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LESS than a third of a second proved the difference for one Galway rower who came up just short of a medal at the European Rowing Championships in Lake Bled, Slovenia last weekend. Siobhán McCrohan of Tribesmen Rowing Club missed out on a podium finish by a whisker, finishing fourth in the lightweight single sculls […]
Sligo rower Brian Colsh produced an impressive finish to Sunday's men's single sculls 'C' final at the European Rowing Championships in Slovenia, to claim
wasn t enough. and the mixed coxed four were notable winners for britain at the european rowing championships in slovenia. cox erin kennedy shed tears on the podium after helping her crew win gold a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. she was given the all clear in march after undergoing 17 rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy. the second tennis grand slam of the year got under way at roland garros today but already, the french open is over for british number one dan evans. he s out in the first round. whilst elsewhere, ukraine s marta kostyuk said people should be embarrassed after she was booed off court. with a round up of day one, here s dan ogunshakin. british interest in roland garros was limited to just three players this year. that number now stands at two after world number 25 dan evans was dumped out by thannasi kokkinakis. the british number one lost in straight sets and has lost his last three tournaments