Saddler’s Peaky Blinder Irish Cup Fifth Round Ballymena United v Crumlin Star (Saturday, 3pm, Showgrounds) CRUMLIN Star will look to pull off another shock result in the fifth round of the Irish Cup when they take on Ballymena United at the Showgrounds. Last season, they claimed the scalp of Championship 1 outfit Loughgall with a […]
Star and Belfast Celtic aiming for Cup upsets
Lynch looking to lay down a Ferm marker as Antrim’s season begins
Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Section B Antrim v Fermanagh (Sunday, 2pm, Ahoghill) IT’S the beginning of a new season for Antrim’s footballers on Sunday when they host Fermanagh in their opening Dr McKenna Cup game at Ahoghill (2pm). Ulster’s pre-season competition hasn’t always been kind to the Saffrons, but a new year brings […]
Different year, different code, same goal as Naomh Éanna aim to reach All-Ireland final
AIB All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final Naomh Éanna v Tullaroan (Saturday, 1.30pm, Parnell Park) FOR the second successive year, the Naomh Éanna club are preparing for an All-Ireland club semi-final – this time in the camán code. On Saturday, they travel to Dublin’s Parnell Park to take on Kilkenny champions Tullaroan, led by the mercurial […]
Festive cracker lined up as Star host table-topping Tralee
BELFAST basketball lovers will get an early Christmas gift if Star can topple league champions Tralee this weekend and join the Kerry side at the top of the table. Adrian Fulton’s charges will go into their biggest challenge of the season buoyed by their 90-79 success on the road against Dublin side Templeogue last weekend. […]
SANDS NI to benefit from Rossa St Stephen’s Day walk
O’DONOVAN Rossa GAC is calling on all Gaels to support their annual St Stephen’s Day walk on Divis Mountain. Now in its 12th year, the annual charity fundraiser has raised in excess of £30,000 for a variety of charities and causes that have affected our members. This year is no different as we hope to […]
Gowdy hoping for more of the same on Christmas morning
Steel & Sons Cup final; Newington v Linfield Swifts (Christmas Day, 10.45pm, Seaview) THE venue, the crests and the location may be the same, but Newington versus Linfield Swifts will be a very different clash than that of the Steel and Sons Cup final of 2017. On that occasion, Newington triumphed 1-0 thanks to Padraig […]