Ireland narrowly miss out on top ten in World Amateur Team Championships

By Daragh Small Ireland captain Naoimh Quigg believes the future is bright as her team finished T13 in the Espirito Santo Trophy at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. The South Korean team of Hyosong Lee, Minsol Kim and Kyorim Seo ultimately finished in first in the World Amateur Team Championships ahead of Chinese Taipei in second and Spain in third. The …

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Amente Sorome Negash wins 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon as Ann-Marie McGlynn takes national title

Amente Sorome Negash of Ethiopia has won the women’s category of the 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon with a time of 2:26.22, a narrow personal best for the 25-year-old. “I’m so happy. I want to thank Dublin Marathon for giving me this chance, thank you from the bottom of my heart,” she said after. In second place was 25-year-old Joan …

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Ireland u19s defeat Faroe Islands 4-0

Two goals from Jess Fitzgerald helped the Ireland Women’s Under-19s record a 4-0 victory over Faroe Islands in their UEFA European WU19 Championship Qualifiers. Head Coach Dave Connell made some changes to the starting line-up following their loss to Belgium in the opening game of Group A6 and those tweaks injected more energy into the team. Peamount United midfielder Fitzgerald …

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Inaugural F1 Academy Champion Marta Garcia earns fully funded seat in FRECA junior series

After winning the inaugural season of F1 Academy, an all-female category designed to give female drivers the experience needed to move up the ranks, Marta Garcia has earned a fully-funded seat in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA), which sits below F3 on the motorsports ladder. 23-year-old Garcia ensured her title in Race 1 at the Circuit of …

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Ireland come from behind to defeat Spain 15-13, win inaugural WXV3 title

IRELAND 15 SPAIN 13, The Sevens Stadium 2 Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Grace Moore, Neve Jones; Con: Dannah O’Brien; Pen: Dannah O’Brien Spain: Try: Claudia Peña Hidalgo; Con: Amalia Argudo; Pens: Amalia Argudo 2 HT: Ireland 3 Spain 13 The Ireland Women recovered from a 10-point deficit and two yellow cards to edge out Spain 15-13 and claim the inaugural WXV3 …

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Amanda Serrano retains titles in historic 3-minute-round fight

On Friday night (Oct. 28) Amanda Serrano (46-2-1) retained her WBO, WBA, and IBF World featherweight titles by unanimous decision after defeating Danila Ramos (12-3) in the first unified women’s championship fight to be contested over 12 3-minute-rounds, the typical length for a men’s fight. No women’s fight has included 3-minute rounds since 2007, when Layla McCarter consecutively defeated Donna …

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Jenni Hermoso scores winner for Spain in first game since WWC

On Friday (Oct. 27), Jenni Hermoso scored the only goal in Spain’s 1-0 defeat of Italy in her first international game since winning the Women’s World Cup. Hermoso did not play in either of Spain’s two UEFA Nations League wins in September, a decision which new coach Montse Tome said was taken to ‘protect’ Hermoso after the player pressed charges …

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Mona McSharry wins silver and bronze in Budapest

23-year-old Mona McSharry has won two medals at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Budapest this weekend: silver in the 50m breaststroke and bronze in the 100m breaststroke. 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗰𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 A very successful weekend for Mona McSharry saw the Irish swimmer claim 🥈 and 🥉 at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in …

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Ireland Women’s Cerebral Palsy Team crowned IFCP Nations League Champions

The Ireland Women’s Cerebral Palsy Team were crowned champions of the International Federation of CP Football Nations League for 2023. Competing in their first ever tournament, the newly-assembled team won 12-6 against the Netherlands on Sunday to follow on from their 11-1 triumph over Denmark and their 16-1 victory over Spain. In three games, they scored an incredible 39 goals …

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Jamaica World Cup Squad boycott upcoming qualifiers over ‘constant mistreatment’

Jamaica’s World Cup Squad wowed the world this August when they advanced to the knockout round for the first time in their history, finishing ahead of Brazil. Those same women are now boycotting Jamaica’s upcoming Concacaf W Gold Cup qualifiers due to “constant mistreatment” from the Jamaican Football Federation, reportedly including unpaid bonuses and “poor communication.” These are the same …

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