Peamount United win Women’s Premier Division with two games left to play

Grace Fisher
October 14, 2023
Soccer
Abbie Brophy, Aoibheann Clancy, Avril Brierley, Becky Watkins, Ceola Bergin, Chloe Moloney, Ciara Rossiter, Claudia Keenan, Dearabhile Beirne, Edel Kennedy, Ellen Dolan, Ellen Molloy, Emily Corbet, Erin McLaughlin, Freya Healy, Jason Moore, Jess Fitzgerald, Jetta Berrill, Karen Duggan, Kylie Murphy, Lauren Dwyer, Lauryn O'Callaghan, Meabh Russell, Michaela Lawrence, Niamh Reid-Burke, Nicola Sinnott, Orlaith Conlon, Peamount United, Sadhbh Doyle, Shauna Carroll, SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division, Wexford Youths
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Peamount United 2-0 Wexford Youths Peamount United became SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division champions for the fourth time following a 2-0 victory over Wexford Youths at Ferrycarrig Park. The Peas extended their lead at the top of the table to 12 points, with two games still to play, but hold a better head-to-head record over second-placed Shamrock Rovers, so they …

Dina Asher-Smith to train with Edrick Floreal, coach of Rhasidat Adeleke

Grace Fisher
October 14, 2023
Athletics
Dina Asher-Smith, Edrick Floreal, John Blackie, Paris 2024, Rhasidat Adeleke
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27-year-old British sprinter and 2019 200m World Champion Dina Asher-Smith is breaking with coach John Blackie to train with Edrick Floreal ahead of Paris 2024. Rhasidat Adeleke also trains with Floreal in Austin, Texas. Asher-Smith, who won bronze 100m medals at both the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics, announced the change on Instagram: “After 19 years, John Blackie and I …

Lexi Thompson shoots 69, barely misses cut in PGA tour debut

Grace Fisher
October 14, 2023
Golf
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Lexi Thompson, LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie, PGA Tour, Shriners Children's Open, Solheim Cup
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Lexi Thompson has just barely missed the cut, and the chance to make history, on her PGA tour debut — but she has more than shown naysayers she can compete with the men. Thompson shot a 2-under par 69 in her second round at the Shriners Children’s Open in Las Vegas Friday, meaning that with a 2-over par 73 in …

Ireland storm to record win over Kazakhstan in first WXV match

Grace Fisher
October 13, 2023
Rugby
Ann Chebotar, Aoife Dalton, Beibhinn Parsons, Brittany Hogan, Christy Haney, Dannah O'Brien, Eve Higgins, Grace Moore, Ireland Rugby 15s, Karina Sazontova, Kazakhstan Rugby, Linda Djougang, Meabh Deely, Molly Scuffil-McCabe, Nicole Fowley, Sarah Delaney, Scott Bemand, WXV, WXV3
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WXV3 Round 1: Ireland 109 Kazakhstan 0 The Ireland Women racked up a record 109-0 win over Kazakhstan in their first ever WXV match, with Eve Higgins and Mastercard player-of-the-match Béibhinn Parsons delighting the Dubai crowd with four tries each. This was Ireland’s biggest ever score and try haul (17) in a 15s Test match, male or female, and comfortably …

Brunell and Liffey Celtics remain unbeaten in MissQuote.ie Super League

Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell remain top of the MissQuote.ie Super League, thanks to an 86-36 road win at newly promoted Portlaoise Panthers. Jayla Nacole Johnson was the top scorer in the game with 20 points and Kyaja Victoria Williams had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while in-form Ireland captain Edel Thornton racked up 15 points and eight rebounds. Head coach …

Sifan Hassan runs second fastest time in history to win Chicago Marathon

Grace Fisher
October 8, 2023
Athletics
Brigid Kosgei, Chicago Marathon, Faith Kipyegon, London Marathon, Ruth Chepngetich, Sifan Hassan, Tigist Assefa, Tokyo Olympics
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Sifan Hassan outpaced back-to-back defending champion Ruth Chepngetich to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 8. Her time of 2:13:44 beats the course record and one-time world record of 2:14.04, set in 2019 by Brigid Kosgei. Hassan, of the Netherlands, would be the new world record holder were it not for Tigist Assefa’s stunning 2:11.53 set in Berlin two …

