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The Irish Sun
an hour ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘Almost started bawling' – Rhasidat Adeleke thrilled after huge turnout to women-only run club at DCU
RHASIDAT Adeleke was left thrilled after hosting a women-only run club at Dublin City University on Tuesday. It was a sponsored event in conjunction with the energy drink brand CELSIUS®. 4 Despite still only being 22, Adeleke has been the face of Irish athletics for a couple of years 4 A huge crowd gathered outside the campus' Helix venue Credit: @rhasidat_adeleke 4 Rhasidat said she 'almost started bawling' after meeting one of her biggest fans Credit: @rhasidat_adeleke 4 The sprinter held a meet and greet with attendees afterwards Credit: @rhasidat_adeleke The run club was, however, free for all attendees with the emphasis on it being welcoming to runners of all levels as it offered various pace ranges across its 5km route. The Dubliner led everyone through a warm-up before they really got moving. Participants were rewarded for completing the run with a complimentary goodie bag in addition to getting the chance to snag a selfie with Speaking beforehand to Read More On Irish Sport She laid out: 'I'm so excited to be back on home turf doing what I love most – running. 'It's even more special to be doing it with my CELSIUS family, and I can't wait to connect with everyone at the CELSIUS VIBE Run Club. 'Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting out, this is all about good vibes, great energy, and pushing each other to be our best.' It stacks up she's consistently spoken about only wanting to be involved with brands that echo her approach to healthy living. Most read in Athletics The 200 metre ace's times have been steadily improving on the track over her last few outings. Sharlene Mawdsley takes part in hilarious road race as part of Tipperary's All-Ireland celebration On July 19 she clocked a season's best time of 22.52 seconds Her primary focus since the outset of 2025 has been the World Athletics Championships which will get under way on September 13 in Tokyo. On her approach to training until then, she added: 'I'm just trying to stay healthy, motivated and disciplined on the road to the World Championships. 'It's about a month and a half away, so we're keeping our eyes on that.'
Irish Daily Mirror
3 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Padraig Harrington hoping for rain as he hopes to add to his major haul
Padraig Harrington is praying for rain as he hopes to add the Senior Open Championship to his major haul this week. The Dubliner won three major championships during his regular career, and he has won two more majors on the over-50s circuit, including last month's US Senior Open. But the 53-year-old would love to add the Senior Open Championship to his glittering resume after coming very close over the past three years. This year, the tournament returns to Sunningdale in Berkshire, a heathland course that traditionally rewards accuracy over distance. But Harrington is hoping that the rain that has fallen on the course in recent days will play into the hands of his power game. He said: "I'm in a good place to compete for sure. Coming down here I wasn't too sure how well this course would suit me. I know it's a great course, but it can get very fiery. "It isn't too fiery at the moment, though, so right now I'm very happy. I'm happy with the lot we've got in front of us. I would like it to stay that way for the week. It's a little green around the greens, which is quite nice." Harrington had the honour of hitting the opening tee shot at last week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush. And although the ultra-competitive Dubliner was disappointed to miss the cut, he enjoyed the occasion. "It was a great week for me. Obviously hitting the opening tee shot was very special; great memory. "Being in Ireland is so exciting. The crowds were fantastic. I think the golf course was fantastic. The players really love it. "You know, a great winner too in Scottie Scheffler. Mightn't have been the most exciting finish in golf, but it was a great winner. So all in all, a great week." In 2022, Darren Clarke held off the challenge of Harrington to become only the fourth player to complete the Open Championship and Senior Open Championship double. And the Dungannon man is playing at a course this week that he knows very well, having lived in the area for a long time. Clarke said: "I used to play a lot of golf at Sunningdale. I lived just a couple minutes away. "I'm staying at the other course this week as I'm a member of Queenwood, which is very nice. "I've got the best of both worlds. But any chance you come and play Sunningdale is always wonderful." The 56-year-old finished third when the Senior Open was last held at Sunningdale, and is hoping for another big week. "The course is wonderful. Not quite as fiery as it was then. Fairways are a little bit softer. Greens are a little bit softer right now. "But if it dries out a little bit, I'm sure we'll get it that little bit more fiery that I'm more used to Sunningdale playing like."
