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Braniff seals Down's victory
01.06.2008 23:29
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Down 4-16 London 1-16: DOWN WERE given a thorough examination by determined London before Paul Braniff's two goals sealed victory in the Ulster SHC semi-final at Casement Park.
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Flawless Strange scales dizzy heights
01.06.2008 23:29
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BIRDIE BURSTS from the Ryder Cup pair Darren Clarke and Robert Karlsson were not enough to stop the Australian Scott Strange completing a wonderful wire-to-wire win in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor yesterday.
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Baltray playing fast with amateur hopefuls
01.06.2008 23:29
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THE WAILING wall that doubles as the scoreboard at the East of Ireland Amateur Open told no lies and the brutal truth hit hard.
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US overwhelm McKenna's side
01.06.2008 23:29
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MARY McKENNA could not hide her disappointment at the heavy, 13-7 defeat suffered by her Britain and Ireland side at the hands of a hugely talented American team in the 35th Curtis Cup match over the Old Course at St Andrews yesterday.
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Perry sets the target as he closes in on third Memorial
01.06.2008 23:29
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US TOUR: Kenny Parry shot a closing, three-under-par 69 to set the clubhouse target on eight under par in the final round at Jack Nicklaus's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.
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Famous Name is denied by a head
01.06.2008 23:28
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Dermot Weld kicked off what could turn out to be a magical week as Famous Name was agonisingly denied by a diminishing head in the Prix du Jockey-Club at Chantilly. With Vodafone Derby favourite Casual Conquest and leading Juddmonte Oaks candidate Chinese White set to contest the British Classics at Epsom, the Curragh handler came close to the best possible start.
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Cuis Ghaire can lead them home
01.06.2008 23:28
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NAAS HOSTS a €100,000 Group Three Bank Holiday feature this afternoon and Cuis Ghaire can make it two wins from two starts for the Jim Bolger-Kevin Manning team. The Galileo filly is one of nine starters for the Cathal Ryan Memorial Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes which includes a cross-channel raider in Kevin Ryan's Haydock winner Undaunted Affair.
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Brilliant Gregan sets exceptional standard
01.06.2008 23:28
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ATHLETICS: EVERY YEAR the Irish Schools Championships uncover some exceptional talent; and once in every few years they uncover an athlete like Brian Gregan. It wasn't just that Gregan lowered the senior boys' 400-metre record to an astonishing 47.66 seconds; it was that he did it with such ease and style, and with star-quality potential evident in every stride.
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Gillick 'happy' with his run
01.06.2008 23:28
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ATHLETICS: DAVID GILLICK ran his first 400-metre race of the summer in Geneva on Saturday and the result brought mixed emotions. His 45.65 seconds at the Athletica Genève meeting was good enough for second place behind his training partner Martyn Rooney of Britain, but it was significantly short of the 45.23 Irish eda record Gillick had set at the same venue exactly a year ago.
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Djokovic gives fair impression of winner
01.06.2008 23:28
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TENNIS/FRENCH OPEN: THE OVERRIDING concern for the 21-year-old Serb Novak Djokovic, who likes to impersonate other players, is that he may have to beat the Spaniard with the large biceps projecting from the green sleeveless shirt if he is to win his second Grand Slam final and first French Open.
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Clontarf's Poynter takes the plaudits
01.06.2008 23:28
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CRICKET: ANDREW POYNTER laid down exactly that on Saturday in front of watching Ireland coach Phil Simmons as his unbeaten 130 led defending champions Clontarf to the semi-finals of the Antalis Leinster Senior Cup in a high-scoring encounter against Leinster at Rathmines.
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Light four get sharp lesson
01.06.2008 23:27
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ROWING: IRELAND'S RETURN to form in the lightweight four has been impressive this season, but yesterday's World Cup final in Lucerne gave them a sharp lesson in how hot this event is.
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Clare end drought in the heat as TV3 enter Championship fray
01.06.2008 23:27
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TV VIEW: 'TWENTY-THREE degrees in the shade - it must be the Munster hurling championship," as Mike Finnerty put it in his commentary box at the Gaelic Grounds. Indeed by half-time Liam Griffin, Dáithí Regan and Jamesie O'Connor had done a semi-Monty in the TV3 studio-cum-glasshouse by stripping off their jackets; only our host, Matt Cooper, felt cool enough to remain fully clothed.
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Inspirational motivator still courting success
01.06.2008 23:27
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LOCKER ROOM: Having already won nine NBA titles, the legendary coach Phil Jackson returns to centre stage, writes Tom Humphries
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