Sports

Irish golfers end 2022 with top-10 finishes

Three circuits, two continents and three top-10 finishes. As the 2022 season reaches its conclusion, Rory McIlroy, Seamus Power and Leona Maguire f...

November 23, 2022 by John Manley

O'Rourke fusillade ends fight in 1st round

Two overhand rights and a quick barrage did the business for "The Silent Assassin" on Long Island last week Thursday. And by the next night, Ryan O...

November 22, 2022 by Jay Mwamba

Ireland struggle in home and away friendlies

We have had poor Irish teams in the past and some poor managers. Now I think we have a very average team and a manager in Stephen Kenny whose criti...

November 21, 2022 by Sean Creedon

Liz McVeigh RIP

The New York and Boston Irish and Irish-American communities were shocked to learn about the death of Liz McVeigh, at a relatively young age. Liz p...

November 16, 2022 by Frank Brady

O'Rourke to fight Maier in Wantagh tomorrow

Dubliner Ryan O’Rourke, aka “The Silent Assassin,” is back States-side for a scheduled six rounder this Thursday, Nov. 17, with German Andreas “Mae...

November 16, 2022 by Jay Mwamba

Champions Kilcoo bring Ballybay back down to earth

Kilcoo 2-14; Ballybay 1-7 There are heavyweight contenders… and then there are teams like Kilcoo. Monaghan side Ballybay must have had notions afte...

November 15, 2022 by P.J. Cunningham

Harrington plays near flawless golf in Schwab Cup win

Padraig Harrington basically put on a clinic in winning the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by seven strokes to cap off his first full season on th...

November 14, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff

Power keeps his form in Mexico

Seamus Power went south of the border for this past week’s PGA Tour excursion and while he didn’t leave victorious as he did the previous week in B...

November 10, 2022 by John Manley

Atlas teaches the fundamentals

Teddy Atlas’s name has long been associated with success and excellence in “the sweet science.” One of boxing’s most respected trainers and analyst...

November 10, 2022 by Jay Mwamba

Irish-breds prominent in Breeders' Cup

There’s a reason the two-day horse racing extravaganza is called the Breeders’ Cup. And when they celebrate the role of breeders in the sport in th...

November 08, 2022 by Irish Echo Staff

Farrell's new Ireland hits heights vs. world champions South Africa

Ireland 19; South Africa 16 We’ve been here before – in 2018 to be precise against the All Blacks – only to flatter to deceive. This time around th...

November 07, 2022 by P.J. Cunningham

Nevin's Tate wins at Aqueduct

Victory in the Hudson Handicap at Aqueduct on Sunday ran My Boy Tate’s career earnings past the $800,000 mark. The 8-year-old gelding co-owned, tra...

November 04, 2022 by John Manley

Power rides wind to Bermuda victory

Seamus Power has big ambitions for the 2023 season and he got started fulfilling them with a solid victory in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship ...

November 03, 2022 by John Manley

Irish prosper at Big East race

Saturday’s Big East Cross Country Championships in Attleboro, Mass. were something of an Irish celebration of the sport. The winners of both the me...

November 01, 2022 by John Manley

Katie win sets up Serrano rematch at Croke Park

It was close as a stroll in the park for undisputed world lightweight champion Katie Taylor after her epic fight with Amanda Serrano last spring. A...

November 01, 2022 by Jay Mwamba

Clifford caps a big week with East Kerry's victory in county final

East Kerry 1-16 Mid Kerry 0-10 David Clifford spent last year learning to accept defeat at every turn; this time round titles and awards are tumbli...

October 31, 2022 by P.J. Cunningham