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RTÉ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Nick Griggs takes silver at European U23 Championships
Ireland's Nick Griggs claimed silver in the 5,000m at the European Under-23s Championships in Bergen, Norway on Saturday. The Tyrone native hit the front early, but with 800 metres left to run, event favourite Niels Laros of the Netherlands took up the lead. Griggs stayed on his shoulder before kicking for home inside the lasr 150 metres. Laros crossed the line just over a second ahead of Griggs in a time of 13:45.80, with Will Barnicoat of Great Britain taking the bronze in 13:46.11. "I was humming and hawing all week about how I was going to take it out and I think we decided this morning that I was going to take it out," Griggs said afterwards. "It's hard to make someone of the calibre of Niels (Laros) really hurt over the last few laps so that was kind of my intention. "I was kind of risking losing the medal to go and get the win, but I was willing to do that to be honest. "I've won so many silvers and here is another one." It's Griggs' sixth individual European underage medal - he has a two additional team honours. In the same event Callum Morgan secured a top-10 finish with a time of 13:53.18. It was his best ever performance at a championship. In the women's 3,000m steeplechase, Ava O'Connor finished eighth in 9:54.35. The Tullamore Harriers athlete went with the early pace. Eventual winner Ilona Mononen only got past long-time leader Marta Serrano due to an error on the final-water jump, with a battle at the front for the gold. Mononen took the win in 9:30.49. Anna Gavigan secured her place in the women's discus final on Sunday, throwing 51.34m in the second round to qualify fifth in group A. The Dublin-based athlete will compete in the final at 5.20pm on Sunday. In Sunday's morning session, the relay squads will bid for final places, and 10,000m champion Anika Thompson will return to the track in the evening session for the women's 5,000m final.
Irish Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Tyrone's Nick Griggs adds to Ireland's medal haul at the European U-23 Championships
On Friday, Anika Thompson struck gold for Ireland over 10,000m and Nicola Tuthill added silver in the hammer throw and now Griggs has added to the medal haul. Having won silver and gold at European U-20 level in the past, Griggs was a marked man as he lined up for the 5000m final and he took the pace out from the gun, passing 3000m in 8:28. After missing several months of training earlier in the year due to an infection in his knee, Griggs' bounced back to form in impressive fashion last month with a 3:55 mile in Belfast before lowering the Irish U-23 record to 3:52.42 in Dublin last week. In Bergen, he wanted to make it a stern test for his rivals and he delivered an impressive performance. 'We walked out the first few hundred so I was like, 'let me just take this out,'' he said. 'I was risking losing the medal to go and get to win, but I wanted to do that.' Griggs was the fastest Irish U-20 athlete in history at 1500m, the mile, 3000m and 5000m and he currently holds all the Irish U-23 records over the same distances. While he built a short lead early in the 5000m final, his rivals were keen not to give too much leeway, with the overwhelming favourite, Dutch star Niels Laros, towing them back to catch Griggs. Laros recently ran a 3:45 mile to win at the Eugene Diamond League and with wheels like that, the gold was all but secured once he took the lead with a lap to run, winding the pace up and unleashing a 12.1-second last 100m to win in 13:44.74. Griggs utilised his vast range of gears to hold off a large chasing pack to take silver, with Will Barnicoat – who had beaten Griggs to U-23 gold at the European Cross Country last December – taking bronze with 13:46.11. 'I'll take it' – Rhasidat Adeleke sets her sights on the World Championships after an encouraging display in London British relay team handed gold medals 28 years after they were denied by USA team disqualified for anti-doping violation
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Nick Griggs wins Ireland's third medal at European U-23 Championships
Nick Griggs has won a third medal for Ireland at the European U-23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, the 20-year-old Tyrone athlete claiming silver over 5000m on Saturday evening in 13:45.80. On Friday, Anika Thompson struck gold for Ireland over 10,000m and Nicola Tuthill added silver in the hammer throw. Having won silver and gold at European U-20 level in the past, Griggs was a marked man as he lined up for the 5000m final and he took the pace out from the gun, passing 3000m in 8:28. Having missed several months of training earlier in the year due to an infection in his knee, Griggs' bounced back to form in impressive fashion last month with a 3:55 mile in Belfast before lowering the Irish U-23 record to 3:52.42 in Dublin last week. In Bergen, he wanted to make it a stern test for his rivals. 'We walked out the first few hundred so I was like, 'let me just take this out,'' he said. 'I was risking losing the medal to go and get to win, but I wanted to do that.' Griggs was the fastest Irish U-20 athlete in history at 1500m, the mile, 3000m and 5000m and he currently holds all the Irish U-23 records over the same distances. While he built a short lead early in the 5000m final, his rivals were keen not to give too much leeway, with the overwhelming favourite, Dutch star Niels Laros, towing them back to catch Griggs. Laros recently ran a 3:45 mile to win at the Eugene Diamond League and with wheels like that, the gold was all but secured once he took the lead with a lap to run, winding the pace up and unleashing a 12.1-second last 100m to win in 13:44.74. Griggs utilised his vast range of gears to hold off a large chasing pack to take silver, with Will Barnicoat – who had beaten Griggs to U-23 gold at the European Cross Country last December – taking bronze with 13:46.11. 'I've got mixed feelings,' said Griggs. 'After the year I had, to come out and get silver is not bad. I've only been doing sessions for probably two months. "I'm still early in my season, and hopefully there's a lot more to come in August and September.'
