Sports
Meath's Duffy moves to King College program
King College of Bristol, Tenn. recently hired Simon Duffy as head coach of its Division 2 women's soccer program. Duffy, a native of Navan, Co. Mea...
May 18, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Clarke wins in Spain, McDowell loses way in Fla.
Reversals of fortune were the order of the day on golf links on both sides of the Atlantic on Sunday. For Darren Clarke in Spain, this worked out v...
May 18, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Ryan's Pal has nose for victory at Monmouth Park
Derek Ryan has spent the last two years chasing the Triple Crown with Musket Man and Schoolyard Dreams, but things are pretty quiet for the Tippera...
May 18, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Ulster preliminary marked by poor turnout, conditions, play
THE one certainty that could be taken from the opening Ulster Senior Football Championship game between Donegal and Antrim at Ballybofey last Sunda...
May 18, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Leinster pick up torch as Munster fade
Munster has given Irish rugby supporters some magic moments to remember in recent years as they often came from behind to snatch dramatic wins in t...
May 18, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
O'Brien is 'delighted' with Master of Hounds' 5th-place debut on dirt
Only in a 19-horse stampede like the Kentucky Derby can an off-the-board finish elicit a reaction that otherwise is reserved for the victors. A cas...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
United on verge of 19th league title
Manchester United have one hand on the Barclays Premier League title following their 2-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday, a win which pu...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Donegal can get past Ulster's preliminary round
Predicting the outcome of sports events is always a difficult task, but that task gets even tougher when you turn to the Ulster football championsh...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Meadow leads Crimson Tide to win after storm
While Tuscaloosa, Ala. reeled from the effects of tornadoes that leveled much of the college town, the University of Alabama women's golf team stee...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
McIlroy fails to make cut in NC; Harrington in hunt
Rory McIrony, anybody? After two highly publicized outings in which he lost leads in such far-flung locales as Augusta, Ga. and Kuala Lumpur, Malay...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Leitrim to face Cavan after narrow semifinal wins
The semifinal of the senior football knockout competition was a repeat of last year's championship final with Leitrim just edging ahead of Cork wit...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Delap has more than throws to his bow
The strange case of Rory Delap. When he runs out for Stoke City in the FA Cup final at Wembley next Saturday, Delap will be making his 566th first ...
May 11, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff