INDEBTED City of Derry Rugby Club can wipe its balance clean after being given the job of running three camping sites during the Fleadh in August.

EVERTON star Darron Gibson has tipped his former team-mate Phil Neville as the man to succeed David Moyes as the new manager at Goodison Park.

EVERTON midfielder, Darron Gibson, has hailed Londonderry’s prestigious Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup tournament as a ‘massive opportunity’ for local footballers to showcase their talents when watched by a plethora of visiting scouts from English Premiership clubs.

NEXT week will see the 25th annual Trevor O’Neill Memorial Cup kick off in Limavady, with large crowds expected to turn out to see the footballing action.

INSTITUTE FC will be holding their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, May 29, in the Riverside Stadium.

THE wait for the clubs entered in this year’s Hughes Insurance Foyle Cup is over as the competition is officially launched tomorrow (Thursday) night.

THE City of Derry Junior Match-Play Tennis Championships took place at St Columb’s Park over the past two weekends.

REPRESENTATIVES of the Irish FA, Ulster GAA and the IRFU (Ulster Branch) will be in Oakgrove Integrated College tomorrow (Wednesday) night for a special sports seminar marking communtiy relations week.

LONDONDERRY sprinter, Jason Smyth was left frustrated with his latest display on the track as his hopes of a quick 100 metres outing were dashed when he finished fifth in 10.67 seconds at a meeting in Orlando, Florida on Saturday.

DRUMAHOE skipper Ryan Devine is hoping this year’s O’Bryan Cup glory can give them a lift going into next season’s Championship campaign.

WALES boss Chris Coleman was the guest of honour at the Celebrity Golf day launch, which was held at Da Vinci’s hotel last week.

DRUMAHOE manager Terry Martin dedicated their O’Bryan Cup success to his mother Anna, who to the exact day passed away last year.

DRUMAHOE ended what was a disappointing season with a piece of silverware, following their deserved 2-0 win over Oakleaf Celtic, in Saturday’s O’Bryan Cup final.

STRIKER Rory Patterson grabbed a brace during Derry City’s action packed 3-2 win at Drogheda United, on Friday night.

THE North West Warriors are expected to be bolstered by the return of pace bowlers Andy Britton and Stuart Thompson for their clash with the Northern Knights at Coleraine on Sunday (10.45am).

DOMESTICALLY, action turns back to the Championship next weekend when the race for the top two spots begins again following the break for cup duty.

IN spite of the very wet weather and wet conditions underfoot the open stableford went ahead at Faughan Valley on Saturday.

TODAY (Wednesday) sees the club stableford competition up for grabs, on Friday Lady Captain Faye McGrotty will hold her Charity Open in aid of Muscular Dystrophy, Saturday’s competition is the Darren Clarke Perpetual Trophy qualifier and the GUI Irish Mixed Foursomes qualifier takes centre stage on Sunday.

NORTH West native William Porterfield will skipper an unchanged Ireland squad for next week’s RSA Insurance ODI series against a star-studded Pakistan side in Dublin.

DRUMAHOE striker Matthew Smyth is hoping to end what has been a frustrating season with a winner’s medal.