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The Irish Senior International Wheelchair Basketball team have left for Latvia as favorites to win Division C of the European Championships. The team, which has been training for the tournament since last September, represent Ireland’s best ever chance of coming top of the league and progressing to the prestigious Division B. Wheelchair basketball is the largest and most organised of wheelchair sports in Ireland.

Three Galway athletes claimed victory at this year’s Gobi Desert ultra marathon. After struggling through soaring desert heat and against 128 competitors from around the world, Diana Hogan Murphy from Athenry took first place in the women’s race, Shirley Potter from Portumna was the second woman across the line, and Shane O’Rourke also from Portumna came fifth overall and first in his age group.

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Mayo’s An Post Sean Kelly team member David O’Loughlin is in a race against time to be fit for the upcoming Tour of Ireland after suffering a serious injury racing in Germany at the weekend. O’Loughlin crashed on Saturday while taking part in the fourth stage of the Sachsen-Tour International um den Sparkassen-Cup in Germany.

It was a day of fabulous frocks, killer heels and heavenly hats as fashionistas threw caution (and occasionally delicately balanced head pieces) to the wind and determined to enjoy Ladies Day at the Galway Races despite the credit crunch.

A charity Tag rugby blitz to be held at the end of the month will benefit two local charities.

Oughterard, Loughrea, and Galway golf clubs were the winners in the provincial finals of the Bulmers cups and shields. Oughterard Golf Club beat Strandhill Golf Club 4/1 in a dramatic final of the Junior Cup held in their home club at the weekend. Loughrea Golf Club beat Galway Bay Golf Club 3/2 in the Pierce Purcell Cup, while Galway Golf Club beat Athlone Golf Club by six holes in the Barton Shield and Co Sligo Golf Club 3/2 in the final of the Senior Cup.

•Corinthians Golf Society: Sean Brennan’s Captain’s Prize will be held at Ballinasloe Golf Club on Saturday August 29 at 10am. Contact Paddy Flynn 087 2557618.

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Now is the best time of year to learn or improve your golf. For the next couple of months, the days remain fairly long and the temperature remains fairly mild. Most of the big competitions have passed so you will have less anxiety about making small changes to your motion. Coming into the winter is the best time to learn to swing the club or learn to swing it better because you will have ample time to put in the repetitions (practice) needed before spring.