Leona Maguire to face World no. 1 Nelly Korda in T-Mobile Match Play final

Leona Maguire will face World no. 1 Nelly Korda in the T-Mobile Match Play final Sunday at Shadow Creek golf course in Las Vegas, Nevada. Maguire defeated Sei Young Kim 3 and 2 in the semi-finals, while Korda dispatched Narin An 4 and 3. The Cavan golfer was three strokes clear of the field when she headed into quarterfinals, where …

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Lidl NFL Division 3 Final: Clare 1-6 Roscommon 1-4

Clare 1-6   Roscommon 1-4 Report by Daire Walsh The impressive Ailish Considine grabbed 1-2 at Grant Heating St Brendan’s Park in Birr on Saturday as Clare held off a late surge from Roscommon to claim the Lidl National Football League Division 3 title. Having lost out to Kildare after extra-time in last year’s third tier showpiece, Clare got their hands on …

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Camogie Skorts here to stay as motion proposing shorts fails to pass at Camogie Congress

Attempts to replace the traditional Camogie skort with shorts failed this weekend at the Camogie Association’s annual congress, which took place this weekend at the Westgrove Hotel in Clane, Co. Kildare. In attendance at the event were 150 representatives from counties, provincial councils and delegates from the Association’s international units along with outgoing Uachtarán, Hilda Breslin. The first male Uachtarán of …

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Nicola Tuthill extends own Irish U23 hammer throw record

Nicola Tuthill (UCD AC) has extended her own Irish U23 record today (April 6th). Competing at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships, Tuthill took victory with a new personal best throw of 68.65m. The throw adds eighty centimetres to her previous Irish U23 record, which she set at the European Team Championships in Chorzow, Poland in June of last …

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Ireland U19s qualify for European Championships for first time since 2014

The Ireland Women’s Under 19s have qualified for the UEFA Women’s Under-19 European Championships for the first time since 2014. After beating Iceland 4-1 in their opening Group A2 game, the Girls in Green overcame Austria 1-0 on Saturday to qualify for the finals tournament in Lithuania. A second-half goal from Shamrock Rovers forward Joy Ralph proved to be the …

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Leona Maguire cruises into T-Mobile Match Play quarterfinals three strokes clear of the field

Leona Maguire was three strokes clear of the field as she cruised into the T-Mobile Match Play quarterfinals, where she’ll meet Thailand’s Moriya Jutanugarn on Saturday. Leona Maguire was on fire 🔥@leona_maguire ran away with the first seed after finishing Friday with a three stroke advantage at @LPGAMatchPlay pic.twitter.com/mxBSPlm7xA — LPGA (@LPGA) April 6, 2024 Maguire managed four birdies in …

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Cliodhna Moloney recalled to Ireland squad, ending exile almost three years after criticism of IRFU

Cliodhna Moloney has been recalled to the Ireland squad for the first time in almost three years ahead of Round 3 of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations. It is the first time she has been called up since 2021, when she was outspoken in her criticism of then-director of women’s rugby Anthony Eddy after an interview in which he dismissed …

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Ireland fall short in 27-21 Six Nations defeat to Italy

IRELAND WOMEN 21 ITALY WOMEN 27, RDS Arena Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Penalty try, Neve Jones, Katie Corrigan; Cons: Pen try con, Dannah O’Brien 2 Italy: Tries: Vittoria Vecchini 2, Valeria Fedrighi, Aura Muzzo; Cons: Beatrice Rigoni 2; Pen: Beatrice Rigoni HT: Ireland 7 Italy 15 Katie Corrigan’s first international try set up a grandstand finish, but Ireland (sponsored by Aon) …

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Waterford Wildcats book slot in Champions Trophy Final with defeat of Liffey Celtics

SETU Waterford Wildcats inflicted a first home defeat on FloMAX Liffey Celtics this season, winning out 76-66 in Leixlip Amenities Centre on Saturday night to set up date with Pyrobel Killester in the 2023/24 MissQuote.ie Champions Trophy Final. Looking to avoid a fourth defeat at the hands of their Kildare rivals this season, Waterford produced a hugely intense defensive display …

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Loreto defeated in European Club Hockey Competition despite possible goal of the tournament

CLUB CAMPO DE MADRID 6 LORETO 2 Loreto had another tough day at the office on Saturday when they took on Spanish side Club Campo De Madrid in their ranking match. The storied Spanish club, who have multiple national titles to their name, got off to a relatively slow start in a scoreless first quarter. Lucia Abajo Saenz opened the …

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