1603: Scottish King James VI, son of Mary Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, joining the English and Scottish crowns. On the same day, Tokugawa Ieyasu is ...

It was a difficult night in Stockholm for Northern Ireland as Sweden won this international friendly 5-1. Here’s how the players rated. Pierce Charles: O’Neill is showing faith in the young ...

Glentoran midfielder Aimee Kerr has received her first call-up to the Northern Ireland squad for their Nations League double-header against Romania. The 18-year-old previously captained NI at ...

Northern Ireland will face Germany, Slovakia and Luxembourg in World Cup qualifying The 2026 World Cup will mark 40 years since Northern Ireland last played in football's biggest tournament.

Anthony Elanga (right) scored in the 77th minute of Sweden's 5-1 win over Northern Ireland Sweden's Anthony Elanga said Northern Ireland are a "really good young team" and praised goalkeeper ...

Northern Ireland's only defeats in their last 12 internationals came against Bulgaria and European champions Spain and they are unlikely to roll over in Tuesday's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm.

Michael O’Neill has explained why he didn’t give Ronan Hale his senior Northern Ireland debut in the 5-1 defeat away to Sweden on Tuesday night. After a protracted process involving FIFA to ...

Alexander Isak has taken his Newcastle form with him to international football - picking up a fine solo assist for Sweden against Northern Ireland. The forward has been one of the most in-form ...

The 2026 World Cup will mark 40 years since Northern Ireland last played in football's biggest tournament. It will also be 10 years since their last major tournament, which came at the Euros in ...

Police are investigating after schools in Northern Ireland were closed due to a "security concern". The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was liaising with the Metropolitan Police ...

Chris Dobey was in the crowd at Wembley a couple of weeks ago and returned to Tyneside for his homecoming still "buzzing" from Newcastle's Carabao Cup success. A week ago in Cardiff, Dobey received a ...