Paddy Barnes looks likely to make his professional debut in Belfast in November after confirming his intentions to move into the paid ranks.

Three-time Olympian Paddy Barnes is expected to reveal details of his move into the professional ranks within the next fortnight.

Steven Donnelly boxed the Irish team out of a looming crisis yesterday with a masterful display that leaves him one fight from an Olympic medal.

After forming seminal 90s electronic act Leftfield, Neil Barnes is back for more, says Ed Power

Leinster can have the beating of Toulon if they can get it right in three areas, says Bernard Jackman.

Maiquetia, the city in Venezuela where Paddy Barnes will tonight look to seal his place in next year’s Olympic Games, last made the news in 1999 when mudslides devastated the region and caused tens of thousands of casualties.

A win by either a unanimous or split decision, KO or TKO will qualify Paddy Barnes for his third successive Olympiad from his last World Series of Boxing (WSB) fights in Venezuela on April 18.

Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan will both look to take another step towards qualification for next year’s Olympic Games in Brazil when they represent Italia Thunder in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) today. 

Belfast light-fly Paddy Barnes stepped into another man’s shoes to help Italia Thunder beat the Puerto Rico Hurricanes in the World Series of Boxing (WSB) in Palermo on Saturday night.

A vulnerable pensioner who has received more than £250,000 in donations after he was mugged outside his home has been “overwhelmed” by the support, his sister said.

A former Director of Public Prosecutions has told the High Court he decided there was insufficient evidence to warrant a prosecution of Ian Bailey for the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Burnley 1 Hull 0

Says inability to attend mother’s funeral was ‘the cruellest abuse’

The DPP has agreed to give Ian Bailey the names of three gardaí alleged to have asked a State solicitor to put pressure on a former DPP to initiate prosecution proceedings for the 1996 murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork.

COLIN BARNES, originally from Sussex, has been fishing in Irish waters for over 30 years.

Paddy Barnes vented his frustration about the changes to the head gear rule after yesterday’s quarter-final defeat at the World Elite Championships in Kazakhstan.

Are you reading this bare-faced while wearing tracksuit bottoms?

Italy 22 Ireland 15

Drama and disappointment at the opening weekend of the Elite National Boxing Championships at the National Stadium last night, three more champions losing their titles even before a punch was thrown.

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Courtesy of that decisive win for Montpellier over Toulon on Saturday, qualification for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals via the one remaining best runners-up slot turned into the straight Leinster-Munster shoot-out Irish fans feared in advance of the weekend.

Wales 12 Australia 14

Australia coach Robbie Deans insists he had no hesitation in rushing Pat McCabe straight back from injury for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with Argentina at Skilled Park.

Paddy Barnes made history by becoming the first Irish boxer to win two Olympic medals when he assured himself of another bronze with an emphatic 23-18 victory over Devendro Singh Laishram (India) in an entertaining light flyweight quarter final last night.

Former winger John Barnes believes if Liverpool’s owners do not put in place the right long-term plan, the club could be waiting another 20 years to challenge for the Premier League title.

Wayne Barnes, whose handling of Ireland’s Six Nations clash against Wales caused such controversy less than three months ago, has been handed control of another major fixture involving an Irish side.

It is the controversy that just won’t go away.

The International Rugby Board and RBS 6 Nations have exonerated referee Wayne Barnes of blame for Ireland’s 23-21 RBS 6 Nations defeat by Wales.

New evidence highlighting investigatory abuse over the murder of a French film-maker will be presented on the last day of Ian Bailey’s extradition appeal.

A fresh appeal launched by Ian Bailey against his extradition order to France in connection with the killing of French film maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier has got underway.

THE All Blacks never forgave Stephen Donald for the missed touch kick which ultimately condemned them to defeat by Australia in Hong Kong this time last year.

Julian Barnes finally picked up the Man Booker Prize at the fourth attempt for his novel 'The Sense of an Ending'.

CUBAN heavyweight Jose Larduet Gomez, issued a warning to Ireland’s Olympic silver medallist, Kenny Egan, when he stopped Lubos Valecky (Czech Republic) two minutes and 20 seconds into the first round of his preliminary bout at the World boxing championships in Baku yesterday.

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ON A night short on inspiration,a young New Zealand-born,Tralee-raised centre showed Thomond Park that blond-flecked hair aren’t the only highlights Danny Barnes can bring to the Munster cause.

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OFFICIALLY he’s playing in his first major as an American from St Augustine in Florida.

Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip has been cited for striking during the heavy 66-28 loss to New Zealand and will face a hearing in New Plymouth tomorrow.

Paddy Barnes claimed Ireland’s first European Amateur Championships gold medal for 19 years with a thoroughly convincing 4-1 win over Elvin Mamishzade of Azerbaijan.