Sport in brief: Snooker, Cricket, Formula One

Thomas Hawkins

Snooker Former finalist Ding Junhui has confirmed his participation in next month's World Snooker Championships, effectively guaranteeing a full quota of top 16 stars at the tournament.

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Aussie Rules team quarantined after former Tyrone GAA star tests positive for Covid

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Orla Chennaoui fears women's sport will lose ground in the aftermath of Covid-19

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Orla Chennaoui on taking the leap from Ballinascreen to television screens

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Irish Olympic hopefuls being left behind because of Covid-19 restictions says OFI chief

Neil Loughran 30 May, 2020

IRELAND'S Olympic hopefuls are losing ground on their global rivals in the race towards Tokyo 2021 because of the Covid-19 restrictions still in place, says Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) chief executive Peter Sherrard.

Antrim GAA launch Zoomcast chats with Saffron legends

NO BYLINE 29 May, 2020

WHILE everyone waits and hopes to get ‘back on the road again’, Antrim GAA has launched a Zoomcast platform to entertain supporters in lockdown.

Sport NI publishes framework guidance for return to sport

23 May, 2020

SPORT NI’s framework for a return to sport begins to answer one question – How? – but not the one most people are asking: When? That aspect will depend on the Northern Ireland Executive, with Peter McCabe, Sport NI’s Interim Director of Performance, explaining that “the framework is designed to help sport implement the executive’s five-step pathway.

Irish rugby facing losses of E20m despite PRO14 investment boost

Kenny Archer 23 May, 2020

IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne has suggested that “without Government financial support sport will take a generation to get back on its feet, leaving an enormous void at the heart of communities throughout the land."

Service resumes at Cavehill tennis club after Coronavirus lockdown

21 May, 2020

AFTER eight weeks of lockdown, Cavehill Tennis Club yesterday once again opened its courts to members.

Former Antrim goalkeeper Chris Kerr: Mental and physical health can be complementary

20 May, 2020

CHRIS Kerr may be a ‘former Antrim goalkeeper’ but he’s determined to be a future St Gall’s number one, working hard to get back playing again after a serious knee injury.

Tyrone dartist Mickey Mansell in action in PDC Home Tour tonight

Andy Watters 20 Apr, 2020

TYRONE darts player Mickey Mansell joins the action in round four of the PDC ‘Home Tour’ tonight.

Versatile Gaelic referee Maggie Farrelly boosting others sports

Declan Rooney 18 Apr, 2020

WITH experience of refereeing in both ladies and men's inter-county football, Maggie Farrelly is among the most versatile sports match officials in the county, but her sporting talents are even broader than patrolling the big ball game.

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