Andrew Coscoran breaks long-standing Irish 1500m record in Nice
Andrew Coscoran has broken Ray Flynn's long-standing 1500m national record with a blistering run in Nice.
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Canadian men's, women's wheelchair basketball teams out of world medal hunt in Dubai
Patrick Anderson clearly didn't like how he or the Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team was faring against Australia, so he decided to let his play do the talking.
Greece's Teltsidou in blistering form on day two in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, hosted the 2nd day of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam at the Barys Arena. Young Judoka and local fans filled the stadium, elated to see their heroes and the IJF took advantage of the occasion to present the 7th dan diploma to Olympic silver medallist, Askhat Zhitkeyev, for his contribution to the development of judo in Kazakhstan and internationally.
Liam Brady labels Ireland squad 'worst in my lifetime'
Liam Brady described the current Ireland squad as the "worst in my lifetime" following the disappointing 2-1 defeat to Greece in Athens on Friday night.
Neeraj Chopra Likely To Feature In Lausanne Diamond League 2023
World No.1 javelin star Neeraj Chopra is likely to return to action at the Lausanne Diamond League 2023 in Switzerland on June 30 according to Olympics.com. Neeraj, the reigning Diamond League javelin champion, started his season with the fourth-best throw of his career of 88.67m at the Doha Diamond League in May. However, the India athlete suffered a muscle strain while training and ended up withdrawing from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13. As per the Diamond League website, Neeraj Chopra has now been listed to compete at Lausanne. The Indian javelin ace has also been slated to take part in the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet in the Czech Republic on June 27.
Croatia's experience might provide edge in final - Perisic
ROTTERDAM : Croatia’s experience might prove key when they go up against a youthful Spain in Sunday’s Nations League final in the Netherlands, midfielder Ivan Perisic said on the eve of the game.
Rodri aiming to bring back Spain’s ‘winning culture’
ROTTERDAM: Spain midfielder Rodri Hernandez hopes to restore his team’s “winning culture” by beating Croatia on Sunday and winning the Nations League. Manchester City’s goalscoring hero in their Champions League final triumph over Inter Milan last weekend noted only two players in Spain’s squad had won trophies with the national team — Jordi Alba and Jesus Navas. Sevilla wing-back Navas lifted the 2010 World Cup with La Roja, while Alba was part of the side which won Spain’s last trophy at Euro 2012, over a decade ago.
Nations League final: Modric's Croatia aiming for first trophy against boosted Spain
Luka Modric has been Croatia's driving force on the way to Sunday's Nations League final, where they could earn their first ever major trophy against a Spain team he knows inside out.