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Irish Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
St. Martin's score four of the last five points to defeat St. Mary's (Rosslare)
St. Martin's 1-21 St Mary's (Rosslare) 1-18 ST. MARTIN'S edged out St. Mary's (Rosslare) in one of the most entertaining games in a so far mundane hurling season, leaping to the top of the Group B table in the Joyces Expert Intermediate 'A' hurling championship in the process. Both sides came into the contest in Oylegate on Sunday boasting perfect records but only one remained, after the Piercestown-based club overcame a late numerical disadvantage to go top of the table on their own.
TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Cycling accident claims life of top achiever Kerry Grundlingh
A former Johannesburg resident studying at Princeton University in the US, Kerry Grundlingh, died in a cycling accident in her home town after being struck by a car. This was confirmed by Princeton Athletics. St Mary's school in Waverley, where she passed matric with eight distinctions in 2022, said: 'Kerry lost her life in a cycling accident while visiting family and friends in Johannesburg during the American university summer holidays.' Grundlingh represented South Africa at the world rowing championships. Row SA posted a tribute to her on Facebook, saying she had a profound impact on her classmates, teammates, coaches and friends. 'This devastating loss has left an unfillable space in those who had the honour of knowing Kerry [and who] fondly remember her dry sense of humour and infectious laugh, and her quiet leadership and deep commitment to high performance.' 'The world has lost an amazing young woman,' Princeton Athletics head coach Lori Dauphiny said of the open rowing student-athlete. 'She leaves a legacy of her life lived as a tremendous daughter, sister, friend and teammate who constantly gave the best of herself for the betterment of others in every daily interaction. All of us in the Princeton rowing community send our deepest and heartfelt sympathies to Kerry's parents, Debbie and Francois, her brother, James, and all her family and friends around the globe.' During her two years competing for the Tigers, Grundlingh was a two-time medallist at the Ivy League Championships and twice rowed at the NCAA Championships. In 2024 she was part of the bronze medal-winning second varsity eight at the Ivies who went on to finish sixth at the NCAA Championships. This past season Grundlingh was part of the first varsity eight who won gold at the Ivy League Championship before winning the Petite Final at NCAAs.
IOL News
4 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
More glory for St Mary's after hard-fought KZN Schoolgirls' Hockey Challenge final
St Mary's DSG's Bella Roberts' attempt at goal is thwarted by St Anne's goalkeeper Kgabiso Marafo during the decider of the Grand Finals of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls' Hockey Challenge on Sunday. St Mary's claimed their seventh title in the Challenge with a 1-0 victory. Image: Rogan Ward Host team St Mary's DSG maintained their dominance in the Grand Finals of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls' Hockey Challenge with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over St Anne's Diocesan College on a bitterly cold Sunday afternoon in Kloof that secured a seventh title. They met St Anne's for the third time in the concluding game of the Grand Finals since the tournament's inception in 2011, with St Mary's winning both previous encounters in 2018 and 2019. Off to a flyer Setting the pace from the first whistle, the locals dominated the early stages of the match, penetrating the visitors' circle on several occasions before knocking in their goal. The first time they did so, St Anne's keeper Kgabiso Marafo had to scramble after she was caught lurking on the edge of her circle by a magnificent St Mary's break after three minutes. Thankfully for the visiting keeper, a St Mary's shot from near the top of the D flew well wide of the goal. Less than two minutes later, a sublime cross from the right by Tayte Stewart of St Mary's went through the legs of a defender, the goalkeeper and her own teammate at the far post. Seconds later, Georgia Short of St Mary's was gifted the ball in front of the goals, and she calmly scooped the ball into the net, going one up after a phenomenal build-up of pressure by the home team. Nearing half time, St Anne's earned a short corner. The injected ball flew to the top of the D before rocketing to the goals, but was magically stopped by the first wave. Given a second chance, St Anne's moved the ball right, beyond the first wave but in similar fashion, their attempt was blocked. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ Ad Loading Saving grace St Mary's keeper, Ziyanda Mchunu, who hadn't seen much action throughout the weekend, did well to save a penalty stroke awarded to Holly Hofmeyer of St Anne's in the third minute of the second half. Hofmeyer boldly stepped up to the spot but unfortunately her attempt flew straight at Mchunu, who snuffed out the shot. Spurred on by their attacking play, St Anne's mounted several more weaving attacks but the St Mary's defence stood firm. St Anne's, who were victorious in the very first Grand Finals, were denied a second victory in their fifth run for the trophy by a team who were on song from the get-go, defending their title valiantly. 'It was really a good experience. It helped us prepare for our top tour that is coming. I couldn't have asked for better opposition. They came hard. Tactically and collectively they're a good team, so we just had to dig a little deeper,' said St Mary's coach, Nolwazi 'Chicken' Nkabinde. 'I think the girls worked really hard in the final, with a lot of hard running. Great respect to St Annes, they were a very hard team to play against, very physical and very fast. We just kind of showed up a little more with the match temperament. I'm just really proud of everyone," said Nicola Forbes, the victorious home team's skipper. Ashton International College, representing the Durban North Regional, enjoyed a fairytale return to the Grand Finals after a nine-year absence, when they finished third. They saw off Epworth School in the playoff. Ashton fired in a missile just before half-time during a short corner, which whizzed past the keeper, giving them the edge over an excellent Epworth team.
