Pugh and Penty lead MK Badminton to thrilling win (Badminton England)
(Source: Badminton England) 03.11.14 Jess Pugh and Toby Penty pronounced themselves "in a state of shock" after the mixed doubles pair confounded the odds to shock Chris Adcock and Chloe Magee as...
View ArticleChloe Magee’s “Road to Rio” (Olympic Council of Ireland)
(Source: Olympic Council of Ireland) In a series of articles in the build up to qualification for Rio 2016 we asked our Olympic Council of Ireland scholarship athletes to provide updates for our...
View ArticleOlympic24: Kennaugh loses lead and Dowsett wants record back (The British...
(Source: The British Olympic Association) June 10, 2015 07:54 am Peter Kennaugh loses the lead in the Criterium du Dauphine while Alex Dowsett has set his sights on regaining the hour-record taken by...
View ArticleBadminton: Gilmour books double semi-final spot
Scottish Commonwealth silver medallist Kirsty Gilmour was made to fight for her place in a second semi-final at the Scottish Open Grand Prix. After defeating Czech opponent Zuzana Pavelkova in the...
View ArticleScott Evans wins badminton gold for Ireland in Rio
Scott Evans fought back for two games down to beat Germany's Dieter Domke 3-2 at the Brazil Grand Prix in Rio. The Dubliner won gold...
View ArticleEuropean Games 2015: Katie Taylor makes final on split decision
In a close-fought battle five-time world champion Taylor, 28, was pushed to the limit by Alekseevna. The three judges all scored the bout 38-38 but two of them opted to give Taylor the final decision....
View ArticleChloe Magee is a real bright spark for brave Irish
A win for Chloe Magee in the women's singles proved the highlight of a stirring Irish performance against top seeds Denmark in the quarter-finals of the European Mixed Team Championships in Leuven,...
View ArticleSix semi-finals for England despite doubles scare (Badminton England)
(Source: Badminton England) 01.08.14 ENGLAND will have six semi-finals to look forward to at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday despite a big scare in one of the men's doubles quarter-final. England...
View ArticleEcstatic scenes as Ireland’s medallists return from Baku
Ireland’s medallists from the inaugural European Games in Azerbaijan met with a raucous reception as they returned to Dublin Airport on Monday. An expectant crowd gathered in Terminal 1 from...
View ArticleSam and Chloe Magee win mixed doubles at Hellas Open
Sam and Chloe Magee have won the mixed doubles at the Hellas Open in Greece. The brother and sister from Raphoe in County Donegal...
View ArticleDouble bronze for GB in Baku
Ruebyn Richards and Andrew Deer both claimed bronze medals for Britain at the European Taekwondo Championship on the last day of competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. Nottingham-born Richards (-68kg) and...
View ArticleBadminton World Championships: Kirsty Gilmour loses in first round
Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour suffered a shock first-round exit on the opening day of the World Championships in Copenhagen. The Commonwealth Games silver medallist lost 21-15 21-15 to Germany's Karin...
View ArticleChloe Magee out of women's singles at World Championship
Irish involvement at the World Championships in Guangzhou ended when Chloe Magee lost in the opening round of the women's singles. The Donegal woman was beaten 21-14 21-14 by Hsaio Ma Pei of Chinese...
View ArticleIrish women lose out to strong Russian side in 3X3 basketball quarter-final
It was after sundown by the time the Irish women’s team took to outdoor court number two for their 3x3 basketball quarter-final against Russia, and after a high earlier in the day of 41 degrees, things...
View ArticleMixed-doubles gold for Magees in Greece
Chloe Magee lost out in the singles final of the Greece Open but bounced back to take mixed doubles gold with brother Sam. Magee was first on court today against number...
View ArticleScott Evans hoping to make it big in Baku
The first wave of Irish athletes selected for the inaugural European Games comes to 36 with more names promised in the coming weeks. Katie Taylor heads the list of top Irish athletes with Scott Evans,...
View ArticleKatie Taylor holds her nerve in Baku to earn gold medal shot
Not even the wildly partisan crowd could make any difference as Katie Taylor eventually out-classed her opponent to earn herself a place in the European Games final bout - and with that a shot at...
View ArticleIreland go down fighting at Badminton Championships
Ireland bowed out of the European Badminton Mixed Team Championships with defeat against top seeds Denmark, but went down fighting in Belgium. A win for Chloe Magee in the women's singles proved the...
View ArticleEngland trio guaranteed bronze at Europeans (Badminton England)
(Source: Badminton England) 25.04.14 Rajiv Ouseph produced a high-quality performance to defeat third seed Hans-Kristian Vittinghus and reach the semi-finals of the INTERSPORT European Championships in...
View ArticleKashyap, Jwala-Ashwini eye badminton golds
Glasgow, August 02: Parupalli Kashyap and the pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa assured India's presence on the last day of the Commonwealth Games by reaching the finals of their respective...
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