Irish boxer John Cooney dies aged 28, one week after suffering injury in bout

found 2025 › Feb › 08 (Sat) @ 21:35 UTC

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Cooney suffered intracranial haemorrhage at Ulster Hall
‘He was a much loved son, brother and partner’

The Irish boxer John Cooney has died, his promoter Mark Dunlop has announced, a week after he was …

John Cooney dead at 28: Irish boxer passes away a week after emergency brain surgery following title fight in Belfast as tributes pour in

found 2025 › Feb › 08 (Sat) @ 21:35 UTC

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Cooney was stopped in the ninth round of the fight, which was the first defence of his Celtic super-featherweight title, and suffered an intracranial haemorrhage.

Boxer Cooney dies after title fight defeat

found 2025 › Feb › 08 (Sat) @ 21:35 UTC

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Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.

Irish boxer dies after suffering brain injury in Belfast fight

found 2025 › Feb › 08 (Sat) @ 21:35 UTC

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Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.

Humphries breezes to Premier League opener after Van Gerwen sinks Littler

found 2025 › Feb › 07 (Fri) @ 06:20 UTC

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World No 1 beats Chris Dobey 6-1 in Belfast final
Van Gerwen edges Littler 6-5 but loses to Humphries

Luke Humphries triumphed on the opening night of the Premier League in Belfast as he cruised to a 6…

Humphries wins Premier League opener in Belfast

found 2025 › Feb › 07 (Fri) @ 06:20 UTC

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World number one Luke Humphries thrashes Chris Dobey 6-1 to win the 2025 Premier League's opening night in Belfast.

Luke Littler is called 'unprofessional' by furious rivals ahead of Premier League season after 18-year-old, who is 'treated like a baby' by darts bosses, left other stars 'frozen' when he over-slept for outdoor Belfast photoshoot

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Luke Littler 's rivals have hit out at the teenage sensation after he turned up late for a photoshoot ahead of the start of his Premier League title defence in Belfast tonight.

'He's not a baby any more' - Van Gerwen on Littler timekeeping

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

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Michael Van Gerwen has criticised world champion Luke Littler for his poor time keeping after the 18-year-old arrived 45 minutes late for a media day in Belfast.

Queen's University criticised for planning Indian campus after job cuts in Belfast

found 2025 › Feb › 04 (Tue) @ 10:49 UTC

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A union claims it is "scandalous" to offer redundancies while funding a new campus abroad.

Boxer Cooney in intensive care after title defeat

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 16:22 UTC

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Super-featherweight boxer John Cooney is in intensive care after his defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast on Saturday.