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Galway hurlers take control early on
In this senior hurling clash a powerful first half performance by Galway set them up for a well-deserved win over the perennial power house Offaly....
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Uruguayans are doing something right
It would be easy to write a column this week asking why the FAI’s head honcho is the only chief executive from the competing nations at the Europea...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Cats demolish Dubs, while Tipp edge Cork in Munster
HURLING fans may well have another Kilkenny-Tipperary clash to look forward to in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park on September 9. The big quest...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Harrington shares 11th in Connecticut
Sure, Padraig Harrington carded three bogeys en route to his 65 in Saturday’s third round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in C...
June 27, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Improved Ireland go down to 3rd defeat
Ireland wore white against Italy in Poznan on Monday night but they didn’t raise the white flag and put up a creditable performance before eventual...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Lee’s skill can’t stop Chavez’s power
Ahead on all three cards after six rounds, Andy Lee saw his bid for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s world middleweight title ended by a TKO at 2:21 minute...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
McDowell shares 2nd, Harrington ties 4th in Open
Graeme McDowell had to take the bitter with the sweet in this year’s U.S. Open, settling for joint-second place with Michael Thompson, one stroke b...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Kerry hope for Sheehan qualifier return
Kerry supporters will be hoping that midfielder and ace free taker Bryan Sheehan will be fit for Kerry's first game in the back door route on July ...
June 21, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish luck runs out against crack Croatia
The Republic of Ireland went into Sunday night’s game against Croatia in Poznan on the back of a 14-game unbeaten run, but our luck finally ran out...
June 13, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
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McIlroy misses 3rd straight cut, as Tiger shines
The name at the top of the leaderboard midway through Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament at Muirfield in Dublin, Ohio was Rory, but that was the so...
June 07, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Money to be made on Irish at Arlington
Arlington’s Friday card had something of an Irish tinge to it. James Graham rode Grazie, the second-longest shot on the board, to a nearly 6-length...
May 23, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff
Sports
Bhoys to play Greeks for championship
[caption id="attachment_71796" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Paddy McCarry successfully gambled on three men up front."][/caption] It's ...
May 23, 2012
by Irish Echo Staff