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Richard Kerr took 4th and 5th place finishes in the European Moto3 round at the World Superbike Championships at Donnington Park at the weekend. On Saturday, The young Donegal rider missed out on a podium by just 0.2 seconds while on Sunday he was in the leading group only to be run off the track

Martin O’Neill says Shane Duffy and Eunan O’Kane are “a little bit sore” after they were involved in a car crash on the way to Dublin yesterday. However the pair took part in training this morning and are expected to play some part in Thursday’s friendly international against Mexico. The incident happened when they were

Monday’s Hanley Energy Inter-Provincial Cup game between the North-West Warriors and the Northern Knights was abandoned after less than 15 overs of play was possible at a dull and wet Strabane Park. Andy McBrine won a delayed toss and asked the visitors to bat first in what by that stage had become a 41-overs per

The 2017 Joule Donegal International Rally team is proud to reveal this year’s entry list, which is overflowing with quantity and undoubted quality. Every crew that crosses the start ramp will be part of an epic event. Eamon McGee is delighted to announce that the rally has attracted an entry of 180+ for the main

Derry’s championship focus now turns to the qualifiers after Sunday’s 11pt defeat in the Ulster Quarter Final to Tyrone. It’s been a difficult year for Derry who suffered a suprise relegation to Division 3 in League. A number of players left the panel ahead of the championship while Damien Barton has dismissed rumours of low

  Mickey Harte was happy with his side’s win today over Derry, but feels they have work to do before they play Donegal in the Ulster Championship Semi-Final. Harte feels that his side wasted chances that they won’t have against Donegal, they have to be more consistent in front of the posts. He knows it

Declan Boyle along with his cousin Brian Boyle have won the 2017 Cavan Rally. They finished 32.1 seconds ahead of their nearest rivals, Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy. Declan last won in Cavan in 2013, and was very happy to have his car performing as normal. The Boyles are now looking ahead to Limerick next

Inishowen League lost out to Clare League in the Oscar Traynor Inter League Trophy Final on Sunday, one goal to nil. It was a good game which had chances for both sides, but it was a great strike from Clare’s international player Eoin Hayes that proved the difference in today’s final. Terence Hegarty spoke to

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Burt and Killybegs finished with 14 points apiece in the final group game of the first round in the Donegal Senior Football Championship. Killybegs led by 2 points at halftime with a scoreline of 0-07 v 0-05. It was a tight second half with the teams trading scores, and neither team were able to break

The rain stayed away on the final day of An Post Rás 2017 as JLT Condor’s James Gullen secured the general classification. Despite no stage wins, Gullen was very consistent throughout the week, securing the yellow jersey on stage five and defending it right up to the final stage. Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz was the stage eight

Dutch cyclist Tom Dumoulin is the winner of this year’s Giro D’Italia. He claimed first place in the one-hundredth edition of the race – finishing ahead of Colombia’s Nairo Quintana in the overall standings. Philip Deignan, riding for Team Sky, finished 37th on General Classification. The Letterkenny man had a solid grand tour helping his

Gavin Carlin, Crossroads, Tullygordon. An Irish underage international soccer player secured a contract with West Bromwich Albion aged 16. His future looked rosy and he had aspirations of playing Premiership soccer. Unfortunately, he suffered serious injuries and had to abandon his dream. However, he went to college, obtained a soccer scholarship to Jacksonville University in

Michael Murphy and Neil McGee are injury concerns for Donegal Manager Rory Gallagher ahead of the Ulster Semi Final against Tyrone in three weeks time. Both players had to leave the pitch during the Glenswilly Gaobh Dobhair All County League clash on Sunday at Pairc Naomh Columba. Murphy took a knock to the knee as

The Derry minor footballers defeated Tyrone on Sunday afternoon by a single point in Celtic Park. It was a tense affair that ended 0-18 to 1-14 in favour of Damian McErlain’s side. Tyrone were leading in the early stages of the match and kept that lead up until half-time, where they led 0-09 to 0-06.

Daan Meijers won today’s stage 7 of the An Post Rás from Donegal Town to Ardee. The Delta Cyling Rotterdam rider was followed home by team mate Jan Van Schip in second. Regan Gough came home in third for The An Post Chain Reaction Team. In the overall classification, James Gullen of Britain’s JLT Condor

The third annual Gartan Challenge Adventure Race will take place on Saturday the 3rd of June with Registration from 7.30am onwards with an 8am start at Gartan OETC. The event runs in conjunction with Kilmacrennan Community Development Group. The race can be done either individually or as part of a team with two excellent testing

Limerick FC’s boss Neil McDonald was unhappy with a poor first half performance from his side against Finn Harps on Friday evening in Finn Park. McDonald feels that his side scored too late to put pressure on Finn Harps, and that they’ll have to bounce back quickly after the loss. Diarmaid Doherty spoke to McDonald

Derry take on Tyrone in the Ulster Minor Football Championship Quarter-Final in Celtic Park on Sunday at 12pm. These teams played in the Ulster Minor League Playoff Cup Final in April, where Tyrone ran out three point winners. These teams faced each other at this stage in the championship last year, where Derry left Celtic

Inishowen, having won the cup in the first in 2015 face the current holders Clare in Maginn Park at 12 noon on Sunday 28th May 2017. Clare, who have two players in the Republic of Ireland regions cup squad who qualified for the European finals, will provide a tough test for the Inishowen side. Inishowen

Mickey Harte leads Tyrone into a 15th championship campaign this weekend. They play Derry on Sunday in the Ulster Championship Quarter Final with the winners to meet Donegal in the semi-final on 18th June. Tyrone are the holders of the Anglo Celt Cup and will start their defence on the road, which would be the

Derry Manager Damian Barton has handed three players their senior championship debuts in Sunday’s game with Tyrone at Celtic Park. Danny Tallon, Niall Keenan and Keeper Ben McKinless will line out from the whistle. Neil Forester and James Kielt miss out through injury and suspension. Speaking with Alan Gunn, Derry Manager Damian Barton knows its