Lidl NFL Division 1 Wrap: Meath 2-5 Dublin 0-7

Report by John Fallon There were victories for Mayo, Armagh, Kerry and Meath in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League as the top-flight campaign continued over the weekend. At Duggan Park in Ballinasloe on Saturday, two goals from Lisa Cafferky secured a first victory for Mayo in this year’s Lidl NFL as they held out for a 2-5 …

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Celtic Challenge Round 4: Wolfhounds 41 Brython Thunder 10

WOLFHOUNDS 41 BRYTHON THUNDER 10, Scotstoun Stadium Scorers: Wolfhounds: Tries: Brittany Hogan, Sarah Delaney, Katie Corrigan 4, Niamh Marley; Cons: Nikki Caughey 3 Brython Thunder: Tries: Chloe Thomas-Bradley, Sioned Harries HT: Wolfhounds 17 Brython Thunder 5 Teenage winger Katie Corrigan weighed in with four tries, including a second half hat-trick, as the Wolfhounds emerged as 41-10 winners over Brython Thunder …

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History made as Ireland 7s win first World Series title in Perth

Ireland Women’s 7s became the first IRFU 7s side to win a World Series title on Sunday when they defeated hosts Autralia in the final of the HSBC SVNS Series tournament in Perth. A 13th-minute try from Eve Higgins ensured Ireland won 19-14 against World no. 1 Australia. Australia opened the scoring but Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe and Captain Lucy Mulhall …

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Lisa Cafferky stars for Mayo in 2-5 to 0-10 defeat of Galway

Mayo 2-5 Galway 0-10 Report by Darren Kelly Two goals from Lisa Cafferky secured a first victory for Mayo in this year’s Lidl Ladies National Football League as they held out for a one-point victory over Connacht rivals Galway in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe. After leading by four points entering the final 10 minutes, Liam McHale’s charges had to resist a …

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Aryna Sabalenka defeats Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to retain Australian Open title

25-year-old Aryna Sabalenka defended her Australian Open title on Saturday, defeating China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3 6-2 to win her second Grand Slam. Sabalenka, who is Belarusian but competes under a neutral flag because of Belarus’s support of Russia against Ukraine, is the first woman since compatriot Victoria Azarenka in 2013 to win the title in consecutive years. Second-seeded Sabalenka was …

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Perth Sevens: Ireland defeat Fiji 14-12 to set up semifinal with GB

Ireland 7s set up a Sunday meeting with Great Britain in the semi-final of the HSBC SVNS tournament in Perth after a neat 14-12 defeat of Fiji in the quarter-final. It’s a good start to the new year for Ireland, who have lost their last five Cup quarter-finals, having last made it to the top 4 a year ago at …

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Mikaela Shiffrin airlifted to hospital after downhill crash

Just days after extending her record for all-time World Cup wins to 95, American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was airlifted out of the downhill race in Cortina d’Ampezzo after a high-speed crash into the safety nets on Friday (Jan 26). 28-year-old Shiffrin, who was tended by medics for ten minutes before limping off the course, appears to have escaped ligament damage, …

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Brunell score 100 against Fr Mathews to win Paudie O’Connor National Cup

Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell won the club’s first InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O’Connor National Cup title, defeating fellow-Cork side Catalyst Fr. Mathews 100-84. Captain Edel Thornton was awarded the MVP with 18 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and five turnovers, but there were multiple standout performers for the victors, including American Jayla Johnson, 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Lauren Homan, 23 …

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Rhasidat Adeleke starts off 2024 with two new Irish records

The records keep falling for Rhasidat Adeleke, and her performance at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational in New Mexico was more of the same. She broke her own Irish indoor 60m and 200m records, running 7.15 and 22.49. The first of these was enough to win comfortably as well as shave .02 seconds off the 7.17 Adeleke ran …

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Lidl NFL Wrap: Victories for Kerry, Armagh, Cork, and Meath in opening weekend

There were victories for Kerry, Armagh, Cork and Meath in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League as the top flight campaign got underway at the weekend. At Parnell Park on Saturday evening, Kerry ousted Dublin by 1-8 to 0-6 as the reigning league champions defeated the All-Ireland winners. Emma Dineen struck 1-3 for Kerry, who led by 0-5 to 0-1 at …

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