There was victory and Division 1A status for Cork in this relegation play-off in Pearse Stadium Galway.

Galway 1-27 Cork 1-21: A fine spring day in Salthill yesterday, the home side making the most of the sunshine, romping to a comfortable win over visiting Cork.

Westmeath 0-12 Roscommon 2-13: Roscommon manager John Evans hailed his side’s promotion to Division 1 of the National Football League by saying: “This meant everything to us today to win promotion. 

Westmeath 0-10, Down 2-17:

Waterford 0-22 Galway 1-13

Clare 0-18 Galway 1-13

Waterford put a stormy week behind them to eke out a two-point win away to Galway yesterday, a gritty victory which owed much to Shane Walsh’s match-turning goal.

NOT unexpectedly, following their 24-points runaway win over Limerick in the penultimate stage, Tipperary have chosen the same starting side for Sunday’s glamour All-Ireland SHC final clash with Kilkenny at Croke Park.

ONE can only surmise how either Westmeath or Wicklow would have fared in the Leinster SFC semi-final, but on the basis of the regulation 70 minutes yesterday, not very well.

DESPITE a comprehensive nine points triumph over Laois last weekend, the Cork senior football selectors have made a number of changes for Sunday’s NFL Division 2 clash with Wexford at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

THIRTEEN-MAN Galway came with a late burst to deny Wexford in a thrilling All-Ireland MHC quarter-final at Semple Stadium yesterday.

CORK start favourites to beat Galway in this afternoon’s All-Ireland inter-county VEC SHC Final (Mallow, 3pm).

MEATH introduce two newcomers, goalkeeper Brendan Murphy and right half-forward Peter Curran, for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC first round clash with neighbours Louth at Croke Park.

BRIAN SHEEHAN and Colm Cooper will start for Kerry against Laois in the Allianz NFL semi-final at Killarney on Sunday.

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

WATERFORD hurling manager Justin McCarthy has made three changes from the team that failed to Galway last Sunday for tomorrow’s NHL tie with Clare in Dungarvan.

PAUL CODD, a member of one of Wexford’s most famous hurling dynasties, has been drafted in by the Leinster champions for Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Cork at Croke Park.

PAUL NOONE returns to the Roscommon team for tomorrow’s Connacht SFC semi-final replay with Leitrim at Dr Hyde Park.

Westmeath 0-14 Cork 0-12

DUBLIN got their Allianz NFL title hopes back on track with a comfortable victory over Westmeath at Cusack Park yesterday.

PAUL GALVIN is recalled to the Kerry team for Sunday's Allianz National Football League game with Fermanagh in Fitzgerald Stadium. His selection, at right half-forward in place of Liam Hassett, is the only change from the side which defeated Dublin at Parnell Park.

Cork 1-8 Westmeath 2-5

WESTMEATH have left the centre half forward berth vacant for Saturday’s televised Division 1A clash with Cork under lights at Páirc Uí Rinn.

DARREN FAY is in two minds about his latest Meath assignment, having been named in an unaccustomed midfield role for tomorrow’s O’Byrne Cup semi-final date with Offaly.