USA Today
01-07-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Nasdaq tops NYSE in 2025 IPO race with $21.3 billion in listings
Nasdaq handily beat the New York Stock Exchange in stock market listings during the first half of 2025, buoyed by blockbuster initial public offerings of big names like CoreWeave CRWV.O and Chime CHYM.O and a jump in proceeds raised via special purpose acquisition companies. IPOs at Nasdaq NDAQ.O, including those of blank-check acquisition companies, raised about $21.3 billion during the first half, compared with $8.7 billion for flotations at the NYSE ICE.N, according to data from Dealogic. Excluding SPAC volumes, traditional IPOs on the Nasdaq raised roughly $9 billion from 79 deals, while 15 IPOs on NYSE raised about $7.8 billion. Last year during the same period, Nasdaq IPOs had raised about $6.1 billion, while shares worth $11.5 billion were sold from IPOs on NYSE. Stock market launches dropped off sharply during the April market selloff that was driven by erratic U.S. trade policy, but Wall Street has since recovered and companies are starting to rush back to seek listings. "We felt this year had an opportunity to be good - and then we had enormous volatility to start the year, so companies across the board had to go pencils down," Nasdaq President Nelson Griggs told Reuters. "Clearly now, with the market rebound we've had after a very strong May, companies are back having those discussions. If the next round (of companies) does well, I think you're going to really see some excitement for the fall," Griggs added. More financial markets: Stocks usually rise by 10% a year. Those days may be over. The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC and S&P 500 .SPX reached record closing highs on Monday, capping their best quarter in more than a year. With its first-half listings performance, Nasdaq maintained its stranglehold at the top of the rankings. The exchange operator has led the IPO rankings ahead of NYSE during the better part of the past decade, including the last six years, according to Dealogic. The market share battle between the two top U.S. exchanges and the improving outlook for stock market listings follows an arid spell for capital markets that lasted for more than two years. Several big names, including medical supply giant Medline and design software maker Figma are gearing up for IPOs later this year. Liquefied natural gas exporter Venture Global's VG.N $1.75 billion share sale, CoreWeave's $1.5 billion raise, and cybersecurity firm SailPoint's SAIL.O $1.38 billion offering ranked as the biggest U.S. IPOs during the first half. "The largest IPO YTD is listed on the NYSE. We anticipate that issuance for the remainder of the year will continue to be active," NYSE Global Head of Capital Markets Michael Harris said. High-profile switches Both exchanges have been beneficiaries of large corporations transferring listings from one venue to the other. This year, Nasdaq has received a boost from high-profile switches including those of Kleenex tissue maker Kimberly-Clark KMB.O and content and technology company Thomson Reuters the parent company of Reuters News. Nasdaq said 10 companies with a combined market value of $271.4 billion have switched from the NYSE this year, the best first-half performance for the exchange operator since it started tracking the data from 2006. NYSE was buoyed by transfers from five companies including financial services firm Virtu VIRT.N, CSW Industrials CSW.N, and building products distributor QXO QXO.N in the first half. Some companies that transferred from NYSE to Nasdaq this year cited the attractiveness of the Nasdaq-100 index .NDX - which includes 100 of the most valuable non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq, including the likes of Nvidia NVDA.O and Apple AAPL.O - as being a key driver for the decision to switch. The Nasdaq 100 has risen nearly 8% this year, compared to the S&P 500 .SPX, which has climbed about 5.5% year-to-date. "We realized very quickly that Nasdaq had something that was very compelling - if you are in the Nasdaq and you meet the threshold for the market cap, you can be part of the Nasdaq-100, a great index to be a member of," said Juan Pelaez, vice-president of investor relations at chemicals company Linde LIN.O, which switched to Nasdaq in 2023. The rivalry between Nasdaq and NYSE has played a big role in making U.S. capital markets more attractive for investors, compared to other markets like Hong Kong and London, which currently have only one venue for flotations, according to experts. Reporting by Anirban Sen in New York; Editing by Alden Bentley and Jamie Freed
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
MSU football joins rival Wolverines, others in offering 2028 in-state ATH prospect
Michigan State football has extended an offer to an in-state athlete that's trending on the recruiting trail. Mylan Griggs of Detroit announced on Sunday that he's received an offer from Michigan State. Griggs -- who is listed as an athlete -- announced the scholarship offer from the Spartans via a post on social media platform X. Griggs plays for Michigan high school powerhouse program Detroit Cass Tech, and is a member of the 2028 class. He is listed at 6-foot-0 and 160 pounds. Griggs is not yet ranked or rated on 247Sports or Rivals. But his interest on the recruiting trail would suggest he'll be a highly-rated prospect in due time. According to 247Sports, he now holds offers from Michigan State, Michigan, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Miami (FL), USC, Wisconsin, Army, Kent State, Marshall, Miami (OH), Southern Miss, UMass, Temple and Toledo. Michigan State has picked up a lot of steam on the recruiting trail in recent weeks in their 2026 class efforts. Hopefully, that'll also translate to the 2027 and 2028 classes with prospects like Griggs. Contact/Follow us @The SpartansWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Michigan State news, notes and opinion. You can also follow Robert Bondy on X @RobertBondy5.
