Sparkling second round sees Leona Maguire surge into contention in California

Leona Maguire surged into contention by the halfway point in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship with a sparkling six-under 65 second round, leaving her just two shots behind leader Malia Nam, an American newcomer in just her second LPGA Tour start. Maguire is now in a three-way tie for fourth with Americans Rose Zhang and Alison Lee, with Sweden’s …

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Liffey Celtics and Pyrobel Killester remain locked at top of Super League ahead of final round

Home wins for both FloMAX Liffey Celtics and Pyrobel Killester on Saturday mean the two sides remain deadlocked at the top of the MissQuote.ie Super League ahead of their final round of regular season fixtures on Monday. Eleven points in the first quarter by Claire Melia helped Pyrobel Killester open up a 16-point advantage over Trinity Meteors by the end …

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Kyra Carusa’s San Diego Wave win NWSL Challenge Cup

Ireland International Kyra Carusa’s club San Diego Wave defeated Gotham FC 1-0 to win the NWSL Challenge Cup Friday night (March 15). https://www.instagram.com/p/C4l3o4PvAtw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== USWNT striker Alex Morgan scored the winner in the 88th minute on a corner from Savannah McCaskill. Carusa, who is eligible to represent Ireland through her Irish grandparents and made her international debut in 2020, started. There …

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Lidl NFL: Armagh through to first-ever Division 1 final

Armagh 2-9  Mayo 2-8  By Brian Gillepsie   Armagh have reached their first-ever Lidl National League Division 1 final after holding off a Mayo revival at James Stephens Park in Ballina.  It took a late free from sharp-shooter Aimee Mackin to seal victory on a 2-9 to 2-8 scoreline, and in reality, the league leaders were a shade fortunate to …

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Lara Gillespie claims Omnium bronze in Hong Kong

Co. Wicklow rider Lara Gillespie won the bronze medal in the Women’s Omnium at the second round of the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup, taking place in Hong Kong. Japan claimed the gold and silver medals with Yumi Kajihara and Tsuyaka Uchino respectively. Kajihara finished on 124 points, Uchino on 113 and Gillespie on 108, 16 points clear of her …

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EYHL Wrap: Loreto are guaranteed 2023/24 EYHL Champions after win over Ulster Elks

EYHL WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 LORETO 4 ULSTER ELKS 1 Loreto are the EYHL Champions for 2023/24 having beaten Ulster Elks by 4-1 and reaching 43 points. Even if Loreto lost all their remaining fixtures and second-placed Railway Union won all their remaining fixtures including their game in hand the maximum they could get is 41. Síofra O’Brien converted a penalty …

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Lidl NFL Division 1: Dublin 2-11 Cork 0-6

Dublin 2-11 Cork 0-6 Report by Daire Walsh Caoimhe O’Connor and Kate Sullivan grabbed goals in each half at DCU St Clare’s on Saturday as Dublin bolstered their Lidl National Football League Division 1 prospects with an emphatic victory against Cork. The result of tomorrow’s showdown between Kerry and Meath could see them dropping down in the league standings, but …

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KC Current win first game in stadium built solely for women’s sport

The Kansas City Current defeated the Portland Thorns 5-4 to win their season-opener and the first-ever game in their new 11,500-seat CPKC Stadium, the first built specifically for a women’s professional sports team. Vanessa DiBernardo scored a brace for the Current, with goals from Beatriz Zaneratto Joao, Kristen Hamilton, and Alexandra Pfeiffer clinching the win in front of a cheering …

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Emma Hayes clarifies comments on ‘inappropriate’ player-player relationships

Current Chelsea and soon-to-be USWNT coach Emma Hayes has said she regrets calling player-player relationships ‘inappropriate,’ but hasn’t walked back her comments entirely. Her original comments were in response to allegations that Leicester City boss Willie Kirk was involved in a player-coach relationship. Kirk is under investigation. “Player-coach relationships are inappropriate, player-to-player relationships are inappropriate,” Hayes had commented on the …

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Mikaela Shiffrin ends ‘wild season’ with record 97th World Cup win

Six weeks after she had to  be air-lifted off the course following a high speed crash, American Mikaela Shiffrin has won the last women’s slalom of the season in Austrian resort Saalbach on Saturday (March 16) to extend her own record with a 97th World Cup win. The result also marks her 60th slalom victory. Shiffrin’s eighth season slalom title …

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