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
British boxing champion, 34, abused by army of rival fans in front of ‘worried' young son
REECE BELLOTTI is fighting for birthday boy Jackson - after Ryan Garner's army of fans labelled daddy a 'w*****'. The 34-year-old 2 Ryan Garner facing off with Reece Bellotti Credit: Queensberry Promotions And - in a St Mary's fanzone - The Garner Army of Saints turned sinners and pelted Bellotti with x-rated stick. The Bomber loved the added motivation to win the British, Commonwealth and European clash but his lad has not forgiven or forgotten and he wants revenge for his birthday even more than his new Nintendo Switch. Ahead of the 'He seems a decent fella and I don't think I'm an a***hole, so we get on well and both parties respect each other. READ MORE IN BOXING 'But when we launched the fight I was getting a lot of abuse, not from Ryan, but from his fans and I absolutely loved it because it got me pumped up and then I couldn't wait to get into training after that. 'They were swearing and chanting at me and every time I went to speak on the mic they hurled abuse at me. 'I loved it but my little boy was there with me and he was overawed by it and worried about me. 'He loves the build-ups and has done lots of them before but that side he hadn't seen before, the whole crowd abusing and against me. Most read in Boxing CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'Now he wants me to win more than ever and has mentioned Ryan to me a few times.' Old-school Bellotti was too polite to explain the exact words that upset his lad but 'The Piranha' didn't need to be asked twice. He QUIT! Chisora | Split Decision | Usyk vs Dubois 2 fight review | Sun Sport Before we could even get the question out, he giggled: 'I know what you are going to ask: w*****, w*****, w*****! 'I thought 'oh bloody hell, he's got his nipper here, bless him. 'I didn't expect it really, it took me back a bit, but I was speaking to Reece the whole time we were there together and there's no animosity, we're similar sorts of fellas. 'Me and Reece are just fighters, we will turn up and have it out and then we will shake hands after.' If Garner cleans up the domestic scene with his 18th pro win, he might nail down a world title shot at St Mary's next summer. And it will be an incredible turnaround for the 9st 4lbs ace, who used to be a little Saints toerag on the terrace. He laughed: 'I have a great relationship with the club and the dream now is to fight there - only problem is few of my pals from school are banned! 'I still just feel like a normal bloke but now I mix with some of the important people and players at the club. 'Me and all my mates are Southampton riffraff but suddenly I am mixing it with the top dogs, it's a bit mental.' 2 The European, British and Commonwealth titles are on the line Credit: Queensberry Promotions
The Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
British boxing champion, 34, abused by army of rival fans in front of ‘worried' young son
REECE BELLOTTI is fighting for birthday boy Jackson - after Ryan Garner's army of fans labelled daddy a 'w*****'. The 34-year-old Watford super-featherweight took his son - who turned 10 on Thursday - down to his 27-year-old opponent's Southampton home to announce the fight in May. 2 And - in a St Mary's fanzone - The Garner Army of Saints turned sinners and pelted Bellotti with x-rated stick. The Bomber loved the added motivation to win the British, Commonwealth and European clash but his lad has not forgiven or forgotten and he wants revenge for his birthday even more than his new Nintendo Switch. Ahead of the Bournemouth battle, Bellotti told SunSport: 'I have watched Ryan over the years and it's always felt like a fight that would happen and when we have crossed paths in the build-up, he's also always seemed like a respectful lad. 'He seems a decent fella and I don't think I'm an a***hole, so we get on well and both parties respect each other. 'But when we launched the fight I was getting a lot of abuse, not from Ryan, but from his fans and I absolutely loved it because it got me pumped up and then I couldn't wait to get into training after that. 'They were swearing and chanting at me and every time I went to speak on the mic they hurled abuse at me. 'I loved it but my little boy was there with me and he was overawed by it and worried about me. 'He loves the build-ups and has done lots of them before but that side he hadn't seen before, the whole crowd abusing and against me. 'Now he wants me to win more than ever and has mentioned Ryan to me a few times.' Old-school Bellotti was too polite to explain the exact words that upset his lad but 'The Piranha' didn't need to be asked twice. He QUIT! Chisora | Split Decision | Usyk vs Dubois 2 fight review | Sun Sport Before we could even get the question out, he giggled: 'I know what you are going to ask: w*****, w*****, w*****! 'I thought 'oh bloody hell, he's got his nipper here, bless him. 'I didn't expect it really, it took me back a bit, but I was speaking to Reece the whole time we were there together and there's no animosity, we're similar sorts of fellas. 'Me and Reece are just fighters, we will turn up and have it out and then we will shake hands after.' If Garner cleans up the domestic scene with his 18th pro win, he might nail down a world title shot at St Mary's next summer. And it will be an incredible turnaround for the 9st 4lbs ace, who used to be a little Saints toerag on the terrace. He laughed: 'I have a great relationship with the club and the dream now is to fight there - only problem is few of my pals from school are banned! 'I still just feel like a normal bloke but now I mix with some of the important people and players at the club. 'Me and all my mates are Southampton riffraff but suddenly I am mixing it with the top dogs, it's a bit mental.'
