Cotter wins NCAA D2 race again
Stephanie Cotter has trod a circuitous path over the last three years but one place she seems to return to is the finish line at the NCAA Division ...
December 08, 2022
by John Manley
Coyle to fight Sunday in Orlando
Another week, another opponent for world ranked middleweight Connor “The Kid” Coyle who winds up a successful year this Sunday with a defense of hi...
December 07, 2022
by Jay Mwamba
O'Gara had informal chat with RFU
Ronan O’Gara has confirmed that he is “extremely happy” to stay at La Rochelle amid stories that he was being considered as Eddie Jones’s replaceme...
December 06, 2022
by Sean Creedon
Ballygunner canter to win in Munster, set up semi vs. Ballyhale
With respect to their provincial opponents, the 2022 club championship for Ballygunner was not so much about retaining their Munster title as meeting Ballyhale Shamrocks in the All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday week to prove their late, late final win in February was no fluke.
December 05, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
Williamson to the fore in Owls' wins
Katie Williamson of Southern Connecticut State recorded two double-doubles last week as the Owls defeated Dominican (N.Y.), 68-60, and Caldwell, 70-50, in New Haven in women’s basketball. The 6-1 junior out of Dublin scored 11 points and reeled in 10 caroms on Tuesday against Dominican. She made five of 10 field goal attempts and one of two free throws. Sunday’s win over Caldwell saw Williamson pull down 14 boards, reject three Cougar shots and chip in 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting from the floor and 2-of-2 from the foul line. SCSU is 4-1.
December 02, 2022
by John Manley
Maguire wraps up 2002 season in Spain
Leona Maguire wrapped up a memorable 2022 season with a fourth-place finish in the Andalucia Costa del Sol Open de Espana in Spain. She stood two s...
December 01, 2022
by John Manley
Walsh mare getting better with age
Temple City Terror was purchased recently at auction in Kentucky for $600,000 off a win in the Grade 3 Dowager at Keeneland and she paid a dividend...
November 30, 2022
by John Manley
Chris Hughton's Ghana have high hopes of reaching Last 16
As a player, Chris Hughton’s only World Cup experience was watching from the Irish bench at Italia ’90, where he ceded his left fullback position t...
November 29, 2022
by Jay Mwamba
Kilcoo brush past Enniskillen to reach Ulster final
Kilcoo 3-14 Enniskillen Gaels 1-9 As if we didn’t know it already, Kilcoo gave us further evidence on Saturday that they would be formidable oppone...
November 28, 2022
by P.J. Cunningham
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