With all the stressful moments of a cricket match, Finglas Cubs claimed victory in the Mixed Cubs A-League championship game. In a competitive game that lasted the entire time, the visiting Finglas Cubs defeated the home Railway Union Cubs by five runs. The young boys from both sides handle the pressure situation of a big … Read more
The Irish women’s four team almost lost out on a gold medal at the European Championships in Munich, but they held off Romania’s challenge to take silver and earn Ireland’s first medal of the championship. Ireland’s Tara Hanlon, Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, and Natalie Long have won silver in the women’s four at the European Rowing … Read more
Indian-origin spinner Simi Singh has been selected in place of Andy McBrine for Ireland’s final two T20 matches against Afghanistan at Stormont next week. The only change to the squad from the first three games is the inclusion of Singh. Afghanistan lost to Ireland by 22 runs at the Belfast venue on Friday, giving Ireland … Read more
The Connacht GAA Council has been given three-year funding worth more than €380,000 to continue managing the Gaelic Games Program in Connemara’s schools. The funding is an increase of €34,747 above what was announced for the Galway and Tuar Mhic Éadaigh Gaeltacht in 2019. In accordance with the plans, instruction in football, hurling, and handball … Read more
Eldhose Paul and Abdulla Aboobacker achieved a historic gold and silver medal finish for India in the men’s triple jump competition at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday. Paul earned his best mark of 17.03m on his third try, and Aboobacker came in second with 17.02m, which he accomplished in his fifth attempt. Eldhose … Read more
Vera Pauw’s Ireland have climbed to 26th in the latest Fifa World Rankings. The World Cup aspirants moved up one spot to 26th after a dominant win against Georgia in Tbilisi, moving them into the top 16 of the European countries. Since Pauw took charge in 2019, the team has moved up six places overall … Read more
The Indian women’s cricket team defeated Pakistan Women in their second T20I match of the campaign, at Edgbaston in Birmingham. India scored 102/2 in just 11.4 overs to beat Pakistan. After deciding to bat, Pakistan was dismissed for 99 runs with Sneh Rana (2/15) and Radha Yadav (2/18) each getting two wickets after the rain … Read more
Indian-origin girl, Dia has been selected for Ireland’s Under-15 national cricket team for the Ireland Junior Cricket Program at the Malvern College Festival. Dia, the daughter of Shyam, a member of the Finglas club, is preparing to play for Ireland’s national cricket team. The Ireland junior cricket programme has finally resumed in light of the … Read more
India’s youngest athlete , 14-year-old Anahat Singh who is competing in the squash women’s singles tournament at the Commonwealth Games, got off to a strong start on Day 1. Anahat, the youngest member of India’s CWG contingent, defeated Jada Ross of Saint Vincente and the Grenadines in her women’s singles round of 64 matches. She … Read more
Indian origin Michelle Shochan achieved a stunning victory in her first match at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF). Michelle, Ireland’s U17 badminton player, defeated Varsha Kumar of Team England 22-20 24-22 21-15. The European Olympic Committee owns the unique rights to the European Youth Olympic Festival, which is a part of the EOC. EYOF … Read more
India’s PV Sindhu beat China’s Wang Zhi Yi 21-9, 11-21, and 21-15 to claim her maiden title in Singapore and her third title in 2022 after wins in the Korea Open and Swiss Open. Sindhu won the first game 21-9 in a dominating fashion but Wang Zhi gained the second game. In the final game, … Read more
New Zealand on Friday defeated Ireland in a last-ball thriller in the third ODI at The Village, Dublin. With the win, the Blackcaps whitewashed the hosts 3-0 in the series. The last match that went down the wire saw New Zealand winning it by a margin of one run. Though Ireland eventually lost the match, … Read more
Indian-origin IM Tarun Kanyamarala won the 101st Irish Chess Championship which was held in Dublin from 2-10 July. The 18-year-old Tarun convincingly succeeded in the event scoring an unbeaten streak of 7 wins and 2 draws out of 9 rounds, with a rating performance of 2565, gaining 18 Elo points. Ireland’s youngest ever International Master Tarun … Read more
The fifth Test between England and India has been under racism row as a section of Indian cricket fans were racially abused towards the final moments of the fourth day of the fifth Test between India and England at Edgbaston. A number of allegations were made on Twitter on Monday evening after the end of … Read more
The Republic of Ireland women’s team coach Vera Pauw reveals she was raped and sexually assaulted as a player several years ago. The Football Association of Ireland has given its full support to the women’s national team head coach, Vera Pauw, after her revelations of rape and sexual abuse. Pauw, who featured in 89 games … Read more