Report: Michael Murphy captains Ireland to facile win over poor Australia


IRELAND 116 (6-22-5) AUSTRALIA 37 (2-7-4) Ireland win 173-72 on aggregate BY CHRIS MCNULTY AT CROKE PARK MICHAEL Murphy’s talents at this game are plainly obvious, but the Donegal skipper doesn’t have a flicker of regret at passing up a chance at Australian Rules. Advertisement Time was when the Glenswilly man was courted strongly by […]

Jason Quigley beaten in final, but claims World Silver medal


BY CHRIS MCNULTY JASON Quigley has been beaten to a World Championship gold medal by Kazakhstan Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. In the middleweight final in Almaty, it was the home fighter, Alimkhanuly who took a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 unanimous decision to win gold. Advertisement It was the first defeat in 33 fights for Finn Valley ABC man […]

Jason Quigley: Nine minutes from a World title


“Vanish, o night! Fade, you stars! Fade, you stars! At dawn, I will win! I will win! I will win!” – Giacomo Puccini’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ BY CHRIS MCNULTY c.mcnulty@donegalnews.com WHEN he presses play on his iPod in the moments before today’s World Middleweight final, Jason Quigley will listen to a powerful tone that has acted […]

Katie Taylor hails ‘phenomenal’ Jason Quigley


BY CHRIS MCNULTY IRISH boxing heroine Katie Taylor has hailed Jason Quigley’s World Championship semi-final win. The Ballybofey man will fight Kazakhstan’s Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in tomorrow’s final after a brilliant semi-final demolition of Russia’s Artem Chebotarev in today’s semi. Advertisement Quigley is the first Irish male boxer to reach a World Championship final. Taylor is […]

FAI Cup role for John Duffy


LETTERKENNY man John Duffy has been appointed as the Referee Observer for Sunday-week’s FAI Ford Cup final between Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United at the Aviva Stadium.

‘No fear’ for Termon in replay


TREVOR Alcorn says that his Termon ladies will have ‘no fear’ when they face Donaghmoyne in the replay of their Ulster senior ladies championship final