Barry Geraghty had his 30-day ban for his ride on Noble Emperor at Limerick quashed after a lengthy appeal at the Irish Turf Club.

Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh suffered a rare reversal in the Annual Membership At Naas Maiden Hurdle this afternoon as the odds-on favourite Upazo was run out of it close home by Jennies Jewel (6-1).

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THE DUNGUIB bubble was well and truly burst in the Spinal Research Supreme Novices' Hurdle and, on this evidence, he appears to have been clearly over-rated.

Clare 1-22 Wexford 2-19

PHILIP Fenton plans to walk the track before committing Dunguib to the Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Brian O'Connell has retained the captaincy of the Clare senior hurlers for 2010 ahead of the Banner County's opening games of the new year against Waterford IT at Meelick this Sunday.

Champion Bumper winner Dunguib maintained his unbeaten record over hurdles with the minimum of fuss in the Ballymaloe County Relish Hurdle at Punchestown.

The build-up to tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC second phase qualifier in Ennis may have been overshadowed by the suspension of Galway Hurling Board chairman Miko Ryan, but Galway have received a timely boost with Damien Hayes' inclusion in the team.

Dunguib emulated Cousin Vinny 12 months earlier and followed up his Cheltenham bumper success with an ultra-impressive victory in the Paddy Power Champion INH Flat Race at Punchestown.

Tipperary 0-23 Clare 0-16

Cork 2-19 Clare 2-17

Clare manager Mike McNamara has opted to make two changes to his team for Sunday's GAA Hurling All-Ireland quarter-final encounter with Cork in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Clare hurler Brian O'Connell and Armagh footballer Ronan Clarke have been honoured with the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month Awards for June.

Waterford manager Justin McCarthy and Clare boss Mike McNamara both failed to speak to the media this afternoon at a press conference organised by the GAA to promote their sides' Munster SHC clash on June 1.

A slight knee injury has ruled team captain Brian O'Connell out of Clare's must-win NHL Division 1B showdown with fellow strugglers Offaly at Tullamore on Sunday.

The Munster side to play Ulster in Saturday's Inter-provincial hurling final shows five changes in personnel.

Fears that Clare hurler Diarmuid McMahon had broken his ankle in Sunday's league win over Down have been quashed.

Clare 2-21 Limerick 0-10

Wexford 2-13 Clare 0-11

Clare will open their NHL Division 1A campaign against Down on Sunday (Cusack Park, throw-in 1.30pm) without team captain Seanie McMahon.

Kilkenny 3-20 Clare 0-15

MENTION May 16, 2004 to Anthony Daly and he cringes.

IN midweek they enjoyed the sunshine, and one another’s company, in the Algarve.

Kilkenny 1-08 Clare 2-13

Clare 1-16 Laois 2-11

IT may only be the League, but there is still the promise of a cracking game at Cusack Park tomorrow when the hurlers of Clare and Tipperary renew their age old rivalry.

TOMORROW’S Cusack Park meeting of Clare and Waterford is the big attraction in NHL’s Division 1A territory. And rightly so.

THREE rounds into the 2004 NHL, Clare are unbeaten and champions Kilkenny are in a spot of bother. Who would have predicted that?

Galway 1-12 Clare 1-15

Clare boss Anthony Daly has named experienced defender Frank Lohan up front for the Banner's NHL opener this weekend.

by Martin Walsh IRELAND is confident of securing additional funding for its "Young Driver of the Year" awards.

BASED on previous performances, Dessie Nutt is the obvious favourite in Sunday’s Killarney Historic Rally.

Midleton 13, Shannon 22

The Imokilly Single Stage Rally looks like being the only tarmac special stage event to be run in Co Cork this year.

A man seen loitering around a landscaping business in Massachusetts is the main suspect in the theft of 1,000lb of fertiliser.