Steven Beacom
@StevenBeacom5
Proud husband and dad... Chief Sports Writer @BelTel & @TheSundayLife, Sports Broadcaster & author of 100 Ulster Sporting Legends [email protected]
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McIlroy mania swept through Portrush this week and although Rory didn't lift the Claret Jug he took away memories to last a lifetime with the incredible support he received from the people of Northern Ireland... 👇👇👇
"It says something about the aura that @McIlroyRory has and the esteem in which he is held that people came to Portrush on Sunday genuinely feeling he still had a shot at overhauling Scheffler." ✍🏻@StevenBeacom5 #TheOpen ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/rory-m…
"From chipping balls into a washing machine on the Kelly chat show as a kid to becoming a global golfing icon, the Holywood star has never experienced support like he had in Portrush this week." Read @StevenBeacom5's thoughts on home hero Rory McIlroy belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/rory-m…
Conor Bradley has been brilliant for a few years now. Just turned 22 I believe he can kick on even more with his attitude, application and ability. Really looking forward to seeing him play for Liverpool and Northern Ireland this season.
Conor Bradley heads into his third season competing in the Premier League with a 'different' feeling 👊
New signing on the way for Cliftonville from Coleraine...👇
Cliftonville home in on signing of highly-rated Coleraine winger ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
Cliftonville home in on signing of highly-rated Coleraine winger ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
🥊Great talking to @lewiscrocker1 on his dream World title fight v Paddy Donovan at Windsor Park. 🥊Why the stadium is his Madison Square Garden 🥊 Desire to be Belfast's next World Champ 🥊 Being far better in the rematch 🥊 His inspiring story 👇👇👇 m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/boxing/d…
Confirming @BelTel story in June. ⚽️ Radical restructure for club football in NI ⚽️ Pyramid of Premiership, Championship & 3 new Conference League divisions ⚽️ No relegation from Championship this season ⚽️ Four PIL teams promoted to next season's Championship Will it work? 👇
BREAKING: Irish League pyramid’s drastic change confirmed with three new divisions to be introduced ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
BREAKING: Irish League pyramid’s drastic change confirmed with three new divisions to be introduced ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
CONFIRMED: As revealed in June a radical new structure is coming to Irish League football from 2026/27. New pyramid will be Premiership, Championship + 3 Conference League tiers. No relegation this season from the NIFL Championship which will expand to 16 teams in 2026/27.
EXCLUSIVE | Irish League pyramid set for drastic change with three new divisions to be introduced ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 ➡️ belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
Belfast boxer Lewis Crocker says that Windsor Park will be his Madison Square Garden when he faces Limerick’s Paddy Donovan there in an historic All-Ireland world title battle on September 13. ➡️belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/boxing/d…
Josh Rock is a great watch. The Northern Ireland man has come from 9-6 down against the great Michael Van Gerwen to win 13-11 in a thriller to reach the quarter-finals of the World Matchplay. Next up for Josh...another former World Champion Gerwyn Price.
Northern Ireland U21 goalkeeper Mason Munn could be set for a loan move away from Rangers with Neil Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic keen on the talented teenager. Munn made his Rangers first team debut last season and is contracted to the Ibrox club until 2028.
CONFIRMED: Coleraine have announced that former Greenock Morton General Manager Dale Pryde-MacDonald will take up the same role at the Showgrounds
The changes on and off the pitch at Coleraine FC continue with Greenock Morton General Manager Dale Pryde-MacDonald set to arrive at the Showgrounds...👇
Why failure in European qualifiers could be a catalyst for big changes to the Irish League ✒️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
Cliftonville teenager linked with switch to EFL Championship club ✒️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football…
This week has been a triumph for Royal Portrush. It has proved to be the strongest links in so many ways. And that's why The Open will keep coming back to Northern Ireland for years to come...👇
"In golfing terms, the tournament has hit an albatross on a par-five. The players have loved it, the spectators have loved it and the organisers have been delighted with how the week on the north coast has gone." ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/roy…
"In golfing terms, the tournament has hit an albatross on a par-five. The players have loved it, the spectators have loved it and the organisers have been delighted with how the week on the north coast has gone." ✍️ @StevenBeacom5 belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/roy…