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Flag Football catching on across Niagara

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More than 500 youth played the sport through Niagara Regional Flag Football in the spring and summer last year Niagara-on-the-Lake resident Gracie Cherney was one of more than 500 kids who played flag football in Niagara in 2023. With both the National Canadian Football League sponsoring youth leagues, and the sport about to make its Olympic debut this summer in Paris, flag football is soaring in popularity. A Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School student, Cherney loves the sport so much he is registered with two local organizations. He’ll be playing on a house league team this spring and fall with…
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Chelsea news: Raheem Sterling defended by Carney Chukwuemeka

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Carney Chukwuemeka says he and his Chelsea team-mates will “stay behind” Raheem Sterling after the England forward endured a difficult afternoon during Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final win over Leicester. Sterling missed a penalty and fired wide when clean through on goal in the first half before blazing a promising free-kick into the stands in the second. Mauricio Pochettino was loudly jeered when he withdrew Mykhailo Mudryk rather than Sterling for Chukwuemeka with 10 minutes left and Sterling was audibly booed when taken off minutes later. “Raheem is an experienced player – he’s had an amazing career,” Chukwuemeka said, after he…
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Schools’ Cup: RBAI holds off Ballymena Academy to retain trophy

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Highlights: RBAI retains the Schools’ Cup with victory over Ballymena Academy RBAI (14) 21 Tries: Kerr, Boyd, Dillon Cons: Place 3 Ballymena Academy (14) 14 Tries: Vercoe-Rogers, Fleming Cons: Coleman 2 RBAI have retained the Schools’ Cup after holding off the challenge of Ballymena Academy with a 21-14 win at Kingspan Stadium. In a pulsating first half, James Kerr and Adam Boyd touched down for RBAI. Daniel Vercoe-Rogers and Deon Fleming scored for Ballymena as the first half ended level at 14-14. Replacement Ross Dillon squeezed over with 14 minutes to play for the decisive try as Inst retained the…
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Leeds United news: Opinion – Fan on Huddersfield ‘time-wasting’

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Everyone connected with English football has a love-hate relationship with the Championship. The games can feel like the antidote to the modern era – a purist’s dream – no VAR, lenient refereeing, unkempt pitches and tiny grounds modestly full of only the most loyal supporters. Huddersfield away at midday on Saturday felt like that. Leeds came to play, Huddersfield to frustration. In the Premier League, Huddersfield would undoubtedly have had fewer than the 10 men they ended with. “It was a difficult away game, a difficult pitch, and more or less the ball was never in play,” Daniel Farke said…
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