In last year’s All-Ireland semi-final against Cork, it took Kyle Hayes eight-and-a-half minutes to get his first touch of the ...

Liberty Insurance Ball Speed measures how fast the sliotar travels during Senior Hurling Championship matches held in Croke Park. The data, supplied by Hawkeye technology, was used for the first ...

Often described as a cross between lacrosse, field hockey and rugby — with a large dose of Irish culture — hurling is a mix of speed ... They may not throw the ball to another player or ...

is singular in its ability to cut the slippery sheen of a new baseball and provide a firm grip for the pitcher hurling it at life-threatening speed toward another human standing just 60 feet and ...

At full speed, hurling looks like it has no rules ... by these people swinging what look like axes, chasing a tiny ball. Hurling is one of four Gaelic games, along with camogie (women’s hurling ...

By Paul Keane The Mayo hurlers held a meet and greet in Adrian Freeman Park in Tooreen last Sunday, a rare promotional ...

Sure, chimpanzees can throw, but only at about 20 mph, a speed that wouldn’t land them ... this skill for hunting — specifically for hurling spears or rocks at small animals to kill and ...

When eight-year-old Fionn lost his sliotar (hurling ball) while on a summer holiday in Donegal, he thought he had lost it forever. But when the ball washed up on a Scottish beach eight months ...

It’s the fastest game on grass and, at 3,000 years old, widely considered to be one of the oldest field sports in the world.