A marathon penalty shootout - believed to be among the longest of all time - took place at the Ballymena Showgrounds on Tuesday evening.

'Marathon' 44-penalty shootout needed to settle cup tie

Three assaulted in Belfast, terror police search farm in Londonderry, Ireland win in Six Nations, Linfield lift League Cup.

Northern Ireland's Sunday news headlines

Last year's defeated finalists Coleraine will take on Linfield in the final of the Irish League cup in February

A summary of today's Irish league football which saw Glentoran climb to the top of the table with a stunning hat-trick.

The latest results from Irish Premiership football

Crusaders host Ballymena, while Cliftonville and Glentoran face trips away.

Ballymena and Linfield are through to the final of the Irish League Cup, after wins over Crusaders and Dungannon Swifts respectively.