January 24 2010: Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup Group C: Derry 1-13 Down 1-15
It was a strange day at Celtic Park yesterday.
At times the small crowd drooled over some of Down's play and winced at Derry's.
And yet, only two points separated the sides at the end.
After a bit of a stumble in the second half, the Mournemen regained their composure and marched into Wednesday night's Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals to face Donegal.
Mourne substitutes Paul McComiskey and Martin Clarke bagged a combined 1-5 yesterday, while Seamus Bradley's scrappy three-pointer for Derry in the 59th minute made a game of it.
Down led by five at the break and then by nine points midway through the second half, but they needed a couple of get-out-of-jail points from McComiskey to seal a late win.
Derry:M Dunne; M McGoldrick, G O'Kane (0-1), J O'Kane; C Kielt (0-2), M Lynch (0-1 free), B McGuigan; F Doherty (0-2), L Hinphey (0-1); A McCartney (0-1), R Wilkinson (left) (0-1), E Lynn; S Bradley (1-2), J Diver, K O'Neill
Subs:B Mullan for J O'Kane (32), A McLaughlin (0-2) for K O'Neill (h/t), Paul Bradley for B McGuigan (45).
Down:D Alder; D McCartan, C Garvey, D Rafferty; K Duffin, K McKernan (left), A Carr (0-1 free); C King (0-1), A Rodgers; R Murtagh (0-3), M Poland (0-2), P Fitzpatrick; J Clarke (0-2, 0-1 free), M McGee, C McGinn (0-1)
Subs:P McComiskey (0-3, 0-1 free) for M McGee (20), M Clarke (1-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 ‘45') for R Murtagh (h/t), C Laverty for C McGinn (53), P Greenan for C King (54), S Parr for A Carr (70).
Referee:S McLaughlin (Donegal)
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Mary Lou Retton
gymnastics
American who won five medals including one gold at the 1984 Olympics, born 1968.
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Neil Johnson
cricket
former Zimbabwe all-rounder, born 1970.
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Rebecca Romero
rowing and cycling
former rower who converted to cycling and won Olympic gold in Beijing, born 1980.
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Shaun Maloney
soccer
Former Celtic, Hull and Scotland forward, now a coach with Belgium, born 1983.
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Luis Suarez
soccer
Barcelona and Uruguay striker, formerly with Liverpool, born 1987.
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Becky Downie
gymnastics
European Championship and Commonwealth Games gold medallist, born 1992.
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The BBC televised its first steeplechase horse race, with Sandown Park the venue.
- 1982
The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 to win Super Bowl XVI. It was the first of five wins for the 49ers, who dominated American football in the 1980s.
- 1992
Monica Seles, then of Yugoslavia, won her second successive Australian Open title when she beat American Mary-Jo Fernandez 6-2 6-3.
- 2000
Rivaldo was voted FIFA's World Player of the Year ahead of David Beckham and Gabriel Batistuta.
- 2005
Former England captain Martin Johnson announced his retirement from all competitive rugby.
- 2007
Wales midfielder Simon Davies completed a move from Everton to Fulham for an undisclosed fee, ending an 18-month spell at Goodison Park.
- 2011
Sky Sports presenters Richard Keys and Andy Gray were stood down from duty following comments about referee's assistant Sian Massey. Gray was later sacked from his role with the broadcaster, with Keys resigning soon afterwards.
- 2014
Spain midfielder Juan Mata travelled to Manchester United to undergo a medical ahead of his £37.1million transfer from Chelsea.
- 2015
League One Bradford recovered from going two goals down to win 4-2 at Premier League leaders Chelsea in the FA Cup fourth round. Then-Championship Middlesbrough also produced a shock with a 2-0 win against Manchester City at the Etihad.
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- Which team won the inaugural Premier League competition in 1992-93?
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- Tim Henman played in how many Grand Slam semi-finals? A- four, B- six, C- nine
- In which Olympics did the USA's Dream Team win the gold medal in basketball?
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- B- six
- 1992 Barcelona Olympics
- Field hockey
Friday, January 24
- CRICKET
Fourth Test, South Africa v England - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0730; T20 International, New Zealand v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0655.
- TENNIS
Australian Open - Eurosport 1 0600, 0815, 2355 and Eurosport 2 0600, 1200, 2355.
- SOCCER
League One, Sunderland v Doncaster - Sky Sports Main Event 1900; FA Cup fourth round, Northampton v Derby - BT Sport 1 1930.
- RUGBY UNION
Premiership, Northampton v London Irish - BT Sport 2 1900.
- GOLF
European Tour, The Omega Dubai Desert Classic - Sky Sports Golf 0730, Sky Sports Main Event 1130; PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1615, 2230, Sky Sports Golf 1615, 2000.
- SNOOKER
European Masters - Eurosport 2 1455, 1855.
Saturday, January 25
- CRICKET
Fourth Test, South Africa v England - Sky Sports Cricket 0730, Sky Sports Main Event 0800.
- TENNIS
Australian Open - Eurosport 1 0600, 0815, 2355 and Eurosport 2 0600, 2355.
- SOCCER
FA Cup, Brentford v Leicester - BBC One 1215; Hull v Chelsea - BT Sport 1 1700; Bundesliga, Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 - BT Sport 2 1715.
- RUGBY UNION
Premiership, Bristol v Gloucester - BT Sport 2 1430.
- GOLF
European Tour, The Omega Dubai Desert Classic - Sky Sports Golf 0830; PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
- HORSE RACING
ITV Racing from Cheltenham - ITV4 0930, ITV, STV 1330.
- NETBALL
England v Jamaica - Sky Sports Main Event 1700.
- MOTOR RACING
World Rally Championship, Monte Carlo - BT Sport 1 1300.
- SNOOKER
European Masters - Eurosport 2 1400, 1855.
- UFC
Curtis Blaydes v Junior Dos Santos - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sun).