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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Deerpark's Fleming plays part in Irish team retaining European Team Championship title
Ireland were the defending champions from the event last held in 2018 as home advantage was made to count during the three days of play. The initial strokeplay round to decide the order of the nine nationals involved saw Ireland finish 21 shots ahead of Great Britain in topping the standings as they ended up in an initial group with Switzerland and Galicia. They had 6-0 wins in both encounters as Fleming defeated the Swiss' Giovanni Volentik 3&2 and Galicia's David Rodriguez 4&3 in his two matches. Those wins meant Ireland went into a Championship group with the other two group winners, Catalonia and Great Britain, as Fleming partnered with Limerick's Kieran Earls in the Doubles. They defeated Catalan pair Marc Lloret and Alex Albinana 4&3 with the Killarney man subsequently beating Lloret 4&3 in the Singles match. Ireland had a 8-1 win overall against the Catalans as victory in Sunday morning's game against Great Britain would assure them of the title. It was flawless in Ireland winning 9-0 as Fleming combined with Earls again for a 2&1 win over Liam Malone & Steve Deeble in the Doubles as Fleming then had a 3&2 win over John Deeble in the Singles to complete his tournament. The win follows on from Fleming's Irish World Cup win last autumn as the specific win last weekend was 20 years after Fleming's Deerpark club-mate Derry McCarthy captained Ireland to victory in this event in Holland. Elsewhere, last Saturday at the Ardnacrusha Scratch Cup saw Deerpark's Eileen McCarthy (Gross) and Tralee's Charlotte Blake (Nett) win the two Ladies prizes in the competition. Closer to home the County U16 Boys Strokeplay Championships took place on Tuesday last in Tralee with the overall title requiring a nine-hole play-off to decide the outcome after both Deerpark's Fionn McMonagle and Tralee's Tommy Murray tied on 116. McMonagle was victorious by five shots in the extra holes in claiming the overall title from Murray as the 13-15 section was dominated by Listowel with Ruairi Turbinski winning by four shots from his club-mate Mason Sheehy Elston on a score of 119. The 8-12 section was won by Deerpark's Aodhan O'Halloran meanwhile on 118 with Joey Blake from the host club second on 127. The County Strokeplay was also the event that saw confirmation of the three Kerry teams that will represent the county in the Munster U16 Singles & Inter-County Championships in Crosshaven in Cork this Saturday. Gold team: Aodhan O'Halloran (Deerpark), Fionn McMonagle (Deerpark), Mason Sheehy Elston (Listowel), Thomas Keane (Listowel) Green team: Fionn O'Callaghan (Deerpark), Tommy Daly (Listowel), Thomas O'Sullivan (Deerpark), Diarmuid Lyons (Listowel) ADVERTISEMENT White team: Daniel Quinlan (Deerpark), Sean Stack (Listowel), Ruairi Turbinski (Listowel), Joey Blake (Tralee) Meanwhile, this Friday sees the National Strokeplay Qualifiers take place in Tralee as they have been brought forward in order to avoid a clash with the All-Ireland Football Final on Sunday.
Edinburgh Live
26-06-2025
- General
- Edinburgh Live
Antiques Roadshow expert left unimpressed by 'one thing' on 'unusual' valuable watch
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Antiques Roadshow. An Antiques Roadshow guest valued a late friend's watch for thousands but "one thing" was bothering him. BBC specialist Richard Price was on hand at Hampton Court to examine the timepiece inherited by a guest. She shared her story: "It was left to me by a very dear friend. I actually used to work for her and her husband was a buyer at one time in Harrods, a jewellery buyer for Harrods. And when she died, she gave it to me." In response to whether her friend wore the item often, she said: "Yes, she used to wear it nearly every day on her suit lapel.." Price praised: "That's a lovely story and I'll tell you something, it is in absolutely exquisite condition. 'There's not a chip out of that enamel anywhere.' (Image: BBC) When the guest admitted she didn't know what period it was from, Price elaborated: 'Well these flowers, the petals, leaves, the enamel, it's very sort of art nouveau in style, isn't it? 'And just looking at the general shape and size of the piece, I'm quite happy to say it's about 1905 to 1910.' Price went on to demonstrate how the watch works, rotating the bezel to wind it and then using a thumb piece to turn the clock's hands, stating that it 'does everything it should do.' It wasn't an entirely rosy appraisal though as he added: 'But there's just one thing I'm not entirely happy with. 'The little rose diamonds around the bezel of this watch just don't have quite the same style and class, if I can use that word, of these brilliant cut ones here. 'Do you see how that's just a little bit nicer than the watch itself', with the guest agreeing. Opening up the watch to show off the mechanics, he described it as 'absolutely typically Swiss' and half the size of his fingernail. 'It is an exquisite thing. Wonderful quality.' (Image: BBC) 'I'm not sure that the pendant actually went on with the watch when new. 'But the colours are so good that it doesn't really matter. 'It blends extremely well, because this is an unusual quality of enamel and it's an unusual colour because you've got the dark reds and you've got these lovely almost corally petals.' Then came the moment of truth for the valuation: "Well you're never going to replace it, because you'll never need to." But for those curious minds, "But if you went to look for one, I think that's going to cost you an absolute minimum of £6,000 to £7,000." The revelation made the guest's face a picture of surprise as she exclaimed: "Oh goodness! Oh goodness me! Thank you, that's wonderful." With a playful suggestion, Price said: "Next time somebody takes you out for a lovely dinner, pop it on", eliciting a chuckle from her as she responded: "I'll tell him!", hinting at her partner off-screen. Antiques Roadshow is available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Scotsman
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Scott McTominay muzzled as nervy Napoli and irate Inter fluff lines in Serie A title race amid VAR drama
