Rowing: Ireland won two silver medals in Olympic-class boats at the World under-23 championships, the Nations Cup, at Ottensheim in Austria yesterday, reports Liam Gorman.
"This is a great day for Irish rowing," said coach Sebastiaan Peeters (stet) after the lightweight four and heavyweight single sculler Pβdraic Hussey had shone in the toughest of competitions.
Hussey, the 21-year-old Offaly man, missed gold by only hundredths of a second. Norway took the first prize with Ireland holding off Germany for silver.
However, Germany beat Ireland in the lightweights four class with Australia third.
Both boats have now been added to the Ireland team for the senior world championships in Lucerne next month.
Ireland's other two boats in Ottensheim had less success. The double scull of Paul O'Sullivan and John Wholley finished fourth in the D final and lightweight single sculler Viola Foley finished sixth.
At the Home International in Holme Pierrpoint in England on Saturday Ireland finished second overall to the host country. The Irish finished second in both second men and junior womens classes and joint first with England in Junior mens.
The Irish senior women, however, could only finish third to England and Scotland.
Notable individual wins for Ireland came in the heavyweight single sculls where Neptune's Sean Jacob took victory and in the womens lightweight single sculls where Heather Boyle of Commercial won.
Cricket: Malahide bridged a 29-year-old gap at Milverton on Saturday when they defeated The Hills by 94 runs to capture the Leinster Senior 2 Cup for the first time since 1972, reports Karl Johnston.
In an extraordinary match, an early finish was in sight when The Hills were 20 for 5 after only 7 overs as they chased Malahide's total of 291, before Malachy Gavin and Jason McGee scored 105 for the seventh wicket to put their team back in contention.
Batting was the real difference between the two sides. Nine of Malahide's batsmen reached double figures, while the The Hills' number of ducks would have done justice to a small-sized pond in St Stephen's Green.
Swimming: AT the Irish Open championship Cormorant's SinΘad Tyrrell started the last day with an Irish junior record of 4:54.71 for the 400 individual medley. The 16 year old also collected the swimmers Gala award at the end of the day.
In the 50m breaststroke Jeremy McDonnell from Tennessee University swam to victory in 28.48 seconds, .11 of a second inside Gary O'Toole's national record. Fellow Tennessee student Andrew Bree of Ards was second in 29.28
There was a dramatic climax to the championships when Terenure and Trojan clashed in the 400 freestyle relay, and after a dramatic battle, Terenure won by .17 of a second.
Cycling: Former Irish champion Tommy Evans finished sixth in the Tour of the Cotswolds race in England, crossing the line one minute 56 seconds behind winner John Tanner.
