100m Butterfly Silver for Roisin Ni Riain at European Championships

Róisín Ní Riain was the first of the Irish swimmers to get on the podium claiming the silver spot in her first final of the week, the 100m butterfly, at the Para Swimming European Championships in Madeira, Portugal. In a swim that was again agonisingly close to her personal best of 01:06:00 the Limerick swimmer finished the final in a …

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UCD and Catholic Institute advance to EYHL Champions Trophy Semi-finals

EYHL DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS TROPHY QUARTER-FINALS  PEMBROKE WANDERERS 0  UCD 0 ( UCD WINS 2-1 IN A SHOOT OUT)  Pembroke Wanderers, who finished 4th in the League, ended up playing against 5th-placed UCD in this Champions Trophy quarter-final. UCD had won the Division last season and were denied the Champions Trophy by Loreto. This year following this result UCD …

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Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya smashed the marathon world record for a women’s-only competition when she stormed to the finish of the London Marathon in 2:16.16. The category requires that a course be run without any male athletes in competition on the course and is tracked separately than the standard women’s record, set at 2:11.53 by Tigist Assefa of …

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Munster Senior Championship: Cork 1-10 Waterford 0-11

TG4 Munster LGFA Senior Championship Round 1 Cork 1-10 Waterford 0-11 Tomás McCarthy at Fraher Field Cork celebrated their first competitive win in 90 days at a sun-drenched Dungarvan on Saturday afternoon. An early goal from Laura O’Mahony and five points from Katie Quirke saw the Rebelettes prevail in a hard fought provincial opener. Shane Ronayne’s side never fell behind …

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O’Leary stars for Kerry in Munster SFC opening win over Tipperary

TG4 Munster Senior Championship Round 1 Kerry 2-14 Tipperary 0-5 Danielle O’Leary bagged eight points as Kerry had a 15-point victory over Tipperary at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney in Round 1 of the TG4 Munster Senior Championship. O’Leary was simply unstoppable, notching five points in the first half, as Tipperary had no answer to her pace and finishing power. A …

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Merciless England defeat Ireland 88-10 in Round 4 of Six Nations

ENGLAND WOMEN 88 IRELAND WOMEN 10, Twickenham Stadium Scorers: England: Tries: Abby Dow 3, Natasha Hunt, Megan Jones 2, Zoe Aldcroft, Ellie Kildunne 3, Jess Breach 2, Sadiya Kabeya, Maddie Feaunati; Cons: Holly Aitchison 9 Ireland: Try: Penalty try; Con: Pen try con; Pen: Dannah O’Brien HT: England 38 Ireland 3 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam hunters England showed …

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Chelsea hand Barcelona 1st home defeat in 5 years in Champions League semifinal

Chelsea earned a one-goal advantage in a 1-0 defeat of Barcelona in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final. It was Erin Cuthbert who put Chelsea ahead in the 40th minute and Barcelona were unable to answer though Salma Paralluelo came close in the 85th minute. It was a shock defeat for defending champions Barcelona, who hadn’t lost …

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Maguire misses 1st major cut in years as Korda chases 5th straight win

Leona Maguire has failed to make the cut at a women’s major for the first time in four years, in the Chevron Championship in Texas. The world number 23 missed out on the weekend by two strokes after a four-over second round and level par opening, making six bogeys and two birdies. It’s the first time Maguire hasn’t made the …

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Killester complete double with Champions Trophy win over Waterford Wildcats

Pyrobel Killester completed the double by adding the MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy to their MissQuote.ie Super League title win three weeks ago. They defeated SETU Waterford Wildcats 75-50 at the National Basketball Arena on Sunday. Pyrobel Killester raced out of the blocks and led 24-6 at the end of the opening quarter, Jiselle Thomas hitting nine points and Irish international Michelle …

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Tipperary beat Galway 1-13 to 0-15 to win first national title in 20 years

Tipperary 1-13 Galway 0-15 Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir at Croke Park Tipperary celebrated the 20th anniversary of their famous League and Championship double from an era when they were the queens of camogie, by winning their first national title since. In become the Very League Division 1A champions, the Blue and Golds are the first county outside of Cork, Galway …

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