Ballydesmond handball star Catriona Casey will be on a revenge mission when she serves off in her third All-Ireland senior singles final today — and she is determined not to slip up this time round. 

A leading American professional handball promoter has described 21-year-old Cork sensation Catriona Casey as “the best female handball player that has ever lived”.

Handball fans across the world have run out of superlatives for Paul Brady as the Cavan man put in yet another virtuoso display of almost perfect handball en route to claiming his ninth US Nationals title in Minneapolis.

Cavan’s Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan won their eighth O’Neill’s All Ireland 40x20 Senior Doubles title on Saturday in Cappagh, Co Limerick.

MUNSTER hurling finalists Na Piarsaigh have already been assured of one provincial title this year.

LEADING GAA coach Donie Buckley will link up his native Kerry’s League and Championship bid in 2011 — but he will not be formally joining Jack O’Connor’s management team.

MEATH’S Brian Carroll and Tom Sheridan are All-Ireland senior doubles champions, following a 21-10, 21-18 win over Kilkenny pair Michael Ducksy Walsh and Michael Clifford at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Saturday.

THE victorious Irish team returned on Thursday from this year’s USHA Junior Four-Wall National Championships, held at the Lattof YMCA, Des Plaines, Chicago, Illinois, with an impressive haul of eight titles.

CORK’S Tony Healy cemented his place as top seed when defeating Dublin’s Eoin Kennedy to take his third consecutive senior men’s crown at the Envirogreen Resource Nationals in Kilkenny yesterday.

Donoughmore (Cork) 5-8 Ballymacarbry (Waterford) 1-8