Swifts in a sentence

All-but Rosyth, who host Whitehill Welfare, will be on the road on the opening day, with Primrose visiting Haddington Athletic; Swifts travelling to Jeanfield Swifts; and Oakley making the trip to Whitburn.

They became defunct in 2007 after merging with the Sydney Swifts to become the NSW Swifts.

Chimney swifts are a protected species and are considered threatened.

Coleraine still have scars from letting a two-goal advantage slip in a recent draw against Dungannon Swifts but there would be no sense of deja-vu this time around as Andy Mitchell settled matters with a third on 90 minutes.

Hegarty returned to his boyhood club in the summer and was given the captain’s armband as he led out the Swifts for the first time at Stangmore Park.

Inverkeithing Hillfield Swifts and Oakley United saw their matches, at Hill of Beath Hawthorn and at home to Penicuik Athletic respectively, called off.

I think – correct me if I'm wrong – today's 6-0 win for Jeanfield Swifts is the biggest Scottish Cup victory by a non-league team over a Scottish League team since … 1896.

Kyle tied the knot with his wife Tegan in a $1million ceremony at the heritage-listed Swifts mansion in Sydney's Darling Point last month.

Meanwhile, Swifts' match at Hill of Beath Hawthorn tomorrow is subject to a 9.30am pitch inspection.

Needing to win extra possessions, the home side went chasing turnover ball in the fourth and the Vixens crumbled under intense scrutiny to drop their third game of the season and concede third place on the ladder to the Swifts.

Rachel Antill explained the approach to putting up nest boxes: “Aerially swifts are so fast and adept that that really affects where you put a box.

Six of their seven points have came on the road and Boyle will be hoping they can rediscover that spark against a Ballymena side that sit bottom of the table – one point adrift of 11th-placed Newry, Glenavon and Dungannon Swifts.

Swift are faithful to their nesting sites, so with many old buildings where swifts used to nest having been demolished or renovated, they are being left homeless.

Swifts have found nesting places in the eaves and crevices of older houses for centuries.

The midfielder joined United from Dungannon Swifts on January deadline day last year, while Karl Robinson was in charge of the U’s, however he did not make his league debut until after Robinson was sacked.

The new entrance bricks are small enough to allow in swifts but keep out jackdaws who had previously damaged the brickwork in the chancel eaves.

The NSW Swifts have secured the Super Netball minor premiership by beating the Queensland Firebirds.

The visitors would only convert one from four spot-kicks as Gartside denied Matthew Shevlin, Aaron Jarvis and Rodney Brown - which allowed Ives to book a quarter-final date at home to Dungannon Swifts.

Wilson was on song from the outset, but so was Diamonds defender Sarah Klau at the other end as the Swifts, with Helen Housby goaling on the quarter-time siren, edging ahead by two at the first break.

With big ambitions on and off the pitch, Maciulaitis, who came off the bench to score twice in last weekend’s 3-2 victory over Dungannon Swifts, is loving life with Carrick after joining from Loughgall in January.