Tolka Rovers 2 College Corinthians 2

WHILE Shelbourne and Cork City battle it out for the First Division title at Tolka Park tonight, the only certainty before kick off is that leaders Shels have already secured automatic promotion.

WITH tomorrow’s Setanta Cup final between Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers curtailing tonight’s Airtricity League Premier Division action, the First Division takes centre stage this evening as Shelbourne host Cork City in a top of the table clash at Tolka Park (8pm).

Templeogue 69 Tolka Rovers 60

GLANMIRE and Claregalway will set the scene this evening on a weekend of high octane National Cup basketball when they go head to head in the Women’s U18 decider tonight.

TIPPERARY TOWN club St Michael’s advanced to their third FAI Umbro Junior Cup final since 2000 after a surprising but well-deserved victory over local rivals Clonmel Town in Cahir yesterday.

UL EAGLES, with the Southern Conference title all wrapped up, will host Belfast Star this weekend in advance of the upcoming NIVEA for MEN SuperLeague play-offs.

TOMORROW is Super Saturday for Irish basketball’s SuperLeague clubs, with the quarter-finals of the men’s National Cup throwing up interesting pairings.

WITH the National Cup and Southern Conference titles all wrapped up, UCC Demons will continue their relentless pursuit of the treble when they turn their attentions to Limerick Lions in the Nivea for Men’s SuperLeague.

CHAMPIONS DART Killester got their defence of the title off to a winning start against UCD/Marian on Thursday night and were able to watch from the wings as the NIVEA for MEN’S SuperLeague got back into full swing over the weekend with significant victories for Abrakebabra Tigers, Limerick Lions, and Neptune.

RICHIE BAKER, the latest player to leave in the Tolka Park clear-out, has signed for Drogheda United.

Tolka Rovers staged a great comeback against Blue Demons to claim the Senior Men's National Cup Final in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght this afternoon.

DOWN to the final 90 minutes of the season and it’s Shelbourne’s title to win or lose at Tolka Park tonight when they take on Bohemians — who this morning will unveil ex-Sligo Rovers boss Sean Connor as their new manager — in what is bound to be a highly-charged Dublin derby (kick-off 7.45pm, live on RTÉ 2).

SO it’s all going to come down to 90 minutes at Turner’s Cross next Friday.

Dublin City 1 AFC Sudbury 1

Shelbourne 2 Hadjuk Split 0 (Shels win 4-3 on agg)

SHELBOURNE are 90 minutes away from the most significant breakthrough made by any eircom league club and you could sense the anticipation in Tolka Park yesterday.

The 2004 eircom League Cup kicks off on bank holiday Monday with holders St Patrick's Athletic beginning the defence of their title at home in a Dublin derby clash with Premier Division new boys Dublin City (3pm).

Gleneagle Lakers recorded their first Cup victory in seven years, putting in a huge performance to defeat Shamrock Rovers 103-77 and booking their place in the quarter-finals round.

CORK CITY manager Pat Dolan yesterday called on eircom League officers to take account of international matches when drawing up fixtures.

THE future of Tolka Rovers men’s basketball team will be decided this morning when club representatives meet Basketball Ireland, but coach Martin McGettrick was doubtful yesterday evening if he would have any further role with the club.

Bohemians 0 Shelbourne 1

UNBEATEN at the top of the ESB SuperLeague table, Horan’s Healthstores Tigers’ next joust is against Mardyke UCC Demons who travel to the Tralee Sports Centre tomorrow night.

SHELBOURNE can take a huge step towards winning the Eircom League title by beating Bohemians at Tolka Park tonight (7.45pm).

DEFENDING champions Neptune added to St Vincent’s woes by inflicting a second defeat of the weekend on them in Glasnevin as the new conference structure in Irish basketball went into its first series of crossover games.

The ESB women's Superleague gets underway this weekend, with eight teams participating for the 2004 title.

SHELBOURNE will know more about their championship credentials after tonight’s match against Derry City at Tolka Park (7.45pm) where manager Pat Fenlon will have a full-strength squad to pick from.

THE shock defeat of ESB Men’s SuperLeague leaders Sx3 Star on Saturday, opened the door for title-chasing Neptune and they seized their chance in style yesterday.

THE battle for the ESB SuperLeague title developed into a three way contest over the weekend when Neptune, Sx3 Star and Notre Dame consolidated their positions at the top of the table as St. Vincent’s drifted further away on the wrong end of 92-92 scoreline against Hibernian UCD Marian at Glasnevin.

WHAT might appear to be a routine assignment for Neptune against Tolka Rovers in the ESB SuperLeague tie at Neptune Stadium on Sunday has developed nightmare potential for coach, Martin Aherne.

TOMORROW week Notre Dame and Mardyke UCC Demons will face up to each other in what promises to be a spectacular ESB National Cup semi-final but the respective coaches will be bidding to put that at the back of their minds as they face into critical SuperLeague engagements.

DART Killester have lodged a protest over the refereeing of last weekend’s tie against Star of the Sea, but coach Mark Ingle said yesterday there was no question of seeking a replay or anything like that.

ESB Superleague action resumes this weekend following a brief hiatus which saw Notre Dame pick up the only league points of the last week.

Tolka have beaten UCD Marian, handing them their first defeat of the season.

NEPTUNE fans will be treated to a preview of the first round of the National Cup when Sx3 Star come to Neptune Stadium on Sunday for an ESB Super League tie, as the sides will meet for their cup clash at the same venue a week later.

ESB Women's Superleague

ESB Men's Superleague

After a brief hiatus, the men's Superleague is back in full swing this weekend with eight games on over the weekend.

An incredible 18 points for John Esitck in the first quarter put Demons in a good position, leading 33-14 at the end of the first period.

Star ended the last chance of any Dublin team making the 2002 Cup finals when they defeated Tolka Rovers in the University of Ulster.

It's make or break this weekend as the Cup battle for a final four spot hots up.

Waterford's Wildcats are back in the big time after claiming the ESB Women's League basketball title without throwing a ball in anger.