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Israel 0-3 Republic of Ireland: Irish impress in Debrecen victory

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Three first-half goals saw the Republic of Ireland claim their first win of their Nations League Group B3 campaign against Israel in Debrecen.

Three days on from a disappointing defeat in Kosovo, the Irish enjoyed a much better showing in Hungary as first-half goals from Troy Parrott, Adam Idah and Jack Moylan had them clear.

Israel pushed for a way back early in the second period but could not get past Caoimhin Kelleher, with the Irish in control for the most part to ease home.

As expected, there were no handshakes prior to the game, with Republic of Ireland players bowing their heads during the Israeli anthem.

Despite the fraught build-up, Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side began with confidence and were rewarded on 14 minutes as Parrott netted his 12th international goal when turning home James Abankwah’s cut-back.

The lead was doubled two minutes later and this time it was Idah who was put through by Moylan before slotting past Daniel Peretz into the corner of the net.

Caoimhin Kelleher would be called into action to thwart Anan Khalaili, but the Irish would go three clear in the 25th minute when Moylan drove into the box and fired home his first competitive international goal.

Israel pushed for a way back early in the second period but Kelleher would deny Dor Peretz and then Eliel Peretz.

Idah went close to grabbing his second but Peretz turned his effort around the post.

Republic of Ireland now turn their attention to Austria in Dublin on Thursday with Israel back in Debrecen to face Kosovo.

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Did Carson Benge's late surge put him in the hunt for NL rookie of the year?

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In the final month of the season, Benge hit .313 with four home runs.

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United States complete thrilling comeback to retain Presidents Cup

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The United States completed a thrilling comeback on the final day to beat the Internationals and win an 11th successive Presidents Cup.

The hosts, containing eight of the world’s 11 top-ranked players, trailed by three points going into Sunday and were looking to avoid just a second defeat since the biennial competition began 32 years ago.

They dominated the singles, winning nine of the 12 matches, to seal a 17-13 win at Medinah – the scene of Team Europe’s famous Ryder Cup comeback win in 2012.

Jacob Bridgeman secured the decisive point by holing a four-foot par putt at the 18th to seal a one-up win over Australia’s Min Woo Lee.

There were also wins for Cameron Young, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele and Jackson Koivun.

“I told the guys last night that funny stuff happens here. Medinah’s got a history of funny things happening,” said US captain Brandt Snedeker, who was a member of the team beaten by Europe in 2012.

“All these guys fought for each other, fought for this country, fought for this team.”

International captain Geoff Ogilvy said: “The US team came out firing, we knew they would.

“It was on a knife edge all day. If some of those one downs we had out there had flipped to one up, the numbers looked really good and who knows what momentum that could give.”

US President Donald Trump was in attendance in his role as honorary chairman, greeting the players and making a speech before the matches got under way.

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Minnesota Lynx, New York Liberty could turn No. 1 vs. No. 8 seed WNBA playoff game into a classic

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The Liberty don’t look like a No. 8 seed. Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve is fully aware.

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