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Month: September 2021
Gary Lineker’s apology to James Milner and more tweets of the week
1. Jon Walters …also, I would like my official description to change from Veteran forward to Pensioner forward 👍🏼 https://t.co/NTVR6zOrYR — Jonathan Walters (@JonWalters19) September “Gary Lineker’s apology to James Milner and more tweets of the week”
Castlebar and Ballaghderreen both advance as Mayo senior semi-final draw is made
THE FOUR-IN-a-row chasing Castlebar Mitchels booked their place in the semi-finals of the Mayo senior football championship with a 1-20 to 2-9 win over Claremorris “Castlebar and Ballaghderreen both advance as Mayo senior semi-final draw is made”
2016 senior champions and 2017 intermediate winners power to victory to reach Clare hurling last four
NEIGHBOURS KILMALEY AND Ballyea completed the line-up for the Clare Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals in a fortnight’s time after powering to victories in this afternoon’s “2016 senior champions and 2017 intermediate winners power to victory to reach Clare hurling last four”
1-11 for Mahony as Ballygunner close to Waterford five-in-a-row after 25-point semi-final win
Ballygunner 3-23 Passage 1-4 Tomas McCarthy reports from Walsh Park BALLYGUNNER MOVED A step closer to Waterford senior hurling five-in-a-row with a semi-final obliteration of “1-11 for Mahony as Ballygunner close to Waterford five-in-a-row after 25-point semi-final win”
Cuala to face Kilmacud in Dublin semi-final as Offaly, Wexford and Laois champions all progress
THE REIGNING SENIOR hurling champions in Dublin, Offaly, Wexford and Laois are all still on course to retain their titles after the weekend’s action. All-Ireland “Cuala to face Kilmacud in Dublin semi-final as Offaly, Wexford and Laois champions all progress”
It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week
1. Danielle Lawless, Kate Sullivan, Sinead Aherne, Nicole Owens, Niamh McEvoy and Ciara Lynch bring the trophy into St Sylvesters’ GAA Pitch during the All-Ireland Senior Football “It’s Sunday so here are 10 of our favourite images from the sporting week”
Reigning Munster champs Nemo held to 0-4 as Castlehaven knock them out in Cork quarter-final
Updated Sep 23rd 2018, 8:14 PM CASTLEHAVEN CAUSED A major shock in the Cork senior football championship today as they dumped county and Munster title “Reigning Munster champs Nemo held to 0-4 as Castlehaven knock them out in Cork quarter-final”
Ballyhale to take on the reigning champions after Kilkenny senior hurling quarter-final draw is made
HENRY SHEFFLIN WILL take his Ballyhale Shamrocks team into action against the reigning champions Dicksboro in the quarter-finals of this year’s Kilkenny senior hurling championship. “Ballyhale to take on the reigning champions after Kilkenny senior hurling quarter-final draw is made”
All-Ireland finalists through to last four as Limerick senior hurling knockout stages takes shape
ALL-IRELAND CLUB finalists Na Piarsaigh are two games away from retaining their Limerick senior hurling crown after sealing a semi-final spot with victory in their “All-Ireland finalists through to last four as Limerick senior hurling knockout stages takes shape”