Former National Rally champion, Warrenpoint’s Peadar Hurson (Subaru WRC), and his Monaghan co-driver Damien Connolly took a start to finish victory in the POC NI Distribution Tyrone Rally.

The decision by Motorsport Ireland to phase out the one-time popular single stage rallies has worked in favour of one of the newest motor clubs in the country, the Imokilly Motor Club.

In a week where the FIA announced changes to the World Rally Championship for 2017, the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship Organisers (TROA) were hit with a backlash to their proposed rule changes for 2016 — a ban on the current World Rally Cars from winning the series — with the announcement that the Donegal International Rally was withdrawing from the series.

Some of the country’s leading motorcycle road racers will be on show tomorrow at the Monster Motorcycle Show, hosted by The Cork Motorcycle Racing and Vintage Club.

Motorsport: A strong performance over the first run of the stage paved the way for Lisburn’s Wesley Patterson (Ford Escort) and his co-driver Johnny Baird to claim victory in the Cloyne-based AceSigns-sponsored Imokilly Single Stage Rally.

Vincent’s 3-12 Portlaoise 3-09

St Vincent's (Dublin) 3-12 Portlaoise (Laois) 3-9

Brian McCormack believes Leinster club final opponents St Vincent’s will be adding the real footballer of the year to their line-up this weekend.

Portlaoise 1-9 Moorefield 0-8

Limerick's Na Piarsaigh and Castlebar Mitchels took AIB Munster Hurling and Connacht Football Senior provincial titles respectively, while Portlaoise and St. Vincent's advanced to the Leinster Club SFC Final today.

Glenswilly and Ballinderry Shamrocks booked their places in the AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Final following today's Senior club football action.

Portlaoise 2-08 Arles-Killeen 1-08

Portlaoise remain on course to claim a seventh Laois SFC title in-a-row after they eased to a six point win (1-15 to 1-9) over Arles-Kilcruise in yesterday’s semi-final.

Toomevara swooped late for two injury time goals for a 3-21 to 1-26 win over Kilruane MacDonaghs in a high scoring thriller in this Tipperary SHC second round game at Nenagh on Saturday.

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-08

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-8

Portlaoise (Laois) 1-11 Emmet Óg Killoe (Longford) 2-05

St. Brigid’s completed a famous three in-a-row of AIB Connacht Club SFC titles as they got the better of Ballaghaderreen in today’s final in Castlebar.

Portlaoise (Laois) 3-15 St Patrick’s (Wicklow) 0-4

Irish drivers, Robert Barrable and Keith Cronin had contrastingfortunes in their respective outings in the Barum Czech Rally Zlin (Czech Republic) and Rallye Terre de Lozere (France).

St Brigid's (Dublin) 2-16 Portlaoise (Laois) 1-15 (aet), Parnell Park

RED hot favourites Toomevara overcame a determined Kildangan challenge to capture their 33rd North Tipperary senior hurling championship in Nenagh yesterday.

RUBY WALSH’S autobiography has been lining bookshelves for some months now but days like yesterday should ensure that the collaboration between jockey and writer will add chapters in the years to come.

IN their green-and-gold jerseys the Cork champions looked like Newtownshandrum, moved like Newtownshandrum and played like Newtownshandrum.

CHAMPIONS Portlaoise withstood a spirited second half Moorefield rally to emerge victorious from a pulsating AIB Leinster club SFC tie at O’Moore Park yesterday.

Portlaoise, Garrycastle and Skryne claimed victories on the opening day of the 2010 AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship.

CHRIS PATTERSON (41) will be the new partner for Norwegian driver Petter Solberg in the World Rally Championship. Early last month, Phil Mills, Solberg’s regular co-driver, stepped down from his role with the flamboyant Norwegian, who has 152 WRC starts including 13 wins and one world title.

KILMURRY-IBRICKANE captain Enda Coughlan believes his side’s recent practice in playing against 14 men was instrumental in achieving victory in Sunday’s bad-tempered All-Ireland Club SFC final against Portlaoise.

GAA chiefs are set to investigate the unruly scenes during yesterday’s All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final in the Gaelic Grounds, as 13-man Portlaoise crashed to defeat against Clare champions Kilmurry-Ibrickane.

GIVEN its impoverished recent history, yesterday in the Gaelic Grounds was a momentous afternoon for Clare football.

Portlaoise (Laois) 0-8 Kilmurry-Ibrickane (Clare) 1-14

THIS one felt good.

AN infusion of fresh blood is the key to Portlaoise’s progression to another Leinster final.

CREDIT to Seneschalstown for fighting the good fight for 30 minutes.

Portlaoise (Laois) 2-21 Mattock Rangers (Louth) 0-2

Portlaoise 1-9 Arles/Kilcruise 0-8

KIERAN DONAGHY makes his first appearance for Kerry in this year’s championship as the Kingdom take on Longford in the All-Ireland qualifier at Pearse Park, on Saturday.

Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-09

FORMER Laois goalie Fergal Byron has backed his former colleagues to down high-flying Kildare in Saturday night’s Leinster SFC semi-final.

Laois 1-15 Louth 1-11

KILLIAN YOUNG makes a return, Darragh O Sé gets a starting place at midfield and Tommy Walsh is fit to play in the full-forward position as a new-look Kerry team prepare to take on Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

London 2-18, Roscommon 2-13

Monaghan 4-16 Laois 0-8

CORK captain Graham Canty has been passed fit to play for Cork and resumes his centre-back position for Sunday’s NFL showdown with Fermanagh at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.