Sunday start

Cliftonville’s opening match of the new Sports Direct Premiership season has been rearranged for live streaming by BBC Sport NI.

Originally scheduled for Saturday, August 10, the curtain-raising encounter with Portadown will now be played on Sunday the 11th with a 3pm kick-off at Solitude.

Likewise, September’s home clash with Larne has been brought forward to Friday the 27th and will now get under way at 7.45pm