BADMINTON: Ex-pro player and Olympian Tom Reidy is the new high performance director of Badminton Ireland.The appointment follows a decision by Badminton Ireland to strengthen its high performance team after a successful London Olympics where, for a second Games, time, two Irish players were in action.Reidy, originally from Adare, Co Limerick, played for the […]
Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole won the Great Edinburgh Cross Country on Saturday after taking the lead in the 6km race with about 2km to go. Despite a minor fall with 600m remaining, Britton finished with 16 seconds to spare in 20 mins 40 secs. Behind her, Linda Byrne worked her way through the field to finish […]
Double European cross-country champion Fionnuala Britton will defend her title at the Antrim International at Greenmount, Co Antrim on Saturday January 12. That will come after her run in Saturday’s Great Edinburgh Cross, where she takes on a strong international field. Britton’s successful defence of her European title in Budapest capped a breakthrough year for the […]
John Coghlan and Maria McCambridge were the winners of the New Year’s Day 5km in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Coghlan, of the Metro club, clocked a time of 14 mins 34 secs, with Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght just one second behind.In the women’s race, McCambridge was chased hard by Raheny’s Fiona Roche winning in 16 mins […]
SQUASH: Former world No 7 Derek Ryan took his ninth men’s singles title after a thrilling showdown with defending champion Arthur Gaskin at squash’s National Championships in Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin.In the marathon 1 hour 43 minute final, Ryan drew first blood when he won the opening game 11-3 although every point was closely fought. In […]
Maria McCambridge, in her first outing since her Dublin Marathon victory, won the Greencastle 5-Mile in Omagh on St Stephen’s Day. Stephen Scullion of North Belfast Harriers was the overall winner.*Eoin Flynn of Rathfarnham, based in Gran Canaria these days, won the Bull Run 5-Mile on Decembed 26 in 26 mins 25 secs,leading home an […]
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