Bangor boss Lee Feeney felt let down after match officials missed a last-gasp penalty call for the Seasiders against Crusaders at Seaview.

The last time Linfield were at Mourneview Park, they were humbled 2-1 by Glenavon in December but, on this occasion, the Blues did turn up in Lurgan and swept to a comfortable 3-0 victory.

Assistant boss Paddy McCourt labelled two-goal Aaron McEneff “pure class” as Glentoran cranked up the heat in the title race with this hard-earned win over Ballymena United at the BetMcLean Oval.

Michael O’Neill hailed his Blackburn Rovers side after his new regime got off to a flyer with a fine 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers. The Northern Ireland boss, who agreed to take charge at the ...

Niall Currie showered his Portadown players in flowers after they produced a Valentines love story that even he didn’t expect. Indeed, the Ports boss, who had his heart broken by a last-minute defeat ...

England’s 12-game winning streak came shuddering to a halt as they crashed to their heaviest Calcutta Cup defeat in eight years at the hands of fired-up Scotland. The Scots’ four-try 31-20 triumph at ...

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe believes referees have become too reliant on VAR after Chris Kavanagh’s horror show in his side’s 3-1 FA Cup win at 10-man Aston Villa. In the absence of VAR, Kavanagh and ...

Head coach Andy Farrell praised Ireland’s resilience after they survived a major scare to scrape an unconvincing 20-13 Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy. The error-strewn hosts trailed 10-5 at ...

Stephen Baxter praised his side’s effort, but admits they could have taken all three points as they drew 1-1 with Coleraine at Taylors Avenue. The result takes Carrick to nine games unbeaten in all ...

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he will lead Labour into the next general election, but admitted that appointing Lord Peter Mandelson ambassador to Washington DC was a “mistake”. The Prime Minister’s ...

A dangerous criminal assessed as a “psychopath” by doctors has been returned to jail for breaching the terms of his pre-release scheme.

A man who harassed his ex and turned up to her house with homemade Love Actually-style cue cards has avoided prison. Stuart Doran (57) bombarded the victim with messages, emails and flowers at her ...