Irish cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgaard finished 47th in today’s classic 30km race at the World Nordic Skiing Championships in Lahti, Finland. Westgaaard clocked a time of 41 mins 03.2 secs, putting him 4 minutes 19 secs behind the winner Livo Niskanen of Finland. He was moved up two places when two competitors were disqualified […]
Entry open next week for the third annual PExpo which will take place in Trinity Comprehensive Ballymun, Dublin, on Wednesday March 8, 2017. The purpose of PExpo is to encourage young people not only to take part in sport but to undertake research into different aspects of sport, fitness and physical activity. Students in junior […]
Jenny Egan of Salmon Leap in Leixlip has won the prestigious Sella Descent in Spain. Egan, who narrowly missed out on qualifying for the sprint canoeing events at the Rio Olympics, was part of a large group of Irish paddlers who travelled to the 80th version of this historic race in Asturias, first held in […]
Ireland’s pitch and putt team won a third consecutive World Cup when they beat Catalonia in the tournament final in Xixerella, Andorra yesterday. Team captain Eamon Gibney from Castletown, Co Meath was the hero of the team winning the deciding singles against Marc Lloret on the 18th hole to secure a 3-2 victory for the […]
Canoeist Jenny Egan of the Salmon Leap club in Leixlip won a gold medal at third sprint canoe World Cup in Montemor-o-Velho in Portugal. Three women battled it out in in strong winds at the finish with Egan making it to the line first in 23 mins 31.480 secs with .99 of a second to […]
ROWING: Cork-based Sanita Puspure booked her place at the Rio Olympics when she finished second place in the women’s single sculls at the final qualifying regatta in Lucerne. Puspure, a veteran of the London Olympics, showed her class when she powered her way into the placings after lying fifth at the half way point. New […]
TRIATHLON: Bryan Keane nailed down his place for the Rio Olympics when he finished 20th at Saturday’s Triathlon World Cup round in Yokohama, Japan. Keane – who suffered severe injuries in a cycling crash four years ago – began his race with a fast time of 19 mins 37 secs for the 1500m swim and […]
Every weekend, I get sent results and reports from sports that rarely get coverage in the sports pages. As someone who is interested in a wide variety of sports, have decided to experiment by publishing a round-up each week (in alphabetical order). So if you want results from YOUR sport included, give me a shout […]
Neil Fleming of Celbridge Paddlers and Robin Koenders of Denmark won the men’s K2 class at the 56th Liffey Descent canoe marathon today in 1 hour 48 minutes 32 seconds. Salmon Leap pair Gary Mawer and Barry Watkins, who were last year’s K2 winners, were over two minutes behind for second place in 1:51.00. Jenny […]
This didn’t make it into today’s Herald, so here it is – a round-up of news from the “other” sports – a football-free zone. FIVE WORLD TITLES FOR IRISH TAEKWON-DO: Ellen Ince proved the hero of the Irish Taekwond-do team when she successfully defended her 55kg junior sparring title at the World Taekwon-Do Championships in […]
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