FULL TIME IN DANSKE BRANK IRISH PREMIER LEAGUE:

ALL KICK-OFFS 3 PM

LEAGUE champions Crusaders suffered a home defeat on the opening day of the Danske Bank Irish Premier league.

Two Darren Murray goals sealed the win but not before he was sent off on 83 mins.

Travelling Cliftonville secured a 1-0 win away to Glenavon at Mourneview Park in Lurgan

And Linfield thumped Glenn Ferguson’s Ballymena Utd with Aaron Burns getting a brace for the Bluemen.

And Marie Curie Irish Cup winners Glentoran were beaten by a single goal on their travels to the Coleraine Showgrounds.

It was also a winning start to newly promoted team Carrick Rangers with a 2-1 win away to Dungannon.

COLERAINE 1 (McLaughlin 80) v 0 GLENTORAN 

CRUSADERS 1 (Heatley 14) v 2 PORTADOWN  (Murray pen 10, 31 & s/o 83)

DUNGANNON SWIFTS 1 (Teggart 85) v 2 CARRICK RANGERS  (Chines 9, pen 45)

GLENAVON 0 v 1 CLIFTONVILLE (McDaid 21)

LINFIELD 4 (Burns 35 & 40, Waterworth 85, Glendinning) v 0 BALLYMENA UTD (Ervin s/o 77)

LATEST: WARRENPOINT TOWN 0 (Clarke s/o 51) v BALLINAMALLARD UTD  (Currie 74)