Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Magees fall at the European Championship quarter-final

Chloe and Sam Magee lost their European Championships quarter-final this morning to England's Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith on a 21/7, 21/11 scoreline.

other sport • 30 Apr 21

Magees march into European Badminton C'ship quarters

Chloe and Sam Magee are into the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles at the at the European Badminton Championships in Ukraine.

other sport • 29 Apr 21

Nhat Nguyen won his opening game in Ukraine

Ireland muster two wins at Euro Badminton Championships

Ireland came away with two victories on the opening day of the 2021 Badminton European Championships in Ukraine.

other sport • 27 Apr 21

Sam and Chloe Magee impressed in Birmingham

Magees beaten in last 16 at All England Championships

Sam and Chloe Magee were beaten by Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matstomo in the last 16 of the mixed doubles at the All England Championships on Thursday evening.

other sport • 18 Mar 21

Chloe Magee and Sam Magee will take home at least a bronze medal

Chloe & Sam Magee seal another Irish medal in Minsk

Chloe and Sam Magee secured at least a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the European Games after brilliant defeat of the Netherlands in Minsk on Friday morning.

Other sport • 28 Jun 19

Sam and Chloe Magee got the win they needed against Belarus

Magee siblings make q-finals, English falls short

Chloe and Sam Magee are one game from delivering another Irish medal at the European Games after squeezing through to the quarter-finals of the badminton mixed doubles in Minsk.

other sport • 27 Jun 19

Chloe and Sam Magee take Irish Open mixed doubles crown

Chloe and Sam Magee delivered a majestic performance at the National Indoor Arena, Blanchardstown to secure the Irish Open Badminton mixed doubles crown.

Other sport • 18 Nov 18

Irish crew bow out of World Badminton Championships

The Irish contingent of Sam Magee, Chloe Magee and Nhat Nguyen have bowed out of the World Badminton Championships in China.

other sport • 31 Jul 18

Nguyen and Magees make Irish Badminton Open finals

Ireland will have representatives in tomorrow's men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles Irish Badminton Open finals.

Other sport • 07 Dec 17

Chloe and Sam Magee bow out of World Championships

Sam and Chloe Magee put in a battling performance but were eventually defeated by Olympic champions Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in their last-16 clash at the World Championships.

Other sport • 24 Aug 17

Magees march into last 16 at World Championships

Chloe and Sam Magee have reached the last 16 of the World Badminton Championships mixed doubles after beating Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino of Japan.

Other sport • 22 Aug 17

Sam and Chloe Magee were victorious in Glasgow

Chloe and Sam Magee advance at World Championships

Chloe and Sam Magee have reached the last 32 of the mixed doubles at the Badminton World Championships after beating Americans Yan Tuck Chan and Yuko Kawasaki in their first match.

Other sport • 22 Aug 17

The Magees took home a bronze from Denmark

Hard work finally pays off for the Magees

After claiming a bronze medal at the European Badmintion Championship alongside her brother Sam, Chloe Magee felt that preparations had gone well for the pair in advance of the competition.

Other sport • 01 May 17

Sam and Chloe Magee had no answer for the class of the Danish pair

The Magees must settle for a bronze medal in Denmark

There was no joy for Chloe and Sam Magee in their European Badminton Championship silver medal match as they lost 21-14, 21-10 to Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pederson and they must settle for bronze.

Other sport • 29 Apr 17

Sam and Chloe Magee in mixed doubles action - they are now European medalists

Chloe and Sam Magee create history

Donegal pair Chloe and Sam Magee have created history by winning Ireland's first ever medal at the European Badminton Championships in Denmark.

Other sport • 29 Apr 17

Chloe and Sam Magee prevailed in Denmark

Chloe & Sam Magee march into European quarter-finals

Chloe and Sam Magee marched past French pair Bastian Kersaudy and Lea Palermo and into the quarter-finals of the European Badminton Championships in Denmark on Thursday evening.

Other sport • 27 Apr 17

Scott Evans finished strongly in his opening match

Irish start well at European Badminton Championships

There was success for all the Irish competitors on the opening day of the European Badminton Championships in Kiolding, Denmark.

Other sport • 26 Apr 17

Chloe Magee was beaten 2-0 by Karin Schnaase

Chloe Magee's hopes end after defeat to Schnaase

Chloe Magee's Rio adventure is over after she fell to a second Group P defeat against experienced German Karin Schnaase.

Paris 2024 • 13 Aug 16

Ireland's Chloe Magee face China's Yihan Wang in her first game

VIDEO: Irish badminton players aim for last 16

Badminton Ireland's Dan Magee says that while our competitors have a tough task ahead, getting to the last-16 stage of the Olympics is a realistic goal.

Paris 2024 • 09 Aug 16

Katie Taylor won all four rounds of the lightweight final

Double boxing gold for Ireland at European Games

Ireland have claimed two gold medals at the European Games with Katie Taylor winning the women's lightweight title, and Michael O'Reilly securing the men's middleweight crown in Baku.

Other sport • 27 Jun 15

Katie Taylor gets the decision in a close fight against her Azerbaijan opponent

Katie Taylor survives scare to make final in Baku

Olympic champion and five-time world champion Katie Taylor has reached the women’s lightweight final at the European Games in Baku while Chloe, Sam and Joshua Magee have secured medals in badminton.

Other sport • 26 Jun 15

Brendan Irvine celebrates his quarter-final victory

Brendan Irvine claims first Irish medal at Baku

Boxer Brendan Irvine has secured Ireland's first medal at the European Games in Baku after he guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal in the men's light flyweight division.

Boxing • 26 Jun 15

Sam and Chloe Magee secured points for Ireland

Ireland beat hosts Belgium in mixed Europeans

Ireland have beaten hosts Belgium 3-2 at the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships.

Other sport • 12 Feb 15

Sam (L) won the men's doubles with his brother Joshua, while Chloe (R) won the women's singles

Magees dominate at National Badminton Centre

It was almost a clean sweep for the Magee family at the 2015 Carlton Irish National Championships, held at the National Badminton Centre in Lisburn.

Other sport • 02 Feb 15

Scott Evans was knocked out in the last 16 at the US Open

Irish players exit US Badminton Open

Ireland's interest at the US Open in New York ended last night as Scott Evans lost in his singles while Sam and Chloe Magee were beaten in the mixed doubles.

Other sport • 12 Jul 14