Ballinderry gave themselves a chance of becoming the first team to win back-to-back Derry titles in over a decade with a 1-8 to 0-10 win over Banagher on Saturday.

Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-09

Derry manager John Brennan has handed championship debuts to John McCamley and Eugene Scullion for Saturday’s Ulster quarter-final against Donegal.

John Brennan blamed some rash decision-making by his players in the last five minutes and a dubious point for Louth as the reasons why Derry failed to hang on in Celtic Park.

Derry eased their relegation fears with a significant, if hardly stylish, victory over out-of-sorts Meath in Navan.

Kildare finally got amongst the goals, conceded two more and Johnny Doyle showed he is still a key cog in the Kildare machine as they pushed themselves into promotion contention with a hard-fought victory over Derry at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

A hungrier Derry secured their first points of this League campaign in this disappointing encounter in Celtic Park on Saturday night.

“Hopefully Christy doesn’t get his way,” was the cry from Ulster captain Darren Hughes after accepting the M Donnelly Interprovincial SF Cup from the GAA president.

Ulster 3-11 Munster 1-15

The resurrected interprovincial series has lost its previous lustre but Ulster players’ hunger to win any game, irrespective of the grade, remains undiminished as they ripped a mediocre Connacht to shreds in yesterday’s one-sided semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Tyrone blew neighbours Derry away at Healy Park to step up their bid for promotion.

Allianz Football League Division 2: Tyrone 2-15 Derry 0-9

Dublin goalkeeper Shane Supple claims he was approached by Kildare management about transferring to the county last year after missing out on the Blues panel.

Tyrone’s foundations for a serious push for promotion at the second attempt have been solidly laid.

HOLDERS Derry booked their place in the Dr McKenna Cup final at the Athletic Grounds, where six Conleth Gilligan points helped secure victory.

AN altogether familiar scoreline but the All-Ireland champions’ way of going about it was far from usual.

A GOAL inside the opening minute was the crucial score as Ballinderry held off Dromore challenge to set up a semi-final clash with Crossmaglen.

TWO first-half goals from Raymond Wilkinson, the first of them after just 43 seconds, guided Ballinderry to their 12th Derry SFC title yesterday.

Donegal 1-11 Derry 0-8

WINNING a provincial semi-final is no place to declare a famine is over but a millstone was lifted from the neck of Derry football yesterday.

CONOR O’MAHONY returns to the Tipperary lineup for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Clare in the Gaelic Grounds in the only change from the side that defeated Cork last month. O’Mahony is named at centre-back with Padraic Maher moving to half-back and John O’Keeffe to the full-back line in place of Paddy Stapleton.

Derry 1-18 Fermanagh 1-10

ANTRIM 0-13 DERRY 1-18

DUBLIN football defender Kevin Nolan says he and his team-mates train as hard as Premier League footballers.

CONLETH GILLIGAN showed Derry fans what they’ve been missing by turning in a brilliant performance as the Oak Leafers maintained their unbeaten run in Kildare.

Kildare 0-11 Derry 0-13

A GOAL in each half from Sean Leo McGoldrick and Paddy Bradley steered Derry to a comfortable win over Queens University in Section B of the Dr McKenna Cup at a frosty Celtic Park last night.

A five-point haul from Oisin McConville was the difference as Crossmaglen Rangers secured their seventh Ulster Club SFC title at Brewster Park in Enniskillen today.

TO BORROW the words of a famous fictional Roman general: ‘Are you not entertained?’ Ulster has shone like a beacon in what has been a mediocre championship but never so bright as on Saturday evening.

Fermanagh 1-11 Derry 1-9

Donegal 1-12 Derry 1-14

Sean Marty Lockhart comes in as one of four changes to the Derry team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final tie with Donegal (Ballybofey, throw-in 4pm).

Derry manager Paddy Crozier has been forced to make one change to his side for Sunday's NFL Division 1 decider against Kerry at Parnell Park.

Derry manager Paddy Crozier has named an unchanged team for tomorrow's eagerly awaited All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park, throw-in 3pm.

DERRY 1-18 LAOIS 2-11

Derry will field an unchanged team for tomorrow night's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Laois (Breffni Park, throw-in 7pm).

Derry have enhanced their giant-killing reputation with a battling win over Mayo at Celtic Park.

Magherafelt net minder Barry Gillis has been drafted into the Derry team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Mayo (Celtic Park, throw-in 3.30pm).

Derry 0-10 Armagh 0-9

Derry 1-9 Monaghan 0-14

Patsy Bradley and Paddy Bradley have been recalled to the Derry team for Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final showdown with Monaghan (Casement Park, throw-in 3.30pm).