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Cork 1-12 Down 2-06

Cork produced a storming last quarter to deny Down in a pulsating Irish Daily Star Camogie League Division 2 final in Clane.

Anyone who has been to Upper Glanmire or the UL Sports Arena to watch the two most dominant forces in women’s basketball tussle each other won’t have been as wide-eyed as the casual observer, held in thrall by UL Huskies and Glanmire at the National Basketball Arena last night.

Team Montenotte, Glanmire 93 UL Huskies 87

Defending county champions Milford and first time finalists Ballincollig will meet in next Sunday’s Cork senior camogie championship decider following victories over Douglas and Killeagh respectively on Saturday.

UL Huskies 93 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork 78

UL Eagles completed the double in Women’s SuperLeague when they had a hard-earned win over Team Montenotte in the league decider at the National Basketball Arena last night.

DOUGLAS laid the foundation for their hard-earned win over Ballyagran in the opening five minutes of the second-half when they scored three points into a strong wind to add to their five-point interval advantage.

AS CUP final weekend looms, it was an ideal examination of 11890 Killester’s mettle, and they came through a cracker, edging out Bord Gáis Neptune by a single point (63-62) in Nivea for Men’s Superleague action.

DEFENDING champions, DCU Mercy, and last year’s beaten finalists, Team Montenotte Hotel from Cork, will once more face off for theWomen’s SuperLeague National Cup title in a fortnight.

ALL-CONQUERING 11890 Killester refused to wilt as they secured their eighth win of an impressive season in Cork — but UCC Demons pushed them all the way (90-82) in the top Nivea For Men’s SuperLeague game of the weekend.

UCC DEMONS are next in line to attempt to break 11890 Killester’s stranglehold on the Nivea for Men Superleague, but they will have to do it without the services of Niall O’Reilly when they host the defending champions at The Mardyke Arena on Sunday.

WHEN Team Montenotte Hotel Cork failed in their bid for a fourth national cup title last season only one of the players, Amy Stewart, was in line for a fourth national cup medal.

THIS IS the routine. The club’s U18s went up yesterday morning by bus, leaving at 9am, and some of the U20s went along. They all made Bewley’s in Newlands Cross early and the 18s then went to a nearby gym to shoot and get the journey out of their legs.

WINNING manager Denise Cronin has no doubt that the current Cork senior camogie team is good enough to complete an elusive treble in 2010 – but only if they ‘deserve it,’ she said after yesterday’s eight points win over Kilkenny.

BOTH the Cork senior camogie team and the Clare U-21 hurlers will presumably have to contend with a strong Kilkenny support in Croke Park tomorrow.

CORK camogie captain Amanda O’Regan is disappointed the county’s GAA board has organised the semi-finals of the county senior hurling championship to clash with the Rebels’ All-Ireland final against Kilkenny at Croke Park on Sunday.

THE spotlight this afternoon, inevitably, will be on holders Cork who will be aiming to make it to the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie final for the eighth year in-a-row when they take on Wexford in Nowlan Park (throw-in 4pm).

DROM and Inch created history by winning the Munster senior camogie title for the first time at Mahon on Saturday.

EXPECT passion to rule when UCC Demons entertain Cork City rivals, Neptune, in the first derby game of the season at the Mardyke Arena tonight (8pm).

One of the biggest rivalries in Irish sport takes place this Friday night with UCC Demons entertaining fierce Cork rivals Neptune at the Mardyke Arena in the Nivea For Men’s Superleague.

Kilkenny's Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship hopes are hanging by a thread after they were well beaten by last year’s finalists Cork in Kilmanagh today.

Kilkenny repeated their National League final victory over Galway by scoring a 1-13 to 1-9 victory against the Tribeswomen in the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship today.

Last year’s beaten finalists Cork qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship with a 2-21 to 1-5 victory against outclassed Limerick on Saturday.

THE importance of sport in helping children stay at school was stressed by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe as he tried out his hand against some of the country’s top gaelic games players yesterday.

A team of sports stars will line up with Education Minister Batt O’Keefe today to promote activities in schools.

Gala All-Ireland champions Wexford dominate the nominations for this year’s Energise Sport Camogie All-Stars with 11 in contention for awards.

BOTH Kieran Donaghy and Micheál Quirke have told Tralee Tigers’ coach Dave Falvey that they will be concentrating on football with the Kerry team and will not be available for the remainder of the hoops season.

Montenotte Hotel, Cork 89 UL Aughinish 75

BEFORE the semi-finals two weeks ago, few would have predicted Team Montenotte Hotel from Glanmire would challenge UL Aughinish for the national cup title.

Mustang Sally’s, Killarney 40 Vienna Woods, Glanmire 80

ABRAKEBABRA TIGERS released their second American during the week, so Joe Quirke will be banking on his Irish players when the club host UCC Demons in the Nivea for Men SuperLeague this weekend.

Tipperary 1-13 Cork 1-17

FOR three seasons UL Aughinish have ruled Irish women’s basketball with an iron fist. For that reason they remain hot favourites tonight as their defence of the National Cup gets underway against Vienna Woods Glanmire at the ESB Arena.

Brendan Mooney

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