Derry City supporters are preparing to travel to Dublin for the FAI Cup Final against Waterford at the Aviva Stadium. Schools across the city have been celebrating with red and white days, and players have visited many of them to meet young fans.
Newark Town played a team from its German twin town of Emmendingen in a Peace Match that remembered the 1914 Christmas truce. The friendly fixture took place in Newark, and the home side won 2-0 in a game that celebrated friendship between the two towns.
Willy Hutchinson from Scotland won the WBC light-heavyweight title by beating Joshua Buatsi in Manchester, avenging his earlier defeat. He became the eighth British light-heavyweight champion and said the win fulfilled a childhood dream.
Crossmaglen came from behind to beat Gowna 2-18 to 1-22 in their Ulster Club quarter-final at Breffni Park. Rian O'Neill's late score sent his club into the last four of the competition.
