Ireland To Host IFAF European Flag Football Championships 2023
Lead photo by Eoghan Connelly Ireland will host the 2023 IFAF European Flag Football Championships from 18-20 August at the University of Limerick. The tournament will see more than a dozen European national teams compete in Senior Men’s and Senior Women’s games to compete for the title of European Flag Football Champions. This will be the first time Ireland will …
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Top Performances From Irish Athletes On The International Stage
A few of Ireland’s top athletes gave outstanding performances at international competitions this past weekend. On Saturday (3 June) Shona Heaslip and Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and second in the women’s B race at the European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France. Kerry’s Shona Heaslip finished second with a season-best time of 33:26.96 while Ide Nic Dhomhnaill placed first and …
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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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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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Vikings Victory At The AFL European Champion’s League
The Cork Vikings women’s AFL team has continued Ireland’s recent winning streak in AFL by taking home gold in the 2023 AFL Europe Champions League – making it back-to-back European victories for the Vikings. The past 12 months have seen AFL in Ireland take off to unprecedented levels, with a record-breaking number of new sign-ups to the sport in the …
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FA Cup Final Proves That Women’s Football Can No Longer Be Sidelined
History was made at the FA Cup final this past Sunday – a massive crowd of 77 390 supporters flooded Wembley Stadium to watch Chelsea take on Manchester United. Chelsea were crowned the FA Cup champions for the third year in a row. This was the first Women’s FA Cup final to sell out the stadium and set a new …
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Silver For Ireland At The Europe Netball Open Challenge
Ireland placed 2nd in Division A at the Europe Netball Open Challenge this past weekend. Eight international teams flew to Wales to compete in the tournament from 10-14 May 2023. Ireland’s Senior Squad got off to a great start with a close 46-45 win against UAE. Ireland’s second match also saw the team secure a 72-25 win against Malta. Team …
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FA Cup Final: Chelsea Beats Man United In Front Of World-Record Crowd
On 14 May 2023, the FA Cup final saw a world record crowd gather at Wembley and witness Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0. Man United seemed to dominate the first half, but Chelsea’s strength in depth shone through in the end. Australian Sam Kerr did not hesitate to do her iconic backflip after scoring in the 68th minute, enabling Chelsea …
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Tennis Star Ons Jabeur Pushes Italian Open Organisers For Equal Pay
The controversy surrounding sexism in tennis has continued in Rome after female players criticised Italian Open organisers for not offering the same prize money as their male counterparts. Italian tennis federation chief Angelo Binaghi mentioned that the federation had started a process that would lead to equal prize money by 2025. World number seven Ons Jabeur has challenged the organisers …
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Madrid Open Under Fire After Ball Girls’ Attire Labelled “Feminising”
The Madrid Open has entered a court of controversy, taking the centre of a sexism row just days after the event was criticised for dressing ‘ball girls’ in “feminising” outfits. During the Masters 1000 event – which ended over the weekend with Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka winning the men’s and women’s singles champions, organizers were criticised for dressing the ball girls on …
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