The friendly in Copenhagen, and Iceland’s visit to Windsor Park on Tuesday are the final two qualifiers before Northern Ireland begin their World Cup qualifying campaign in September. They start their bid in Luxembourg and Germany, and also face Slovakia in Group A. O’Neill said his side “got off to a good start” in Denmark...
Liverpool’s Bradley missed the games against Switzerland and Sweden because of a hamstring injury sustained in February. He made a return for his club in April, although he was absent with what the Reds called a “minor injury” as they clinched the Premier League title with a win against Tottenham last weekend. “His contribution for...
Top-drawer seam bowling by Fergus O’Neill and Brett Hutton put Nottinghamshire in command against Warwickshire on the second day of their County Championship at Edgbaston. Aussie import O’Neill took 5-19 and Hutton 5-38 as the home side floundered to 93 all out. Only Sam Hain (43) offered sustained resistance as the visitors rapaciously made up...
Northern Ireland will be without Liverpool star Conor Bradley, plus fellow injury absentees Eoin Toal, Dan Ballard, Ali McCann and Dion Charles for the visit of the Swiss to Windsor Park on Friday night and the trip to face Sweden in Stockholm four days later. “Conor’s always a loss, he brings great energy to the...
