Football
Liverpool fans play at Anfield
A GROUP of Liverpool fans from Moira are looking forward to a dream day in Merseyside on May 28 after winning the chance to play on the famous Anfield pitch.
NI boss at Junior High School
NORTHERN Ireland manager Michael O’Neill will be the special guest at an IFA coaching masterclass at Lurgan Junior High School on 13th June.
Dollingstown hit with Gregg leg break blow
DOLLINGSTOWN have been hit with a massive injury blow ahead of Tuesday night’s crucial play-off game against Newington.
City girls off to Manchester
CRAIGAVON City under 13/14 girls are travelling to Manchester on Friday 17th may to compete in the UK finals of the CYP tournament.
Grassroots
Ross goes bumper to bumper
WARINGSTOWN’S Ross Houston will go bumper to bumper with some of the toughest drivers in UK oval racing when Ballymena Raceway hosts the UK Masters Championship on Saturday May 11 (6.30pm start time).
Podium return for Mark
AFTER several years away from the race track Mark Murphy celebrated his return with a podium at Nutts Corner.
Adrian finishes tops in Area 11 darts final
THE Area 11 Individuals took place last Saturday in Clann Eireann with all of the past seasons county players taking part.
Sunday start for Tour of Armagh
THE 2013 Tour of Armagh takes place on Sunday in a marked move from the August date that it had occupied for a number of years.
Boxer Sean off to Belgium
LURGAN boxer Sean Montgomery is off to Belgium this weekend with the Antrim team to take part in the Multi-nation Tournament.
GAA
No u-turn says Grimley
ARMAGH manager Paul Grimley said he won’t be making a u-turn on his sides tactics following Armagh’s defeat last Sunday at the hands of Cavan in the preliminary round of the Ulster championship.
Under-21 series set to kick-off
THE All County under-21 Championship which is normally squeezed in towards the end of the season has been given a proper slot this year and the series starts at the weekend.
Armagh can open with win at Cavan
ARMAGH’S senior footballers will enter Breffni Park on Sunday to face former Ulster kingpins Cavan in the provincial opener clinging to the positives gathered from the recent league victory over Galway.
Cricket
Batting collapse leads to defeat
DONAGHCLONEY slumped to a disappointing defeat to Woodvale in a re-arranged league match last Friday.
Fighting effort from Victoria just falls short
VICTORIA were drawn to play Millpark in the first round of the Twenty20 Shield, in what turned out to be a captivating tie.
Holmes and Thompson boosts
LURGAN are set to hand a debut to new signing Jamie Holmes in Saturday’s Bob Kerr Irish Cup tie at Bready.
Hall and Thompson put Lurgan to sword in T20
JAMES Hall hit an unbeaten 79 from only 31 balls as Waringstown won a rain-ruined Metal Technology Twenty20 Cup derby against Lurgan at The Lawn on Tuesday night.
Victoria start with ten wicket victory
VICTORIA started their season with a comfortable home win over Dunmurry on Saturday.
Golf
Early starters escape the torrid conditions
THE weather at Silverwood Golf Club was atrocious last Saturday with continuous rain from the morning and torrential rain all afternoon, needless to say all this week’s winners came from the early starters who had the best of the weather.
Pat five shots clear
IN difficult conditions Pat Hughes lifted the Greer Cup by five shots after carding a nett 66.
Daniel is Wednesday Sweep winner
LAST Wednesday it was the turn of the gents to take part in their usual Wednesday Sweep.
Ladies warm to the conditions
LAST Tuesday the ladies were competing for Mrs Brid Rodger’s prize at Lurgan.
Roslyn shines on difficult day for scoring
ON the last day of April Lady members were competing for the Lifeboat Spoons and Mrs Elaine Bell’s prize.
Rugby
Rugby player Ollie makes the grade at Twickenham
WARINGSTOWN man Ollie McCollum is getting used to playing at Twickenham - the hallowed home ground of English rugby.
From football to rugby for Drumgor
SINCE being invited to take part in local Primary School Rugby Blitzes, the boys at Drumgor Primary School, Craigavon, have swapped their football boots for rugby boots.
AGM and May Ball
LURGAN Rugby Football and Cricket Club (rugby section) will hold their AGM on Thursday, May 9 at their Pollock Park clubhouse at 7.30 pm. All members are asked to attend.
Four wins out of four
ON the back of a string of recent wins a confident Lurgan under 9’s team travelled on Saturday to Ballyclare for their mini rugby festival.
National Sport
Hodgson plea to fans over chants
Roy Hodgson has heaped praise on England fans while urging them not to sing "religious or political" songs in next week's friendly with the Republic of Ireland.
Martinez future remains unclear
The future of Wigan manager Roberto Martinez will not be decided until next week but chairman Dave Whelan is positive about holding on to the Spaniard.
Rosberg quickest again in Monaco
Nico Rosberg is threatening to claim a third successive pole position after twice emerging the quickest man in practice for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
Froch sorry over Kessler comments
Carl Froch has apologised for threatening to "kill" Mikkel Kessler in their IBF super-middleweight fight in London on Saturday night - but will still face an investigation by the British Boxing Board of Control.
O'Grady issues apology
European Tour chief executive George O'Grady has issued an apology for using the word "coloured" when defending the decision not to sanction Sergio Garcia for a controversial remark about Tiger Woods.
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Weather for Lurgan
Thursday 23 May 2013
Today
Light showers
Temperature: 6 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 29 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 5 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: North
