Oxford gain revenge in 159th Boat Race
Oxford buried memories of their painful defeat 12 months ago as they surged past Cambridge to win the 159th University Boat Race by almost two lengths on a chilly and windy River Thames on Sunday.
Oxford buried memories of their painful defeat 12 months ago as they surged past Cambridge to win the 159th University Boat Race by almost two lengths on a chilly and windy River Thames on Sunday.
Athletics Ireland have made the decision to select national champion Linda Byrne along with Catriona Jennings and Ava Hutchinson for the Olympic women's marathon.
Police have charged a man with a public order offence after "possibly the most dramatic Boat Race in history" was temporarily halted by a swimmer who appeared to deliberately cross the path of rowers.
Cambridge won the 158th Xchanging Boat Race today - but a potentially thrilling contest was ruined by an intruder in the River Thames.
Maria McCambridge has become the fifteenth Irish athlete to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.
Oxford produced a storming performance to overturn the odds and beat Cambridge to win the 157th Xchanging Boat Race.
Andrew Ledwith of Father Murphys Athletics Club took the Woodie's DIY National Half Marathon, while Maria McCambridge won the women's race.
Cambridge won the 156th University Boat Race on Saturday, claiming victory over Oxford for the first time in three years.
The Woodie's DIY Inter Club Championships of Ireland take place in the Phoenix Park near the Magazine Fort/Kyber Pass area this weekend.
Maria McCambridge, now based in Letterkenny, regained the Women's Senior title at the Dublin Cross-Country Championships in St Ann's Park after leading from the start.
A delighted Maria McCambridge tells Greg Allen that her intensive marathon training was a big help on the way to winning the Irish Cross Country title.
Oxford and Cambridge can expect wild weather when they go head to head in the 154th Boat Race on the River Thames tomorrow.
All eyes will be on Queens University in Belfast this weekend for the Woodie's DIY Inter Club Cross Country Championships, with several of Ireland's top athletes competing.
The Irish team for the European Cross Country Championship today took off for Spain minus two key members of the senior women's team.
Watch the National Athletics Championships from Santry, featuring, among others, Joanne Cuddihy, David Gillick, Paul McKee, Maria McCambridge, Sonia O'Sullivan and Derval O'Rourke.
Irish athletes Mark Kenneally and Maria McCambridge were victorious in the Ras na hEireann USA 5km in Somerville, Boston today.
Maria McCambridge, the reigning Irish Cross Country champion from Rathgar in Dublin, finished tenth in the World Indoor Championships Women's 3000 metres final in Moscow today.
Dubliner Maria McCambridge knocked over six seconds off her 3000 metres personal best when claiming the notable scalp of 2004 World Cross Country champion Benita Johnson in Madrid last night.
Maria McCambridge and Vinny Mulvey claimed top honours at the Inter-County Cross-Country Championships in Dungarvan today.
Maria McCambridge has been added to the Irish team travelling to the Olympic Games in Athens this summer.