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Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
James McManus sets Sligo Rovers on way to victory over wasteful Dundalk
Sligo Rovers' recent history in this competition has been a tale of shock exits to First Division opposition and while Dundalk's standing makes them an unlikely underdog, the gap between the two leagues is arguably growing rather than closing. For an in-form Rovers side that is showing signs that they can make a late push to avoid a relegation playoff, exiting the cup to the Lilywhites would have been hard to swallow. But they had to ride their luck to advance here, with the final scoreline not quite telling the full story of proceedings. They were under the cosh for a large part of the first half and were extremely fortunate to avoid going in behind with Harry Groome firing a left-footer wide of the post when it appeared easier to score. The let-off galvanised the guests who didn't appear to be enjoying the unpredictable surface. They emerged from the break to effectively put the game to bed with two moments of quality. Russell's July window business has centred around bringing in Premier players that know the league. The spotlight coming into the game was on Dundalk native Ryan O'Kane's first visit to Oriel Park since his loan move from Shelbourne to the Bit'O'Red. He was booed throughout, but the locals were silenced when James McManus – a temporary arrival from Bohemians – found the top corner with a delicious right-footer after a corner broke in his direction. Before Dundalk could recover from the gut punch, they were two down with Jake Doyle-Hayes glancing a Will Fitzgerald cross past Enda Minogue. It was hard to take for Ciaran Kilduff as for the second week in succession, his team fired blanks in a two-goal defeat where they had most of the chances. Their league loss to Bray is more important in the bigger picture, but Kilduff will still be frustrated by the wastefulness. His team are doing a lot of things right in the attacking department, but they met another in-form goalkeeper with Sam Sargeant making big saves from Gbemi Arubi and Daryl Horgan as the Lilywhites tried to provide a grandstand finish. Dean Ebbe squandered another big opportunity, and it's stating the obvious to declare that Dundalk will need to be more clinical if they are to achieve their aim of returning to the top flight at the first attempt. Otherwise, they could be reunited with Rovers in an end-of-season playoff. Russell and his players are thinking bigger and Drogheda's success in this competition last term has proven that cup joy and battling the drop can go hand-in-hand. With an improved league ranking meaning this is the most lucrative renewal of the competition ever with €700,000 in UEFA money guaranteed to the winners. That is a distraction that every participant will welcome. There could be further negative consequences from the night for Dundalk after the match officials noted an offensive comment made to visiting player Owen Elding in the first half. It's understood the comment from the home section was related to the player's nationality. English-born Elding is actually in the process of declaring for Ireland via citizenship rules. Elding went on to play a big role in the second half when switched to a central role and assistant boss Ryan Casey said the player wasn't bothered by the episode. Dundalk: Minogue, Wilson, Leonard, McHale (O'Keeffe 22), Keogh (Spaight 73); Dervin, Tracey (Paraschiv 60); McDaid (Kenny 60), Groome, Horgan; Arubi (Ebbe 60)
Irish Examiner
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Republic of Ireland international Patten puts pen-to-paper on new Aston Villa contract
Republic of Ireland international Anna Patten has signed a new contract with Aston Villa, keeping her at the club until June 2028. English-born Patten has made a big impression since linking up with Ireland in March 2024. She joined Villa permanently in the summer of 2023 from Arsenal, having first been on loan in 2022, and has since become a mainstay at centre-half for the club. The 26-year-old is now closing on 100 appearances for the club and has scored five goals.
