Don’t miss this week’s Times Sport section as we hear from Carrick Rangers boss Michael Hughes ahead of Friday night’s crunch match with Donegal Celtic in the Carling Premiership.

The results of the recent 12-hole Stableford competition at Carrickfergus Golf Club on Saturday (Feb 18) are follows:

The Ireland team to play Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday has been named and coach Declan Kidney has opted for an unchanged lineup.

Ireland’s rugby squad finally get the opportunity to bounce back from the opening Six Nations defeat to Wales this week.

Carrick sailor Ryan Seaton and boat partner Matt McGovern mean business.

Woodford Fishery at Woodburn Road, Carrickfergus is hosting a fly-fishing competition on Sunday, March 4 to raise funds for the Irish Ladies’ team that will travel to Scotland in June to take part in the International Ladies Fly-fishing championships.

Carrick new boy Shane Dolan got his first goal for the club against Linfield at the weekend and the big striker says he is settling in well in his new surroundings.

Ireland rugby star Cian Healy’s amongst the country’s international rugby stars trying to get their head around one of the most bizarre weeks ever in the sport.

Carrick Rugby Club’s under-19s have been paired with Ards in their first match of the 33rd annual Nutty Krust Rugby Floodlit Tournament at Portadown RFC.

CARRICK Rangers take on Linfield in the Irish Cup at Windsor Park on Saturday, hoping for a shock on the scale of their 1976 achievement, but interim boss Michael Hughes is in no doubt it will take a monumental effort if they are to pull it off!

With just a six day turnaround between their late defeat to Wales and their next game against France, Ireland are back down to business as they look to get their Six Nations campaign back on track.

Preparations are almost complete for Ireland’s opening game of the Six Nations Championship which is a rematch of the World Cup quarter-final defeat against Wales

It’s a six-pointer. There’s no getting around it. Saturday’s Carling Premiership clash between Carrick Rangers and Glenavon at Mourneview Park (3pm) may not prove to be season-defining affair, but there’s no denying it’s a huge game for both clubs.