4x400m relay team set Irish record while booking place in final

It was a session to remember for Team Ireland on day 3 of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow Sunday morning, with the women’s 4x400m relay team booking their place in this evening’s final in a new national record. The relay team’s record-breaking performance followed hot on the heels of Sarah Lavin’s qualification for the 60m hurdles semi-final in a …

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EYHL Wrap: Railway Union and Loreto draw in top-of-table clash

EYHL WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 RAILWAY UNION 1  LORETO 1 This top-of-the-table clash could potentially have crowned the new champions of the EYHL Women’s Division 1 had Loreto managed to maintain their 100% record by winning this game at Park Avenue. However, Railway Union can claim the distinction of forcing Loreto to drop their first two points of the season and …

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Athlone Town defeat Peamount United 3-0 to win President’s Cup

Three second-half goals helped Athlone Town to a 3-0 victory over Peamount United to win the President’s Cup in Athlone Town Stadium. Goals from Chloe Singleton (2) and Casey Howe ensured that the home team successfully retained the trophy that they won last year following an impressive display. This was a battle between the 2023 Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup …

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Trina Murray is new President-elect of LGFA

Leinster President Trina Murray is the new president-elect of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. The Westmeath native was elected on Saturday as Uachtarán Tofa at the 2024 LGFA Annual Congress, held the Falls Hotel in Ennistymon, Co. Clare. Murray defeated Down’s Seamus O’Hanlon on an 82-26 vote. Murray, a clerical officer with Westmeath County Council, will officially take over the …

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Coach who tried to force sprinter’s return to Belarus banned for five years

Ex-Olympic athletics coach for Belarus Yuri Moisevich has been banned for five years following a tribunal investigating his conduct at the Tokyo Olympics, where sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya feared for her safety when Moisevich attempted to force her return to Belarus on government orders. The Athletics Integrity Unit tribunal found that 63-year-old Moisevich’s actions were “a clear affront to the Athlete’s …

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Alysa Liu makes return to skating after two years in retirement

American figure skater Alysa Liu, still just 18 years old, has announced she will return to the sport after two years off. The two time US champion and 2022 Olympian last competed at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, where she earned bronze. At 12 Liu became the youngest skater ever to land a triple Axel in international competition, and …

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Sharlene Mawdsley disqualified from 400m after Athletics Ireland appeal rejected

After her heroics in qualifying for a global final, disappointingly Sharlene Mawdsley (Newport AC) has been disqualified from the Women’s 400m at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. The track referee adjudicated that Mawdsley had broken Rule 17.1.3 ,which relates to obstruction, in the semi-final. Athletics Ireland disagreed with this decision and thus launched a counter-appeal, insisting Mawdsley held her line …

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Liffey Celtics survive second-half comeback from Brunell in MissQuote.ie Super League

FloMAX Liffey Celtics got their MissQuote.ie Super League title challenge very much back on the rails after they survived a second-half comeback by fellow contenders Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell to win out 82-69 in Leixlip Amenities Sports Centre on Saturday. Americans Tianna Ayulo and Alexandra Navarette attacked the basket superbly, putting up a combined 48 on a night that saw …

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Arizona teen Audrey Jimenez is 1st girl to win state high school wrestling title in boys division

18-year-old Audrey Jimenez made history last week by becoming the first girl to win an Arizona state high school wrestling title while competing against boys. Though she regularly competes with boys during the ordinary season, after three straight girls’ individual titles, the teen had to petition the Arizona Interscholastic Association to compete in the boys’ division in the state championships. …

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Lidl NFL Wrap: Fermanagh and Leitrim through to Division 4 semi-finals

Fermanagh and Leitrim are through to the 2024 Lidl National League Division 4 semi-finals following Sunday’s group fixtures. Table-toppers Fermanagh guaranteed progress with victory over Limerick at Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale, in what was a repeat of the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland junior championship semi-final. And in another crucial promotion clash, Leitrim got the better of Carlow on their travels to …

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