Allianz Football Leagues - Derry beat Tyrone as Donegal edge Cavan

Summary

Division One: Derry 1-12 Tyrone 0-9 (FT)
Division One: Monaghan 1-12 Kerry 3-15 (FT)
Division Two: Cavan 0-12 Donegal 0-13 (FT)
Division Three: Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-7 (FT)
Hurling: Div 1B Limerick 1-36 Antrim 1-9 (FT)

Live Reporting

Bridge over troubled waterpublished at 15:43 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Derry v Tyrone, Celtic Park 15:45 GMT
Orla Bannon
BBC Sport Northern Ireland at Celtic Park
The Derry and Tyrone fans got their first sight of each other on Craigavon Bridge in the queue to cross the choppy River Foyle.
Given the context to the latest chapter in this most enduring of rivalries, it's no surprise that supporters of both teams are out in force and were in situ several hours before throw-in.
Over 10,000 tickets were sold as of this morning and with late online sales, that could rise closer to the capacity of 12,000.
Derry v Tyrone team newspublished at 15:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Celtic Park, 15:45 GMT
Orla Bannon
BBC Sport Northern Ireland at Celtic Park
Hosts Derry have made one late change with Cormac Murphy replacing Declan Cassidy. Murphy may play inside with Ciaran McFaul coming out to centre half-forward.
Tyrone have made two late changes with captain Peter Harte ruled out of a game he would surely have loved to play in, with the opponents now managed by his uncle Mickey.
Not a bad replacement for him, though. His brother-in-law Ruairi Canavan starts in his place.
Aodhan Donaghy from Loughmacrory makes his league debut replacing Cormac Quinn, who picked up a knock late in last week's win over Roscommon.
Apart from that, Darren McCurry returns from a one-match ban for his first league appearance of 2024. Conn Kilpatrick is now serving a one-game suspension following his straight red against the Rossies.
Derry: O Lynch; C McCluskey, C McKaigue, D Baker; C Doherty, G McKinless, P McGrogan; C Glass, B Rogers; E Doherty, C Murphy, P Cassidy; N Loughlin, S McGuigan, C McFaul
Tyrone: N Morgan; C Devlin, P Hampsey, A Clarke; A Donaghy, M McKernan, B Cullen; B Kennedy, T Quinn; N Devlin, R Canavan, S O’Donnell; D McCurry, D Canavan, C Daly
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Derry v Tyrone
FT Scores in the Ladies Football Leaguespublished at 15:39 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Armagh record their third successive Division One victory against, whilst in Division Two, there are wins for Donegal and Tyrone as Cavan fall to a heavy defeat by Kildare.
Image source, Ladies Football League results
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Ladies Football League results
Full-timepublished at 15:36 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-7
And breathe Antrim fans!
Andy McEntee's side have held on for the victory, which sees them now sit with four points on the board after two games.
Following goals from Ronan Boyle and a Dominic McEnhill penalty, they raced out to a 2-5 to 1-2 lead.
Offaly gradually chipped away at Antrim's lead, but they ran out of time and Antrim held on by their fingernails to claim an important victory.
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Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-7
Full-timepublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Limerick 1-36 Antrim 1-9
Not too many positives for Darren Gleeson and his players to take from this Allianz Hurling League opener in Thurels.
Limerick started with just four of their All-Ireland Final side from last July but apart from a promising first quarter, it was a day to forget for the Saffrons, as they conceded 37 scores on an early February day.
Gleeson will face a bit of a job in lifting his troops for next weekend's home game against Dublin.
Division Three latestpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-7
Antrim are under serious pressure as the game heads into stoppage time. The hosts have led since the early minutes of the game, but scores for Offaly from Nigel Dunne and Ruairi McNamee leaves just one point in it. Can Antrim hold on?
Division Three latestpublished at 15:26 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-5
Both sides will finish the contest with 14 men, as Offaly's Jack Bryant is shown a black card on 66 minutes. Antrim haven't scored for over 20 minutes but remain a goal ahead with the clock ticking down.
David Clifford returns as Kerry power past Monaghanpublished at 15:23 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Monaghan 1-12 Kerry 3-15
David Clifford returned with a goal and a point as Kerry picked up their first league win in 2024 with a 3-15 to 1-12 victory over Monaghan in Clones.
The Kingdom were boosted by the return of brothers, David and Paudie Clifford, for the second league outing.
