Nemo Rangers 2-11 St Vincents 0-9: There was little likelihood of Nemo Rangers losing their second consecutive game in the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship in Ballinlough last evening, as they did last season, despite what in different circumstances would have been a serious wides total of 16.

O’Byrne Cup - Meath 1-18 Carlow 1-4: Meath recorded a resounding victory against hosts Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park yesterday, with an early second-half goal from Mark Battersby sending them on their a facile victory.

Shannon Rangers 0-9 Dr Crokes 2-16: It was all so easy for Dr Crokes who had 13 points to spare over last year’s semi-finalists Shannon Rangers in this Kerry SFC first round tie at Tarbert on Saturday evening.

Carlow 0-11 Waterford 0-9

Carlow maintained their unbeaten run in Division 4 with a dramatic away win over Waterford at Fraher Field.

Carlow maintained their unbeaten run in Division 4 with a dramatic away win over Waterford at Fraher Field.

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.

Antrim 1-12 Carlow 0-15: Allianz National Football League Division 4: The day was bright and brisk, but the football in yesterday’s Allianz NFL Division Four tussle at St Paul’s Complex in Belfast, didn’t match the conditions.

By Creggan Kickhams 1-11 Ballysaggart 1-07

Loughgiel (Antrim) 3-14 Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-15

Kerry 1-19 Meath 3-8

Ballyduff 2-13 Causeway 1-16 (AET)

Dohenys 1-14 St Nick’s 1-08

Limerick 0-15 Tipperary 0-20

Carlow have one championship debutant for Sunday’s Leinster SFC first-round meeting with Westmeath at Cusack Park in Mullingar (3.30pm).

Ballydesmond 1-17 Canovee 0-13

Tipperary cruised to victory over a disappointing Limerick side in the Munster IHC quarter-final in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Saturday.

Limerick manager John Allen has handed championship debuts to Conor Allis and Shane Dowling for Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium.

Sharp-shooting Donncha O’Connor and Niall Fleming combined to earn Ballydesmond a deserved win over Cill na Martra in this Cork IFC first round clash at Dromtariffe on Saturday.

THE end of the dream for gallant Effin in Birr yesterday in this entertaining All-Ireland club intermediate hurling-final.

“ALL for one and one for all,” the motto coined by Alexandre Dumas for his fictional Three Musketeers; it could instead have been coined for the very real hurling warriors of Effin.

Allianz Sciath na Scoil roundup

THEIR Premier IHC ambitions may have ground to a halt at the semi-final stage this year but St Catherine’s concluded their 2011 hurling season on a positive note when they claimed the Cork U21BHC title in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday afternoon.

MARK DONNELLAN’S haul of 1-9 secured an historic All-Ireland title for Maynooth Post Primary School in Tipperary on Saturday.

EOIN CONWAY was the scoring hero as Cork narrowly prevailed against Limerick after extra-time in the Munster IHC semi-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

LIMERICK boss Justin McCarthy has handed out nine championship debuts for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh and has only been able to call on three of the team that started last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat against Tipperary due to the hurling crisis that has raged in the county since the end of last season.

Louth manager Eamonn McEneaney has made six changes in personnel to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Limerick (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 7pm).

Despite the heavy rain, three players, Quentin Carew (Edenderry), Iarlaith Keane (Malahide) and Steffan O’Hara (Co. Sligo) share the lead on one over par 72 following the first round of the inaugural Irish Boys Under 15 Open 36 holes at Balbriggan Golf Club.

GAA PRESIDENT Sean Kelly has backed novel rule changes for next year’s secondary provincial competitions which could trigger the introduction of the sin-bin into Gaelic games.

Clare 3-0 Cork 2-2

Tyrone are looking to add the U21 football title to their senior crown when they take on Dublin in the All-Ireland final at Navan today.