Kenny stays on as Derry City boss
Stephen Kenny is to remain on as manager of Derry City.

Portadown 1-0 Linfield
A Kevin Braniff wonder goal helps Portadown defeat league leaders Linfield 1-0 at Shamrock Park.

Republic admit defeat over replay
The Football Association of Ireland admits defeat in their attempts to be granted a replay of their World Cup play-off clash with France.

Blues refuse to sell Oval tickets
Linfield are refusing to sell tickets for the Boxing Day game at the Oval because of plans by Glentoran to increase admission prices by 20%.

Glenavon 1-1 Crusaders
The Crues moved to within three points of Carling Premiership leaders Linfield after this Mourneview Park draw.

Institute 2-2 Coleraine
Stephen Parkhouse struck in the final minute to give Institute a draw in the Carling Premiership encounter.

Baxter takes Collins to Seaview
Former Portadown midfielder Michael Collins is on the lookout for a new club after being released by League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk.

McDonald scarred by Oval defeat
Glentoran manager Alan McDonald admits that he has been hit hard by the recent 6-0 hammering by Coleraine and its aftermath.

McPhail to have cancer treatment
Cardiff City and Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen McPhail is diagnosed with a form of cancer.

Ladbrokes.com Championship scores
Ladbrokes.com Championship scores

World Cup hopes over for Ireland
Ireland fail to make next year's World Cup after a 4-0 defeat by hosts Argentina in Saturday's qualifier.

Perry defeated in Doha semi-final
Madeline Perry misses out on a place in the Qatar Classic final after losing 3-0 to Rachael Grinham in Doha on Sunday.

Kidney praise for fly-half Sexton
Ireland coach Declan Kidney praises the performance of fly-half Jonathan Sexton after an impressive international debut against Fiji.

Five-try Ireland defeat Fiji
Ireland score five tries as they comprehensively defeat Fiji 41-6 at the Royal Dublin Society.

AIB All-Ireland Cup results
AIB All-Ireland Cup results

Ulster Ravens 29-3 Bedford
Ulster Ravens clinched a comfortable win over Bedford in Friday's British & Irish Cup opener at Ravenhill.

GAA affords GPA official status
The GAA affords official status to the Gaelic Players' Association.

Hughes wins GAA writers' award
Tyrone midfielder Kevin Hughes was named Footballer of the Year for 2009 at the Ulster GAA Writers' awards.

Meeke takes Rally of Scotland win
Dungannon driver Kris Meeke wins the Rally of Scotland.

Thompson finishes 10th in Macau
Crumlin rider Stephen Thompson finishes 10th at the Macau Grand Prix.

Houvenaghel adds silver to gold
Wendy Houvenaghel is part of the Great Britain women's team pursuit outfit that claims silver on the final day of the track World Cup event in Melbourne.

Giants seal double over Panthers
The Belfast Giants completed a weekend double over Nottingham Panthers with a 4-0 win on Saturday night.

McIlroy moves into world top 10
Rory McIlroy's consolation on missing out on the European number one spot for 2009 is his move into the world's top 10 for the first time.

Leamy injury not as bad as feared
Ireland's Denis Leamy is not yet ruled out of this weekend's eagerly-awaited clash with South Africa at Croke Park.

Fifa to meet over play-off issues
Fifa calls for an extraordinary general meeting in December to discuss incidents at the World Cup play-offs.

I considered quitting, says Henry
Thierry Henry thought about quitting international football following his handball in last week's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland.

NI U23s face Wales in Trophy game
Ronnie McFall's Northern Ireland Under-23 side begin their International Challenge Trophy campaign against Wales at Shamrock Park on Tuesday

A squad named for Argentine game
The Ireland A squad for Friday's game against the Argentina Jaguars in Tallaght is named.

McKillop wins Irish junior title
Paralympic gold medallist Michael McKillop secures a place at the European Cross County Championship by winning the Irish junior crown.

Lincoln chasing Derry's McClean
Lincoln City are to continue attempts to sign Derry City's Northern Ireland Under-21 international James McClean.

McIlroy fails in bid for top spot
Lee Westwood edges out Rory McIlroy to end the season as Europe's number one after the Englishman won the Dubai World Championship.

Worthington has McCourt concerns
Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington believes Celtic winger Pat McCourt must improve in order to secure a regular place in his squad.

Behind the scenes with Jonny Evans
BBC reporter Thomas Kane gets exclusive access to Manchester United star Jonny Evans

The hand of Henry
Lee Dixon and Emmanuel Petit debate the French striker's reputation

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