Wexford dual player Lee Chin was last night leaning towards lining out for the hurlers instead of the footballers on Saturday.

Carlow 0-9 Wexford 1-12

Rory Jacob struck an early second-half goal to inspire Oulart-the-Ballagh to a fourth consecutive Wexford SHC title at the expense of Faythe Harriers at Wexford Park yesterday.

Champions Oulart-the-Ballagh remain on course for a fourth title in-a-row when they defeated Shelmaliers (1-19 to 2-11) in their Pettitt’s Wexford SHC semi-final at Wexford Park on Saturday.

Galway manager Mattie Murphy certainly knows a thing or two about minor hurling and reckons the Tribesmen’s true worth will be revealed in next month’s fascinating All-Ireland semi-final encounter with Tipperary.

Dublin retained their provincial crown with a well-deserved four-point win over Wexford in their Electric Ireland Leinster MHC final at a rain-sodden Croke Park yesterday.

Wexford’s supreme accuracy proved the difference as they emerged with a comfortable 14-point victory over Laois yesterday afternoon.

Tony French proved Wexford’s hero as his 15 point haul enabled Wexford to overcome champions Dublin by two points in their Leinster MHC encounter at Parnell Park on Saturday.

Philly Campion’s 15th minute goal proved the decisive score as Kilkenny CBS claimed victory in this Leinster Colleges SAHC semi-final at New Ross on Saturday.

A VERITABLE goal-fest of an All-Ireland minor semi-final but a game won with consummate ease by Dublin who now face Galway in next month’s final, their first in 28 years.

IRRESPECTIVE of the outcome of tomorrow’s All-Ireland MHC semi-final in Croke Park, it will be a novel experience for the winners to have qualified for an All-Ireland decider. Waterford last reached the final in 1992, while Dublin’s wait stretches back to 1983.

DESERVING winners though Waterford were, it bordered on travesty that there had to be a loser in this pulsating Munster minor hurling championship semi-final that enthralled 3,208 fans at Walsh Park on Saturday.

AN injury-time goal by substitute Michéal Harney put the seal on Waterford’s win over Tipperary in a frantic finish to last night’s Munster MHC quarter-final in Walsh Park.

A POWERFUL second-half display saw Clare claim a first ESB Munster minor hurling championship crown since 1989 at Semple Stadium yesterday.

WATERFORD and Cork square off in tonight’s ESB Munster MHC semi-final replay in Walsh Park at 7.30pm with a place in next Sunday’s provincial decider against Clare in Semple Stadium the prize on offer for the victors.

CORK manager John Considine has made two changes for tomorrow night’s ESB Munster MHC semi-final replay against Waterford in Walsh Park from the team that contested last Saturday week’s drawn encounter in Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

WATERFORD will include five of the team which won last year’s Munster MHC for tonight’s semi-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

VETERAN goalkeeper Eddie Hickey emerged as the penalty shoot-out hero for Fairview Rangers as the Limerick outfit captured the Umbro FAI Junior Cup for a record eighth time yesterday.

ALTHOUGH the game itself never bettered mediocrity, defending champions Waterford were the clear masters of this first round Munster MHC game at Walsh Park last night.

Cork 2-11 Mayo 2-6, Croke Park

Cork and Mayo have named their teams for Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies Football final.

Ireland manager Jarlath Burns has announced his squad for Tuesday's first ever ladies' International Rules Test against Australia (Breffni Park, throw-in 4.30pm).

JARLATH BURNS, manager of the Ladies International Rules squad that faces Australia next week, does not expect the series to be repeated next year.

Cork 2-12 Mayo 1-11

2004 All-Stars 4-15 2005 All-Stars 1-09

Cork City 1 Waterford United 1

TG4 LADIES FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINAL:

THE Carphone Warehouse-sponsored GPA are to announce their most "significant commercial venture" yet at two venues today.

THE Mayo ladies senior team to face Dublin in Sunday’s TG4 All-Ireland senior football final, shows one change from that which beat Galway in the semi-final.