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Other sports: Keane for Rio; Magee brothers take doubles in Slovenia. No Rio for Jegou

By on May 15, 2016 in badminton, Other sport, Triathlon

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 […]

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Other sports – equestrian, squash, triathlon, rowing and pentathlon (Irish wins!)

By on May 8, 2016 in badminton, Modern pentathlon, Other sport, Paralympian sport, pitch and putt, squash, Triathlon

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 […]

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Triathlete Reid a Superb Second at World Series Final

By on September 17, 2013 in Triathlon

Irish Olympic triathlete Aileen Reid ends her season ranked eighth in the world after finishing a superb second at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in London last Saturday. After finishing 43rd at last year’s London Olympics, Reid came back with a bang this year. She started her season with a 3rd in the Oceania […]

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Minority Report: canoeing, triathlon, paralympics. Herald July 20

By on July 22, 2013 in Canoeing, Hockey, Other sport, Paralympian sport, snooker, Triathlon

CANOEING: Update – Peter Egan duly won the K1 at the National Marathon Canoe Championships and then paired up with Gary Mawer to take his seventh consecutive K2 title (two of them with Neil Fleming; the rest with a number of different partners). With defending champion Neil Fleming a doubtful starter, Peter Egan of host […]

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Minority Report – Herald March 30

By on April 1, 2013 in badminton, Hockey, Other sport, Table tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball

BADMINTON. A European team including Irish No 1 Scott Evans is currently playing the second round of matches for the Axiata Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia fighting to hold on to fourth place on the table. After last weekend’s opening round. Thailand has a one point lead over Indonesia with Malaysia one point behind again. […]

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