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1 week ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Adam McKendry |Keith Bailie
The winners of Linfield and Shelbourne will face Azerbaijan champions Qarabag in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The first round will be staged at the home of the winners of the All-Ireland clash on July 22/23, with the second leg in Baku the following week. The Blues are no strangers to Qarabag. In 2019, the Azerbaijan side knocked Linfield out of the Play-Off round of the Europa League on away goals after a thrilling two-legged encounter.
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1 week ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Adam McKendry |Keith Bailie
How will this draw work?In short, very differently to the Champions League draw. Each Group is split into eight teams, four seeded and four unseeded. Each team is assigned a number within each Group - for instance, Larne are No.3 in Group 4 and Cliftonville are No.5 in Group 5.
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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
Northern Ireland winger Ross McCausland is on the radar of teams in Belgium, Switzerland and the United States of America. The Rangers star made just 13 starts in the league this term, sparking speculation that he may move away from Ibrox despite having two years left on his contract. It’s understood that new manager Russell Martin is keen to reshape the squad of the Glasgow giants.
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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
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3 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
Blow for Larne as top defender leaves club: ‘The club respects his decision’Larne defender Shaun WantScottish defender Shaun Want has left Larne after three successful seasons at Inver Park. The 28 year-old departure is a hammer blow for the Invermen, as Want is widely regarded as one of the Irish League’s best centre backs.
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3 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
Michael Dunlop claimed his eight consecutive Supersport win at the Isle of Man TT. The Ballymoney’s man sensation victory is his third of this year’s event and his 32nd TT career win. On his Milwaukee MD Racing Ducati, Dunlop was in control from start to finish, finishing a staggering 26 seconds ahead of Dean Harrison. Davey Todd finished third, a further 15 seconds back, with Paul Jordan fourth and James Hind fifth.
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3 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
Michael Dunlop increased his record tally of wins at the Isle of Man TT to 31 on Tuesday evening with victory in the Metzeler Supertwin TT race. It’s Dunlop’s second win of this year’s TT. The Northern Irishman produced a blistering pace to win the two-lap battle. Earlier in the day, Bradford’s Dean Harrison won his first Isle of Man TT race since 2019 with victory in the Superstock TT. The Honda rider overhauled Superbike TT winner Davey Todd to win by 11.656 seconds in the delayed two lap race.
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3 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
The equation for Tanya Oxtoby's side is simple. If they win or draw with Bosnia in Zenica they will finish second in the group and qualify for the Promotion Play-Off for a place in League A. If they lose, they will finish third and drop into the Relegation Play-Off where they must fight to avoid the drop into League C. Follow our liveblog for updates.
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3 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
A reminder of the situation. If this results stays as it is, Northern Ireland qualify for the promotion play-off while Bosnia drop into the relegation play-off. If Bosnia can find a winner they will move into second spot and the promotion play-off place, while Northern Ireland drop into the relegation play-off. There's an outside possibility Northern Ireland could be automatically relegated without a play-off, but hopefully it doesn't come to that.
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3 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Keith Bailie
Rebecca Holloway finds herself in space on the left flank. She tries to pick out Megan Bell at the near post but it's swallowed up by the goalkeeperBrenna McPartlan is caught sleeping, as Sofija Krajusumovic runs off the back of her to slot past Jackie Burns. That was a soft goal. It's disappointing because Northern Ireland have dominated the last 20 minutesThat was coming. Great stuff from Northern Ireland. Rebecca Holloway cuts Bosnia open with a superb through ball.
