A World Cup full of memorable moments was also marked by exclusion, exploitation and unprecedented political meddling, writes JAMES NALTON
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Sport in brief: 14 January
From Barry McGuigan and Carl Frampton to Tyrone McKenna and Lewis Crocker, the city’s fighters carry a complex history into the ring, writes JOHN WIGHT
NORTHERN IRELAND: Crusaders still top the Irish Premiership by one point after Jordan Owens’s injury-time winner secured their 1-0 win over Ards.
Coleraine stayed second with a 1-0 win at Dungannon, Glenavon needed a stoppage-time goal to earn a 1-1 draw with Cliftonville, Ballymena beat Carrick 3-0 and there was more late action at Ballinamallard where James Knowles’s 93rd minute free-kick claimed a 2-2 draw for Glentoran.
Warrenpoint’s game with Linfield was postponed.
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