Revington on top of the world as Irish coach grabs prestigious gong
Irish coach Paul Revington has been named world hockey's men's Coach of the Year.
Irish coach Paul Revington has been named world hockey's men's Coach of the Year.
Pegasus captain Arlene Boyles revealed that Suzanne Beaney's winning goal in yesterday's O'NE 1918 Ulster Shield final came straight off the training pitch.
Pegasus are on course for a clean sweep of trophies after lifting the first silveware of the domestic season yesterday when they defeated Armagh by the narrowests of margins to claim the O'NE 1918 Ulster Shield at Lisnagarvey.
The Belfast Telegraph Senior Schools’ Cup begins in earnest with the 16 second round ties being decided between this afternoon and Saturday morning.
Ulster Shield holders Ballymoney were sensationally dumped out of this season's competition as Armagh staged a smash-and-grab act to steal a victory they scarcely deserved in a dramatic semi-final at Stormont yesterday.
Ulster's U16 and U18 schoolboys both lost out in their inter-provincials to Leinster over the weekend ... on goal difference.
The Irish men might never have a better chance of making it to the Olympic Games hockey finals.
The Irish international men's team's chances of reaching the London 2012 Olympic finals have vastly increased after Dublin was confirmed as a host for one of three qualifying competitions.
Ballymoney 0 Pegasus 3: Pegasus will have a chance to avenge last week's Irish Hockey League defeat by UCD when the sides meet in the quarter-finals of the Electric Ireland Irish Senior Cup in the New Year.
The Gleghorne brothers Mark and Paul are stepping up their bid to play in the London 2012 Olympic hockey finals ... but if they succeed they will be in different teams.
Cookstown and Lisnagarvey are setting the pace at the top of the Irish Hockey League's two pools as the all-Ireland competition moves into a three-month winter break.
Reigning champions Pegasus crashed to their first defeat of this season's ESB Electric Ireland campaign after an enthralling encounter under the Dub floodlights on Saturday night.
Just six Ulster players have been included in the Electric Ireland national women's hockey squad for the latest Centralisation Preparation Programme ahead of next year's Olympic qualifier.
Cookstown captain Godfrey Irwin is dismissing talk of retirement despite the fact he may be out of action for most of this season after fracturing his skull in the Eurohockey League two weeks ago.
Armagh coach Niall McCool says he expects the students of UCD to scupper Pegasus' hopes of retaining their Electric Ireland Irish Hockey League crown.
Whisper it, but there are two teams in the men’s Ulster Premier League who are determined to gatecrash the Irish Hockey League for next season.
Ireland's men and women’s tams have been entered for the new World League competition.
Queen's fell to a 1-0 defeat against UCD in yesterday's Chilean Cup Irish Intervarsities final in Galway.
Irish international Phelie Maguire has signed up for the new Indian Premier League hockey tournament which begins next month.
Name : Ian Hughes (brother of former Northern Ireland football captain Aaron) Age : 25 Club : Cookstown
It hasn't always been a bed of roses
Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.
Alex Corbisiero is desperate to put an injury-ravaged season behind him and reassert his position as England's first-choice loosehead prop in the upcoming fixtures against the Barbarians and Argentina.
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
West Ham's chances of signing Liverpool striker Andy Carroll on a permanent deal appear to now rest solely with the player after the two clubs reached agreement on a transfer fee.