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Belfast Telegraph
22-07-2025
- Automotive
- Belfast Telegraph
‘Where was the forward planning?': Traffic ‘chaos' raises questions over pause in Derry city roadworks for The Open and not Foyle Cup
The traffic 'chaos' on Monday has led to further questions over a moratorium on roadworks, with one local politician calling for an immediate halt to the works. Images shared online show traffic bumper to bumper on the Foyle Bridge, with one car appearing to get stuck in the central reservation as it attempted to perform a U-turn. Members of the public have reported seeing numerous drivers doing the same manoeuvre to avoid being stuck in traffic for an hour or more. The Foyle Cup, which began in 1992, has grown exponentially to become one of the major annual events in the city, with almost 1,000 teams and some 20,000 players competing. With matches taking place across the length and breadth of the city — accommodating the teams, coaches, families and supporters attending — there is a build-up of traffic in the area. The competition, now in its 33rd year, has previously featured the likes of James McLean, Shay Given, Robbie Keane and John O'Shea as youth players. Teams are welcomed from the Republic, Great Britain, Europe and North America. This year, South African side Sports Academy George are first-time competitors at the tournament. However, it emerged that while roadworks were paused for The Open, which recently took place on the North Coast, no such measures were put in place ahead of the Foyle Cup. Works were taking place in a number of major inner city roads on the first day of the football tournament, including on one of the busiest roads in the city, from Madam's Bank to the Foyle Bridge and Culmore. Further works are scheduled to take place on Queen's Quay, which could compound problems. Tournament organisers themselves also hit out at the situation on social media, saying the traffic in the city was 'chaotic'. 'Roadworks stopped last week in the Derry City Council area because there was a golf tournament happening for four days last week 40 miles away,' they wrote. 'We need MLAs to sort out traffic flow in Derry and in Balkykelly now.' Eamon O'Donnell of North West Taxi Proprietors told BBC Radio Foyle 'it was chaos' for taxi drivers in the city, with the likes of Strathfoyle cut off entirely, as drivers can not afford to be stuck for more than an hour travelling across either the Foyle or Craigavon Bridges. He added: 'Here was an opportunity to showcase the city and to support traffic management. It just created chaos. For the taxi industry, it had a massive impact. 'Basically, we were struggling to cover bookings due to the delays. People were missing hospital appointments, doctor's appointments, people were late for work. 'People started double-booking taxis, thinking the taxis weren't coming, tying up all their taxis. He added: 'There should have been moratorium on roadworks across the city, the same as we have for the Clipper and other things. 'It should have been [the whole] the place, the Queen's Quay — all of that there needs to be put off this week to free the city up.' Asked why roadworks would be paused for The Open and not a local event, he said the organisers of The Open must have been proactive in making that request, prompting him to question why Foyle politicians and other stakeholders in the city did not do the same. SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has urged the Infrastructure Minister to urgently suspend all planned roadworks in Derry for the remainder of the week. 'It is hard to understand, never mind explain, how there was a moratorium on roadworks for The Open last week, despite the event taking place in Portrush, some 40 miles away. Yet this week, during one of Derry's biggest annual events, traffic is crawling across the city, causing widespread disruption,' he said. 'This gridlock is not just impacting players and families trying to make matches on time, but it's affecting all road users. 'The Foyle Cup is a well-established, annual tournament that brings thousands of visitors into the city. Where was the forward planning to accommodate that? It's simply not good enough.' NI Water said it is laying new wastewater infrastructure on Madam's Bank Road to support new development in the city, with sewer improvements also planned to get underway this week on Queens Quay. The projects were scheduled to take place during the summer months to minimise disruption to school traffic. 'Following the cessation of works last week on Madam's Bank Road to accommodate The Open golf tournament, and the postponement of work on Queens Quay this week to facilitate the Foyle Cup parade, we have taken on board the latest concerns regarding recent traffic disruption and have been liaising with our contractors to determine what measures can be put in place at this stage to alleviate the congestion,' a spokesperson said. 'NI Water can confirm that pipelaying has been stopped on Madam's Bank Road for the remainder of this week. As of early Tuesday, July 22, morning, traffic management on Madam's Bank Road will be reduced to one lane around where the road has already been excavated for the new pipe. Watch as Donegal couple rescued from flash flooding at caves in Fermanagh 'This will leave two lanes on Madam's Bank Road, on the approach to Culmore Road roundabout, open to traffic. 'Traffic management will also be removed from Culmore Road and Foyle Bridge for the remainder of this week in a bid to alleviate traffic congestion in the area. Pipelaying work will recommence on Monday, July 28, with the necessary traffic management reinstated.
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Guardiola's perfect record ends in haphazard fashion
The Club World Cup group stage had been plain sailing for Manchester City, winning all three games, but they fell at the first knockout hurdle following a haphazard defensive Guardiola's side were often opened up on the counter-attack and made to pay heavily for their sloppiness at both ends of the pitch - failing to take a host of first-half result also ends Guardiola's flawless record at the Club World Cup as manager of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Spaniard had won all 11 of his previous matches at the tournament, conceding just four goals - but that total doubled in the space of 120 thrilling minutes in Orlando."It wasn't a fluke but really worrying signs," former City goalkeeper Shay Given said on Dazn."Al-HIlal could have scored even more. It is a real worry the chances they gave up."For Guardiola, the task now is to sort out the issues they faced in Florida before the Premier League opener at Wolves on 16 August.
