A 5-16 to 1-11 win for London, over Carlow, was the big story in Division 2A of the Allianz hurling league yesterday.

Carlow carved out a deserved success in this controversial Leinster SHC round robin clash which saw both sides end with 13 men.

Kerry Senior Hurlers have made the leap to Division 1B for 2016, but the make up of Division 2B isn’t known just yet, after Tyrone and Donegal played out an entertaining draw in Owenbeg.

Antrim 0-19 Offaly 2-17

Antrim 1-12 Limerick 0-23: Limerick’s hurlers got their first win of the 2015 Allianz League Division 1B campaign with a hard-fought 0-23 to 1-12 win over Antrim at Ballycastle yesterday.

Wexford retained their patience well as they eventually wore down Offaly by 2-15 to 0-12 at O’Connor Park.

Allianz Hurling League Division 1B: Wexford 1-24 Antrim 2-20: Wexford were issued a timely reminder about their frailties as it took a last gasp point from substitute Harry Kehoe to deliver the narrowest of victories over Antrim in this Allianz NHL Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

Limerick IT 1-21 UUJ 0-12:

Dublin 0-28 Antrim 2-12: Walsh Cup: They may need someone to lift the Walsh Cup very shortly though Ger Cunningham still isn’t sure exactly who his Dublin captain for 2015 will be. 

Laois will host Dublin and Galway will take on Carlow in the Bord na Móna Walsh Cup semi-finals, after wins this afternoon.

Six-time All-Ireland winning minor hurling boss Mattie Murphy has joined the managerial ticket seeking to replace outgoing Galway senior manager Anthony Cunningham.

Antrim 1-10 Clare 4-28

Antrim 1-10 Clare 4-28

A 71st minute goal saw Offaly rob victory at the death with a two-point win over Antrim in the All-Ireland SHC qualifiers at Ballycastle this afternoon.

It has been confirmed that Ireland defender Ciaran Clarke will not travel with the rest of the squad to the USA.

Antrim 2-18 Carlow 1-17

Antrim made it back-to-back wins in the Leinster SHC qualifier group as they defeated Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

Antrim are top of the new-look round-robin style Leinster Senior Championship following a 0-23 to 2-11 win over Westmeath this afternoon, while London and Carlow played out a 2-17 apiece draw in Ruislip.

Laois 2-12 Antrim 0-21

Laois 2-21 Antrim 0-21

I’m living in the heart of rural Clare but I could be by the sea. Looking out my window I only see water and wind whipping up the whitecaps and it makes me wonder — will these games go ahead at all this weekend? Should these games go ahead?

Westmeath 3-17 Antrim 0-17

Clare defender David McInerney was honoured as the 2013 Bord Gáis Energy Under-21 Hurler of the Year at the inaugural Team of the Year Awards ceremony last night in Croke Park.

Tonight’s match against Germany in Cologne is as tough as it gets at international level, with a win for the hosts guaranteeing their inevitable place at the World Cup finals next summer in Brazil.

Clare’s Shane O’Donnell is the surprise omission from the Bord Gáis Energy U21 hurling team of the year.

Over half of the players selected on the Bord Gáis Energy Under-21 Hurling Team of the Year hail from champions Clare, including team captain Paul Flanagan.

All-Ireland U21 hurling champions, Clare, have received 14 nominations for the inaugural Bord Gáis Energy team of the year.

Back-to-back All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling champions Clare lead the way with 14 nominations for the inaugural Bord Gáis Energy Team of the Year Award ceremony which will be televised live on TG4 on Saturday week (October 12) at 8.30pm.

Clare 2-28 Antrim 0-12

Clare and Kerry claimed Bord Gáis Energy All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling titles at Semple Stadium this afternoon.

Antrim manager Kevin Ryan has named an unchanged team for the county's historic first All-Ireland U-21 Hurling Championship final appearance against Clare tomorrow evening.

Antrim 2-15 Wexford 1-16

The Antrim Under-21 hurlers' stunning All-Ireland semi-final win over 1/80 favourites Wexford yesterday even left their own manager Kevin Ryan admittedly 'shocked' and 'amazed'.

Antrim 2-15 Wexford 1-16

Antrim 6-22 Derry 0-6

Westmeath 2-13 Antrim 3-18

Antrim 3-18 Westmeath 2-13

Giovanni Trapattoni last night admitted he had overlooked Wes Hoolahan’s claims for an Irish jersey in the past but, in the next breath, appeared to play down the player’s chances of featuring in next month’s World Cup qualifier in Sweden.

Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 0

IF HARLEQUINS take Leinster’s Heineken Cup crown they may have to thank the unusual combination of Michael Phelps, Terenure College in Dublin and Alabama’s United States Sports Academy.

Aston Villa have confirmed Richard Dunne’s groin injury sustained at Euro 2012 shows no signs of clearing and is baffling their medical team.