Iga Swiatek defeats Samsonova to win China Open, 5th title of 2023

Grace Fisher
October 8, 2023
Tennis
Aryna Sabalenka, China Open, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Liudmila Samsonova, Peng Shuai, Serena Williams, WTA
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World no. 2 Iga Swiatek defeated World no. 22 Liudmila Samsonova 6-2, 6-2 in the China Open final in Beijing to claim her 16th career title and fifth title of the season on Sunday morning (Oct. 8). The Polish 22-year-old is the first player since Serena Williams in 2014-2015 to win five or more titles in consecutive seasons. Swiatek was …

Monika Dukarska takes gold at World Coastal Rowing Championships

Grace Fisher
October 8, 2023
Rowing
2020 Tokyo Olympics, 2028 L.A. Olympics, David Hussey, Diana Dymchenko, Jessica Berra, Killorglin Rowing Club, Miriam Sheehan, Monika Dukarska, Niamh Lordan, Rhiannon O'Donoghue, Sionna Healy, World Coastal Rowing Championships
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33-year-old Monika Dukarska won gold in the women’s single this morning — the third time she’s won the title at the World Coastal Rowing Championships, following 2009 and 2016. Dukarska took the lead early on and held it the whole race, widening the gap the over 30 meters. Through most of the 6km course defending champion Jessica Berra of France …

EYHL Women’s Division 1: Round 3 Results

Grace Fisher
October 7, 2023
Hockey
Aine Naughton, Ali Griffin, Aliya Davis, Ally O'Sullivan, Amelia German, Aoife Taaffe, Catholic Institute Hockey, Charlotte O'Neill, Chloe Watkins, Christina Hamill, Claire O'Reilly, Corinthians Hockey, Ellen Curran, Emer Ryan, Emma Paul, Erika Gallagher, EYHL Women's Division 1, Florence Maughan, Jennifer Hamill, Julie Potter Cogan, Kate Dillon, Katharine Egan, Katie-Jane Marshall, Laura Pinder, Lauren Johnston, Leah O'Shea, Leah Paul, Loreto Hockey, Lucy Crowe, Martha Duignan, Michelle Carey, Mikayla Power, Monkstown, Naomi Carroll, Natasha Twomey, Nicola Daly, Old Alexandria Hockey, Orla Hughes-Young, Orla Patton, Pegasus Hockey, Pembroke Hockey, Rachel Kelly, Railway Union Hockey, Rebecca Cathy, Sarah Greene, Sarah McAuley, Serena Campuzzano, Sophia Cole, Sophie Kidd, Sophie Moore, Sydney Weir-McErlean, UCD Hockey, Ulster Elks Hockey, Zara Malseed
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UCD 2-0 MONKSTOWN The defending EYHL Women’s Division 1 Champions UCD wearing their breast cancer awareness pink outfits took on Monkstown in their EYHL Division 1 game at the national stadium in Belfield. It was a fairly lively tight first quarter which ended scoreless. Sophia Cole got a green card in the 14th minute, which was 2 minutes on the …

LGFA Interfirms Cup Final: AIB 3-10 Boston Scientific 3-4

Grace Fisher
October 7, 2023
Gaelic Football
Activ8 Energies, AIB, Alternative Heat LTD, Amy Wilson, An Post Insurance, Annie Walsh, Boston Scientific, Caoimhe Harvey, Civil Service, Dymphna O'Brien, Fexco Limited, Hamlet Court Hotel, Intel, Kane Group, LGFA Interfirms Cup Title, Lisa Gorman, Loreto GS, Micheal Naughton, NI Fire & Rescue, PwC, Randox Laboratories, WuXi Biologics, Zurich Insurance
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AIB claimed another LGFA Interfirms Cup title at the GAA’s National Games Development Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, on Saturday Oct. 7. Captained by former Cork star Annie Walsh, winner of eight TG4 All-Ireland Senior medals during her inter-county playing days, AIB got the better of Boston Scientific by 3-10 to 3-4 in the Final. With former Limerick …

Peamount United win Women’s Premier Division with two games left to play

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Lexi Thompson shoots 69, barely misses cut in PGA tour debut

Ireland storm to record win over Kazakhstan in first WXV match

Brunell and Liffey Celtics remain unbeaten in MissQuote.ie Super League

Sifan Hassan runs second fastest time in history to win Chicago Marathon

Iga Swiatek defeats Samsonova to win China Open, 5th title of 2023

Monika Dukarska takes gold at World Coastal Rowing Championships

EYHL Women’s Division 1: Round 3 Results

LGFA Interfirms Cup Final: AIB 3-10 Boston Scientific 3-4

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