Brendan Irvine made a successful senior international championship boxing debut, having survived a small scare on the way to his bout in Baku yesterday.

Darren O’Neill believes the Irish boxing team will be kings of the ring at the European Games in Baku.

Jenny Egan has narrowly missed out on a kayaking medal at the European Games in Baku, being denied in canoe sprint’s longest race by less than half a second, finishing fourth.