Down 3-20 Armagh 1-11

Down 3-20 Armagh 1-11, Newry

Down 1-20 Armagh 1-11

Meath sealed their place in the Division 2B Allianz Hurling League Final, while there were wins also for London and Down in the Division this afternoon.

Stephen Clynch fired nine points as table-toppers Meath secured their third win in Division 2B of the Allianz NHL this afternoon, with wins also for London and Armagh.

Derry, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow advanced to the Bord na Móna Kehoe Cup semi-finals following today’s action.

Armagh’s decision to drop down a tier paid dividends as they cruised to victory in Saturday’s Nicky Rackard Cup final at Croke Park.

London claimed their first ever Christy Ring Cup title at Croke Park this afternoon, while Armagh and Tyrone both earned their second Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup titles respectively.

Armagh booked their place in the Nicky Rackard Cup semi-finals with a one-sided win over Sligo in Crossmaglen on Saturday.

Armagh convincingly saw off the challenge of Mayo in this National Hurling League 2B encounter in Crossmaglen on Sunday.

Four players were dismissed in Derry's win over London, while Armagh and Meath were also victorious in Division 3A of the Allianz Hurling League this afternoon.

The Leinster hurling sides were to the fore in Division 3A of the Allianz League as Wicklow, Kildare and Meath mustered wins this afternoon.

Derry, London, Wicklow, Louth, Mayo and Roscommon were the winners on a busy day of action in Divisions 3A and 3B of the Allianz National Hurling League.

High-scoring encounters were the order of the day across the Kehoe Cup and Shield competitions, with Wicklow, DCU, Meath, GMIT, Louth and Trinity College all registering wins.

Meath 0-21 Armagh 1-14

Armagh 1-13 Kildare 1-12

Scotland 1-10 Ireland 1-09, Nowlan Park

The GAA have announced the squads which have been selected for the U21 and senior hurling/shinty internationals against Scotland on Saturday next, October 18.

Armagh 4-16 London 2-23

Meath 1-16 Armagh 1-7

Mayo 2-14 Westmeath 2-13, Castlebar

Monaghan corner forward Tommy Freeman and manager Seamus McEnaney claimed two of the top awards at the 2007 Tennent's Ulster GAA Writers awards banquet in Bundoran.

There are seven players from Antrim in the selected Ulster team for tomorrow's M Donnelly Interprovincial hurling semi-final against Connacht at Ballybofey, throw-in 6pm.

Armagh put in a superb display yesterday to ruin Donegal's chances of reaching the Nicky Rackard Cup final for the second successive year.

Armagh put in a superb display this afternoon to ruin Donegal's chances of reaching the Nicky Rackard Cup final for the second successive year.

Armagh 0-16 Derry 1-14

A two-goal blast from Sean McBride saw Derry get off the mark in NHL Division 2A this afternoon as they beat Armagh 2-13 to 0-9 at Celtic Park.

Damien Fox's Laois hurlers got their NHL Division 2A campaign off to a blistering start at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise today, with a facile 3-26 to 2-9 victory over Derry.

Dominic McKinley, Ulster's hurling manager for the 2006 M Donnelly Interprovincial Championship, has named a 40-man provisional squad for the October competition.

Armagh 0-10 Derry 3-10

The hurlers of Donegal, Armagh and Derry topped their respective groups in the Nicky Rackard Cup yesterday, gaining automatic qualification through to the July 29 semi-finals.

Armagh continued their impressive form in Section 3B of the Nicky Rackard Cup, beating Leitrim 4-20 to 1-09 win this afternoon.

Armagh 3-10 Longford 1-11