Corofin (Galway) 4-14 St Mary’s (Sligo) 2-6: Classy Corofin cruised into a second successive Connacht club SFC decider as the reigning All-Ireland champions were just too good for Sligo outfit St Mary’s in a one-sided provincial semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Roscommon 6-18 Sligo 0-12: Reigning Connacht U21 champions Roscommon enjoyed a goal feast as they accounted for Sligo by a whopping 24 points at Kiltoom.

Antrim 1-12 London 1-8

Allianz FL Division 4 Round 2: Carlow 2-9 London 0-13: Second-half goals from Hughie Gahan and Darragh O’Brien proved decisive as Carlow just held off the sustained challenge of London in this entertaining fog-shrouded NFL Division 4 tie at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday.

London 1-2 Offaly 0-9: Allianz Football League Division 4: New Offaly manager Pat Flanagan expects the Faithful County to embark on a promotion-winning campaign after holding off a spirited London revival at Ruislip to claim a perfect league start in Allianz NFL Division 4.

Rising star Teddy Thomas has been dropped for tomorrow’s Test against Argentina by France manager Philippe Saint-Andre for missing a training session by arriving two hours late.

Stuart Lancaster has no qualms about picking Anthony Watson on the right wing for tomorrow’s QBE International against South Africa and believes he is ready for his first Test start.

Bandon Grammar 43 Naomh Áine Killaloe 0

New Zealand 28 England 27

Clonmel 27, Clanwilliam 9

Sligo 1-10 Roscommon1-12

Portlaoise 1-9 Moorefield 0-8

St Michaels/Foilmore 2-11 Dromid Pearses 0-8

Austin Stacks 2-16 St Michael’s/Foilmore 1-05

Darren Shan is a hugely successful writer living in rural Limerick. He spoke to John Rainsford about his new book Zom-B Angels, the fourth in the series

St Michael’s/Foilmore 1-11 Finuge 1-05

Shannon 45 Cork Constitution 26

Ballymun Kickhams 0-11 Portlaoise 0-8

New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter will start Saturday’s clash with England at Twickenham after winning his injury battle.

Portlaoise (Laois) 1-11 Emmet Óg Killoe (Longford) 2-05

Scotland 22 New Zealand 51

St Michael’s/Foilmore 1-09 Waterville 0-06

Lansdowne 48 Shannon 7

Shannon 3 Young Munster 36

Kenmare District 2-15 St Michael’s-Foilmore 3-08

St Michael’s/Foilmore 1-12 Kenmare 0-15 (after extra time)

After a tense and dramatic SFC losers round encounter at Blennerville, St Michael’s/Foilmore came from behind to pip St Brendan’s with late goal.

After Saturday, it’s just as well Ireland are not coming back here for 12 years.

With former senior manager Tommy Breheny in charge, significant hope was attached to this particular Sligo team, but Mayo shaded a poor Connacht MFC semi-final.

Dr Crokes 5-13 St Michael’s-Foilmore 0-8

It was always going to be a monumental challenge playing the world champions on their home turf, but any notions Ireland could catch the All Blacks cold on their first run-out of the season were quickly dispelled at Eden Park on Saturday.

Conor Grogan’s 90th minute point secured a sensational victory for Tyrone in this Lory Meagher thriller at Croke Park on Saturday.

Ireland coach Declan Kidney has rung the changes for the first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday, with debuts for Simon Zebo and Declan Fitzpatrick.

A blowout in this hugely disappointing Leinster senior hurling championship quarter-final in Tullamore on Saturday as Dublin cruised through the 70 minutes against an outclassed Laois side.

It will be no comfort to Declan Kidney as he prepares for a three-Test series in New Zealand but Sky Sports analyst Stuart Barnes believes the Ireland head coach has the hardest job in international rugby.

Sean Corrigan’s 2-3 haul helped Fermanagh claim the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B title at Parnell Park yesterday.

Teenager Jack Guiney proved an inspiration for Wexford as he struck 3-5 to help confine Laois to next year’s Allianz Hurling League Division 2A at Nowlan Park yesterday.

Fermanagh 2-15 Warwickshire 2-5

Cork U21 hurling boss Ger Fitzgerald has revealed that he will have to plan without teenage hurling sensation Darren Sweetnam for their Munster Hurling Championship opener against Tipperary due to a clash with the Leaving Certificate.

John Allen secured his first win as Limerick hurling boss in Portlaoise yesterday.

Eoin Cadogan will return from injury to make his first appearance of the year on Sunday for Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurling side after being named at left half-back in the side to face Dublin in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Croke Park.

Offaly cantered to a comprehensive 12 points victory in this lack lustre Allianz NHL Division 1B opening round encounter at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday as Laois never recovered from the dismissal of Michael McEvoy in the 21st minute.

Joe Canning fired Galway into the Walsh Cup final and past a lacklustre Laois in a sodden Duggan Park in Ballinasloe yesterday.

Teddy McCarthy’s Laois hurling fortunes received another boost yesterday as his new charges battled to a three point Walsh Cup quarter-final victory over injury-ravaged Dublin in O’Moore Park.