Cup final ends in nasty incident The final of Northern Ireland's County Antrim Shield ended in controversy after a Linfield player was hit by a firework. Cliftonville had just secured a surprise win over favourites Linfield when a firework was thrown at defender Conor Hagan. Thankfully Hagan escaped unharmed except for being pretty shaken up by [. Click to continue reading...

This is not good. The long-running sectarian rivalry between Belfast teams Linfield and Cliftonville took a nasty turn last night when Linfield's Conor Hagan was hit by a firework launched from the crowd at Windsor Park. The final whistle of the County Antrim Shield final had just gone with Cliftonville winning 2-1, when Hagan was struck [. Click to continue reading...

Drogheda United will have home advantage in the semi-finals of the Setanta Sports Cup. Going into the final match of Group 1, the reigning champions Drogheda had to score more than their Eircom rivals Cork City to be assured of first position – and with it the luxury of a home draw at the next stage. Click to continue reading...