ISKA Commonwealth Middleweight Title is up for grabs tomorrow night (Saturday) as the sold-out event “It’s Show-Time” takes place, in the Waterfoot Hotel.
EXPERIENCED centre-back, Cliff Byrne, will lead Derry City into the 2014 season, the 31-year-old Dubliner thrilled to have been offered the captaincy by Brandywell boss, Roddy Collins, yesterday.
It stands alone in the record books - no team in modern League of Ireland times has rivalled Derry’s City’s feat of winning the League Championship, F.A.I. Cup and League Cup in the same season (1988/89). BBC Radio Foyle’s Richie Kelly tells the story . . .
INSTITUTE will hope to continue their recent winning run tomorrow when Distillery return to Drumahoe, but Paul Kee must plan without his top marksman, Stephen O’Flynn.
DERRY City Football Club has re-signed a major player prior to the new Premier Division season, with the news that progressive local firm, Diamond Corrugated, has opted to extend its main sponsorship of the Brandywell club for another two years.
Three attractive races tomorrow in Bundoran, Belfast and Tyrone’s Lough Fea should cater for most local runners needs with the Cara Bundoran 10 mile/10k perhaps the big one of the day.
TWO of Derry’s top amateur boxing talents face the biggest tests of their career so far at the National Elite Boxing Championships this weekend.
Commonwealth silver medalist, Bradley Saunders, has an impressive amateur record and he’s ready for the biggest test of his professional career when stepping in to the ring with Paul McCloskey.
DETAILS of the former Carrycullion Classic, now renamed the Seamus McBriarty Tour, the brainchild of the late North-West resident professional, has now been released, the tour returning to the Canary Islands for the 2014 event.
Mailey’s claimed the Mary B’s sponsored Fours competition with an impressive 5-0 victory over Oak in the final last week.
TEAM Eight, consisting Mark Doherty, Ciaran O’Doherty, John Jennings and Dermott Harkin, have opened up a 10 points gap as the Pitchers’ Spring League at Foyle reached the half-way point in the qualifying stages.
City of Derry will face AIL Division 2A leaders Galwegians this weekend without influential scrum-half Andrew Semple who has been ruled out of the season’s four fixtures after undergoing a wrist operation.
Captain Ruairi Convery is back in Ger Rogan’s starting 15 as the Derry senior hurlers seek to make it two wins from three games when London visit Celtic Park in Division 2A.
Brian McIver has named four changes to his starting line-up as Derry renew rivalries with the team they defeated to claim the Division Two title in Croke Park last season.
Allianz National Hurling League Roinn 2A: Derry v London. Throw-in 12.30pm.
1 Darrell McDermott (Beannchar)
2 Michael Warnock (Suaitreach)
3 Sean McCullagh (Beannchar)
4 Anton Rafferty (Eoghan Rua)
5 Ruairi McCloskey (Beannchar)
6 Liam Hinphey (Chaoímhín Uí Loínsigh)
7 Kevin Hinphey (Chaoímhín Uí Loínsigh)
8 Oisin McCloskey (Beannchar)
9 Stefan McCloskey (Beannchar)
10 Brendan Rogers (Leacht Néill)
11 Patrick McCloskey (Chaoímhín Uí Loínsigh)
12 Alan Grant (Na Magha)
13 Dermot O’Neill (Leamhaigh)
14 Ruairi Convery (Suaitreach)
15 Aaron Kelly (Baile na Scríne)
16 Barry Robinson (Na Magha)
17 Cathal Mc Quillan (Suaitreach)
18 Malachi O’Hagan (Suaitreach)
19 Niall Farren (Beannchar)
20 Eugene McGuckin (Suaitreach)
21 Tiarnan Mc Closkey (Beannchar)
22 Paul Cleary (Baile na Scríne)
23 Jonathan O’Dwyer (Beannchar)
24 Chrissy Convery (Suaitreach)
25 Tommy McCloy (Suaitreach)
26 Seamus McFerran (Suaitreach)
Management: Ger Rogan, Sean McGuckin, Tom McLean.
Allianz National Football League Roinn 1: Derry v Westmeath. Throw-in 2.30pm.
1. Thomas Mallon (An Lúb)
2. Mark Craig (Dún Geimhin)
3. Chrissy McKaigue (Leacht Néill)
4. Dermot McBride (Baile na Scrine)
5. Kevin Johnston (Dún Geimhin)
6. Gerard O'Kane (Gleann an Iolair)
7. Sean Leo McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua)
8. Fergal Doherty (Baile Eachaidh)
9. Mark Lynch (Beannchar) (C)
10. Ciaran McFaul (Gleann)
11. James Kielt (Cill Ria)
12. Enda Lynn (Grainlocha)
13. Benny Heron (Baile na Scrine)
14. Emmett McGuckin (Machaire Fíolta)
15. Cailean O'Boyle (Leamhaigh)
16. Eoin McNicholl (Gleann an Iolair)
17. Oisin Duffy (Forghleann)
18. Aidan McAlynn (An Lúb)
19. Declan Brown (Baile Eachaidh)
20. Charlie Kielt (Cill Ria)
21. Carlus McWilliams (Baile na Scrine)
22. Conor McAtamney (Suaitreach)
23. Patsy Bradley (Leacht Néill)
24. Niall Holly (Eoghan Rua)
25. Aaron Kerrigan (Clóidigh)
26. Anthony O’Neill (An Lúb)
Management: Brian McIver, Paddy Tally, Paul McIver, Bernie Henry, Jody Wilson.