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High-level sport has a tendency to produce it’s fair share of redemption stories and Thursday night in Belfast was Matthew McCole’s. The Illies Golden Gloves boxer was 0-4 against Eugene McKeever heading into the Elite 70kg Final at the Girdwood Community Hub. McKeever had beaten McCole’s IGG teammate Cahir Gormley in his semi-final earlier in […]

Erin Friel and Odhran McBrearty have been selected as part of an Irish squad heading to Germany for the U18 International Competition this weekend. Letterkenny AC’s Friel will run in the 400m event after clocking a hugely impressive 54.28 in Brussels last week. Also flying the flag for Donegal is Finn Valley AC’s Odhran McBrearty

Derry and Galway played out a dramatic 2-20 to 4-14 draw in the All Ireland Series at Celtic Park this afternoon. A last-gasp Conor Doherty score rescued a point for Derry, who led for most of the game but fell behind thanks to a late Galway goal. Michael McMullan has the full time report for

Despite needing a late, late Conor Doherty equaliser, Derry boss Paddy Tally was disappointed not to have beaten Galway in the All Ireland Series at Celtic Park this afternoon. Derry were 8 points up at one stage but Galway roared back into the contest and looked like they had done enough to win it when

It’s been another busy weekend on the athletics front. Finn Valley AC Athlete Mark English’s new national record in the 800m in Poland on Friday night was among the highlights. English is back in action tomorrow evening. With more, here’s Highland’s Athletics Correspondent Patsy McGonagle…  

Derry suffered a 1-27 to 1-24 defeat to London in yesterday evening’s Christy Ring Cup Final at Croke Park. It is Derry’s third Christy Ring Cup Final loss in the past three years as the wait goes on for their first title at this level. After the game, Michael McMullan spoke to Derry boss Johnny

Tyrone suffered their first defeat of the All-Ireland Series yesterday evening as they were beaten 2-17 to 1-13 by Mayo in Omagh. After the game Red Hand boss Malachy O’Rourke had no complaints as he told the assembled media “Mayo deserved to win”…

Mayo have boosted their chances of qualifying for the knock-out stages of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and have blown open the group with Donegal. The win comes after Mayo’s surprise loss to Cavan on the opening weekend, and their manager Kevin McStay temporarily stepping away due to a health issue. Francis Mooney reports from

Derry’s search for their first Christy Ring Cup goes on as they were beaten 1-27 to 1-24 by London in this afternoon’s decider at Croke Park. The Oakleaf County trailed by three points at half time. Although they did draw level with 10 minutes to play, London edged back out to their three-point advantage to

Finn Harps and Derry City were both beaten last night. In the First Division, Harps lost 3-1 away to Bray while Derry went down 1-0 to Bohemians at Dalymount Park. Former Harps captain Declan Boyle joined Chris Ashmore on Highland Radio Saturday Sport this evening to discuss how both clubs are set heading into the

The Donegal Minor team’s season has come to an end following a 6-11 to 0-12 defeat to Meath in the All-Ireland Tier 2 Semi-Final in Armagh this afternoon. Barry Ward’s side will feel like the score-line doesn’t do justice to their performance, as the sides were level on 44 minutes at 1-09 to 0-12. A

John Gildea says a combination of Tyrone being at full tilt and some sloppiness from Donegal provided the cocktail for Jim McGuinness’ first ever championship defeat in MacCumhaill Park last Saturday evening. The former Donegal midfielder says there will be a number of things Donegal will look to improve on when they face Cavan in

There’s another full round of fixtures in the SSE Airtricity Leagues tomorrow evening (Friday). In the First Division, Finn Harps are chasing their first win in seven as they travel to face Bray Wanderers. The previous clash between these two sides has turned out to be a strange result, as Finn Harps won 5-0 in

Former Finn Harps and Derry City manager Peter Hutton has been appointed as the new boss of Institute FC. Having been involved at academy level at the Candy Stripes in recent years, Hutton has made the decision to return to management at senior level and says he has re-gained his love for the game. Hutton

Derry City will look to bounce back from last week’s defeat to league-leaders Shamrock Rovers as they head to Dalymount Park to face Bohemians on Friday evening. It has been a mixed bag of results so far this season for The Candy Stripes, with eight wins and six defeats in seventeen SSE Airtricity League Premier

Derry’s senior hurlers are aiming for their first taste of Christy Ring Cup glory as they take on London in Saturday evening’s decider at Croke Park. The Oakleaf County have been beaten in three of the last four finals – going down to Offaly in 2021, Meath in 2023 and five-time winners Kildare in 2024.

In the Ulster Minor Football Championship Final yesterday evening in Enniskillen, Tyrone beat Cavan by 2-11 to 1-8. Tyrone trailed at half time and  Tyrone minor manager Gerard Donnelly felt the final margin flattered them a bit. Next up for Tyrone is an All-Ireland semi-final with Cork. After the win over Cavan, Donnelly gave his

It was another action-packed day at the North-West Horse-Racing meet in Carndonagh. With the latest on how the 8-race card went, here’s Collie O’Donnell…

Finn Valley AC athletes Mark English, Oisin O’Gailin, Conor Kelly, Roisin Flanagan and Letterkenny AC Athlete Erin Friel all had fantastic weekends racing around the world. With more on a record-breaking weekend for our local athletes, here’s Patsy McGonagle…