Daily Mail
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Curse of the TV pundits! Man City experts' predictions instantly come back to haunt them in shock Club World Cup collapse
Three pundits were left with egg on their faces after they all confidently predicted Manchester City to beat Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup last-16 clash. Pep Guardiola 's side were dumped out by their Saudi opponents in Orlando after a thrilling 4-3 game. A trio working for DAZN in their TV studio had bullishly given their scoreline predictions ahead of kick-off. Former Manchester City and Arsenal full-back Gael Clichy thought his old side would triumph 3-0 - anticipating that Simone Inzaghi's men wouldn't get on the scoresheet. Newcastle striker Callum Wilson then agreed Al-Hilal would draw a blank, predicting City to win 2-0. And Shay Given, who played in goal 50 times for City during his long career, simply said 'too strong' and went along with his colleagues. But their confidence in the former Premier League champions was misplaced. Al-Hilal tore City's defence apart on multiple occasions. Erling Haaland appeared to pick up a thigh injury, while Rodri came on and was then brought off on a chastening night for City. Afterwards, Guardiola lamented the fact that the performance did not match up to the feeling among the group. 'It's too early to say but I saw many good things I didn't see in the past,' he said. 'Especially the way we were, the relation between the players. It's sad because I felt that we were happy here. The training sessions have been really good. It's a pity, the vibes have been good.' Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden came on later in the game and combined for a superb goal to make it 3-3 in extra time. But then Marcos Leonardo bundled home in the 112th minute to give Al-Hilal the victory that sees them progress to the last eight.
The Irish Sun
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Absolutely beautiful' hail fans as Shay Given left 'emotional' by daughter's tribute on ‘people who inspire you' day
SHAY GIVEN was left emotional after his daughter's paid tribute to him on "people who inspire you" day in school. The Republic of Advertisement 2 Shay Given revealed his daughter dressed up as him for school 2 He shared a photo of her to Instagram Credit: Instagram/no1shaygiven And in a moment that caught her dad off guard, she donned a jersey with 'Given 1' on the back, as well as a pair of goalkeeper gloves. He shared a photo of his daughter to The Donegal-native said: "An emotional morning for me today when my daughter came down dressed as me for 'people who inspire you' day at school " In the comments, fans were similarly blown away by the gesture. Advertisement Read More on Shay Given Aisling O'Reilly said: "Shay that's unreal 🥹🤍" A second follower posted: "Absolutely beautiful." while a third hailed: "Brilliant mate! An inspiration to more than just your daughter too!" A fourth commented: "Love this Shay, proud moment ☺️….Aryana saw this and now wants to be a keeper…." The former Toon goalkeeper was similarly emotional when he Advertisement Most read in Football In his final game in charge, engineered the North London side to their first major trophy in 17 years over an abject United. 'New Match of the Day host' Mark Chapman stunned by Shay Given's bizarre analysis on MOTD2 Speaking on Premier Sports, former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper He said: "You imagine how his head is right this second. Advertisement "Twenty six years as a manager, he hasn't fluked his way to winning a trophy in Europe . "He has been around the block. He's been all over the world managing, obviously in Glasgow. "He has come to London and the "Yes, it has been disappointing, there is no getting away from that. Advertisement "He won't shy away from that but he has got a European trophy for these Tottenham fans." 'LAUGHING STOCK' Among the thousands of Spurs fans celebrating a historic night will have been Shay's own brother who, Given revealed, is a lifelong Tottenham fan. Not only that, but the Donegal-native revealed that Spurs goalkeeper Given added: "They have been a laughing stock in terms of 'very Spursy', 'Tottenham will never win anything.' Advertisement "My brother is a Tottenham fan. My brother is in the middle of all of that actually. "Fraser Forster got me a ticket for my brother. "He has been a Tottenham fan all of his life. He will be in there and in tears. "It is a special night for him because he is usually the butt of the joke in the family group chat because they get a lot of grief, the Tottenham fans." Advertisement
Scottish Sun
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Fans say ‘you can't pretend it isn't rigged' as Carabao Cup draw hands out play-off final repeat and huge derby
CAR CRASH Fans say 'you can't pretend it isn't rigged' as Carabao Cup draw hands out play-off final repeat and huge derby Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE first Carabao Cup draw of the 2025-26 campaign took place on Thursday afternoon - and it left some fans seething. Among the first-round fixtures drawn by John Barnes and Shay Given were a huge derby and a repeat of a recent play-off final. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 The Carabao Cup first round draw has been made Credit: PA Chelsterfield will host rivals Mansfield Town at the SMH Group Stadium. The two clubs last faced each other in April 2018, with Mansfield snatching a 1-0 win away from home. The rivalry between the two - branded the Miners strike derby - dates back to 1933 with Chesterfield having won the most games. Meanwhile, Luton Town will travel to face Coventry. The two sides went head-to-head in the 2022-23 Championship play-off final, with Luton earning promotion. Jordan Clark opened the scoring for the Hatters in the 23rd minute before Gustavo Hamer equalised for Coventry after half-time. With the score 1-1 after 120 minutes, penalties were needed and Luton went on to win. Some fans were less than thrilled with the outcome, with one person taking to X to write: "Hahahahaha you honestly can't pretend this isn't rigged." Another commented: "Typical we get drawn against these lot." While a third simply wrote: "Rigged." THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball.
