Record 400m run wins Adeleke gold at NCAA Championships
It was yet another Irish record for Rhasidat Adeleke as she stormed to 400m gold at the NCAA championships. Her time of 49.20, a meet and facility record on her home track in Texas, made her the first Irish sprinter to win NCAA gold, and the first Irish athlete to win a title in any NCAA event since 2006, when …
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LEGO reveals Women’s World Cup set featuring Sam Kerr
Lego has revealed a 2023 Women’s World Cup set featuring several of the biggest names in women’s football ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup next month. Along with half a soccer field, a goal, podium, trophy stand, tv cameras, and supporters, the set includes minifigures of Australia’s Sam Kerr, the U.S.A.’s Megan Rapinoe, Japan’s Yuki Nagasato, and Nigeria’s Asisat …
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Ireland progress to semi-finals in Algarve
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Grace Fisher
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June 10, 2023
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Rugby
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Algarve Rugby 7s, Allan Temple-Jones, Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Beibhinn Parsons, Claire Boles, Clare Gorman, Emily Lane, Erin King, Eve Higgins, Julie Dolezilova, Kate Farrell McCabe, Lucy Mulhall, Megan Burns, Rugby 7s, Stacey Flood, Vicky Elmes Kinlan
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After back-to-back victories Friday over Sweden and Germany and a draw today (June 10) with Spain followed by a quaterfinal win over Czechia, Ireland 7s topped their pool and are through to the semi-finals in the Women’s 7s Championship in Algarve, Portugal. Ireland will play France tomorrow at 11:36 a.m. Ireland opened the tournament strongly with a 27-0 victory over …
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Nike launches women’s-led Phantom Luna boots
The majority of women’s football boots are just men’s boots that have been sized down, but because women’s feet are structured differently, this puts women at a greater risk of injury. Boots designed for men’s feet have been suggested as a contributing factor to the current epidemic of ACL injuries in elite women’s soccer. Nike is attempting to answer this …
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The ACL injury crisis in women’s soccer
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Grace Fisher
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June 8, 2023
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Soccer
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2023 Australia/ New Zealand FIFA Women’s World Cup, ACL, Beth Mead, Catarina Macario, Janine Beckie, Katie Rood, Leah Williamson, Marie-Antoinette Katoto, Savannah McCarthy, Vivianne Miedema
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Excitement is in the air as the Women’s World Cup is just over six weeks away, but many of the sport’s biggest stars will be missing out due to ACL injuries, which have reached a crisis level in women’s soccer. More studies on female athletes are needed (in fact, that’s one of the main problems in addressing the crisis) but …
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Barcelona win UEFA Women’s Champions League Final 3-2 After Unbelievable Comeback
Barcelona FC are the champions of Europe after an unbelievable second-half comeback in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against Wolfsburg. The German side was up 2-0 at half-time after Ewa Pajor scored in the 3rd and Alexandra Popp in the 37th minute, and things looked grim for Barcelona, though they had dominated possession in the first half. But five …
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All-Ireland Senior Championship starts with comfortable wins for Galway and Waterford
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Grace Fisher
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June 4, 2023
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Camogie
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Aine Magill, Áine O'Loughlin, Amy Boyle, Annie Fitzgerald, Antrim Camogie, Becky Bryant, Beth Carton, Caitrin Dobbin, Carrie Dolan, Clare Camogie, Cork Camogie, Down Camogie, Eimear Kelly, Galway Camogie, Glen Dimplex all-Ireland Intermediate Championship, Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship, Katie McKillop, Katrina Mackey, Kilkenny Camogie, Limerick Camogie, Louise McNamara, Mairead O'Brien, Niamh Haninffy, Niamh Mallon, Offaly Camogie, Róisín McCormick, Saoirse Sands, Sarah Harding, Siobhan Gardiner, Siobhán McGrath, Siobhan McKillop, Waterford camogie
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Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Galway’s last three competitive outings have been against Cork and they retained their 100 per cent record against the Rebels to record a 1-12 to 0-12 triumph in their first Glen Dimplex All-Ireland senior championship Group 1 tie at Kenny Park, Athenry. The sides last met in the League final seven weeks ago, having also …
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Rhasidat Adeleke smashes own 400m national record
Rhasidat Adeleke (Tallaght A.C.) has obliterated her own Irish 400m record at the NCAA Division 1 Prelims West in Sacramento, California in the early hours of yesterday morning (May 28th). Competing for a place in next month’s NCAA Finals in Austin, Adeleke produced a scintillating quarter-final performance to advance with ease, winning her race in an extraordinary time of 49.54. …
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Jamison Brockenbrough is first Irish player to qualify for Softball College World Series
On May 27, the University of Tennessee defeated Texas 9-0 in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Super Regional, meaning that Tennessee’s Lady Vols will now advance to the Softball Women’s College World Series. Freshman outfielder Jamison Brockenbrough, who has played senior and u22 softball internationally for Ireland, is now the first Irish player to qualify for the College World Series. Brockenbrough …
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European Rowing Championships: Day 4 Updates
Female Irish rowers took part in four more finals on the last day of the European Rowing Championships, but unfortunately won’t be taking home any medals. Imogen Magner and Natalie Long, however, won the B Final of the Women’s Pair in a fine performance and a sparkling debut for Magner. Coming from third place in the third 500m, the pair …
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