Sligo survived a brief but real scare in the Bronx tonight before their experience and class told late on to see off a spirited New York.

Sligo 1-19 Armagh 1-08: Sharpshooter Adrian Marren scored eight points as an improving Sligo retained their Division 3 status with an 11-point defeat of a lethargic Armagh at Markievicz Park.

Armagh made virtually certain of a place in the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup with a 2-11 to 0-14 win over St Mary’s at the Athletic Grounds.

Dr McKenna Cup

Tyrone began the defence of their Dr McKenna Cup title with a 1-12 to 1-10 win over 12-man Armagh in a feisty encounter today which saw 19 cards flashed at the Athletic Grounds – four of them red.

Another weekend, another collection of black card queries.

ULSTER SFC QUARTER-FINAL:

Armagh 1-12 Cavan 0-9

Donegal moved back to the top of Division 2 this afternoon as they defeated Monaghan 2-11 to 0-10 in a repeat of last year's Ulster final in Letterkenny.

Donegal 1-10 Armagh 0-11

Tyrone, Donegal, Monaghan, Derry, Antrim and Cavan were victorious in the Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup in Ulster this afternoon.

Derry, Tyrone, Armagh, Cavan and Down claimed wins in the Power NI McKenna Cup this afternoon.

Do managers and their players, learn more from defeat and tight games than easy victories?

Armagh will field an unchanged team for the third match running when they travel to Salthill to take on Galway in the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers on Saturday.

Armagh 8-13 Leitrim 0-10

Armagh 8-13 Leitrim 0-10

Armagh manager Paul Grimley is confident that the team that throttled Wicklow can get the required result against Leitrim in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier in Carrick-on-Shannon (throw-in 5pm).

Armagh 2-21 Wicklow 0-02

Armagh 2-21 Wicklow 0-02

Waterford veteran Tony Browne is hopeful of playing his first county hurling of the year in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier clash with Westmeath in Cusack Park (5pm).

Armagh manager Paul Grimley has made five changes to his Armagh team for Sunday's Allianz Football League clash with Wexford.

Armagh 2-8 Kerry 0-10

Conor Counihan expressed himself happy enough to be making the long journey home with a point in the bag and, while they could have left with nothing, they really should have departed with two.

Armagh 0-10 Cork 1-7

DERRYTRESK last night launched an appeal process ahead of Sunday week’s All-Ireland Club JFC final against Galway champions Clonbur after being slapped with a reported eight suspensions following their controversial semi-final win over Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in Portlaoise last month.

ARMAGH

IT was a match where they were strongly challenged, but during the critical closing phase Armagh produced the goods to swing yesterday’s ESB All-Ireland MFC final at Croke Park in their direction.

COLLIDING with a strong and forceful Armagh outfit proved fatal to Kerry’s 2009 minor football ambitions in yesterday’s All-Ireland MFC semi-final at Croke Park.

Armagh 2-10 Kerry 0-10

Armagh have claimed their first ESB Ulster Minor Football Championship title since 2005 following an exciting 1-08 to 1-05 win over neighbours Down at St Tiernach's Park, Clones this afternoon.

Armagh 2-14 Monaghan 2-08

Armagh 2-8 Tyrone 1-9