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Dromore High, Foyle College, Armagh Royal and Portadown College claim schools hockey Stevenson Bowl and Cup senior final places
FOUR sides booked their spots in the Stevenson Cup and Bowl finals with wins at Havelock Park. Dromore High School and Foyle College both progressed to the final of the Bowl whereas Portadown College and Royal School Armagh will renew...read more
Dromore High, Foyle College, Armagh Royal and Portadown College claim schools hockey Stevenson Bowl and Cup senior final places
FOUR sides booked their spots in the Stevenson Cup and Bowl finals with wins at...read moreIreland international Considine Ryan announces retirement from rugby after a decade of achievement
IRELAND'S Eimear Considine Ryan has today announced her retirement from rugby at 33. The dual...read moreAs the sport of squash prepares for Olympic debut at LA 2028, how the Mary Peters Trust is helping Lisburn’s Lydia McQuillan achieve her ambitions
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read more
Olympics
Superb top 10 finishes for Claudy twins Chloe and Judith MacCombe in Paralympic Triathlon in Paris
COUNTY Derry twins Chloe and Judith MacCombe secured highly creditable top 10 finishes in the...read moreHands-on role for Sport NI physio Sinead Chambers at Paris Paralympic Games
SPORT NI Sports Institute physio Sinead Chambers is heading to the Paralympic Games in Paris...read moreSilver lining for NI rower Rebecca Shorten as GB team just miss out on Olympic gold
NORTHERN Ireland's latest Olympic medal success, Rebecca Shorten, wanted gold but settled for silver as...read more
Columnists
Extra special sparkle in victory for new Northern Ireland football captain Simone Magill… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
Interviewing a very happy matchwinner Lauren Wade for UTV EXPLODING fireworks filled the air surrounding...read moreTrain with Tish… our resident fitness expert Patrycja Lafferty on the importance of training your back muscles
TO keep your back strong and lean, it's important to incorporate a mix of exercises...read moreSeeing stars in the Europa as Carl Frampton delivers a knockout night for charity… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
IT was a freezing September night in Belfast. I specifically remember that because we had...read more
Football
Upside and downside as Inver Park, Larne set to host Northern Ireland Women’s Euro 2025 home play-off match against Norway
NORTHERN Ireland Women's eagerly anticipated Euro 2025 home play-off match against Norway will be played...read morePicture gallery 2 from Northern Ireland’s extra special win over Croatia in Euro 2025 qualifying play-off
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL Northern Ireland starting line-up Celebrating Lauren Wade's extra winner (above) while,...read moreReport and picture gallery 1 as Lauren Wade’s stunning strike gives Northern Ireland victory over Croatia in Euro 2025 qualifying play-off… now bring on Norway
NORTHERN IRELAND 1 CROATIA 0 (First leg 1-1; NI win 2-1 on aggregate) Pictures by...read more
LGFA
The Big Saturday Interview: Viva España… Mayo native Brid Murphy on playing for Barcelona Gaels… ‘It’s actually amazing to think that there is a team in Spain and we’re competing in the Leinster championship. Gaelic football is well and truly on the map here in Spain, for sure’
BY DAIRE WALSH IT will be all hands on deck for the Barcelona Gaels club...read moreThe Big Saturday Interview: Waterford footballer Katie Murray on the joy of finally winning the county championship with Comeragh after losing 10 finals in the past 11 years to Ballymacarbry
By DAIRE WALSH FOLLOWING several years of coming up short to one of the game’s...read moreGlenveagh Homes confirms three-year sponsorship extension of LGFA’s Gaelic4Girls programme and National Volunteer of the Year awards
GLENVEAGH Homes has agreed a three-year extension to its sponsorship of the Ladies Gaelic Football...read more
Rugby
Ireland international Considine Ryan announces retirement from rugby after a decade of achievement
IRELAND'S Eimear Considine Ryan has today announced her retirement from rugby at 33. The dual...read moreExciting news… Belfast to welcome back Ireland for Women’s Six Nations rugby clash with France
IRELAND will return to Belfast and Cork for two mouthwatering Guinness Women's Six Nations home clashes...read moreIreland Women’s 2025 Rugby World Cup fixture schedule confirmed with Japan as opening game opponents in Northampton in August
IRELAND Women will begin their Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 campaign against Japan at Franklin’s...read more
Golf
Get in the swing to support St Mary’s College sport at Annual Golf Classic
ST Mary’s University College, Belfast are seeking entries and sponsors for their Annual Golf Classic...read moreProud captain Carol Blyth hails her Rockmount club winners in AIG Women’s Junior Cup
CONGRATULATIONS to the Rockmount Golf Club team, from Co Down, on being crowned AIG Women's...read moreKirkistown Castle golfer Beth Coulter helps GB & Ireland win back the Curtis Cup
KIRKISTOWN Castle's Beth Coulter played her part as the Great Britain & Ireland team secured...read more
Camogie
Photo gallery: Middletown are Local Women Sport Armagh Intermediate camogie champions
Local Women Sport Intermediate Championship Final: Middletown 2-09 Tullysaran 1-08 Runners up TullysaranEmma Quinn goal helps net Swatragh’s first Derry camogie title in 11 years and denies Slaughtneil a perfect 10
Errigal Derry Senior Camogie Championship Final Swatragh 1-12 Slaughtneil 0-13 SWATRAGH ended the 10 in-a-row...read moreCaitrin Dobbin is Player of the Match with Loughgeil in 11 heaven as they seal another Antrim senior camogie title
Team Kit Antrim Senior Camogie Championship Final Loughgiel 3-11 Dunloy 2-9 A strong second half...read more
Hockey
Dromore High, Foyle College, Armagh Royal and Portadown College claim schools hockey Stevenson Bowl and Cup senior final places
FOUR sides booked their spots in the Stevenson Cup and Bowl finals with wins at...read moreUlster women’s hockey Premier League round-up… wins for Armagh and Belfast Harlequins, with latest standings
BELFAST Harlequins and Armagh both secured home wins in the weekend's two games in the...read moreEY All Ireland hockey league round up… no joy for Ulster sides
PEMBROKE grabbed a huge win over Catholic Institute. A single goal each saw Railway Union...read more
Athletics
Picture special from the NI People’s Running Awards at the Slieve Donard hotel… all the winners and their inspiring stories
RECOGNISING the achievements of runners, coaches and volunteers at all levels… from the legends of...read moreSuccess for local women athletes in Valencia and Dublin
NI women athletes delivered standout performances at the Valencia Half Marathon and Dublin Marathon over...read moreHannah Gilliland fights back to win women’s Bangor 10k from challenger Ivana Anderson and Robyn McKee… report and pictures
BY LEE MAGINNIS HANNAH Gilliland of Annadale Striders rose to the challenge from a unexpected...read more
Sport Awards
Class acts: Picture gallery as St Patrick’s High School, Keady marks a term of sporting excellence with awards presentations
St Patrick’s High School, Keady recognised a term of outstanding sporting excellence in their inaugural...read more
Mary P and Me
As the sport of squash prepares for Olympic debut at LA 2028, how the Mary Peters Trust is helping Lisburn’s Lydia McQuillan achieve her ambitions
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read moreOlympics Ahoy! Young sailor Erin McIlwaine is plotting a course for Los Angeles with Mary Peters Trust backing
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read moreHow Mary Peters Trust funding is helping Derry City FC’s Ciara McAleer on her football journey… with the USA her dream destination
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read more