25th June, 2026
A significant investment in cricket and multi-sport facilities at the Northern Ireland Civil Service Sports Association (nicssa), Stormont, formerly known as the Pavilion has been announced. The ‘A Space for All’ project will see the redevelopment of sports facilities, delivering modern, inclusive and accessible infrastructure for community use and the development of sport. The total…Continue reading this article →
24th June, 2026
Six athletes will take to the Track and Field to represent TeamNI at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. World Championship silver medallist Kate O’Connor will compete in the Heptathlon with fellow Heptathlete Anna McCauley. Nick Griggs, Callum Morgan and James Gormley will all be making their games debuts in the 5,000m and mile races respectively.…Continue reading this article →
22nd June, 2026
Team NI has announced their three person Judo squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Judo has been one of the most successful sports at the Commonwealth Games for TeamNI withv athletes bringing home medals every time the martial art has been included in the programme. Athlete Award recipient, Rachael Hawkes, will be taking…Continue reading this article →
19th June, 2026
Team NI has announced its cycling squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Erin Creighton, Emma Jeffers, Esther Wong, Matthew Dobbins and Chris Burns will be in the hotseat across Cycling and Para Cycling. Antrim rider Erin Creighton helped Team Ireland qualify its first ever women’s Team Pursuit squad for the Olympic Games and…Continue reading this article →
15th June, 2026
Four gymnasts have been selected to be part of Team NI for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan will be leading the charge for medals as he hopes to add a third consecutive Commonwealth medal to his growing collection with a previous gold and silver in 2018 and 2022 respectively.…Continue reading this article →
11th June, 2026
Four Weightlifters have been selected for Team NI to compete at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Hannah Crymble, Harrison McGrogan, Kaitlin Saunders and Omar Keshta will take to the Platform in Glasgow with double the number of weightlifters making the qualification standard from Birmingham in 2022. Athlete Award recipient, thanks to National Lottery funding, Hannah Crymble…Continue reading this article →
10th June, 2026
The latest episode of Sport NI Athlete Stories is out now with former International cricketer Boyd Rankin. ‘The Wicket Man’ is available to listen to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube. Rankin shares all with host Hugh Campbell about the psychology within cricket and the battle between bat and ball. He also discusses his upbringing…Continue reading this article →
3rd June, 2026
Sports clubs and community organisations can receive up to £5,000 match funding for new projects thanks to Sport NI’s Creating Opportunities programme. Creating Opportunities, funded by the National Lottery, is focused on levelling the playing field and providing more opportunities for people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities to participate in sport and physical activity.…Continue reading this article →
2nd June, 2026
Sport NI is encouraging women & girls to get outdoors and try sports with a special week of events from 8-14 June. Outdoors Week is part of our Be Seen, Be Heard, Belong campaign, which encourages women & girls to get take part in sport and physical activity. Starting on Monday 8 June, Swim Ulster,…Continue reading this article →