Napoli have slender advantage despite Scotland stars having off-night Sign up to our Football newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's as you were in this gripping Serie A title race after both Napoli and Internazionale fluffed their lines on the penultimate day of the season. On a dramatic Sunday night in the quest for the Scudetto, Scotland internationalist Scott McTominay and Napoli were held 0-0 by Parma at Stadio Ennio Tardini, while Inter led not once but twice at home to Lazio before drawing 2-2 at San Siro. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Napoli go into the final week of the season leading by one point over Inter, who will rue letting the chance to regain top spot slip against Lazio, who are chasing Champions League football. Napoli's final match is at home to Cagliari, while Inter are at Como. Napoli manager Antonio Conte calls for calm during the match against Parma. | Getty Images McTominay and fellow Scotland internationalist Billy Gilmour both started for Napoli against relegation-threatened Parma but did not put in a sparkling performance against an obdurate opponent who had plenty to play for. However, their manager Antonio Conte led the celebrations with his players and band of travelling fans as they learned of Inter's draw. A win at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will clinch only Napoli's fourth title. How a dramatic night unfolded in Serie A At the Tardini, Parma started the game brightly and Bonny had the first shot on goal after good work from Hernani, although the striker's effort was too central and easily held by Alex Meret in the Napoli goal. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The visitors were toiling to get a foothold as Gilmour attempted to wrestle control of the midfield, although there were strong claims for Napoli penalty on 17 minutes when Matteo Politano's cross struck the trailing arm of Parma defender Botond Balogh. Referee Daniele Doveri waved the appeals away. Napoli were getting little change out of the well-drilled Parma backline and it was the hosts who had the next shot on target. On the counter-attack, the ball was worked out wide right to Simon Sohm and the Swiss' shot required a smart save from Meret. From the corner, the keeper clattered into McTominay, punching the Scotsman in the face. A little dazed, the midfielder got to his feet. Napoli then had their best moment on 33 minutes. The ball was fed into Frank Zambo Anguissa and he flicked the ball over Giovanni Leoni's head and smacked a first-time volley from just inside the penalty box that cracked the inside of the post and away to safety. Yann Bisseck opens the scoring for Inter against Lazio. | Getty Images That was the last meaningful action in the first half but 130 kilometres north-west in Milan, there was a goal right on the stroke of half time. Inter had dominated against Lazio without being able to break through but that all changed in the second minute of stoppage time when the defending champions finally broke the deadlock. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The man who netted was an unlikely source of goals, as defender Yann Bisseck had only netted twice prior to this match. However, he was in the right place at the right time to fire home after Federico Dimarco's effort had been deflected on to post. It meant that going into the break across Italy, Inter were back on top of Serie A by a point. Napoli needed to respond. So much to play for Having looked secure at the bottom of the league at the interval, Parma were also now in a bit of peril. Lecce led at Torino while Empoli had turned it around in Monza, leading 3-1. Napoli flickered into life on 57 minutes when Giovanni Raspadori drilled a cross into the box but Zion Suzuki palmed it away, before Politano's cross-shot cracked off the top of the crossbar with Parma's Japanese goalkeeper beaten. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Conte turned to his bench on 66 minutes with two changes, as David Neres and Philip Billing were introduced for Raspadori and Gilmour. The Rangers academy graduate wasn't able to get a hold of the match. Billy Gilmour started for Napoli. | Getty Images McTominay had been quiet too, stationed more wide left than central, although he was crudely brought down on 69 minutes by Enrico del Prato not far from the edge of the penalty box. The Scot himself took the free-kick and his rasping effort was brilliantly saved by Suzuki. If they were left to rue that intervention, the news from the San Siro was much better. Lazio had levelled on 74 minutes against Inter, with veteran Spanish forward Pedro coming off the bench to level matters. Napoli were back on the summit as we entered the closing stages. The goal was originally ruled out for offside but a VAR review led to it being awarded. Parity lasted just five minutes. Inter went back in front through Denzel Dumfries, powering home a close-range header. Advantage the Nerazzurri. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad McTominay muzzled Parma brought on a raft of subs to freshen their team up. The petrol tank was emptying after putting so much effort to muzzle McTominay and Co. The drama was coming at the San Siro. Another VAR inspection was called on 88 minutes for a handball in the Inter penalty area. Both managers Simeone Inzaghi and Marco Baronu were sent off before referee Daniele Chiffi deemed that Bisseck had handled the ball. Pedro stepped up to take the spot-kick. No mistake. The pressure was telling back in Parma. Now Conte and his Parma counterpart Christian Chivu were shown red cards for remonstrations on the touchline. Both teams had seven minutes of stoppage time to find a winner. Pedro fires home a crucial penalty for Lazio. | Getty Images Then a huge moment. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Neres tumbled under the challenge of Mathias Lovik. It was a soft award. During an enormously long VAR check, referee Doveri was finally asked to look at the monitor. At the same time, Inter had a Marco Arnautovic goal disallowed for offside. Eventually, the penalty award was annulled. Where to look. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Finally, the full-time whistles. Parma 0-0 Napoli, Inter 2-2 Lazio. Time to breathe. As you were in this most gripping title race. Make sure you look again next weekend. Bologna miss out on Champions League Elsewhere on a dramatic night of Serie A action, Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson and Bologna went down 3-2 to Fiorentina in a damaging defeat for their Champions League hopes. Four days after winning the Coppa Italia, Ferguson and his team could not prevail in Florence and now can't finish in the top five going into the last day.
