BALLYMENA 5, LINFIELD 0. BALLYMENA United wore Argentinian-type Jerseys at the Showgrounds today and as they defeated no destroyed Lint%ld in this thrilling Irish League gams, there were indeed shades of Kemple, Lague. Ardiles in their play. And one could have been forgiven thin

BANBRIDGE stepped 'up their Senior League title challenge today with the single goal victory over this morning's leaders Cliftonville at Castlewellan Road. And with three games in hand over Mossley. Bann must be confident of staging a serious bid for the championship as the leag

WORLD junior middleweight boxing champion Maurice Hope, of Britain, will put his title at stake against Italy's Rocky 14ttioli next April, on condition they both win preliminary bouts, matchmaker Rudolf° Sabbatini reportesi today. Hope is staging a title defence in February. Man

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OFF to sunny Melbourne on January 8... that's the lucky Irish team of Brendan Mcßrien, Stanley Espie. John Greer, Willie Watson, John Higgins and team manager Pat McGuirk who will be taking part in the World Championship beginning on January 18. And there is only one survivor of

REVIEWING the past ten years of amateur radio in the UK reminds one yet again that recallin g past 'miscalculations' . (with benefit of hindsight) can be a much more exact process than prophesying the future! _ The inception of the 70s saw the introduction of the complete factor

the school's inception with inter-house, inter-form and annual staff matches. . Until 1949 was a junior school of Victoria College. Today, although a senior school in its own right, they still maintain their close connections with both schools feeding the old girls' side Victor

ee1 i .,..- By JOHN DORY main points of interest which are contained in the Commission's report an encouraging increase in the numbers of salmon and sea trout taken on rod and line during the year and the terrifying increase in illegal fishing activities. Anybody genuinely intere