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Irish knock down some racing doubles
Jockey Robert Skelly won the early double at Emerald Downs on Friday. The Clonmel, Co. Tipperary native pulled wire jobs on both Evelyn's Dancer ($...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Smyth enjoys a Dutch treat
Des Smyth enjoyed his first victory of 2011 with a 2-stroke win last weekend in the Van Lanschot Senior Open at Royal Haagsche in The Hague, Nether...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Macklin cries foul after losing in Cologne
Irish middleweight Matthew Macklin failed narrowly in his bid to dethrone World Boxing Association [WBA] titlist Felix Sturm in Cologne last Saturd...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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McIlroy sees his chance
Rory McIlroy knows an opportunity when he sees one. With Tiger Woods still nursing injury, the U.S. Open champion is champing at the bit to nail do...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Irish boost for London Olympics
IRELAND'S boxing prospects for the London Olympics were given a major boost with the performance of Ray Moylette and Joe Ward in winning gold medal...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Cork hot favorites when they line out against Kerry
Prior to the introduction of the open draw in Munster in 1991, Cork and Kerry had met in 25 consecutive Munster football finals. The counties first...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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North golf success is fine, but what of Cork?
There were a couple of troubling things about Rory McIlroy's wondrous romp at the U.S. Open last Sunday week. The first was the presence of Shane M...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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A goalfest in Galway versus Tipperary clash
This senior hurling clash between rivals Galway and Tipperary was a goalfest with a plethora of points thrown in as well. Though in the opening qua...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Controversy at end of hugely competitive game pitting Dublin and Kildare
AS usual, referees have come in for quite a bit of criticism as the provincial championship programs move towards the end of their respective campa...
June 29, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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FDNY edges NYPD at GP
Over $10,000 was raised for the Sloan Kettering Cancer Fund when New York City's Finest took on the city's bravest at Gaelic Park in the Bronx rece...
June 23, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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Manhattan Celtic pick up 1st silverware in Flamhaft Cup
Goals by Dave Duffy and Sam Sneed propelled Manhattan Celtic to an historic 2-0 victory over Westchester Kick in the Flamhaft Cup final at Tibbetts...
June 23, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff
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McDowell, Harrington enthuse about McIlroy's skill
Both Graeme McDowell and Padraig Harrington acquitted themselves well in the U.S. Open, although few people might have noticed. McDowell, defending...
June 23, 2011
by Irish Echo Staff