Brady reaches World Handball semi-finals

Cavan's Paul Brady is through to the semi-finals of the Men's Open at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon.

Brady defeated Armagh's Charly Shanks 21-9, 21-5 to go through to tomorrow's semis, where he will face the leading American, Emmet Peixoto.

Cork's Tony Healy faces Luis Moreno from Arizona in the last of the quarter-finals at midnight Irish time tonight.

Elsewhere, Kilkenny's Ducksy Walsh collected the Masters A title earlier today with an emphatic win over California's Jay Balkenbush.

Meanwhile, Roscommon's Marianna Rushe caused a massive upset in the Ladies Open where she defeated number two seed, Lisa Fraser Gilmore from Canada, 21-16, 21-19.