Local Women Sport.
NI Under 19s go down to Swiss side on a roll in Euro qualifying preparation… report and pictures
NORTHERN Ireland’s Women’s Under-19 team suffered a 4-0 defeat by Switzerland’s WU19s in the second game of their friendly double header in Belfast. Manager Gail Redmond made four changes to the side that started the first game on Friday, a...read more
Emphatic interpro wins for high scoring Ulster U16 and U18 girls’ sides
ULSTER'S U16 and U18 Girls’ sides bounced back from their previous defeats against Leinster with big wins over Connacht in the interpro series. The 16s sealed a 6-0 win in Dublin before the 18s hit 11 without a reply from...read more
Emphatic interpro wins for high scoring Ulster U16 and U18 girls’ sides
ULSTER'S U16 and U18 Girls’ sides bounced back from their previous defeats against Leinster with...read moreUlster Premier hockey league round up… Queen’s maintain their 100 per cent win record with another shutout to stay top of the table… with standings and top scorers
QUEEN'S University made it six wins on the bounce as they eased past Ballymoney to...read more
NI Under 19s go down to Swiss side on a roll in Euro qualifying preparation… report and pictures
NORTHERN Ireland’s Women’s Under-19 team suffered a 4-0 defeat by Switzerland’s WU19s in the second...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 more
Hands-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 more
Silver 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
Seeing 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
Train with Tish… our resident fitness expert Patrycja Lafferty on how to turn hunger pains into exercise gains
MANAGING hunger is essential for maintaining a healthy diet and achieving your fitness goals. Here...read more
Golden year… UTV Sport presenter and Local Women Sport columnist, Ruth Gorman, face to face with our Olympic medal heroes
WHAT do post-it notes, the Rubik cube and bar codes all have in common? They...read more
Football
NI Under 19s go down to Swiss side on a roll in Euro qualifying preparation… report and pictures
NORTHERN Ireland’s Women’s Under-19 team suffered a 4-0 defeat by Switzerland’s WU19s in the second...read moreReport and photo gallery from Northern Ireland 1 Switzerland 1 in U19 friendly at Blanchflower Stadium with Aimee Kerr on target from the penalty sport
PICTURES BY BOB HALL GAIL Redmond's Northern Ireland U19s were held to a 1-1 draw...read more
Guard of honour for Crusaders Strikers as they are presented with the NIFL Women’s U19 Academy trophy after defeating rivals Cliftonville for the second time in a week
PICTURES BY EPHY McCONNELL
LGFA
The 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 more
Glenveagh 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
Laois legend Sue Ramsbottom to be inducted into the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s Hall of Fame
LAOIS legend, Sue Ramsbottom, will be officially inducted into the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s Hall...read more
Rugby
Ireland 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
‘Belief is massive’: co-captain Sam Monaghan reacts as Women’s Rugby World Cup draw sees Ireland face New Zealand again
IRELAND Women will again face New Zealand in next year's Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025...read more
Band of hope for Ireland rugby women ahead of draw for 2025 World Cup
IRELAND rugby women's hard work and impressive run of results over the past few months,...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 more
Proud 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 more
Kirkistown 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 Tullysaran
Emma 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 more
Caitrin 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
Emphatic interpro wins for high scoring Ulster U16 and U18 girls’ sides
ULSTER'S U16 and U18 Girls’ sides bounced back from their previous defeats against Leinster with...read moreUlster Premier hockey league round up… Queen’s maintain their 100 per cent win record with another shutout to stay top of the table… with standings and top scorers
QUEEN'S University made it six wins on the bounce as they eased past Ballymoney to...read moreWomen’s All Ireland hockey league round up of results and standings… wins for Pegasus and Ulster Elks but defeat for Ards
Round 6 Catholic Institute 1 [4] – 1 [5] Loreto Loreto secure drawing bonus point...read more
Athletics
Hannah 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
Foster sisters lead the way as Willowfield Harriers confirmed as NI and Ulster Road Relay title winners
A disqualification, a successful appeal and two weeks later, we can confirm that the womens...read more
Natasha Cockram races to women’s victory in Moy Park Belfast Half Marathon… Jayne Bleakley wins wheelchair race
US-based Cockram raced to victory over last year’s winner Anne Marie McGlynn in the women's...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
Olympics 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 more
How 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
Amazing Gracie aims to follow her football dream right to the top, with a little help from the Mary Peters Trust
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read more
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