Galway captain Seán Kelly admits there are bigger challenges ahead for his team as they prepare for their All-Ireland series opener against Derry. After a thrilling Connacht final victory over rivals Mayo, Galway face a tough group, which includes Derry, Armagh and Westmeath, three teams who Galway have had battles with in previous years. While […]
Galway goalkeeper Conor Gleeson scored a last minute free to defeat rivals Mayo 0-16 to 0-15 in the Connacht final. In a tense first half, Galway went to direct to Damien Comer, who had a lot of success in in the opening 35 minutes. Mayo were able to adapt and went into the interval with […]
Golf Scottie Scheffler has a one-shot lead heading into the final day at The masters as he looks to win his second green jacket in three years. He is 7-under-par with fellow Americans Colin Morikawa and Max Homa 6-under and 5-under respectively. Scheffler’s wife is heavily pregnant and he has said he would withdraw should […]
Connacht secured a third BKT United Rugby Championship win in a row as Sean Jansen’s 57th-minute bonus-point try gave them a 26-10 victory over Scarlets in Galway. Pete Wilkins’ men would have wanted to be further in front after having a first half wind advantage, but scores from captain Caolin Blade, Eoin de Buitlear and […]
JJ Hanrahan’s right boot ensured Connacht ended a run of five defeats in all competitions as injury-ravaged Munster went down 22-9 at the Sportsground. The unrelenting rain made for a dour BKT United Rugby Championship derby, with Munster leading 6-3 at half-time after Tony Butler’s brace of penalties. Connacht, who had Byron Ralston sin-binned just […]
Ulster won the opening festive interprovincial derby by the narrowest of margins over Connacht, triumphing 20-19 at a weather-hit Kingspan Stadium. Two penalties and two conversions from John Cooney helped Ulster claim the four points, Andy Warwick and Nick Timoney with tries in a first half which ended with the home team leading 14-7. Connacht […]