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Shane Fitzgibbon, one of Ireland's best known exponents of taekwon-do, was recently promoted to sixth degree black belt.

AS IT is World Cup time we all hope that Messi, Torres, Kaka, and Podolski might net a few hat tricks on the way, but it seems Galway’s Ken Bruen has beaten them to it.

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A Festival of Tennis is being initiated at Castlebar Tennis Club in the coming weeks, which will see a number of tennis events take place around the town.

Swinford Tri Sports are organising a half Iron Man triathlon, called the Humbert Challenge on Sunday July 25.

Connacht will face English premiership side Harlequins in next season’s European Challenge Cup following publication of the draw yesterday.

The first ever Westport triathlon took place on Saturday May 29 last when more than 60 participants took to the sea, swimming from the Quay up to the Point before cycling a 20k round trip to Croagh Patrick and finishing up with a 10k run up and down the Railway Walk.

Salthill Devon are looking forward to contesting thhe FAI Senior Ladies’ Cup semi-final later this month after an emphatic 4 - 0 victory over last year’s finalists St Catherine’s of Dublin on Sunday.

Galway rower Siobhan McCrohan has helped Ireland secure its first women’s World Cup final placing in four years.

A special Camogie congress took place in sweltering sunshine in Croke Park last Saturday and a number of issues were up for discussion. The most major development to have occurred was that the Camogie association has voted overwhelmingly in favour of the ‘Go Games’ model where all counties will be participating.