Gold for Ireland

At the World Dwarf Games in Michigan USA, Irish badminton player Niall McVeigh retained the singles title he won four years ago in 2009. McVeigh progressed from the groups to survive tough quarter and semi-final matches against British players Oliver Clark and Andrew Martin. In the final, he faced another British player Krysten Coombs and kept his cool to take the title 21/19-21/12. In a good tournament for the Irish, Emma Farnham made it to the women's final, only narrowly losing to Britain's Rebecca Bedford. Andrew Moorcroft made it to the semi-finals of the junior tournament, while newcomer Emma Fitzsimons learned a huge amount from her first outing at this level.