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Now aged 37, Gary Glass had thought about maybe calling it quits after this season – but those plans have been shelved with the striker enjoying the best goalscoring campaign of his career.

Former Cliftonville defender Declan O’Hara admits it “was a no-brainer” to accept the role of Newington boss after taking over at the Championship club ahead of next season.

Coleraine CEO Dale Pryde-MacDonald insists “we're not going to throw bucketloads of cash” at this summer’s transfer window as they look to build on last season’s success.

The last Premiership campaign has barely finished but already clubs are working quickly to get their business done ahead of the new season.

Northern Ireland legend Jonny Evans will remain at Manchester United on a permanent basis as part of Michael Carrick’s coaching staff after signing a new two-year contract.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy was an unlikely source of inspiration for Bordeaux Begles as they defended their Champions Cup crown by beating Leinster on Saturday.

Glenavon manager Michael O’Connor has revealed a number of players have accepted pay cuts to stay and help the Lurgan Blues in their Premiership promotion push.

The year is 2010, the world is getting to grips with technological developments such as the iPhone while social media is a fairly new phenomenon – and Strabane Athletic has just been formed.

Portsmouth CEO Andrew Cullen has insisted the Championship club are under no pressure to sell Northern Ireland international Terry Devlin this summer – saying previous interest from rival clubs was “of no interest to us at all”.

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie has declared his side will try to “throw as many punches as we can” in what is a “big step up” against New Zealand – one of the world’s best teams.