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Tyrone were beaten 1-14 to 1-8 by Derry in the National Hurling League Division 2B Final yesterday evening (Saturday). In what was a dogged affair, the sides were level with 10 minutes to play but it was Derry who prevailed to claim the league title. Tyrone manager Stephen McGarry spoke to the press after the

Derry defeated Tyrone on a score-line of 1-14 to 1-08 in the National Hurling League Division 2B Final yesterday evening (Saturday). The Oakleaf county were heavy favourites heading into the contest but didn’t have it all their own way, as the sides entered the final 10 minutes level. Eventually, it was Derry who pushed on

Kilmacrennan rider Richard Kerr and his team at AMD Motorsport are setting their sights on the MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 Championship that begins in Alabama in May. Kerr will continue to be a Honda-supported rider at the championship and says he wants to “let the racing do the talking” when he crosses the Atlantic. The 23

The Donegal Pool Championships will take place next weekend in the Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny. The event will take place from April 5th-7th. Tina Reaney, secretary of the Donegal Pool Association, joined Highland Radio Saturday Sport today and described it as “the highlight of the year”. Professional pool player Shaun Sharkey was also in the

Derry City have slumped to a first home defeat of the season after going down 1-0 to Galway United at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. Stephen Walsh netted late on for the visitors to give them a well-deserved 3 points in the SSE Airtricity Premier Division. Derry manager Higgins spoke to the press after

Finn Harps have gone into 2nd place in the SSE Airtricity League First Division tonight after a 1-0 win on the road against Treaty United. Manager Darren Murphy has praised his side’s organisation and discipline after a late Tony McNamee effort took all 3 points from Market Field in Limerick this evening. Murphy described the

Derry City have been beaten 1-0 by Galway United at the Ryan McBride Brandywell this evening. Stephen Walsh popped up with what turned out to be the winner on 86 minutes to give Galway a well-deserved victory on the road and issue City their first home defeat of the campaign. Martin Holmes reported live from

Finn Harps have gone into 2nd position in the SSE Airtricity First Division after beating Treaty United 1-0 at Market Field in Limerick this evening. Tony McNamee netted the well-deserved winner in the 80th minute to give the Ballybofey side a valuable 3 points. Harps had numerous chances in the first half and were unlucky

City of Derry will face Dromore in the Ulster Junior Cup Final at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast tomorrow (Saturday) at 5pm. Alex McDonald spoke to Highland Radio’s Oisin Kelly on The Score on Thursday night to preview the match…    

2012 All-Ireland winner Frank McGlynn is looking forward to an “open and entertaining” game as Donegal take on Armagh in the Allianz National Football League Division 2 Final on Sunday. Meanwhile, Derry take on Dublin in the Division 1 Final and McGlynn says Derry are hitting their stride at the right time. The Glenfin man

Anthony Gorman, former Finn Harps captain and manager, spoke to Highland Radio’s Chris Ashmore on The Score this evening to discuss this weekend’s League Of Ireland fixtures. Finn Harps travel to Treaty United tomorrow evening (Friday) and then host Bray Wanderers on Easter Monday. Meanwhile, Derry City welcome Galway United to the Brandywell tomorrow evening

Donegal will take on Waterford in the Oscar Traynor Interleague Cup Semi Final on Sunday afternoon in Athlone. It has been 41 years since Donegal have won the competition and there is a sense of optimism that this could be the year the wait for silverware comes to an end. Manager John Francis Doogan insists

Tyrone defeated Derry by 0-13 to 1-8 in the Eir Grid Ulster GAA Football Under 20 Championship at Celtic Park last night. Having led by 3 points going into the closing stages, Tyrone found themselves level after Derry hit the net. Gavin Potter stepped up to kick a late, late winner for the Red Hand

Donegal made it two wins from two in the Eir Grid Ulster Football Under 20 Championship last night with a convincing 1-13 to 5 points win over Fermanagh in Ballybofey. Paddy McElwee was the star man as he hit 1-3. Luke McGlynn got 0-3. Karl Joseph Molloy and Oisin Caulfield also chipped in with 2

Dublin sealed their place in the National Football League Division 1 decider after they beat Tyrone 5-18 to 12 points in Croke Park on Sunday afternoon. Goals from Lorcan O’Dell, Niall Scully, Cian Murphy and two from Colm Basquel helped sealed the big win for Dessie Farrell’s men. Derry will be Dublin’s opponents in the

Tyrone assistant manager Brian Dooher has reflected on a bad day at the office against Dublin and called the performance an “embarrassment”. The Red Hand side went down 5-18 to 0-12 today at Croke Park in what was a dominant performance by the Dubs from start to finish. Dooher answered questions on where this leaves

Derry proved too strong for Roscommon in Celtic Park this afternoon, as it finished 2-19 to 1-9 in favour of the Oakleaf men in the Allianz National Football League Division 1 encounter. Loughlin Murray was the star of the show as he hit 1-4. This result sets up a showdown with Dublin in Croke Park

Dublin have beaten Tyrone 5-18 to 0-12 this afternoon in Croke Park. Dessie Farrell’s side put in a dominant display to dispatch of a mis-firing Tyrone team. Dublin will now face Derry in the Allianz National Football League Division 1 Final next Sunday, also in Croke Park. After the game, Francis Mooney reported live for

The Donegal Ladies have beaten Tipperary 2-8 to 3-4 this afternoon. The game was played in Tipperary and Donegal had to dig deep after finding themselves 4 points down at half time. Manager John McNulty was delighted with his young side for producing a “battling 2nd half display” and was happy to be heading back

Caoimhin Kelleher impressed and Evan Ferguson missed a penalty as the Republic of Ireland drew 0-0 with Belgium in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium yesterday evening. Ferguson seemed to slip as he stepped up to take his first half penalty, while Caoimhin Kelleher made two decent saves in the second half to deny

Ryan McHugh, a key player in Jim McGuinness’ Donegal set up, says he is hopeful of recovering in time to play against Armagh in next Sunday’s Allianz National League Division 2 Final in Croke Park. McHugh was forced off after getting a “bang” on his shoulder in the 2nd half of Donegal’s victory over Meath

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness has been left with more injury concerns after his team swept Meath aside at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey this evening. McGuinness has admitted he “hasn’t experienced”  the sheer volume of injuries he has had to deal with recently, as key men Patrick McBrearty and Ryan McHugh were both forced off to

All roads lead to Croke Park next Sunday as Donegal have defeated Meath on a score-line of 1-18 to 1-10 at MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey this evening. The Royals hit the net almost directly from the throw-in in the first half to stun the Ulstermen but, after a sloppy opening 20 minutes, Donegal managed to

Cairde Dhun na nGall, the fundraising arm of Donegal GAA, has been launched this evening. The foundation is committed to raising funds and support for its inter-county teams at all levels and intends to enhance current training facilities. Cairde Dhun na nGall’s mission statement says that all funds raised will ensure that all Donegal squads

Ulster will be hoping to pick up their first win of the FAI Amateur Interprovincial Tournament in Sligo in their final game against Connacht at 12 noon on Sunday. Having lost to Munster 5-1 in their opening match on Friday evening in Ballisodare, they were narrowly beaten in their Saturday fixture, losing out 1-0 to

Tyrone hurling manager Stephen McGarry has praised his side’s grit and says it “wasn’t a day for fancy hurling”. His side defeated Donegal by 1 point at O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny this afternoon, coming out on the right side of a 5-9 to 3-14 score-line. The Tyrone boss was full of praise for Donegal’s young