new prodigy. […]
Full-strength Donegal has McGuinness ‘managing a team’ again
BY CHRIS MCNULTY DONEGAL are on course to report a clean bill of health for Sunday’s Ulster SFC final against Monaghan (St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, 4pm). Jim McGuinness looks set to have quite a selection dilemma on his hands, but you won’t hear the Donegal manager complaining. Advertisement Rory Kavanagh is back in contention for […]
Jason Quigley KO’s Howard Reece after 82 seconds of pro debut
JASON Quigley got bis professional boxing career off to a sensational start on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Declan Bonner: Keep an eye for on-a-mission Kingdom
In Sunday’s Munster final, Kerry showed that they will be All-Ireland contenders again this year