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For the athletics community, the National Track and Field Championships are about far more than competition. Athletes long retired make their annual visit to Santry,renewing friendships and assessing the form of the sport’s rising stars, They would have seen plenty to please them last weekend.  On the track, a thrilling men’s 400m hurdles saw 19-year-old […]

Wednesday 10 ROAD: Kinnegad 5km, 8pm. Reg Coralstown Kinnegad GAA Club. C: Clive Mooney 086-3323742. Castlepollard 5km (The Tullynally Challenge), 8pm. Entry €12 (€5 jun); €2,000 prize fund. Medals, spots.  C:  Andy MacEoin 087 2061081 Cloyne 5km, Co Cork, 8pm.C: Helen Mc Sweeney 086 3793074 . Ballinamore 10km, 7.30pm. Also 5km fun fun/walk.  Entry €12 […]

Wednesday 10 ROAD: Kinnegad 5km, 8pm. Reg Coralstown Kinnegad GAA Club. C: Clive Mooney 086-3323742. Castlepollard 5km (The Tullynally Challenge), 8pm. Entry €12 (€5 jun); €2,000 prize fund. Medals, spots.  C:  Andy MacEoin 087 2061081 Cloyne 5km, Co Cork, 8pm.C: Helen Mc Sweeney 086 3793074 . Ballinamore 10km, 7.30pm. Also 5km fun fun/walk.  Entry €12 […]

SQUASH:Irish No 1 Madeline Perry defends her title at the Australian Squash Open in Canberra after a morale-boosting victory at the CIMB Singapore Masters. After an early exit in the opening round of the Malaysian Open a week earlier, Perry was determined to make amends in Singapore. Seeded at No 3, she beat English player […]

SQUASH:Irish No 1 Madeline Perry defends her title at the Australian Squash Open in Canberra after a morale-boosting victory at the CIMB Singapore Masters. After an early exit in the opening round of the Malaysian Open a week earlier, Perry was determined to make amends in Singapore. Seeded at No 3, she beat English player […]

Sprinter Jason Smyth aims to become the fastest man in Ireland when he competes in the Woodie’s DIY National track and Field Championships at Santry this weekend. Smyth’s time of 10.22 for 100m, set last May, puts him top of the rankings, but chasing him hard is a group of young sprinters led by Steven […]

Sprinter Jason Smyth aims to become the fastest man in Ireland when he competes in the Woodie’s DIY National track and Field Championships at Santry this weekend. Smyth’s time of 10.22 for 100m, set last May, puts him top of the rankings, but chasing him hard is a group of young sprinters led by Steven […]

Tuesday 2 ROAD: Amber Garage Fit for Life Predict Your Time League (Race 6 of 8), Friary College, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, 7pm. Entry €2. C: Norma Wall 087 9385965. Lord Mayor of Raheny 2-Mile Series Rd 9, Raheny village, 8pm. C: Pat Hooper 086 8158052.  TRACK AND FIELD: North Down Youth Games, Bangor. Reg from […]

Tuesday 2 ROAD: Amber Garage Fit for Life Predict Your Time League (Race 6 of 8), Friary College, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, 7pm. Entry €2. C: Norma Wall 087 9385965. Lord Mayor of Raheny 2-Mile Series Rd 9, Raheny village, 8pm. C: Pat Hooper 086 8158052.  TRACK AND FIELD: North Down Youth Games, Bangor. Reg from […]

Scott Evans BADMINTON: Irish players face a tough draw at badminton’s World Championships in London starting on Monday August 8. Over 200 of the world’s top players are heading for London, which is a test event for London 2012 as well as a qualifying tournament. Chloe Magee, world ranked in the 50s, is first on […]