Daily Record
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Stirling boss finds the positives for group stage finale after Hearts rout
The final game of the group stage in the Premier Sports Cup awaits against Dunfermline Athletic - as the Binos look for some momentum ahead of the League Two curtain-raiser. Stirling Albion boss Alan Maybury admits his side were on the end of a harsh lesson as Hearts swept to victory in front of the TV cameras, but he believes lessons can be taken as the league kick-off looms. The Binos were never in the game against Derek McInnes's slick Jambos, with three first-half goals putting an end to the contest before a second of the game for Craig Halkett sealed a comfortable 4-0 winning margin for Hearts. It leaves Stirling pointless after their opening trio of games in Premier Sports Cup Group E ahead of Saturday's trip to Dunfermline Athletic to round out their group campaign. Dubliner Maybury - who turned out 112 times for the Gorgie club in his playing career - bemoaned his side's lack of positivity in a first half display where they barely moved up the pitch. But he said their second-half improvement gives some hopeful points for the weeks and months ahead. Maybury said: 'You're fearing the worst in the first half when they were playing really well; it was another change in shape which maybe didn't help and opened up some gaps but we quickly went back to what we normally do. 'They got their tails up and you're hoping to catch them on a bad day, but they've got the new manager to impress and we felt their pressure in the first half. 'We tried to be positive in the second half and where we were a little cautious in the first half, we managed to get our shape a little better and frustrate things. 'We're in a game we're not going to win by that stage, but we'll learn more from that second half than we will most games in the season. 'Hearts hemmed us in, but we gave away three goals from set pieces today which are preventable, giving the ball away in the middle of the pitch and that is punished as well so those are things we need to be better at. 'They can say they took the foot off the gas off the second half - and I'd probably agree - but I'm more concerned with my own team having a better mentality and trying to be positive.' Albion once again rotated their side for the contest as the search for valuable minutes in the legs ahead of the season opener at Edinburgh City on August 2 appears on the horizon. The Stirling gaffer hopes playing against a top side which includes several Scotland internationals will offer key points to learn from for some of the Binos' young talents - including midfielder Cooper Knox, who started the match. Maybury added: 'It will be a valuable lesson for the young boys in particular; a top team who don't take too many touches, move it quick and physically stronger, there are so many things to be learned and it's nothing complicated, doing the simple things well every time. 'I recognise my goalkeeper played well and they could have scored more goals, but we let in preventable goals and that's what we want to take out of these games if we're not winning them, playing in the manner we want to and you could see that in the second half.'
The 42
16 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Former Ballyboden St Enda's goalkeeper signs with NFL's Green Bay Packers
THE NFL'S GREEN Bay Packers have announced the bolt-from-the-blue signing of Dubliner Mark McNamee as their backup kicker ahead of training camp. McNamee, a former Gaelic football goalkeeper with Ballyboden St Enda's, has joined Green Bay following his recent release by Canadian Football League (CFL) outfit BC Lions. The Packers start training camp on Wednesday and currently require a backup kicker behind veteran Brandon McManus. McNamee today joined Green Bay's 91-man off-season roster, for the moment taking the International Player Pathway (IPP) spot previously occupied by Australian kicker Alex Hale. Advertisement Mark McNamee in action for Ballyboden St Enda's. Ballyboden St Enda's Ballyboden St Enda's Hale, who signed with the Packers last year, was cut on Monday after suffering a freak eye injury during a workout. The Packers may still re-sign him when he recovers. In the meantime, McNamee will get the opportunity to showcase his talent and make the backup position his own before the Packers trim their roster ahead of the 2025 season. The six-foot-four, 208-pound Dubliner is a product of Tadhg Leader's 'Leader Kicking' programme and joined the NFL's International Player Pathway scheme only in February of this year. McNamee completed 13 of his 14 field goal attempts at the NFL Combine but was not selected in the NFL Draft — even vastly more experienced kickers coming out of college are more typically signed in free agency after the draft. McNamee, though, entered the CFL's International Draft and was selected by the Vancouver-based BC Lions in the second round. He featured in both of the Lions' preseason games in May, successfully kicking his one field goal attempt in each of them (from 32 yards and 42 yards respectively). However, McNamee was released by the Lions on 1 June. He has now become the second Irishman at the Packers, joining starting punter Dan Whelan who grew up in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow, before moving to the States with his family when he was 13. While Whelan is a full-time member of the Packers' roster, McNamee will first aim to emulate the progress of fellow Irish kickers Jude McAtamney and Charlie Smyth who have earned International Player Pathway spots on the practice squads of the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints respectively. Practice-squad players train with with a club's 53-man first-team roster and can be elevated to a matchday squad — up to three times per season in the case of IPP players such as McAtamney and Smyth — in the event of an injury or a loss of form suffered by one of those first-choice players. They are also free to sign a first-team contract with a different franchise. Practice squad players typically earn $12,500 per week — or $225,000 over the course of an 18-week season.
Irish Independent
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Ballyboden goalkeeper Mark McNamee signs with Green Bay Packers
The Irish representation in the NFL continues to grow as Dubliner Mark McNamee has signed with the Green Bay Packers to become the Wisconsin team's back-up kicker.
