John Coughlan previews the weekend’s basketball action.

A crucial weekend for C & S UCC Demons as they face a double header, beginning tomorrow with a visit to the capital for a clash with Eanna, following by a mouth-watering home clash against Swords Thunder on Sunday.

Not since well BC (Before Cody) had Kilkenny lost three regular league matches in a row in a single season.

St Flannan’s College, Ennis 3-5 St Francis College Rochestown 2-7

The morning after the evening before and All-Ireland-winning Kilkenny manager Brian Cody is holding court with members of the written press in the bar of the CityWest Hotel.

Donegal 2-12 Armagh 0-10

Super-cool substitute Rory Grugan rescued Armagh with a free deep into stoppage time, earning a replay for his side and another chance to shock Ulster champions Monaghan.

Tyrone 2-11 Down 3-8

Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10

Diarmuid Connolly laid on a majestic performance at Croke Park, hitting a 2-5 tally to guide St Vincent’s to glory in the All-Ireland Club football final.

Dublin dismantled Kildare’s creaking defence on their way to a resounding NFL Division One victory at Croke Park.

UUJ 1-14 IT Sligo 0-11

Monaghan 2-20 Fermanagh 0-11

Cork 3-22 LIT 0-7

An ambitious plan to try to get a million more women riding bikes by 2020 was announced in the UK today.

WORLD and European champion Katie Taylor tops the bill at a major fight night scheduled for Cork’s Rochestown Park Hotel on November 11.

DIARMUID O’FLYNN (DO’F): Michael, why is that so many former players stay involved in Kilkenny?

Conduit, Spanish Moon and Zacinto continue to please Michael Stoute ahead of their respective assignments at the Breeders' Cup.

LIAM HORAN: What are the key issues when trying to motivate a talented, but temperamental, player?

A gatecrasher to Barclays' £3bn (€3.37bn) deal to sell fund management business iShares could net the bank another £500m (€562.7m), it was reported today.

Brian Corcoran has seen it all - an All-Ireland minor football winner in 1991 and a three-time Liam McCarthy Cup champion - but despite his advancing years, the Erin's Own forward is still a vital cog in the Cork machine.

SUPPOSE they had a big match and nobody cared? Okay then, we exaggerate for effect, but the fact is that no amount of Sky hype will turn tonight’s game between Arsenal and Manchester United at Highbury into the clash of titans it used to be, BC (Before Chelsea).

By Caroline O'Doherty

Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira claimed his team “wanted to win every match” after their 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round triumph over Manchester United at Old Trafford this afternoon.