The Irish Sun
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Inside Katie Taylor's personal life beyond boxing from reconciling with dad Pete to dating history
KATIE Taylor will be cheered by her whole family tonight as she battles Amanda Serrano for a third time. After months of hints, it's been confirmed in the lead-up to this match-up that she 5 She reportedly earned $6million from her last bout with the Puerto Rican Credit: The Mega Agency 5 Father Pete has been helping out with her training camp for this July 11 fight Credit: PA:Press Association 5 Mother Bridget has been by the 39-year-old's side from day one 5 Katie with brother Lee (left), sister Sarah and other brother Peter (right) Credit: @katie_t86 Here, SunSport delves into their complicated past as well as her wider family life: ESTRANGED YEARS They were estranged for roughly three years after Pete, 61, left Katie's mother The strain of her parents' marriage clearly affected Katie's preparations for the 2016 Olympics. Without her dad in her corner for the first time, she under-performed and was Read More On Irish Sport The first breadcrumb that she had begun to mend fences with Pete came in 2019 when English-born Pete has previously Speaking in 2019, he reflected: 'She has good morals. She said if you've split up with my mother then I don't want you in my corner. 'She knew what the outcome would be. She knew that she'd be missing me in the corner but she still had the morals to go ahead and do that. Most read in Boxing 'You've got to respect that. She was reared good. There's not many people who'd risk losing a European, Worlds and Olympic title by not having your father as a coach." WIDER FAMILY Katie has two brothers named Lee and Peter as well as a sister called Sarah. Katie is the baby of the bunch. Katie Taylor emotionally reconciles with dad Pete after NINE YEARS and welcomes him back for Amanda Serrano trilogy Mother Bridget has been a rock throughout Katie's entire ring career. In an interview with She recalled: "Katie was a tomboy; she wouldn't have been your typical girl. I have two girls and two sons. "Katie was very close to her older brother, there's only a year and a couple of months between them, other people used to think they were twins when they were growing up! 5 A multi-sport star, she earned 11 senior Republic of Ireland caps between 2006-2009 "They would have played a lot of sport together. They played a lot of football on the bank where we lived and they were in running club together. "She was just really good at sports when she was younger, all kinds of sports. She was really good at sprinting, she ran for the county, she won a few county medal and an all schools 1500m race as well. "She played soccer for Ireland too, she captained the team." DATING HISTORY Katie tends to keep this part of her private life just that. It's very noticeable that about the only time the mild-mannered Bray native gets irked during interviews is when she's quizzed about her love life. In one exchange with The Athletic she told of how it is her least favourite line of inquiry. Taylor outlined: "Probably the question about relationships. That's another question people always ask. I guess people are just interested in my personal life. "I get it all the time. It's a bit annoying at times but I'm just polite and get on with it. I don't think male boxers get asked it, though." She's also previously explained to She said: "I'm not [seeing anyone] at the moment, I really genuinely haven't got the time. I'm just out in America training hard at the moment but who knows what could happen in the future."
USA Today
10-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tour de France Stage 6 results, standings: Ben Healy wins, Mathieu van der Poel grabs lead
Ben Healy picked his spot perfectly Thursday, July 10, at the 2025 Tour de France, breaking away from the peloton and the rest of the competition during Stage 6 of cycling's preeminent event. The English-born rider representing Ireland raced on his own for more than 26 miles for the first Tour de France stage win of his career. The drama also included another change in the race for the yellow jersey. Mathieu van der Peul emerged with a one second lead over three-time Tour de France champion and 2025 favorite Tadej Pogačar, who made a late push to eliminate a sizable chunk of van der Peul's advantage at the end of Stage 6. Van der Peul previously had the yellow jersey as recently as Wednesday and entered Thursday's race in sixth place ‒ 1 minute, 28 seconds behind Pogačar ‒ in the overall Tour de France standings following Wednesday's individual time trial. Tim Wellens of Belgium also took back the polka dot jersey from Pogačar as the top climber at this year's Tour de France following Stage 6, which took place on a 201.5-kilometer course from Bayeux to Vire-Normandie that proved to be the toughest climbing stage yet. American Quinn Simmons finished in second place in Thursday's race, but crossed the line 2 minutes, 44 seconds behind Healy. Here's a look at the complete stage 6 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Thursday, July 10, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race: NEWS: Tour de France legend Greg LeMond reaps Congress's highest civilian honor. Stage 6 results Final results of the 174.2-kilometer Stage 4 from Bayeux to Vire-Normandie at the 2025 Tour de France on Thursday, July 10. Tour de France 2025 standings 2025 Tour de France jersey leaders Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy Polka dot (mountains): Tim Wellens, Belgium White (young rider): Remco Evenepoel, Belgium Who's wearing the rainbow jersey at 2025 Tour de France? In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia. 2025 Tour de France next stage Stage 7 is a 197-kilometer course on hilly terrain from Saint-Malo to Mur-de-Bretagne on Friday, July 11. Contributing: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY Sports
Irish Daily Mirror
10-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ben Healy clinches famous stage win at the Tour de France
Ben Healy has clinched a famous stage win at the Tour de France, becoming the first Irishman since 2020 to win a stage of the World's most famous cycling race. The English-born rider, who has represented Ireland for years and qualifies through his Irish father, broke free from the peleton with 40km to go and left the chasing pack in his wake, breezing home to win the sixth stage of this year's Tour by a whopping two minutes. Competing in just his second Tour, Healy has already joined an illustrious crew of Irish riders to take home stage wins, a list that includes the likes of Dan Martin, Stephen Roche, Sean Kelly and sprint star Sam Bennett, who had been the most recent Irish stage winner with two victories in the 2020 Tour as he took home the green jersey. Healy rose to prominence at the Olympics in 2024 when he broke free from the pack and hunted down a medal on the streets of Paris before ultimately being hauled in and finishing in 10th place. There was no such heartache today as Healy hung onto his position at the top of the podium to take home a famous win for Ireland, with fellow Irish rider Eddie Dunbar finishing in fourth place.
