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Ireland u20s beat Scotland 37-7 in 6n Summer Series

SIX NATIONS WOMEN’S SUMMER SERIES: IRELAND UNDER-20s 37 SCOTLAND UNDER-20s 7, ..

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Rugby Posted on 5 months ago
Relentless Performance Leads Ireland U-20 Women To Record Win

Captain Jane Neill scored two tries in a player-of-the-match performance a ..

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Camogie Posted on 2 years ago
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Round-Up: Dublin beats Wexford as Kilkenny and Waterford draw

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Dublin came out on top of a crunch tie with Wexford at ..

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History made as Lehane, Walsh and Moorehouse qualify, meaning Ireland will have a female boxer at each weight in the Olympics

History was made in Bangkok Sunday as Jennifer Lehane, Grainne Walsh, and Daina Moorehouse all booked their tickets to Paris, meaning that Ireland is sending a woman to the Olympics in every weight category for the first time. First of the day’s victories was Jennifer Lehane’s (54kg) 5-0 victory against Hannah Lakotar of Hungary. “I feel on top of the …

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Clare start All-Ireland Intermediate campaign with defeat of Monaghan

Report by Aisling Clery Last year’s runners-up Clare began their 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate campaign with victory against Monaghan in Clones on Sunday. The Banner County, on their trip to Clones to play the Ulster runners-up in a Group 2 fixture were 6-6 to 1-13 winners. Fidelma Marrinan hit four of the Clare goals, two in either half, while Ailish …

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Wexford draw with Galway in All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

Report by Daragh Ó Conchuir A pointed free by Anais Curran in the fourth minute of injury time grabbed a deserved share of the spoils for Wexford against Galway at Bellefield GAA in Enniscorthy. Colin Sunderland’s crew tore into their more fancied rivals from the throw-in of this second round tie and an 18th minute goal by Curran, who would finish …

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Jennifer Lehane, Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh all one win away from Olympic qualification

Jennifer Lehane, Daina Moorehouse and Grainne Walsh are all just one win away from Olympic qualification as each won through to the final round at the qualification tournament in Bangkok. 25-year-old Jennifer Lehane (54kg), who’s only been boxing for five years after a long period training in other combat sports, defeated Ukraine’s Anastasiia Kovalchuk on Saturday with a 5-0 win …

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Denise O’Sullivan to miss Sweden rematch after knee injury

Both Denise O’Sullivan with a knee injury and Ruesha Littlejohn with an Achilles issue missed Ireland’s 0-3 defeat to Sweden Friday, and it’s confirmed O’Sullivan will not be recovered in time for the rematch Tuesday. Eileen Gleeson, however, had some positives to take away from the heavy defeat. Ireland had some significant chances in the first half when both Amber …

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Taylor v Serrano II postponed due to Mike Tyson illness

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s much-anticipated rematch has been postponed after 57-year-old Mike Tyson, the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world who was due to fight influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul in the co-main event of the night, suffered an ulcer flare-up. The new date for the July 20 show will be announced by June 7, said Most Valuable Promotions (co-founded …

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“We’ve won it all”: Barcelona defend UWCL title against Lyon in front of record crowd

Barcelona defended their Women’s Champions League title with a 2-0 win over Lyon in the final Saturday in front of a record-setting crowd of 50,827, prompting England international Lucy Bronze to say her team will “go down in history as one of the best teams in Europe.” Aitana Bonmati opened scoring in the second half and captain Alexia Putellas — …

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Beatrice Chebet breaks 29 minutes in new 10,000m world record

Beatrice Chebet of Kenya became the first woman to run 10,000m in under 29 minutes when she crossed the line in 28:54.14 at the Prefontaine Classic meet in Eugene, Oregon. The previous record was 29:01.03, set by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in the Netherlands in 2021. Chebet pulled away with three laps remaining and finished over ten seconds ahead of …

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Ellen Walshe secures second Olympic qualification with 400m IM

Ellen Walshe starred on the final morning of swimming at the Irish Open Championships and Olympic Trials as the Templeogue swimmer secured a second Olympic Qualification Time in the 400m Individual Medley. Walshe, already qualified for the Games in the 200m Individual Medley, swam an impressive 4:38.05 in the 400m IM, just one tenth of a second outside the Irish …

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Gold for Siobhan McCrohan at World Cup II

Reigning World Champion Siobhán McCrohan (Tribesmen Rowing Club) was heading into Saturday’s Lightweight Women’s Single A Final as the favourite at the World Cup II, and there was no getting past McCrohan once she got going, taking the lead from the first strokes and holding her position right through to the finish. Holding a consistent rate at 33 to 34 …

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