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Two Donegal players will be included in the Republic of Ireland U17 ladies squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, which takes place in Trinidad and Tobago from September 5-25th.

Four Donegal men from the Letterkenny 24/7 triathlon club will travel to Scotland next week to represent Ireland in the Duathlon World Championships which take place from September 3rd – 5th.

Letterkenny Athletic Club’s Mark English is through to Sunday’s 1,000 meters final of the inaugural World Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Finn Harps will travel to play Longford Town on Friday but the midlanders’ refusal to change the day of the fixture will mean that the game clashes with the Harps v Celtic Legends game on the same night.

England’s Sam Craigie defeated China’s Li Hang 9-8 to win the 2010 IBSF World U21 Snooker Championships in the Northwest Snooker Club on Tuesday night.

Local man Gareth Boyle has been flying the flag for Donegal in the IBSF U21 World Snooker Championships, which are being held in the North West Snooker Club in Letterkenny. Boyle has won four of his five opening matches and is currently lying in second place in his group behind Ali Alobaidli of Qatar. He [...]

inn Harps will be hoping to build on the momentum of their draw against local rival’s Derry City when they travel to play Mervue United on Saturday night.
Manager James Gallagher will need his side to maintain the same sort of intensity they showed in last weekend’s match. The Donegal side’s manager is eager for them to build on last Friday’s result.

Everton’s Shane Duffy will now be eligible to play for Ireland following the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision that any player from Northern Ireland is eligible to declare for the Republic.

Snooker players and fans from all over the world will descend on Letterkenny when the town hosts the World Under 21 snooker championships in the North West Snooker Club from July 31st to August 11th.
This prestigious tournament is the biggest event on the junior snooker calendar and the list of previous winners includes many of the top names in the sport. Among the former winners are Ireland’s own Ken Doherty, China’s Ding Jun Hui, England’s Ronnie O Sullivan, Mark Allen from Northern Ireland and the new WSA World Champion Neil Robertson from Australia.

New Donegal boss Jim McGuinness doesn’t want any dealings with players not willing to give the maximum in realising the ambitious blueprint he presented at Monday night’s county board meeting.