Ireland 4-12 Scotland 2-12

Loughgiel 1-16 Ballygalget 1-09

Celbridge 0-23 Éire Óg/Corracchoill 2-11

Derry 1-16 Down 0-25

Down 0-25 Derry 1-16, Athletic Grounds

Down 1-16 Derry 0-19

Down 1-16 Derry 0-19

Down 3-20 Armagh 1-11, Newry

Down 3-16 Kerry 2-17

Down 3-16 Kerry 2-17

Down 1-20 Armagh 1-11

Cornish Pirates 9 Munster A 10

Rob Penney’s men aren’t the only Munster outfit in search of glory across the Irish Sea tomorrow.

Liverpool 1 Southhampton 0

COLIN McENTEE’S Leinster A couldn’t add the scalp of London Welsh to those of Esher, Melrose and Llanelli at Donnybrook yesterday but a draw was enough to secure a home quarter-final in the British & Irish Cup.

DANIEL STURRIDGE and Jack Rodwell were last night handed their first England call-ups by Fabio Capello for the friendlies with Spain and Sweden.

DOWN’S hurlers strolled to an Ulster SHC semi-final, hammering Derry by 16 points at Casement Park yesterday.

Down 1-17 Kerry 1-18

Matthew Upson has been handed an opportunity to put his World Cup pain behind him by Fabio Capello after being named in a 24-man squad for the opening European Championship qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland next month.

Jack Wilshere and Kieran Gibbs will represent the dawn of a new England era next week after being named in Fabio Capello’s squad to face Hungary at Wembley on Wednesday.

Four years after earning a suprise selection for the 2006 World Cup, Theo Walcott has been left out of Fabio Capello’s England squad for this year’s tournament in South Africa.

TIPPERARY manager David Power insists his team has nothing to fear against Cork in the ESB Munster MFC semi-final on May 12.

CORK progressed as expected in last night’s ESB Munster MFC quarter-final at Cusack Park in Ennis but no one in their camp need to be reminded that they made heavy weather of seeing off a brave and spirited Clare side.

ENGLAND booked their ticket to the World Cup finals with a five-star performance at Wembley last night.

MUNSTER team manager Shaun Payne is looking to the future, starting at Musgrave Park tonight (7pm) when the reigning Magners League champions take on London Irish.

Munster coach Tony McGahan will give Denis Hurley, Niall Ronan, Tony Buckley and Denis Leamy their first starts of the season in a friendly against London Irish at Musgrave Park on Friday (7pm).

JEAN DE VILLIERS claims he is looking forward to making himself part of the Munster ‘family’, citing the province’s tradition as a powerful motivating factor in his decision to join.

Down 4-21 Mayo 0-14

LOUTH attacker Aaron Hoey has been ruled out of his county’s Leinster SFC opener against Carlow at Parnell Park next Sunday after tearing a hamstring in training over the weekend.

Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs paid tribute to Alex Ferguson after being named Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year last night.

RYAN GIGGS has been named Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year, the first time he has won the award in his glittering career.

KERRY minor boss John Kennedy hopes his charges will feed off the All-Ireland colleges success of Coláiste na Sceilge, when they open the defence of their Munster MFC crown in today’s quarter-final against Tipperary, (Semple Stadium 6.30pm).

IN what is Munster’s first home game since winning the Heineken Cup in May, Tony McGahan has kept faith with 11 of the side that started in last weekend’s impressive 46-22 win over the USA Eagles for tonight’s sell-out friendly with London Irish at Musgrave Park (7.30pm).

Down 4-16 London 1-16

SEVEN days too late for Chelsea’s liking, John Terry was presented with an opportunity to score and duly obliged.

David Beckham has been left out of England manager Fabio Capello’s first squad but Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has been included.

Down manager Gerard Coulter has been forced to make two changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division 1A encounter with Offaly (Birr, throw-in 2.30pm).

THERE were no miraculous comeback this time as National Cup champions UCC Demons remained on course to retain their Super League crown when they put a poor first quarter behind them to defeat Gleneagle Lakers 120-109 at the INEC Killarney last night.

Antrim and Down players dominate the squad that Ulster manager John Crossey has selected for Sunday's Martin Donnelly Interprovincial hurling semi-final against Munster at Casement Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

Westmeath 1-23 Down 2-18

Chelsea 1 AC Milan 1

Antrim 2-22 Down 1-18