Kennedy is singles king

DUBLIN’S Eoin Kennedy was crowned Coca-Cola All-Ireland Senior Singles 60 x 30 Handball champion on Saturday night when he defeated Wexford’s Barry Goff 21-17, 21-16 in front of a capacity crowd at the Croke Park Handball Centre.

In what was a tense affair, the first game saw both men tie on points three times at 3, 11 and 17 after Goff took the first point of the evening.

After Goff went 3-1 up, the lead swapping started in earnest with each player holding the advantage on three occasions in the closely-fought race to 21 points.