EYHL Division 1: Round 5 Results

LORETO 2 ( Rachel Kelly 7 mins, Rebekah Fitzpatrick 16 mins) RAILWAY UNION 1 (Sarah Patton 29 mins) CORINTHIANS 0 ULSTER ELKS 1 (Serena Campuzzano 6 mins) UCD 1 (Sophia Cole 11 mins) OLD ALEXANDRA 1 (Abby Russell 65 mins) PEMBROKE WANDERERS 1 (Amy Kate Trevor 5 mins) CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 2 (Aoife Hickey 36 mins, Naomi Carroll 53 mins) MONKSTOWN 2 (Sophie Moore 65 mins, Nicci Daly 66 mins) …

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WXV3: Beibhinn Parsons and Neve Jones star as Ireland defeats Colombia 64-3

IRELAND 64 COLOMBIA 3, The Sevens Stadium 2, Dubai Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Neve Jones 2, Natasja Behan, Grace Moore, Méabh Deely, Brittany Hogan, Edel McMahon, Béibhinn Parsons 2, Leahy Tarpey; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 5, Méabh Deely 2 Colombia: Pen: Maria I. Arzuaga HT: Ireland 38 Colombia 0 Mastercard player-of-the-match Neve Jones and Béibhinn Parsons scored two tries each as the …

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Portlaoise LGFA blast county board over ‘nonsensical’ schedule clash

Portlaoise LGFA have called on Laoise Ladies County Board to ‘resolve a nonsensical fixture issue’ ahead of their Minor final and Round 1 of the Leinster Senior Football Championship this weekend. They are scheduled to face Longford Slashers at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Football Championship and to play Sarsfields in the Minor final just three hours later, at 5 …

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All-Time Top International Scorer Christine Sinclair to Retire from Canada

190 international goals and 23 years later, Christine Sinclair is retiring from Canada duty. 40-year-old Sinclair’s international goal record is unmatched in both the men’s and women’s game — Abby Wambach is closest with 184; Cristiano Ronaldo, the top international scorer for men, has 127. Sinclair’s count is the product of six World Cups, four Olympics, and 327 caps for …

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Brunell and Liffey Celtics tied at top of MissQuote.ie Super League

Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell and FloMAX Liffey Celtics continue to set the pace atop the MissQuote.ie Super League table. FloMax Liffey Celtics secured a solid 84-75 road win over DCU Mercy at the DCU Arena and Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell had 29 points to spare in a 97-68 win over Ulster University. Third-placed SETU Waterford Wildcats returned to winning ways …

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Calli Thackery wins in New York on marathon debut

On Saturday Oct. 14 Calli Thackery won the McKirdy Micro Marathon in New York in 2:22.17, the third fastest marathon debut from a European athlete, after Paula Radcliffe and Sifan Hassan. 30-year-old Thackery’s Olympic-qualifying time is also the joint second fastest marathon from a British woman, tied with Charlotte Purdue and behind only Radcliffe, who ran 2:15:35 in the 2003 …

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Over 50,000 fans expected to shatter women’s basketball attendance record in Iowa

The all-time women’s basketball attendance record is expected to be shattered 8 p.m. Irish time Sunday evening (Oct. 15) when fans arrive for the “Crossover at Kinnick,” an exhibition game between University of Iowa and DePaul. The game will take place outdoors in the Kinnick Stadium, typically home to Iowa’s Hawkeyes football team. Over 52,000 tickets have been sold, with …

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Iconic American gymnast Mary Lou Retton improving, still in intensive care

Olympic gold medal winner Mary Lou Retton has made “remarkable” progress, but still remains in the ICU, according to daughter Schayla Schrepfer. 55-year-old Retton became the first American woman to win all-around Olympic gold in the 1984 Olympic games, where she also won two silver and two bronze medals at only 16 years old. Retton has been in intensive care …

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EYHL Division 1 Round 4 Results

RAILWAY UNION 2 ( NIAMH CAREY 54 MINS; EMMA SMYTH 61 MINS) CORINTHIAN 1 ( SHARON SEATON 30 MINS) Railway Union played their “home” game in the EYHL Division 1 game at Grange Road, normally the home of Three Rock Rovers, on Saturday meaning. Opponents Corinthian had a relatively short trip to fulfill this fixture and the shorter journey seemed to …

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Shelbourne to face Athlone Town in FAI Cup final

Shelbourne will get the opportunity to retain the 2023 Sports Direct Women’s FAI Cup after setting up a repeat of last year’s final against Athlone Town. Goals from Christie Gray and Hannah Healy secured a 2-0 triumph over Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght Stadium to ensure Shelbourne made it back to the showpiece event for a second year running. In the …

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