Simone Biles easily wins US Classic in return to gymnastics competition
Two years and two days after her last competition, Simone Biles is back and better than ever. She easily surpassed all competition in the US Classic, the last qualifying event for the US championships later this month. And her final move was a Yurchenko double pike vault, which no other woman has landed in competition. (If she lands it in …
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Japan and Spain advance to quarterfinals as Norway and Switzerland knocked out of World Cup
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Grace Fisher
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August 5, 2023
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Soccer
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Aitana Bonmati, Alba Redondo, Guro Reiten, Hinata Miyazawa, Ingrid Engen, Japan WNT, Jenny Hermoso, Laia Codina, Netherlands WNT, Risa Shimizu, South Africa WNT, Spain WNT, Sweden WNT, Switzerland WNT, USWNT
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Japan is headed to the Women’s World Cup quarter-finals for a fourth time after a 3-1 victory over Norway. The first goal of that game was a header from Guro Reiten for Norway, but an own goal from Ingrid Engen and a strike from Risa Shimizu put Japan ahead. Hinata Miyazawa’s 81st minute goal clinched the deal and, as her …
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Ciara Neville makes inspiring return to racing two years after injury heartbreak
Former Irish 100m and 60m indoor champion Ciara Neville has returned to racing two years after a heartbreaking injury. The 2018 under-20 World silver medallist tore her hamstring in June 2021, just three weeks out from the National Indoor Championships where she hoped to defend her 60m title. Since then the Limerick native has fought through two slow years of …
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Lucy McGonigle is World’s Fittest Teen after CrossFit Games Win
16-year-old Northern Irish Lucy McGonigle has been named the fittest teen on earth after triumphing in the under-18 category at the World CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. The Newtownards local, who is also a member of the Great Britain Weightlifting youth squad, won the 14-15 year old category last year. McGonigle’s closest rival throughout was American Trista Smith, and the …
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Fifa investigates Zambian WNT Coach accused of groping player
Fifa is investigating a complaint that Zambian WNT head coach Bruce Mwape, who was already facing accusations of sexual misconduct, “rubbed his hands over the chest” of one of his players. The Guardian reported that several players saw Mwape groping a teammate after training last Friday, just two days before Zambia’s 3-1 victory over Costa Rica. According to an anonymous …
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Sophie O’Sullivan goes third on the Irish 1000m all-time list
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Grace Fisher
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August 4, 2023
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Athletics
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Abby Caldwell, Ciara Mageean, Citius Meet Bern, Derval O'Rourke, Ditaji Kambundji, Jessie Knight, Laviai Nielsen, Linden Hall, Phil Healy, Revee Walcott-Nolan, Rhasidat Adeleke, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Sonia O'Sullivan, Sophie O'Sullivan, World Athletics Championships 2023
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Sophie O’Sullivan ran the 1000m in 2:37.08 at the Citius meeting in Bern tonight (August 4), setting a new personal best for herself and going third on the Irish all-time list — behind only her legendary mother Sonia O’Sullivan (2:34.66) and Ciara Mageean (2:31.06), who broke Sonia’s then-27-year-old record in 2020. Sophie’s push in the last 100m won her fourth …
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British Rowing bans transgender women from competing in female category
British Rowing has announced that “only individuals who are assigned female at birth” will be allowed to compete in the women’s category going forward. Transgender women must now compete in the newly created open category, for which all individuals are eligible. Mixed categories may also be offered at any competition as long as at least 50% of participants qualify for …
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Double gold for Sarah Lavin at National Track and Field Championships
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Grace Fisher
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July 30, 2023
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Athletics
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123.ie National Track and Field Championships, Emerald AC, Georgie Hartigan, Ide Ni Dhomhnaill, Jenna Bromell, Jessica Tappin, Kelly McGrory, Louise Shanahan, Lucy May Sleeman, Mollie O'Reilly, Phil Healy, Roisin Flanagan, Roisin Harrison, Sarah Healy, Sarah Lavin, Sharlene Mawdsley, Shona Heaslip, Sophie Becker, Sophie O'Sullivan
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Sarah Lavin brought the curtain down on a thrilling final day of the 151st edition of the 123.ie National Track and Field Championships (July 30th). Lavin remarkably set three personal best performances on her way to Sunday’s 100m gold, made all the more remarkable having claimed the 100m hurdles title only 24 hours previous. The Emerald AC star saved her best performance of …
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Hannah Crymble is best female lifter at National Senior Weightlifting Championships
Northern Irish 59kg weightlifter Hannah Crymble was named the best female lifter at this weekend’s National Senior Weightlifting Championships with an 85kg Snatch, 105kg Clean & Jerk, and 190kg total — all new Irish records in her weight category, as well as competition PBs for Crymble herself. Crymble’s Sinclair score — a measure used to compare lifters in different weight …
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Fifa goes back on promise to pay at least €28,000 to each World Cup player
Fifa was much lauded last month for its commitment to divide the Women’s World Cup prize money by player rather than federation, so that each player would receive at least €28,000, with prizes increasing as teams progressed through the tournament, with each player on the winning team receiving at least €250,000, in addition to payments directly to federations. However, amidst …
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