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'A great welcome' - Presbyterian minister behind hybrid rules event
Hybrid games between codes are not particularly unusual but the driving force behind Saturday's 'compromise rules' matches at Corrigan Park in west Belfast is perhaps not what you would Church in Ireland [PCI] minister, Rev David Moore, is one of the prime movers behind 'Between the Sticks', an event which will showcase the sports of hurling, shinty and camogie as part of Feile Phobail and Antrim GAA's 140th anniversary rivalry will be the order of the day as a men's shinty team from Stirling and a women's team from the Isle of Skye take on select hurling and camogie teams from of the teams travelling from Scotland are being brought to Belfast by Rev Moore, who is part of PCI's special ministry in the west of the city, known as An Tionolann/The Gathering. The initiative is part of the church's outreach programme to re-engage with the people of west Belfast."I started working in west Belfast in 2022 on behalf of the Presbyterian Church really trying to re-engage with the area," explained Rev Moore in an interview with BBC Sport NI."There used to be five Presbyterian churches here but they are all closed. We wanted to be back here again, connecting with the community."We've tried a number of community connect events and this is probably one of the biggest ones that we're trying because the GAA community is one of the biggest ones in the whole of west Belfast."The Presbyterian minister said Saturday's event is being staged in the context of "a great welcome" from the local community."We could not complain about how warmly we've been welcomed. The doors have been thrown open to us and the encouragement to be here."We feel a part of this community now, and this is one aspect of sharing that."I was enthusiastically encouraged by Collie Donnelly [former Antrim hurler and former County chairperson] and we're looking forward to having a great connection between shinty and hurling, different codes but essentially the same cultural background." 'A day of fun and celebration' The matches, which are free to attend, will be played under shinty-hurling-camogie composite rules, with 14 players-a-side and aspects of each sport involved, meaning that each team is equally half will last for 35 minutes, with teams using their own sticks, one half played with a sliotar, the other with a shinty the scoring system, the goal to be used is taken from first Shinty-Hurling match between Irish and Scottish Gaelic teams took place in 1896 in London. Annual international fixtures have taken place in both countries over the years with 2024's international between Ireland and Scotland resulting in a victory for and Antrim camogie player Maeve Kelly commented: "It'll be a day of fantastic fun and celebration. It'll be amazing to see the skills of all the sports coming together."Terence McNaughton, former Antrim hurling player and manager, added: "It's a brilliant game to be involved in and a great game to watch, a great spectacle. "I've been lucky enough to be involved with the Ireland team the last couple of years and I've really enjoyed it."
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Andy Murray lands shock new business deal as tennis legend takes on new role after splitting from Novak Djokovic
SIR ANDY MURRAY has landed a shock new business deal with a POTATO company. The tennis legend has taken on a new role at the Scottish spud company Albert Bartlett. 2 2 Murray, 38, will be the new face of the brand after signing a long-term partnership to market its products. It comes after his split from coaching Novak Djokovic in May, just weeks before Wimbledon. Albert Bartlett is based in Airdrie in Lanarkshire, Scotland. Murray is believed to have familiarised himself with their potatoes more than ten years ago. The brand is also a long-term supplier for the five-star Cromlix hotel owned by Murray near Dunblane. Albert Bartlett is family-owned and was founded back in 1948. A statement over the partnership said it brings "two Scottish-born British icons with shared community vision and family values [together].' Murray will be "encouraging the nation to enjoy a healthy lifestyle through sport and a balanced diet'. He will be promoting both the frozen and chilled potato product ranges. Murray said: "I was lucky during my early playing days to have access to the kit and facilities required to play and develop, and as my career progressed, to have the best diet and training advice available. Carlos Alcaraz makes it through to Wimbledon second week then throws down huge challenge to Sir Andy Murray "I am excited to partner with Albert Bartlett to showcase the importance of a balanced diet and an active lifestyle to communities across the UK. "I hope the project inspires people to play and enjoy sport throughout their lives, at whatever level they are able. Chief executive Alex Bartlett added: 'Andy is someone who has engaged and inspired his home nation and sports fans around the world, delivering that long-awaited British [male] Wimbledon win, not only once, but twice. "Along with his US Open win and two Olympic golds. 'So, who better to engage the nation again and help us serve up the inspiration and resource required to get the nation active and nourished with tasty home-grown produce?' It is not the first Scottish brand Murray has teamed up with. Last month, he became the inaugural brand ambassador of the iconic Walker's Shortbread. Andy Murray's career timeline SIR Andy Murray is Great Britain's most successful tennis player of the Open era. After breaking through in 2005 to reach the Wimbledon third round at 18, the Scot was British No1 by the following year. In 2008 he reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open, only to fall to Roger Federer in straight sets. Two more final defeats at the Australian Open to Federer and Novak Djokovic followed in 2010 and 2011 before heartbreak at Wimbledon in 2012. Despite taking the first set against Federer, he fell 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 in front of a home crowd before breaking into tears on Centre Court. But a month later on the same court he beat the Swiss legend to earn Team GB a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics. And weeks after that he broke his Grand Slam duck at the fifth attempt, beating Djokovic in five sets in the US Open final. In 2013, following another Australian Open final loss, Murray beat Djokovic in straight sets to become the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title. Three more losing Grand Slam finals followed, at the 2015 and 2016 Australian Opens and the 2016 French Open. But in his third Grand Slam final of 2016, Murray won Wimbledon again with a straight sets victory over Canadian Milos Raonic. He followed it up with his second Olympic gold medal, beating Juan Martin del Potro in a four-hour epic in the final in Rio de Janeiro. Later in 2016 Murray became world No1 - the first British man to do so in history. Over his career Murray reached 11 Grand Slam finals, winning three. He won two Olympic golds and a silver (in the mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson). He finishes his career with 46 titles and over £50million in earnings, making him the fourth all-time leader in earnings. His final match was at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where he lost in the quarter-final of the men's doubles at Roland Garros to USA pair Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.
