Roscommon 1-13 Sligo 0-8

It was freezing in Belfield last night and this Sigerson Cup first-round match did little to raise the mercury.

LONGFORD produced a strong final quarter to claim victory over Athlone IT in this O’Byrne Cup tie at Ballymahon.

IT CARLOW have qualified for the Sigerson Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history. The Carlow college has competed at this level for three years but, the way they finished off Athlone, they looked old hands.

PAUL MURPHY’S early season training regime was very different to that normally undertaken by Kilkenny hurlers.

Galway 2-14 Leitrim 1-13

Leitrim 0-17 New York 0-6

WEXFORD clinched promotion — and a place in the NFL Division Three final — after a facile 2-16 to 0-15 victory over Louth at Wexford Park yesterday.

Experienced midfielder Liam McBarron has been called into the Fermanagh side for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Wexford (Clones, throw-in 2pm).

Leitrim 1-10 Galway 0-17

Defender John McKeon has been declared fit to start for Leitrim in Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Galway (Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, throw-in 2pm).

Leitrim head across the Irish Sea this weekend with a near full-strength team for their Connacht SFC opener against London in Ruislipthis Sunday, throw-in 3pm.

Sligo have booked their place in the third round of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, winning their north-west duel with Leitrim by 1-07 to 0-09.

LEITRIM 1-09 MAYO 1-10

Drumreilly clubman Declan Maxwell has been passed fit to play in Leitrim's Connacht SFC semi-final against Mayo on Sunday (Carrick-on-Shannon, throw-in 3.30pm).