BACK IN THE DAY
The Irish News, November 5 2009: Ryan Cup Division 1D: Queen’s 0-11 UUJ 0-11
Late Kielt point earns a draw for Queen’s
When the ball floated gently over the crossbar, Jordanstown manager Adrian McGuckin smiled, turned, and said: “Unreal”.
It was an apt description for the conversion he had just witnessed.
At least 50 metres from goal, not far from the sideline, and facing a swirling breeze, Darren Hughes had just split the posts with an audacious effort taken from the ground.
A couple of minutes earlier, Hughes had been on target from 45 metres, that free was also kicked in the traditional style. The athletic Monaghan man has sweet memories of the Dub.
Last year, he gave the performance of his career when he captained Jordanstown toashock victory against Queen’s in the Sigerson Cup.
Hughes was back in fine form yesterday, but he had to share top billing with his midfield opponent, Charlie Kielt.
Indeed, the influence of this duo was such, that the game could be more accurately described as Charlie Kielt v Darren Hughes rather than Queen’s v Jordanstown.
BIRTHDAYS
Lester Piggott (racing) Champion flat race jockey who won the Derby nine times, born 1935.
Dennis Andries (boxing) Former world lightheavyweight champion, born 1953.
Nayim (soccer) Former Tottenham and Barcelona midfielder, born 1966.
Rob Jones (soccer) Former Liverpool and England defender, born 1971.
Richard Wright (soccer) Former Everton, Arsenal and England goalkeeper, born 1977.
Bubba Watson (golf) Masters champion in 2012 and 2014, born 1978.
Kasper Schmeichel (soccer) Leicester and Denmark goalkeeper, born 1986.
Virat Kohli (cricket) India batsman and captain, born 1988.
Odell Beckham Jr (American football) Cleveland Browns wide receiver, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ
1 How many times did Usain Bolt win the 100m gold medal at the Olympics?
2 Which snooker player was nicknamed “Interesting” by satirical TV show Spitting Image?
3 Actor Patrick Stewart, best known for playing Star Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard, is a fan of which Sky Bet Championship club?
4 Which Grand National winning horse has, as part of the epitaph on its grave, the words “he earned our love for evermore”?
5 Which club has won the most All-Ireland Club Senior Football Championship titles?
ON THIS DAY
2002 Mick McCarthy quit as Republic of Ireland manager.
2004 Frenchman Jacques Santini resigned as Tottenham manager due to personal reasons.
2006 Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time, beating holders West Indies by eight wickets in a rainaffected final in Mumbai.
2007 Wigan sacked manager Chris Hutchings after just six months in charge.
2009 The New York Yankees won their 27th World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies to secure a 4-2 series success.
2012 Craig Levein was relieved of his duties as Scotland manager, with Billy Stark taking temporary charge.
2013 Martin O’Neill was announced as Republic of Ireland’s new manager, with Roy Keane as his assistant.
2013 Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill agreed a two-year extension to his contract.
2015 Sam Burgess left Bath to join South Sydney Rabbitohs, ending his brief stint in rugby union.
2016 Great Britain’s Andy Murray became the new world number one after Milos Raonic withdrew from their semi-final at the Paris Masters, handing him the final place he needed to secure the ranking.
2017 Justin Rose completed back-to-back European Tour wins after clinching a oneshot victory at the Turkish Airlines Open. Rose had triumphed in the WGC-HSBC Champions seven days earlier.
2018 Stoke’s James McClean was warned by the Football Association for his use of an offensive word on social media but faced no
further disciplinary action.
SPORT ON TV
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CRICKET: T20, Australia v Pakistan – BT Sport 2 0800.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV 4 1245 & 1845.
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