Cork Harlequins’ remote hopes of overhauling UCD in the women’s EY Hockey League were ended in emphatic fashion.

Fixture information and cancelled events this weekend.

Naomi Carroll’s goal 15 minutes from time saw Cork Harlequins record another marquee win on the road as they beat Ulster’s finest, Pegasus, 2-1 at Queen’s in the women’s EY Hockey League.

Kieran Donaghy has enacted some Houdini acts in his time with Kerry, and he was at it again on Saturday in the basketball kit of Garvey’s Tralee Warriors who eked out a crucial 78-75 Men’s Superleague win over Eanna.

“Am I good enough to wear number 14 for Kerry next year? That’s what I have to prove.” Kieran Donaghy thought he was finished in a Kerry jersey. The pain of defeat by Mayo bit deep but he has always found a way of twisting pain to his own ends. And he has always loved to prove people wrong.

Towering Black Amber Templeogue centre Jason Killeen accepts that there will be plenty of powerful contenders gunning for their

Some 1,500 people made the journey from Ireland to Lord’s for yesterday’s one-day international against England, and most of them would have come with alternative plans in case of an early finish.

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire are chasing basketball history tomorrow night as the curtain comes down on another sensational season for the Cork giants.

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire will put their Women’s Super League title on the line tomorrow at the new WIT Arena court when they face Killester in the semi-final.

Killester star Jermaine Turner plays his final game in Ireland against DCU Saints tomorrow. Turner, 42, has played here for the past 17 years but returns to the US in April to take up a position at Pittsburgh University.

Templeogue were crowned Men’s Super League champions following a thrilling 96-93 win over Garvey’s Tralee Warriors at a packed Oblate Hall in Inchicore on Saturday night.

Liffey Celtics shocked cup champions Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire 72-65 in the Women’s Super League at Leixlip on Saturday.

A Champions Trophy place is the main carrot for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors when they host Killester at the Tralee Sports complex tomorrow in the Men’s Super League.

Team Montenotte, Glanmire won their third Women’s Premier League and Cup double in scintillating style yesterday when defeating DCU Mercy 72-69 in an epic final at the Watershed in Kilkenny.

C & S UCC Demons completed their Men’s premier league campaign with a resounding 99-74 win over basement side Eanna at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

Champions elect C&S UCC Demons will receive their Men’s Premier League trophy and medals after Sunday’s game against basement side Eanna at the Mardyke Arena.

C&S UCC Demons were crowned Men’s Premier League champions yesterday following their 99-87 win over Templeogue before a capacity attendance at the Mardyke Arena.

Premier League giants C&S UCC Demons and Templeogue go head to head at the Mardyke Arena on Sunday in a potential championship decider.

Nothing encapsulates what’s both exciting and slightly concerning about Irish basketball for the season ahead than this weekend’s opening tip-off schedule.

Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell have their sights on a first ever women’s Premier league final when they travel to play DCU Mercy on Sunday’s semi-final second leg.

Expect a carnival atmosphere at the Mardyke Arena on Sunday when C&S UCC Demons are crowned Men’s Premier league champions following their last game of the campaign against Dublin Inter.

C & S UCC Demons’ incredible winning streak continued at the UL Arena on Saturday when they chalked up their 17th consecutive win in the Men’s Premier League, defeating UL Eagles 106-81.

Colin O’Reilly, the player-coach to C&S UCC Demons, is calling on his players to remain focused on completing the grand slam as they prepare to play UL Eagles in the Men’s Premier league at the UL Arena tomorrow.

Templeogue should consolidate fourth place in the Men’s Premier league when they travel to Mountview for a clash with Dublin Inter.

C&S UCC Demons turned on the style at Neptune Stadium yesterday to claim the Men’s Champions Trophy final.

C&S UCC Demons 106 Titans (Galway) 68

The closing weekend of the National Basketball Championships will begin this evening with the men’s Champions Trophy semi-finals at Neptune Stadium.

Men’s Division 1 National Cup winners Titans produced the shock of the decade when they defeated Premier outfit Bord Gáis Neptune in the quarter-final of the Champions Trophy.

The Women’s Premier League semi-final clash between Team Montenotte and DCU Mercy on Sunday is sure to capture the imagination of basketball fans in the capital.

Killester were crowned Men’s Premier League champions after a comfortable 63-44 win over Bord Gais Neptune at Upper Glanmire yesterday.

C&S UCC Demons will be hoping to complete a men’s Premier League and cup double when they clash with Killester at the Mardyke on Sunday (3.30pm).

This is one of the most crucial weekends in the men’s Premier League with joint leaders C&S UCC Demons and Killester still on track for the title showdown on March 2 at the Mardyke Arena.

Basketball’s Champions Trophy, League Cup and League finals weekend will take place in Cork’s Neptune Stadium from March 21-23.

Eoin Morgan hit a superb century against his native Ireland to ensure his adopted country England avoided embarrassment in the RSA Challenge one-day international in Dublin.

SuperLeague basketball is dead. Long live Basketball Ireland Premier League. Basketball Ireland is expanding the top league from eight to 10 teams with Templeogue of Dublin and Belfast Star joining the top flight for the 2013/14 campaign.

David Warner is not sure whether Australia will bat on or declare today as they attempt to engineer a victory against England at Old Trafford.

Kevin O’Brien hit a magnificent 84 from 47 balls, but Ireland were denied a first win on home soil against one of the elite cricket nations as they tied with Pakistan at Clontarf yesterday.

Ireland fell agonisingly short of a first-ever win over a Test-playing national in Dublin as the opening RSA Insurance one-day international against Pakistan ended in a tie.

UL Eagles may have been shocked by DCU Saints in the Champions Trophy semi-final on Friday night but their ladies team have a chance to exact some revenge as they qualified for Nivea Women’s SuperLeague final against DCU Mercy.

Changing times on Ireland’s basketball scene. The final four Champions Trophy spots for the Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague have been settled and there will be no Killester or UCD Marian in the shake up.