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Luxembourg players celebrate their late equaliser at Windsor Park

Northern Ireland have to get a whole lot smarter

Another night at Windsor Park and another major disappointment.

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Inside Steven Beacom

Steven Beacom: The night Northern Ireland hit rock botton

Thursday, 13 September 2012

What a shocking result. And what a deflating feeling inside Windsor Park as the final whistle blew.
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Shane Ferguson has shaken off a groin injury to join the Northern Ireland squad

Steven Beacom: No easy games in football? Northern Ireland have to prove that there are

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Luxembourg keep breaking their own football world record. Out of all the nations on this planet, they top the list for most successive failed attempts to qualify for the World Cup finals.
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Fabio Capello

Steven Beacom: Northern Ireland upset in Russia would add to Fab molotov cocktail

Friday, 7 September 2012

As Northern Ireland’s footballers flew into Moscow on Wednesday to begin their World Cup qualifying campaign, they arrived in a nation awash with money.
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Brendan Rodgers will need support from Liverpool both on and off the pitch if he is to be a successful manager at Anfield

Steven Beacom: Liverpool chiefs have failed Brendan Rodgers

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

When Brendan Rodgers was appointed as manager of Liverpool, there were many supporters who felt it was a gamble on the club's part.
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Brendan Rodgers' encouraging start to life as Liverpool boss has endeared him to the club's fans

Steven Beacom: Rodgers off to a flyer in his Liverpool revolution

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

The day Brendan Rodgers was officially announced as the new Liverpool manager there was a touch of scepticism around the streets of Anfield.
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the men's 200m final

Steven Beacom: Usain Bolt is King of London

Saturday, 11 August 2012

What a sprinter, what an athlete, what an Olympian, what a champion, what a man.
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Steven Beacom: Sensational Bolt is king of London

Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Awesome, just awesome. Crown him now. Usain Bolt is the King of London 2012, the fastest man on earth and the greatest athlete ever to put on a pair of spikes.
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Wendy Houvenaghel ended up on the sidelines at the weekend, a sad end to her Olympics

Steven Beacom: No way to treat our silver lady Wendy Houvenaghel

Monday, 6 August 2012

Wendy Houvenaghel walked out of the Velodrome and away from her Olympic dream at around 4.50pm on Saturday afternoon.
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Belfast's Lisa Kearney after her defeat to China's Shugen Wu

Steven Beacom: Floored by judo pyjama party

Tuesday, 31 July 2012

I admit it - I've been lucky. In this job I've covered just about every big sporting event there is. Now I can add the Olympics to my list.
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Steven Beacom: Time for Olympic fireworks

Saturday, 28 July 2012

It's been a bit like that fantasy radio station you crave. In a stunning summer for sport the classic hits have just kept on coming.
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Padraig Harrington tees off at Royal Portrush in what has been a massively successful tournament

Steven Beacom: Why The Open will come to Portrush

Tuesday, 3 July 2012

The Irish Open has been and gone. And boy didn't our wee country host it well.
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Preperations for the Irish Open 2012 at Royal Portrush

Steven Beacom: We're right on course as tee time draws near

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

It felt like the calm before the swarm. Yesterday was a quiet day at Royal Portrush. The numbers wandering around on and off the golf course were in the hundreds.
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England's Wayne Rooney (left), Joe Hart (centre) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leave the Team hotel yesterday in Krakow, Poland

Steven Beacom: Outclassed England can have no gripes

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

Justice was done in the end. England are out of Euro 2012 and deservedly so. Had they somehow made it into the semi-finals it would have gone down as one of the great swindles of our time.
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Steven Beacom: Canny Roy could drag England over the line

Thursday, 21 June 2012

When England appointed Roy Hodgson as manager, ahead of media darling and fans’ choice Harry Redknapp, you could almost hear the groans echoing all over London and through the Shires.
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Steven Beacom: England couldn't, could they?

Thursday, 21 June 2012

They couldn't, could they? Go on and win the thing I mean. Still unlikely I know but suddenly England becoming European champions does not appear as outrageous or laughable as it did when this fascinating tournament began.
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Steven Beacom: Republic of Ireland Euro 2012 flops simply got what they deserved

Saturday, 16 June 2012

So, the Republic of Ireland are the first nation to be eliminated from the European Championship finals. Appropriate really as they are the worst team in the competition.
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England's Joleon Lescott (centre) scores the opening goal past France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (left) during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between France and England in Donetsk, Ukraine

Steven Beacom: No Plan B will leave England as also-rans

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

Solid, not spectacular. Disciplined, not dynamic. Efficient, organised and hard working. Welcome to England, Roy Hodgson style.
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Steven Beacom: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers blazing a trail for Northern Ireland

Saturday, 2 June 2012

Liverpool's new manager Brendan Rodgers made no bones about it. Asked to outline his targets he didn't come off with the usual blarney about taking one game or step at a time.
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Brendan Rodgers turned down the opportunity of an interview for the Liverpool job

Steven Beacom: Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers the man for Liverpool

Thursday, 24 May 2012

Liverpool’s search for a new manager has become a total embarrassment to the proud name of the football club.
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Steven Beacom: Why we should all stand up and admire Chelsea

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

It was in a pub called The Winning Post close to Twickenham. Ulster and Leinster rugby fans mingled with the locals as all watched the Champions League final.
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