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CTV News
5 hours ago
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- CTV News
Winnipeg golf course celebrates a century of operating
A new plaque commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Windsor Park Golf Course was unveiled on July 30, 2025. (Daniel Timmerman/CTV News) Birdies, bogeys and birthday celebrations. Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of Winnipeg's Windsor Park Golf Course. The city-owned 18-hole course, which stretches along the Seine River between St. Boniface and St. Vital, opened on July 30, 1925. 'Since 1925, generations of Winnipeggers, Manitobans, and guests to our city have walked these fairways, enjoyed the scenery along the Seine River, and embraced the challenge of this beautiful course,' Mayor Scott Gillingham said during a media event at the first hole. Windsor Park The original clubhouse at Winnipeg's Windsor Park Golf Course is seen in a photo from 1925. (City of Winnipeg Archives) Windsor Park initially opened as a privately owned nine-hole course in 1922. However, the city purchased the course two years later to keep up with growing demand for the sport and converted the sprawling greenspace into an 18-hole course. 'I wonder in a hundred years how many lost balls are represented on this course and how many rounds have been played?' Gillingham added. According to a city report released in January, more than 33,000 rounds were played at Windsor Park during the 2024 golf season alone. The golf course is also used as the Windsor Park Nordic Ski Centre during the winter months. Brian Mayes, city councillor for St. Vital, said he grew up playing on the course and even made his first ever birdie on the 9th hole back in 1982. 'I do remember some of my scores and forget a lot of them, but [Windsor Park] is a testament to public golf and why it's important to have a mix in the city of Winnipeg,' Mayes said. Mayes and Gillingham, alongside other elected officials, unveiled a commemorative plaque as part of the celebration. The city is also offering green fees at a reduced rate of $19.25 until August 4 to mark the occasion.
Belfast Telegraph
2 days ago
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- Belfast Telegraph
Linfield boss David Healy explains why he's changed his goalkeeper for European campaign
David Healy believes he has two of the best goalkeepers in Irish League football at Windsor Park. Although he lost his place to David Walsh as the Blues romped to the Premiership title last season, Chris Johns has been back in favour in their three European games so far this term.
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Former UFC star McCann to make boxing debut in Belfast
Former UFC star Molly McCann will make her boxing debut on the undercard of Paddy Donovan and Lewis Crocker's world title contest at Windsor Park next month. Liverpool's McCann, who retired from MMA in March following defeat by Alexia Thainara at UFC London, said she wants to "win a world title within eight fights" after signing with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing earlier this opponent for the 13 September fight in Belfast has not yet been 35-year-old won 14 of her 22 fights across a 10-year MMA boxers Caoimhin Agyarko and Tyrone McKenna have also been added to the Windsor Park middleweight Agyarko, 28, will face 30-year-old Englishman Ishmael Davis while 35-year-old McKenna will take on fellow Irishman Dylan Moran. McKenna stopped Moran in the second round of their welterweight contest last have also confirmed Patrick Brown, who represented Great Britain at the 2024 Olympics, and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Aaron Bowen will appear on the bill, with more fights still to be this week, Windsor Park was confirmed as the venue for Donovan and Crocker's fight for the vacant IBF welterweight Park last hosted a boxing event in August 2018 when two-weight world champion Carl Frampton defeated Luke Jackson of and Crocker's rematch will be the first world title bout between two fighters from the island of Ireland. The first meeting between the pair on 1 March was a final eliminator for the IBF title and ended in controversial fashion with Crocker taking the win by disqualification in front of a 8,500 crowd at the SSE Arena in his native Belfast.
BBC News
6 days ago
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- BBC News
Linfield fined 12,000 euro after Shelbourne game
Linfield have been fined 12,000 euro by Uefa for two separate incidents in their Champions League qualifier with Shelbourne. The incidents occurred in the second leg against the League of Ireland Premier Division champions at Windsor Park on 16 Irish Premiership champions have been handed a 10,000 euro fine for "racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of its supporters".The Blues have also been handed a partial stadium ban for their next European ban, which is suspended for two years. In addition to that sanction, a further fine of 2,000 euro has been imposed on the club for the lighting of fireworks in the game finished 1-1 in Belfast but Shelbourne progressed 2-1 on who face Zalgiris in Uefa Conference League qualifying at 17:00 BST, have been contacted for a response.
Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
Crocker-Donovan rematch confirmed for Windsor Park
The rematch between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan, which has been upgraded to a world title fight for the vacant IBF welterweight belt, is to take place at Belfast's Windsor Park stadium on Saturday, 13 September. Promoters Matchroom Boxing confirmed on Thursday that the venue, which hosts the Northern Ireland international football team's home matches, would stage the first-ever world title fight between two boxers from the island of Ireland. The welterweight title was previously held by American Jaron 'Boots' Ennis. The first meeting between the pair on 1 March was a final eliminator for the IBF title and ended in controversial fashion with Crocker taking the win by disqualification in front of a 8,500 crowd at the SSE Arena in his native Belfast. Limerick fighter Donovan, who had twice previously been deducted points, was thrown out at the end of the eighth round for punching after the bell. An appeal from Donovan's team resulted in the IBF granting a rematch which would again serve as a final eliminator for the world title but with champion Ennis moving up to the light-middleweight, the belt became vacant. Windsor Park last hosted a boxing event in August 2018 when two-weight world champion Carl Frampton defeated Luke Jackson of Australia. 'It's going to be exceptional' Speaking to BBC Sport NI, Crocker said: "Unbelievable. As a kid all I wanted to do was to fight for a world title. To fight at Windsor Park is a dream. "I can't imagine what it's going to be like to fight for a world title there. The first all-Irish world title fight. It's history. "The controversy from the last fight makes it even bigger. It's going to be exceptional. The rematch should happen 100%. I wanted the rematch to put things right." Crocker's victory made it 21 wins from 21 fights for the Belfast boxer but the 28-year-old was not happy with his level of performance. "I underperformed massively in the first fight so to go in as an underdog and prove everyone wrong, and win a world title at Windsor Park - I'll take that all day long. "I'd be a happy man until I die if I win a world title, especially at Windsor Park. "The atmosphere is going to be electric. Obviously he [Donovan] will have his support as well but my friends and family and the people of Belfast will back me." Boxing schedule and results 2025 Watch every Born to Brawl episode More boxing from the BBC Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
