Northern Ireland Football Fund: Twenty clubs move to next stage of funding

Twenty clubs have progressed to the next stage of the long-awaited Northern Ireland Football Fund. Of the 41 clubs eligible for the stadia funding, 38 applied and 20 have now…

Walker Cup: Great Britain and Ireland slump to heavy 17-9 defeat to the USA at Cypress Point | Golf News

Great Britain and Ireland slumped to a heavy 17-9 Walker Cup defeat to the USA as they picked up just 1.5 points from the closing afternoon singles. Trailing 6.5-5.5 after…

Is New Zealand vs Ireland on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Women’s Rugby World Cup

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Australia and US fighting for last quarterfinal spot at Women’s Rugby World Cup

LONDON (AP) — Every quarterfinal ticket at the Women’s Rugby World Cup has been punched except one. It’s a shootout between Australia and the United States on Saturday. They are…

Germany shocked by Slovakia as Northern Ireland go top of Group A in World Cup qualifying | Football News

Northern Ireland are top of Group A after as group favourites Germany were shocked by Slovakia in the opening games of World Cup qualifying. Germany were beaten 2-0 in Bratislava,…

Women’s Rugby World Cup: Ireland clinch quarter-final spot with high-scoring win over Spain | Rugby Union News

Ireland’s bumpy passage through the Women’s Rugby World Cup group stage continued as they came through a high-scoring clash against Spain to triumph 43-27 at Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton. For the second…

Ireland Women 42 – 14 Japan Women

Ireland outscore Japan six tries to two to get off to winning start in Pool C at Women’s Rugby World Cup in Northampton Last Updated: 24/08/25 2:34pm Ireland’s Fiona Tuite…

Jacob Bethell named youngest-ever England men’s captain for T20 tour of Ireland in September | Cricket News

Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest England men’s captain for an international match, named as skipper for their T20 series in Ireland in September. The 21-year-old will take…

Like once-embattled Northern Ireland, acceptance key to 2025 Open

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — When the Open returned to Royal Portrush in 2019, a great deal of ink and oxygen was spent explaining why golf’s oldest major championship hadn’t visited…

Ireland beat Portugal 106-7 in record-breaking 16-try rout | ‘I feel sorry for Portugal,’ says Paul O’Connell | Rugby Union News

Ireland ran in a record-breaking 16 tries in a one-sided 106-7 rout of Portugal in Lisbon to register their biggest Test win in the first encounter between the two nations.…