Goal-hungry Galway secured only the county's third-ever All-Ireland senior camogie title, a devastating first-half assault on the Kilkenny goal laying the foundation for victory.

Losing last year’s All-Ireland semi-final to Kilkenny hurt Galway camogie captain Sarah Dervan so much she did something, you imagine, that was totally alien to her usually sunny disposition.

Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 1 Final: Galway 0-16 Kilkenny 2-8

The football championship tends to be a slow burner while the hurling equivalent enjoys a low-key start with the preliminary rounds in Leinster, but camogie’s summer series will burst out of the traps today when Cork and Galway renew acquaintances in Tullamore.

On his debut in a recently acquired S12B Subaru World Rally Car, Donegal’s Declan Boyle took a dramatic victory in the Mor Oil Galway Summer Rally, round four of the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship.

Galway 3-17 Cork 2-13

Galway defender Conor Dervan is in line for his first start for the Tribesmen's senior hurlers since the 2008 Championship, after being named as one of two changes to the side to face Tipperary at Semple Stadium this Sunday (2.30pm)

DEFENDER Conor Dervan makes his first appearance for Galway since the 2008 championship when he starts against Tipperary in the Allianz NHL at Semple Stadium on Sunday.

COLOMBIAN Fabio Duarte took his country’s first amateur world road race title at the U23 cycling championships in Varese, Italy, yesterday.

Galway 2-22 Cork 0-24

SIOBHÁN DERVAN will be the only woman in the line-up when Rás Mumhan gets under way with a prologue time trial in Killorglin this evening.

Galway manager Conor Hayes has made three changes to his side for tomorrow evening's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final with Kilkenny (Semple Stadium, throw-in 6pm).

NATIONAL LEAGUE champions Kilkenny have made wholesale changes on their team to play Galway in the All Ireland Hurling quarter-final in Thurles on Saturday.

Cork 5-23 Galway 1-10

Soccer writer Eamon Dunphy has said that Mick McCarthy only has himself to blame after resigning as manager of the Irish national team.

LIMERICK’S under-21 hurling selectors are concerned about the fitness of key players Mark Keane and Niall Moran ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Galway in Thurles.

Galway 1-20 Wexford 1-10