Rowing: Wins in the heats by lightweight single scullers Sam Lynch and SinΘad Jennings and the lightweight pair of Gear≤id Towey and Tony O'Connor made the first day of the World Cup regatta in Munich yesterday a very good one for the big Ireland team, writes Liam Gorman.
The most heartening result of the day came in the men's lightweight four - one of the World Cup events proper as it is an Olympic race - where the Irish under-23 crew won their repechage to make it through, eliminating the British crew in the process.
The performance augurs well for the crew's hopes in the Nations Cup, the world under-23 championships, in Linz later this month. "They're a boat for the future," said team manager Michael O'Callaghan.
A men's double of John Wholley and Paul O'Sullivan - a late addition to the team - and a single of Padraig Hussey will also travel on to Linz, but they found the standard too high. yesterday and did not make it through to the semi-finals. The men's lightweight quadruple and single sculler Albert Maher progressed, however, although lightweight single scullers Heather Boyle and Fiola -who unluckily lost out by only a second - missed out.
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Athlethics: American Tim Montgermery stunning 9.84 seconds 100 metres in the cold in Olso to beat the Olympic silver medallist Ato Bolton and set the fastest time of the year in the Bislett Games Golden league meeting last night.
CRICKET: Matt Dwyer signed off his Ireland career yesterday with a trademark 10 overs of nagging left-arm spin that helped dismiss Canada for 217 in the final round of World Cup qualifying matches in Toronto, writes David Townsend. Dwyer had a maiden over in his spell of 0-41 and a outfield catch to remove Melvin Croning off captain Kyle McCallan
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GAELIC GAMES: Rumours that Liam McHale would line out for his club Ballina Stephenites in the senior championship match with Kiltane are groundless. McHale has not trained with the club and has indicated that he is to concentrate on basketball next season. His former centrefield midfield partner David Brady who returned from injury for a brief cameo during the Connacht final is fullyfit and ready to play.
