Schedule for Team Ireland: Tuesday 23 June 3×3 Basketball 19:30 Women’s Pool C Ireland vs Slovenia Badminton MAGEE Chloe 09:40 Women’s Singles Group Play Stage Group F Chloe Magee vs Kristine Sefere (LAT) MAGEE Chloe and MAGEE Sam 13:40 Mixed Doubles Group Play Stage A […]
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Cavan flyweight Ceire Smith and Clonmel super-heavyweight Dean Gardiner were both beaten in fights where a victory would have secured medals. Both boxers put in excellent performances and were unfortunate not to progress. Smith was beaten by Russia’s Saiana Sagateva in a split decision, while a unanimous points decision did for Gardiner, where all three
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Scott Evans got his European Games badminton off to a flying start by taking just 24 minutes to beat Greece’s Georgios Charalambidis 21-7, 21-9. Evans, who is the top-ranked player competing in Baku is top of group A having won his first of three games – the top two progressing to the last 16. He
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Donegal badminton player Chloe Magee has lost her opening singles match in her group against Estonia’s Kati Tolmoff 21-18, 21-17. http://www.baku2015.com/badminton/event/women-singles/index.html Magee and her brother Sam will be involved in a mixed doubles game on this evening. Sam Magee and brother Josh Magee were also beaten in a tough men’s doubles game today by Danish
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Congratulations to Brendan Irvine who Salman Alizada (Azerbaijan) to guarantee Team Ireland’s first medal at the European Games. He will now meet Zamotayev of the Ukraine for a place n the final of the Men’s Light Fly. “It was a proper battle,” said Irvine, “and I knew it was going to be. He was the
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Katie Taylor returned to the ring last night winning 40 – 36 over Bulgaria’s Denitsa Eliseeva. Eliseeva was the last fighter to defeat the European champion back in 2011. The Olympic champion said afterwards, “That was the tactic, a fast start, win the first round,” revealed Taylor. “I knew I’d have to dig deep, but
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Congratulations to Team Ireland’s Natasha McManus and coach Sally Freeman – Natasha has made this evening’s 3m Springboard Final, in the top 10 of the 12 finalists. Well done!! Here are the full results of the qualification round: http://www.baku2015.com/cycling-road/event/men-road-race/phase=crm012100/index.html?intcmp=sport-hp-schline-eventdetail
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Outstanding performances from Welterweight Adam Nolan and Super Heavyweight Dean Gardner this evening means both will be fighting for medals in their respective quarter finals. Nolan defeated Italian Dario Morello 3-0 and Gardiner defeated another Italian Guido Vianello 3-0 having recovered from a first round knock down. More to follow…..
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Team Ireland Archer Darren Wallace was defeated in the last 32 elimination round by Italy’s David Pasqualucci..more to follow http://www.baku2015.com/archery/event/men-individual/match=arm070613/index.html?intcmp=ev-brackets
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Congratulations to Sean McComb won his lightweight bout against Donato Cosenza from Italy, the tall Belfast man winning all three rounds (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) for the unanimous win. McComb now goes into the quarter-final bout on Tuesday where a victory will guarantee him a bronze medal, his opponent in that round being Yasin Yilmaz from Turkey.
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Congratulations to Kieran Behan who finished just outside the medals in the floor exercise final at the European Games. The Irish gymnast, who overcame a serious leg disability as a youngster, was first onto the mat in the six-man final, and although his score of 14.866 appeared perfectly executed, it just wasn’t enough to get him
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Myles Casey was defeated by Azerbaijan’s Elvin Mamishzada in the last 16 of the men’s flyweight (52kg) . Many neutrals in the crowd thought Casey won the fight … more to follow http://www.baku2015.com/boxing/event/men-fly-52kg/match=bxm052401/index.html?intcmp=ev-brackets
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