Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh make history with record 11th national titles

Kellie Harrington and Michaela Walsh both made history Saturday night at the IABA National Elite Boxing Championships when each individually won a record 11th Irish title of their career. Harrington and Walsh had previously tied the record with Kenneth Egan and Jim O’Sullivan who each won ten titles apiece. Tokyo gold medal winner Harrington defeated Zara Breslin 5-0 in the …

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EYHL Division 1: Round 7 Results

EYHL Women’s Division 1 Round 7 Results: LORETO 4 PEMBROKE WANDERERS 0 Things began to unravel for the visitors as early as the seventh minute when Loreto were awarded a penalty stroke. Hannah McLoughlin converted the stroke to give Loreto a 1-0 lead. This was a lead they maintained until half-time. They increased their lead before half time through a …

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Peamount United lift trophy after final round of Women’s Premier Division

Peamount United lifted the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division trophy for the fourth time in their history following a 6-1 win over Sligo Rovers at PRL Park. Goals from Jess Fitzgerald (2), Ellen Dolan (2), Erin McLaughlin and Avril Brierley saw James O’Callaghan’s team collect their 17th win of the season and sign off in style in front of 1,059 spectators and the …

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Kilmacud Crokes are back-to-back Leinster LGFA Senior Club Champions

Kilmacud Crokes 4-18 Naomh Ciaran 1-10 Report by Daire Walsh Kilmacud Crokes completed back-to-back Leinster LGFA Senior Club Championship titles on Saturday afternoon with an emphatic triumph at the expense of Naomh Ciaran at Coralstown/Kinnegad. Thanks to goals from Ailbhe Davoren, Niamh Cotter, Julia Buckley and Emma Kane, the Dublin champions comprehensively claimed a second consecutive provincial crown. Despite team captain …

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Naomi Osaka to make tennis return at Brisbane International less than six months after giving birth

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her return to tennis at Brisbane International, a warmup tournament for the Australian Open that takes place from Dec. 31 to Jan. 7. Osaka, who spent 25 weeks in 2019 as world no.1, announced the birth of daughter Shai in July. She had withdrawn from last year’s Australian Open before revealing her …

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Verdict in Kamila Valieva doping case expected by January

The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Friday that a verdict in the Kamila Valieva doping case is expected by January. A positive test for a banned heart medication came to light a day after then-15-year-old Valieva helped Russia win team figure skating gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The medals for that event were never handed out. If Valieva …

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Ireland u16s head to Scotland for two International Friendlies

The Ireland Women’s Under-16s will visit Oriam, Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre, to take on Scotland in two International Friendly games. Head Coach Tom Elmes took a lot away from a recent friendly game against England in St. George’s Park and will now close out the year in Edinburgh. There are first call-ups for Peamount United defender Keelin Comiskey and US-born forward …

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Emma Hayes to depart Chelsea, set for USWNT top role

Legendary Chelsea manager Emma Hayes will depart at the end of the season, the team confirmed Saturday. Anonymous sources confirmed to ESPN that Hayes is set to take the lead role at the U.S. Women’s National Team, with a record salary for the women’s game. Making her salary equal to men’s coach Gregg Berhalter is reportedly to be discussed at …

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EYHL Division 1: Round 6 Results

There was a full program of matches in the EYHL Women’s Division on Saturday, and here are the details of those games: PEGASUS 2 (Shirley McCay PC 15 mins; Zara Malseed PC 53 mins) OLD ALEXANDRA 3 (Aoife Taaffe FG 18 mins; Elena Neill PC 49 mins; PC 56 mins) Ninth-placed Pegasus’ struggles continued when they were on the wrong end of …

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Norah Jeruto doping suspension overturned after argument that ulcers, Covid-19 affected blood samples

2021 World Champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto’s doping suspension has been overturned after arguments that ulcers and Covid-19 could explain her unusual blood test results. No banned substance was found in Jeruto’s system, however experts from the Athletics Integrity Unit argued that her samples indicated an illicit “transfusion strategy,” by which some athletes have their own blood extracted, processed, and …

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