India’s Top Wrestlers Ongoing Fight For Justice Against Wrestling Federation President
Several of India’s top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat have been participating in peaceful demonstrations for several weeks, protesting against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President and Kaiserganj BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. This weekend, some of the protestors were detained while participating in a peaceful march to India’s new parliament building …
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Chelsea Crowned WSL Champions Fourth Time In A Row
Chelsea has won the Women’s Super League title after beating Reading 3-0 on Saturday, 27 May at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. In a dramatic 2022-23 season, the title spot was between Chelsea and Manchester United. Goals from Sam Kerr and Guro Reiten saw Chelsea retain the WSL champions title for a fourth consecutive year. 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿-midable. 🏆🏆🏆🏆 All of the …
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Mona McSharry And Clare Cryan Set New Irish Records
Mona McSharry and Clare Cryan have set impressive new Irish records while participating at international competitions this past weekend. McSharry competed at the Glasgow International Swim Meet (26-28 May 2023) where she set a new Irish Senior Record in the 200m Breaststroke on the final day of racing. She posted an impressive time of 2:24.50, to break her 2021 record …
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Thammy Nguyen – “Put The Hard Work In And Go Achieve Your Goal Because Nobody Else Is Going To Achieve It For You.”
History was made this year when Thammy Nguyen stepped up to the stage at the European Weightlifting Championships in Armenia and received a bronze medal in the 49kg division. Thammy is the first Irish athlete to ever win a medal for weightlifting (or “up-down” as her two kids call it) on the international stage. Apart from weightlifting, the 26-year-old has …
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European Rowing Championships 2023: Day 2 Updates
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Jessica Gardiner
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May 26, 2023
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Aifric Keogh, Aoife Casey, Eimear Lambe, European Rowing Championships, Fiona Murtagh, Irish Rowing, Irish Rowing Four, Irish Rowing Pair, Katie O Brien, Margaret Cremen, Natalie Long, Rowing Ireland, Sanita Puspure, Tara Hanlon, Women's Rowing, Zoe Hyde
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Day 2 of the European Rowing Championships 2023 is underway. Ireland’s women’s teams all participated in the repechage races this morning. Aoife Casey and Margaret Cremen were first to race this morning in the Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls Repechage 1. They finished 2nd with a time of 07:01.95 – two seconds behind Greece. They will now advance to the Final A …
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Local South African Soccer Team Host First-Ever Grannies Soccer World Cup
On 28 March 2023, the first day of the Grannies International Football Tournament commenced in Limpopo, South Africa. The four-day tournament was hosted by South Africa’s Vakhegula Vakhegula soccer team and saw 15 teams, made up of women aged 55 and up, compete. Teams from across the world, including Zambia, France, USA and Mozambique took part in the tournament. https://twitter.com/Jean_G_Duffy/status/1641354050128969729?s=20 …
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European Rowing Championships 2023: Day 1 Updates
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Jessica Gardiner
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May 25, 2023
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Aifric Keogh, Aoife Casey, Eimear Lambe, European Rowing Championships, Fiona Murtagh, Irish Rowing, Katie O Brien, Margaret Cremen, Natalie Long, Rowing Ireland, Sanita Puspure, Tara Hanlon, Zoe Hyde
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The first day of the European Rowing Championships is underway and Team Ireland has been in top form. The sun is coming out, and the crowds are growing here at the 2023 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia! #ERCHBled #EuropeanRowing pic.twitter.com/9VCuaIJl4a — World Rowing (@WorldRowing) May 25, 2023 Katie O’Brien and Steven McGowan finished fourth in their PR2 Mixed Double …
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Caitlyn Jenner Vocalises Disapproval After Transgender Teen Finishes 2nd In Track Race
Caitlyn Jenner has regularly spoken out against transgender women participating in women’s athletics. This past weekend, she vocalised her disapproval after a transgender teen finished in second place in a girls’ race at the CIF-North Coast Section Meet of Champions in California over the weekend. The transgender teen, Athena Ryan, came second in the varsity girls’ 1600m run finals on …
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Manchester United And Chelsea Wins Keep Title Hopes Alive
Chelsea and Manchester United are one step closer in the Women’s Super League title race following their impressive wins this past weekend. Manchester United went head-to-head with their bitter rivals, Manchester City, on Sunday, 21 May. The dramatic derby saw Hayley Ladd fire United ahead inside two minutes with a superb strike from 20 yards out. City keeper Ellie Roebuck …
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Ireland Win Water Polo Home Nations Tournament
Ireland Women are the Home Nations Champions after three wins in three games played this weekend. Ireland Water Polo hosted the Water Polo Home Nations Tournament (Ireland, England, Scotland & Wales), this past weekend (19- 21 May 2023) at the Sport Ireland National Aquatic Centre (NAC), Dublin. This was the first time the Home Nations has been held in Dublin …
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