A teenager, from Lurgan, is the youngest solo swimmer to complete the North Channel swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland.

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Jamaica full-back Taylor Hinds has joined Arsenal as a free agent following the end of her contract with Liverpool. The ...

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of ...

As players ask the Grand Slams for more prize money, the chair of the All England Club suggests those questions should be ...

Brighton midfielder Jack Hinshelwood says he is "champing at the bit to get going again" after winning the Under-21 European ...

Davide Ancelotti, who held talks with Rangers over the summer, has agreed to become the new head coach at Brazilian club ...

There were plenty of smiles despite the intensive programme Andoni Iraola and his team have put together.

Dredging is to resume in Whitby harbour after a new licence was secured, councillors said. North Yorkshire Council said it ...

Celtic are considering a £3m move for Dutch central defender Justin de Haas, who is at Portuguese club Famalicao. (The Herald ...

A man has been released on bail after a woman was found with a serious head injury. The 64-year-old man, from Cheltenham, had ...

Cole Hocker won Olympic 1500m gold in Paris. He describes in depth how the last lap of the race unfolded and how he claimed the greatest victory of his career.