THE Ulster Elite Boxing Championships will be decided at Girdwood Community Hub in North Belfast this week with three nights of action that begins on Wednesday.
Belfast Star must be ready for the ultimate test in Irish basketball this Saturday night when they travel to face Killester in the All-Ireland Superleague, according to Aidan Quinn.
SECOND-HALF goals from Jonny Addis and Stephen McGuiness saw Cliftonville register their first league win since November 23 with a 2-0 win against Loughgall at Solitude on Saturday afternoon.
Boxing fans are set to be spoiled over the next few months with a number of shows planned in Belfast and on Saturday, February 8, The Devenish is the venue for JB Promotions' first outing in the city.
THE proverbial game of two halves went the way of Immaculata at Grosvenor on Saturday afternoon as they moved into the last 16 of the Intermediate Cup at the expense of Willowbank.
OF all the years to park pre-season competitions such as the Dr McKenna Cup, the timing could not have been worse as players, managers and indeed, supporters, try to get to grips with the new rules that will be a feature of the upcoming Allianz Football League, which begins next weekend.
A WEST Belfast derby is the standout fixture in Round Three of the Intermediate Cup as holders, Immaculata host Willowbank at Grosvenor's 'Cage' on Saturday lunchtime (1.30pm).
JIM Magilton believes that Tuesday evening's Bet McLean Cup semi-final victory over Larne will take care of itself as the club focuses on a difficult week on and off the pitch.
Matchroom chief Eddie Hearn said he is disappointed Anthony Cacace will likely take on Leigh Wood next instead of facing his fighter, Eduardo 'Sugar' Nunez.
THE turn of the year has prompted many to dust off the running shoes to shed the festive excess and the signs are many have set this year's SPAR Craic 10k as their target with a record number of 2862 availing of the Super Early Bird rate for what is set to be the greenest event yet.
It’s win or bust for Ulster at Ravenhill on Friday night, as their final Champions Cup Pool 1 match will determine whether they have a future in European competition this season.
IF Wednesday's press conference at the Europa Hotel is anything to go by, the March 1 welterweight world title eliminator between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan at the SSE Arena is set to be something special.
Irish America rolled out the green carpet for Olympic gold medal winner Mary Peters at a special Nollaig na mBan celebration in Washington D.C. last week to mark the close of the Christmas season.