Footballer of the year David scored a fine individual goal to seal the win ten minutes from time.
Read the report here
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David Clifford in action against Monaghan
Division Three latestpublished at 15:21 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-5
Antrim are biting their nails at the moment, as since going down to 14 men, they have allowed Offaly to cut the deficit down to three points from Nigel Dunne and Jordan Hayes. There are just under 10 minutes to go at Corrigan Park!
Division 1B Hurling latestpublished at 15:20 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Limerick 1-30 Antrim 1-8
More of the same in Thurles as Limerick increase their advantage to 22 points with just over 10 minutes left as Cathal O'Neill, Donnacha O'Dalaigh and Shane O'Brien are all on target.
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Diarmaid Byrnes tackles Rian McMullan at Semple Stadium
Red cardpublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-3
Just as we said Antrim looked to be in a strong position, they have made life more difficult for themselves, as Conor Hand - who only came off the substitutes bench moments ago - is shown a straight red card.
Division Three latestpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-3
Offaly have pulled one back through Ruairi McNamee, but Antrim remain in a strong position with under 20 minutes to go.
Division 1B Hurling latestpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Limerick 1-25 Antrim 1-7
As we feared, the second half is proving one-way traffic in Thurles as Shane O'Brien brings up his tally to 1-5 and Gearoid Hegarty also among the scorers. Antrim haven't managed a score since the restart as they toil against the wind.
Division Three latestpublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-5 Offaly 1-2
Antrim have pushed their lead out to six points following scores from Michael Byrne and Niall Burns.
Goalpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Limerick 1-19 Antrim 1-7
Antrim have just made the worst possible start to the second half as Thurles as Rory McCloskey, deep in his own defence, gifts possession to Gearoid Hegarty, who sets up Shane O'Brien to rifle to the net.
Three further quickfire Limerick points follow as it's all looking rather ominous for the Saffrons with more than 30 minutes still to play.
HT Scores in the Ladies Football Leaguespublished at 14:56 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
So far so good for Armagh in Division One and a good start for Donegal and Tyrone in Division Two, but work to do for Cavan as they trail Kildare at the break.
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Ladies Football Leagues - Half-time scores
Division Three latestpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-3 Offaly 1-2
The action is back underway at Corrigan Park. Can Antrim see out their lead to claim their second win from as many games?
Half-timepublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Limerick 0-16 Antrim 1-7
The All-Ireland champions look in total control in Thurles after outscoring the Saffrons 0-9 to 0-1 in the 13 minutes before half-time.
Adam English has already hit 0-9 for John Kiely's side with a Conal Cunning point finally ending a 15-minute scoring drought for Antrim as he pointed a free in the last puck before the interval.
Limerick will have a strong wind advantage in the second half.
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Limerick 0-16 Antrim 1-7
Half-timepublished at 14:40 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Antrim 2-3 Offaly 1-2
It hasn't been the most high scoring of halves, but there has been plenty of excitement with the net being rattled three times.
Antrim were having a superb half with goals from Ronan Boyle and Dominic McEnhill taking them seven points ahead, but Anton Sullivan's maximum for the visitors keeps them well in the contest, heading into the second half.
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Antrim 2-3 Offaly 1-2
Full-timepublished at 14:38 Greenwich Mean Time 4 February
Monaghan 1-12 Kerry 3-15
It's a first win of 2024 and a vital two league points for Kerry.
Jack O’Connor’s side were boosted by the return of brothers, David and Paudie Clifford and their combined tally of 1-2 in the final quarter proved to be the difference.
Footballer of the year, David with a fine individual goal to seal the win, ten minutes from time.
Kingdom forward, Sean O’Shea also contributed a personal tally of 1-6, as the victors outscored their opponents 2-6 to 0-7 in the second half.
It's Derry away for Monaghan in a fortnight's time as Kerry head home to prepare for a clash with Mayo.
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Monaghan 1-12 Kerry 3-15