MEATH recovered from a nine-point deficit in ordinary time only to be denied victory by a late equaliser at the end of extra time in this TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland quarter-final in Portlaoise on Saturday, and favourites Galway were a very relieved team to survive.

Portumna 2-8 Newtownshandrum 1-6

MIKE FRANK RUSSELL has paid the price for indifferent form of late by dropping to the Kerry substitute’s bench for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Derry.

University of Limerick1-13 Garda College 2-8

Portumna 2-13 Loughrea 2-9

KILKENNY will be aiming to complete a hat-trick of All-Ireland hurling titles when they play Galway in tomorrow’s U21 decider in Thurles. Throw-in is at 3pm.