14-man IT Sligo advanced to the Sigerson Cup first round with victory over GMIT at Tuam.

Mayo 1-21 IT Sligo 1-15: Late points from three players ‘on trial’ with Mayo this month carried the beaten All-Ireland finalists to their first win of the new season in Ballina yesterday.

Mayo 1-12 Galway 0-13: Andrew Farrell’s goal 10 minutes from the break helped Mayo to their first Connacht junior football title since 2012.

UCC 0-13 IT Sligo 0-8

Queen’s 0-8 Sligo IT 1-9 (after extra-time)

Galway 1-13 GMIT 0-5

Meath 0-17 Galway 0-13

Leitrim 0-9 Galway 0-8

Roscommon 4-10 Mayo 1-08

Galway 0-12 Donegal 1-16

Fresh from his own brief tenancy in charge of the Ireland senior team, U21 boss Noel King delivered positive tidings yesterday when he met new manager Martin O’Neill for the first time.

Ireland U21 manager Noel King may have delivered a glowing epitaph of Giovanni Trapattoni’s impact but his deputy, Harry McCue, yesterday laid bare the Italian’s disinterest in any tier beneath the senior fold.

Galway 1-14 Cork 1-11

Galway 1-14 Cork 1-11

Kildare 2-05 Galway 2-10

Galway 2-10 Kildare 2-5

Galway 1-17 Roscommon 2-11 AET

CONNACHT U21 FC FINAL:

Ballinasloe 0-14 Kenmare 0-10

Ballinasloe (Galway) 0-14 Kenmare Shamrocks (Kerry) 0-10

Ballinasloe (Galway) 2-7 Port Mór (Armagh) 0-10

Ireland U21 boss Noel King reckons more of his gems can follow Jeff Hendrick into the senior fold after he yesterday drafted in a dozen uncapped players for the upcoming friendly against Holland.

Ballinasloe (Galway) 4-11Oran (Sligo) 0-7

A commanding second-half performance from Roscommon put pre-match favourites Mayo to the sword under lights at Kiltoom on Wednesday night.

Nine points from Young Footballer of the Year, Cillian O’Connor, proved to be the difference as Galway surrendered their provincial and All-Ireland U21 FC crowns in last night’s Connacht preliminary round clash in Castlebar.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

DUBLIN will be the first team since Cork in 2000 to provide representatives in both All-Ireland minor finals after this victory for Dessie Farrell’s side against a Galway team that proved far stiffer opposition than some had expected.

SHANE WALSH fired Galway into an All-Ireland MFC semi-final with a top class second-half display against Ulster champions Cavan in the Pearse Park in Longford on Saturday.

GALWAY boss Tommy Joyce has made three changes to his starting fifteen for this afternoon’s All-Ireland MFC quarter-final against Cavan in Pearse Park at 3pm.

ROSCOMMON captured their 12th Connacht minor football title and first since winning the 2006 All-Ireland title with an easy win over a very disappointing Galway yesterday.

EMMETT BOLTON returns to the Kildare side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier against neighbours Meath in Páirc Tailteann in Navan.

All-Ireland MFC semi-final

FORMER Cork City and Republic of Ireland player Brian Carey is still doing his duty for his country by enlisting one of his talented youngsters at Wrexham into the international fold.

MAYO are chasing a hat-trick of titles when they play Galway in the Connacht minor football championship final in Castlebar tomorrow.

COUNTY colleagues Daniel Goulding and Donnacha O’Connor found themselves on opposite sides in Banteer last night in the Evening Echo IFC third round, and it was the Éire Óg man who came away with the bragging rights after his side won by seven points in a lacklustre affair.

Imokilly 2-19 Avondhu 2-13