Venus Williams Beats Camila Giorgi After Grueling Three Hour Match
Venus Williams faced Italy’s Camila Giorgi for over three hours before merging victorious at the Birmingham Classic this weekend. Despite facing an emotional moment and requiring a medical timeout merely five games into the match, Williams persevered with her heavily strapped right knee. The 43-year-old showed immense determination and fought her way to a 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) win. …
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Dublin To Face Kilkenny At Parnell Park This Saturday
Dublin will face Kilkenny at Parnell Park this Saturday at 2 pm in the second game in Group 2 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship. Kilkenny recently drew with Wexford at Nowlan Park two weeks ago. On the same day, Dublin encountered a formidable Tipperary side at The Ragg, resulting in a victory for Tipp with a scoreline of …
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Katie McCabe Named Arsenal Player Of The Season
Katie McCabe, the captain of the Republic of Ireland, has clinched the Arsenal Women’s Player of the Season award for 2022/23. This is the second time McCabe has won this award, having previously won in 2021 after an excellent campaign for the Gunners. 🥁 Introducing our 2022/23 Player of Season…@Katie_McCabe11 🏆 Presented by @MastercardUK 🤝 — Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) June …
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Sarah Lavin Named As Permanent Team Ireland Flagbearer for European Games
Tokyo Olympian Sarah Lavin has been named by the Olympic Federation of Ireland as the Permanent TSB Team Ireland Flagbearers for the European Games in Krakow which began this week in Poland. Fellow Olympian Liam Jegou will join Lavin as a Permanent TSB Team Ireland Flagbearer. This highly-anticipated multi-sport event will witness the participation of 121 athletes competing across seventeen …
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“We Find Ourselves In A Situation We never Wished To Be In”- Statement By Senior Inter-County Camogie And Football Panels
The GAA Players Association (GPA) have released a statement today revealing that they will “play the remainder of the 2023 championship under protest”. “We find ourselves in a situation we never wished to be in, echoing the experiences of our soccer and rugby counterparts in recent years. Regrettably, we feel, that our National Governing Bodies do not want to hear …
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Ireland Set To Host Group A For Women’s Softball World Cup
Ireland will be hosting the Women’s Softball World Cup Group A this upcoming July in Balbriggan. This unique event will see six nations competing for the right to advance toward the medal round and final stage in Italy in 2024. The tournament is set to take place from 11 – 15 July and will see formidable teams, including the reigning …
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Leona Maguire Claims Meijer LPGA Classic Title
Leona Maguire added another LGPA tour win to her achievements after winning the Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club in Michigan yesterday. She is now the first Irish woman to have won two LGPA tour titles. A well-deserved winning moment for @leona_maguire 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Yp8Fjv0qvL — LPGA (@LPGA) June 18, 2023 Maguire finished two ahead of Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn, and …
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Club Signings Provide Pre-World Cup Boosts For Amber Barrett And Niamh Fahey
Ireland’s striker Amber Barrett and defender Niamh Fahey have received pre-World Cup boosts after signing contracts for their respective professional clubs. Barrett, who has spent four years in Germany, has concluded her tenure there by signing a contract with the Belgian team, Standard Liege. Standard Liege is currently Belgian Women’s Cup champions and finished third in the league last season. …
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Rachel Atherton Cycles To Victory At UCI Downhill World Cup
Last weekend, Rachel Atherton took the win at the first round of the 2023 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Downhill in Lenzerheide. Her win, with a time of three minutes 7.514 seconds, helped her bag her 40th UCI MTB World Cup victory. “I just actually can’t believe it, it hasn’t really sunk in,” Atherton said after the race. “You get …
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Impressive Runs From Healy And Lavin At Paavo Nurmi Games
Sarah Healy and Sarah Lavin performed impressively at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland last night (13 June 2023). Sarah Lavin just missed out on the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles final and finished fourth with a time of 12.94. Switzerland’s 21-year-old Ditaji Kambundji bagged gold in the race. “It was a very good heat run, a good …
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