Championship

2022 - 7 - 29

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New Pro-Am McLaren Trophy championship to feature bespoke ... (GT World Challenge Europe)

McLaren Automotive, the luxury supercar manufacturer, today announces the McLaren Trophy, a new racing championship designed to challenge and develop Pro-Am ...

Race weekends will begin with two 60-minute practice sessions on the opening day to give the drivers the best opportunity to prepare for the two races ahead. Allied to the all-new 120-degree twin turbo V6 engine – freed from BoP regulations to its full 585PS in the Artura Trophy - it is sensationally fast in a straight line. At the heart of the McLaren Trophy is the all-new Artura Trophy race car.

Pro-Am McLaren Trophy championship announced (Evo)

McLaren's new Trophy championship to use Artura GT4-based racer with more power and aero.

Each team will be run independently from McLaren, but to smooth out the logistics for drivers, McLaren is offering a concierge service that’ll handle the operational side of things such as hotels and transfers. As such, the twin-turbocharged 3-litre V6 engine shares its hot-vee layout and 120-degree v-angle, but being freed of its BoP limitations will produce its full 576bhp – incidentally more than regulations allow for GT3 racers, let alone GT4. McLaren has announced a new one-make Pro-Am McLaren Trophy championship kicking off in 2023, utilising a unique racer based on the new Artura GT4 that’s free of any Balance of Performance regulations.

Club Championship: Firies and Knocknagoshel the leading fancies ... (Independent.ie)

There's none of these club championships in the Kingdom easy to win. Just ask Annascaul who took a good few stabs at winning this championship before ...

Kilgarvan actually finished below Finuge in the table, but maybe with less of a split focus with hurling (and Dónal ‘Down’ O’Sullivan more often available) they can challenge here. Group 2 sees Division 4 Cordal as the group favourites, but Sneem/Derrynane had a really fine campaign in Division 5 and won’t want for confidence. In Group 1 Reenard will probably be the favourites having managed to retain their status in Division 3.

Creggan bid to kickstart Championship defence as Antrim SFC ... (Belfast Live)

The 2021 champions host Lámh Dhearg while Portglenone will be hoping a Tyrone legend brings them the Midas touch.

Sign up to our free sports newsletter here. Cargin retained the bulk of their experienced players and there is a talented batch of former minor stars coming through the ranks to ensure Devlin’s men will be involved at the business end of the season. Gort na Móna are already down and the Turf Lodge men will be hoping for an upturn in fortune in their Championship campaign with last year’s Intermediate winners Tír na nÓg also in Group Three. The other tie in Group Two is a local derby between Moneyglass and Ahoghill. St Ergnat’s endured a Championship season to forget last year on their return to the senior ranks. Ahoghill didn’t make the knock-out stages last season, but the Clooney men are never to be underestimated in either code at this time of the year. The south Belfast men retained the services of Donegal native Anthony McGrath for this year and the return to form of Patrick Finnegan has been a huge boost for the Malone men in 2022.

Colm Boyle column: Great final can't mask fact that Championship ... (Irish Mirror)

Kerry won their two Munster Championship games by a joint tally of 35 points and Dublin cruised to another Leinster title yet again. The four provincial finals ...

His accuracy from dead balls was a big part of why Galway got to the final. His scoring ability was pivotal in bringing Derry to the semi-final stage. The best footballer in the country. He was hugely pivotal in winning kickouts and scored 1-15 in the Championship, 0-6 from play. Sensational from the quarter-final onwards. Player of the Year: David Clifford (Kerry) The two Saturday evening games that weekend were completely one-sided and largely forgetful. The provincial system has been outdated for several years now and yet it will remain in place. The Ulster final divided opinion at the time but mine on it hasn’t changed. Played his roles as sweeper and playmaker brilliantly. 13 David Clifford (Kerry) Remained composed for the dramatic injury-time equaliser against Galway.

TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship (RTE.ie)

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