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Lidl National League weekend reaction… Armagh still have room for improvement, says coach, while tactical switches pay off for Tyrone
ARMAGH joint manager Darnell Parkinson (above) said they still have plenty of room for improvement despite maintaining their winning start to the defence of their Lidl NFL crown with a tight 0-11 to 2-4 win over Dublin in Parnell Park....read more

Ulster’s Maebh Clenaghan scores a try as table topping Wolfhounds notch up another Celtic Challenge victory
CELTIC CHALLENGE – ROUND 7: Sunday, February 9 WOLFHOUNDS 21 GWALIA LIGHTNING 15, Virgin Media...read moreLidl National Football League round-up after wins for Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh, Cavan and Donegal
Compiled by John Fallon HOLDERS Armagh made it three wins from three in Division 1...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
Trailblazing into February… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
THE longest month of the year, dry January, the month of broken resolutions… whatever you...read more2025 and the big hits keep coming… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
NEW Year, new beginnings, a new sporting calendar. I don’t know about you, but I...read moreAnother packed programme of golden memories and celebrated achievements… every month, UTV’s brilliant sports presenter RUTH GORMAN shares the experiences of her sporting life and times
FOR some, Christmas means mistletoe and wine. For others it’s about getting over the finish...read more
Football
Gail Redmond’s NI Women U17s and U19s step up preparations for their second round of Euro qualifiers… with training pics
NORTHERN Ireland’s Women’s Under-19 and Under-17 teams are gearing up for Euro qualifiers in February...read moreFirst touch of class as Danielle Maxwell gets her Burnley career off to a flying start with a debut goal straight from her move from Cliftonville
NORTHERN Ireland attacker Danielle Maxwell made quite an impact on her first appearance for Burnley...read moreNI internationals Danielle Maxwell and Louise McDaniel make double move from Cliftonville to Burnley Women FC
Louise McDaniel signs BURNLEY FC Women have announced the arrival of Northern Ireland internationals Danielle...read more
LGFA
Lidl National League weekend reaction… Armagh still have room for improvement, says coach, while tactical switches pay off for Tyrone
ARMAGH joint manager Darnell Parkinson (above) said they still have plenty of room for improvement...read moreTyrone stage magnificent second half fightback to claim victory over Mayo and a first win in Lidl National League Division One
Tyrone 1-15 Mayo 2-11 By Stuart Tynan TYRONE overturned a seven point half-time deficit to...read moreMassive picture gallery… camera captures how it happened as National League champions Armagh show they are the Reel deal with victory over Dublin to make it three wins in a row
Photos by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile Armagh's Eimear McGeown Niamh Coleman Referee Gus Chapman with Dublin captain...read more
Rugby
Ulster’s Maebh Clenaghan scores a try as table topping Wolfhounds notch up another Celtic Challenge victory
CELTIC CHALLENGE – ROUND 7: Sunday, February 9 WOLFHOUNDS 21 GWALIA LIGHTNING 15, Virgin Media...read moreUlster duo Fiona Tuite and Brittany Hogan set to make their first Celtic Challenge starts of the season for Wolfhounds in Cork
FIVE Ulster players are in the starting line-ups as Virgin Media Park in Cork stages...read morePerfect 10 for Wolfhounds as they march on at top of the Celtic Challenge table with emphatic victory in Glasgow and Eve Higgins named Player of the Match… Ulster’s Brittany Hogan is also a try scorer
CELTIC CHALLENGE – ROUND 6: GLASGOW WARRIORS 21 WOLFHOUNDS 64, Scotstoun Stadium Scorers: Glasgow Warriors:...read more
Golf
2024 KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House wins Tournament of the Year and Best Course Condition at Ladies European Tour Awards
THE KPMG Women’s Irish Open has been recognised with two major honours at the Ladies...read moreLurgan golf ace Annabel Wilson secures Ladies European Tour card for 2025 after fantastic Morocco qualifying show
LURGAN'S Annabel Wilson is one of four Irish golfers Golf Ireland to secure either a...read moreLeona Maguire becomes the first Irish golfer to be inducted into the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Players Hall of Fame
CAVAN’S Leona Maguire has been officially inducted into the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Players Hall...read more
Camogie
Picture gallery… all the winners from Ulster Camogie Awards Day 2025 at the City Hotel, Armagh, as Carrickmore’s Ailise Coyle is named Bridie McMenamin Player Of The Year
Bridie McMenamin Player of the Year Ailise Coyle (left) of Eire Og, Carrickmore Corrina Doyle,...read moreAmy Boyle is Antrim camogie captain for 2025 with Nicole McAtamney and Catriona Graham in support roles
ANTRIM Camogie has put the final touches to their pre-season preparation with the appointment of...read moreAoibh Mulholland scores a hat-trick to fire St Patrick’s, Maghera into their second All-Ireland senior camogie final in three seasons… picture special
A hat-trick from Slaughtneil corner-forward Aoibh Mulholland sent St Patrick’s, Maghera through to their second...read more
Hockey
EY All Ireland hockey league round-up… all the results, scorers and standings as Ulster Elks, Portadown and Lurgan post big wins… with picture gallery from Elks’ 2-1 success over CI
PICTURES BY BOB HALL SOME huge results saw a reshuffle in in the Women's EYHL...read moreTwo-time World Goalkeeper of the Year Ayeisha McFerran, from Larne, returns to the Ireland Women’s hockey squad for FIH Nations Cup in Chile
LARNE'S Ayeisha McFerran returns to the Ireland Women's hockey squad for the first time in over 12...read moreWomen’s EY Hockey League weekend previews… top sides aim to continue dominance as fight for survival continues… Ulster Elks, Pegasus, Ards, Portadown and Lurgan all in action
IN the Women’s EY Hockey League, UCD will look to continue their climb up the...read more
Athletics
Athletics round-up… Katie Graham and Lagan Valley club excel in Euro cross country… Willowfield’s Emily Morris and North Belfast Harriers take top honours in Malcolm Cup
KATIE Graham and her Lagan Valley U20 women's team were the standout Northern Ireland performers...read more‘Thrilled’… Newry’s Kate O’Connor sets new Irish pentathlon record with a blistering high five in Estonia
NEWRY'S Kate O’Connor smashed her own Irish pentathlon record at the Tallinn Combined Events meeting...read moreFamily affair as Annadale Striders’ Hannah Gilliland wins Raheny 5 mile race in Dublin while mum Alison is first woman home in F50
BY LEE MAGINNIS WET and windy conditions greeted 3739 athletes in North Dublin for the...read more
Sport Awards
Local Women Sport awards 2025 are GO! Get nominating now for your best in class in female sport
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons (centre) hosted the launch of the www.localwomensport.com 2025 awards at Stormont...read moreLisburn’s Paige Woods and Ellen Barbour from Whitehead have high hopes for 2025 with Mary Peters Trust £2,000 Make It Happen Awards
IRISH development squad sailor Ellen Barbour and young badminton ace Paige Woods have each secured...read moreLady Mary Peters joins football chiefs in applauding MBE awards to Claire Taggart, Hannah Scott and Marissa Callaghan
LADY Mary Peters, alongside Mary Peters Trust Board members are delighted with the news that...read more
Mary P and Me
How Mary Peters Trust (and Lady Mary’s advice) is shuttling Chloe Woods towards her Commonwealth Games dream
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...read moreLife lessons for triathlete Erin McConnell with focus firmly on 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
EVERY MONTH, A YOUNG MARY PETERS TRUST ATHLETE SPELLS OUT HOW THE CHARITY IS AIDING...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

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