Castlehaven 0-16 Nemo Rangers 1-13 (aet)

Last season’s finalists Castlehaven won their opening battle for supremacy in the Cork senior football championship in Newcestown yesterday afternoon after a fiercely contested tie against East Cork outfit Aghada.

DCU 1-11 UCC 0-10

ON the day when one Kerry midfielder departed the inter-county scene, another commanded the headlines after yesterday’s Sigerson Cup quarter-final at the Mardyke.

UCC maintained their habit of eking out tight wins in uncompromising games in yesterday’s Sigerson Cup second round clash at the Mardyke.

THE scoreline points to an emphatic win for UCC, but it was a tough struggle before they progressed past Dublin IT in yesterday’s Ulster Bank Sigerson Cup first round clash at the Mardyke.

Laois Under-21 football manager Sean Dempsey has kept faith with the 15 players that beat Mayo in the recent semi-final for tomorrow night's Cadbury's All-Ireland football final against Cork (Semple Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

Cork 0-13 Armagh 0-12, O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Cathrach Keane has been recalled to the Cork team for Sunday's All-Ireland U-21 football semi-final against Ulster champions Armagh in Portlaoise (throw-in 3pm).

Cork scooped the Cadbury's Munster under-21 football title for the fourth successive year after beating a gallant Tipperary side 3-19 to 3-12 at the Gaelic Grounds.

TONY LEAHY dismisses suggestions that Cork are favourites to win tomorrow’s Cadbury All-Ireland U21 football title against Mayo in Cusack Park, Ennis (2.30pm).

GALWAY selector Stephen Joyce has an odd complaint ahead of this afternoon’s All-Ireland U21FC semi-final meeting with Cork at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick (3.45pm).

St Fachtna’s, Skibbereen 0-13 St Flannan’s 2-4