Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Mark Adair hit 72 but Ireland came up short

Currie gets five-for as Scotland beat Ireland

Scotland rounded off a triumphant T20 World Cup qualifying campaign with an eight-run victory over Ireland thanks to a virtuoso showing from Bradley Currie at The Grange in Edinburgh.

Cricket • 28 Jul 23

Irish women fall short against Bangladesh in T20

Having already booked their ticket to South Africa, Ireland's women were edged out by seven runs by Bangladesh in the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup qualifier at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Cricket • 25 Sep 22

Ireland beat USA to get off the mark in T20 qualifying

Ireland bounced back from defeat against Bangladesh to claim an emphatic T20 World Cup qualifying victory over the USA in Abu Dhabi.

Cricket • 21 Sep 22

Gareth Delany hit three quick sixes to add valuable runs to the Ireland tally

Balbirnie hails 'best performance' as T20 side reach WC

Ireland secured their place at this year's T20 World Cup in Australia after beating Oman by 56 runs in their qualifying semi-final in Al Amerat.

Cricket • 22 Feb 22

Josh Little in the bowling attack that limited Germany to 107 runs (photo courtesy of Kaushal Adhikari)

Ireland beat Germany to top group and progress to semis

Ireland have progressed to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier after a comprehensive win over Germany at the Al Amerat Stadium in Oman.

Cricket • 21 Feb 22

Paul Stirling impressed but Ireland fell short against UAE

Ireland beaten by UAE in T20 World Cup qualifier

Ireland's World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a poor start with an 19-run loss to the UAE in the opening group stage match of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier at the Al Almerat Stadium today.

Cricket • 18 Feb 22

Andrew Balbirnie: 'Our T20 results haven't been where we've wanted them in recent times'

Ireland's T20 World Cup qualifier schedule confirmed

Ireland will face UAE, Bahrain and Germany in Oman in their quest to qualify for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia later this year.

Cricket • 28 Jan 22

Harry Tector will be hoping to maintain his ODI form in the T20 tournament

Tector and McBrine named in T20 squad for WC qualifier

In-form Harry Tector and Andy McBrine have both been named in Ireland's 14-player squad that will compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier in Oman next month.

Cricket • 21 Jan 22

Ireland leave no margin for error after Canada defeat

Ireland lost to Canada at the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi, with automatic qualification for next year's tournament now relying on winning their remaining games and hoping for favourable results elsewhere.

Cricket • 23 Oct 19

Gareth Delany was the best of the Irish batsmen in Abu Dhabi

Delany stars for Ireland in facile win over Oman

Gareth Delany starred with bat and ball in Abu Dhabi as Ireland comprehensively defeated Oman at the T20 World Cup Qualifiers.

Cricket • 21 Oct 19

Hosts dent Ireland's hopes of automatic qualification

The Ireland Men's cricket team has been beaten by tournament hosts United Arab Emirates in today's Group Stage match at the T20 World Cup Qualifier in Abu Dhabi today.

Cricket • 19 Oct 19

Ireland off to flying start in T20 World Cup qualifiers

The Ireland Men's cricket team began their T20 World Cup Qualifier campaign with a thumping eight-wicket win over Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi today.

Cricket • 18 Oct 19

UAE players charged in match-fixing probe

Captain Mohammad Naveed is among three United Arab Emirates players to be charged under the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption code.

Cricket • 16 Oct 19

Scotland's Matthew Cross in action against Ireland

Ireland lose to Scots by a single run in T20 warm-up

Scotland won by the bare minimum against Ireland in their ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier warm-up match on Tuesday after a courageous run chase saw the men in green just fall short.

Cricket • 15 Oct 19

Clare Shillington helped Ireland to victory

Ireland Women cruise past Thailand in WC T20 Qualifier

Ireland Women completed the perfect start to their ICC World T20 Qualifier campaign with a convincing 7-wicket victory over Thailand in Utrecht on Saturday.

Cricket • 07 Jul 18

T20 World Cup Qualifier