The British and Irish Lions will collide with South Africa in a series decider next Saturday after the Springboks emerged emphatic 27-9 winners from a tense second Test at Cape Town Stadium.
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Mercedes’ locked out the front row of the grid ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton coming out ahead of his teammate Valtteri Bottas. The Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez start third and fourth and will look to get the better of the Silver Arrows off the line.
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Aidan Walsh has secured Ireland’s first Olympic medal in boxing since the London Olympics in 2012. The Belfast welterweight comfortably outpointed Merven Clair from Mauritius in their quarter-final bout meaning he will win a minimum of bronze but a win over Pat McCormack from Britain in the semi-final on Sunday will give him a chance to upgrade to silver.
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Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan held off a late charge from Germany to win the gold medal for Ireland in the men’s lightweight double sculls. It is Ireland’s first gold medal in rowing and comes 24 hours after their women’s four team won bronze in Tokyo.
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The Irish women’s four crew have rowed themselves into Irish sporting history in Tokyo, winning a magnificent bronze medal on the Sea Forest Waterway. The crew finished ahead of Team GB while Australia held off the Netherlands to take gold.
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