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Youth providing hope for Ireland says Nic a Bhaird

Ireland No.8 Deirbhile Nic A Bhaird insists 'good things are coming' despite a difficult start to the 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations. While results have been difficult to come by, the performance of their young forwards has been a cause for optimism. Ad Of the four players to have started in the front row for Ireland this campaign, all are under the age of 30 including 18-year-old Sadhbh McGrath who has caught the eye in her first Championship.

Robert Stanjek hopes to move on from ‘disaster’ for Guyot environnement in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race

GUYOT environnement – Team Europe team member Robert Stanjek admits pulling out of Leg 3 of The Ocean Race was a ‘disaster.’ The team and the German crew-mate were anticipating the “longest downwind leg of my life,” which would have been the first time he had rounded Cape Horn. Ad However after little more than three days into the leg, the team’s skipper Benjamin Dutreux decided to pull out when parts of the hull were delaminating under the repeated exposure to forceful waves. The Ocean Race'I thought that was us done' — Enright reflects on 'brutal' Leg 3 of Ocean RaceYESTERDAY AT 07:57 “At the very beginning, it felt super scary,” said Stanjek.

Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall slams 'odd' fixture schedule - 'It's like you want one team to have a better chance'

Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall says he «can’t see the logic» behind the decision to schedule a midweek Women's Super League match for his side and not Chelsea ahead of the two clubs' Champions League semi-finals. Eidevall’s side travel to Wolfsburg on Sunday for the first leg of their European tie, while Chelsea face Barcelona at home on Saturday.

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Nuno Borges at Barcelona Open to progress to Last-16, Dominic Thiem gets walkover

Carlos Alcaraz claimed a 6-3 6-1 win over Nuno Borges at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday afternoon, while Dominic Thiem had a walkover against Constant Lestienne in Munich. The 19-year-old Alcaraz is now through to the Last-16 in his home country, and it offers him the chance to defend a title for the first time on the professional circuit, after emerging as one of the finest young talents in the sport in 2022. Ad His opponent was No.

World Championship snooker protest: Joe Perry in a 'state of shock' when match with Robert Milkins disrupted

Joe Perry says he was in a «state of shock» as protesters stormed the Crucible during his first-round World Championship match with Robert Milkins. Perry and Milkins had just begun proceedings on table one when a protester emerged from the crowd and unloaded a bag of orange powder onto the baize.

'Too much' - Tao Geoghegan Hart hits out at Tour of the Alps stage design as Felix Gall crashes

Tao Geoghegan Hart hit out at the design of the stage on Tuesday at the Tour of the Alps after taking the win but seeing Felix Gall crash out. The British Ineos rider claimed his second stage win of the season, powering through in a sprint finish over the last few hundred metres, and retaining his spot at the top of the general classification.

‘I wanted revenge’ - Casper Ruud eliminates Ben Shelton in Barcelona Open to reach last 16

Casper Ruud began his Barcelona Open campaign with a straight sets “revenge” victory over American Ben Shelton. The third seed won 6-2 7-6(1) to move into the last 16 and get his own back on the upset Shelton caused him at the Western and Southern Open last August. Ad Ruud comfortably rallied through the first set before Shelton fought back from a 3-5 deficit in the second set to force a tie-break, but Ruud’s experience on clay showed as he wrapped up the match in 70 minutes.

Heavy-scoring John Higgins through to World Snooker Championship second round after convincing win over David Grace

John Higgins enjoyed a routine 10-3 victory over David Grace in the first round of the World Snooker Championship on Tuesday. Higgins was dominant in the best-of-19 match-up as he entered the game as the clear favourite. Ad He demonstrated his superiority, and decent form, when he rattled off three half-centuries — 51, 98, and then 66 — on his way to setting up a 3-0 lead before Grace pulled one back.

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Youth providing hope for Ireland says Nic a Bhaird

Robert Stanjek hopes to move on from ‘disaster’ for Guyot environnement in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race

Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall slams 'odd' fixture schedule - 'It's like you want one team to have a better chance'

Carlos Alcaraz defeats Nuno Borges at Barcelona Open to progress to Last-16, Dominic Thiem gets walkover

World Championship snooker protest: Joe Perry in a 'state of shock' when match with Robert Milkins disrupted

'Too much' - Tao Geoghegan Hart hits out at Tour of the Alps stage design as Felix Gall crashes

‘I wanted revenge’ - Casper Ruud eliminates Ben Shelton in Barcelona Open to reach last 16

Heavy-scoring John Higgins through to World Snooker Championship second round after convincing win over David Grace