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 […]
Two great performances by young Irish athletes this weekend- in Belgium at the Flanders Cup in Leuven, Sara Treacy of Dunboyne won the women’s steeplechase in a new personal best time of 9:47.92; 9:45 was the A standard for the European Championships starting in Zurich on Tuesday. After a string of good results, Sara, who […]
In the absence of Irish No 1 Scott Evans, Jonathan Dolan won his first Irish title at the National Badminton Championships, held in Baldoyle. Dolan beat Irish junior international Joshua Magee in the men’s singles final, having dismissed Ulster player Tony Stephenson who is aiming for Commonwealth Games selection in the earlier stages of the […]
Michael Craig from Belfast was the surprise winner of the M19 title at the Irish Junior Squash Open at Sutton LTC, Dublin today. In the final, Craig beat Sutton’s David Ryan, who is in his first year at under-19 level and is ranked No 2 in Europe after winning Nordic Junior Open last month. He […]
Irish involvement in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou ended on Tuesday when Irish No 1 Chloe Magee lost in the opening round of the women’s singles to Hsaio Ma Pei of Chinese Taipei. Although Magee was no pushover and pulled off a number of good points in the 36 minute match, Pei had […]
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