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In North West Premier League cricket yesterday, Donemana beat St Johnston by four wickets, Fox Lodge defeated Newbuildings by 29 runs, Bready saw off Brigade by four wickets, and Coleraine overcame Strabane by six wickets in Section One. In Section Two, Eglinton beat Ardmore by nine wickets, Bonds Glen hammered Burndennett by 213 runs, and […]

In a week where he announced his impending retirement from playing club football for Everton, Killybegs native Seamus Coleman has been named in a 24-man squad for Ireland’s upcoming international friendly double-header against Qatar and Canada. Heimir Hallgrimmson’s squad also features a strong domestic contingent, with four League of Ireland players called up. Shamrock Rovers

Dylan Browne-McMonagle was in the winners enclosure again in Navan this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey was on board Limestone for JP O’Brien in the 16:07 race in Meath. That horse went to post at 13/8.

Mark English starts his outdoor season this Saturday at the Diamond League meet in China. The Donegal man will face a stacked 800m field in Shanghai with Australia’s Olympic finalist Peter Bol, Britain’s World Championship bronze medalist Ben Pattison and former Diamond League champion Wyclife Kinyamal from Kenya all involved. It will be the Finn

Donegal GAA All County League Division 1 Sat, 09 May Four Masters 0-17 0-15 Gaoth Dobhair Sun, 10 May St Eunan’s 1-14 – 0-06 Naomh Muire, LR Naomh Conaill 0-19 – 3-12 An Clochán Liath Aodh Ruadh BS 3-12 – 2-11 Gleann Fhinne An Tearmainn 0-11 – 0-13 St Michael’s Sean Mac Cumhaills 2-15 –

Letterkenny Rovers will play Kilmacrennan Celtic in this season’s Brian McCormick Cup Final. Rovers came through their semi-final against Donegal Town with a 4-1 win in Ballyare this afternoon. Stephen McConnell’s side fell behind early but hit back through Lee McMonagle and second-half goals from Zach Gorman and BJ Banda (2) propelled the Donegal Junior

Ryan Griffin of Ballybofey & Stranorlar Golf Club has finished seventh at the Irish Men’s Amateur Open at Seapoint Golf Links in Drogheda. Griffin ended the competition 7-under-par overall after shooting a round of 69 in his final round this afternoon. That score was 4 shots off the winner, Patrick Keeling of Roganstown, who ended

Thierry Neuville has taken victory at Rally Portugal in the World Rally Championship. The Belgian’s Hyundai i20 finished 16.3 seconds ahead of Oliver Solberg in 2nd spot – Solberg was in a GR Yaris. In third was Welshman Elfyn Evans, also in a Yaris, as he finished a further 29.1 seconds back from the leader.

Illistrin FC have won the SFAI U15 Trophy after a 1-0 win over Westport United in South Dublin this afternoon. Captain Darragh Edwards nodded home from a corner on 44 minutes to hand the Donegal youngsters national success. The side are managed by Seamus Murphy with Michael mcGlynn and Ciaran McElwaine in as coaches. Today’s

It’s safe to say Dylan Browne-McMonagle is enjoying his return to horse-racing. The Letterkenny jockey suffered a back injury whilst racing in Hong Kong earlier this year and returned to action last week. With another winner this afternoon at Leopardstown, Browne-McMonagle has had nine winners in the past seven days, including a brilliant 7/1 Chester

Cricket Round-Up – Saturday 09/05/26 In the National Cup, County Galway made light work of Letterkenny’s 146, cruising home on 151 for the loss of 3. Ardmore edged a thriller against Civil Service, winning by just four runs after posting 208 for 6. Terenure chased down Killyclooney’s 203 with four wickets to spare, while Templepatrick

Patrick McGettigan was in the winner’s enclosure in Naas this afternoon. The young Ballyare jockey rode “Arctic Steps” to victory in the 14:03 Handicap at the Kildare venue. The horse is trained by Ross O’Sullivan and went to post at 10/1.

Tyrone have beaten Fermanagh 3-21 to 2-13 in today’s Nickey Rackard Cup clash in Garvaghey. First-half goals from Niall McGarel and Ciaran Magill left the Red Hand outfit in a commanding 2-15 to 0-06 lead at the interval. A third goal from Rory Weir in the second-half was the icing on the cake in a

Storm Stacey took a brilliant win in the Superstock class on his North West 200 debut this afternoon. The English rider held off the challenge of runner-up Michael Dunlop to win by 1.26 seconds after a stunning last-lap battle. Dunlop took victory in a twice red-flagged Supersport race to claim the ninth win of his

The hurlers of Derry and Meath finished 3-15 apiece in the Christy Ring Cup in Trim this afternoon. A late Tom Shine score rescued an all-important share of the spoils for The Royals. Donegal play Roscommon this evening and Mickey McCann’s side will be looking to secure their Christy Ring status for next season but

Around 500 people took part in the WAAR (Wild Atlantic Adventure Race) this afternoon. For the second year in a row, Kilmacrennan native Peter O’Donnell was the first competitor across the line at The Banks of Naomh Mhuire in a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes and 45 seconds. Declan Ferry was 2nd and Patrick

Derry City have been beaten 1-0 by Drogheda United in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division at Sullivan & Lambe Park this evening. A Ryan Brennan penalty on 55 minutes gave the home side all three points to move them level on points with Derry in the league table. In other top flight games, leaders

Dylan Browne-McMonagle has won the 3:05 Chester Cup in Chester this afternoon. The Letterkenny jockey rode the 7/1 shot “A Piece Of Heaven” to victory for trainer Joseph O’Brien. It’s a massive win for last year’s Irish Champion Jockey, who has just recently returned from a back-injury, as the Chester Cup is a prestigious race