Down 1-12 Laois 1-08

Down 1-12 Laois 1-8

Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell survived an early wobble in the final round and a late challenge from defending champion Paul Dunne to claim a two-shot victory in the East of Ireland Amateur Open at a rain-soaked County Louth.

Two late goals from Benny Coulter helped Mayobridge to a 3-14 to 0-11 win over Saval.

Sunday’s King and Queen of the Roads at Ballincurrig was one of sustained excellence and excitement.

Martin Coppinger will be a very strong favourite to win his second All-Ireland senior title when he faces off against defending champion Conor McGuigan at Derrinasafa, Dunmanway on Sunday.

Tony Carey beat Tony Dunlea by two bowls in the Munster veteran final at Kilcorney on Monday to set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Oliver Gribben, who retained his Ulster title on the same evening.

DAVID MURPHY will be hot favourite when he faces Ulster champion Conor McGuigan in Sunday’s All-Ireland senior bowling final on the Markethill Road in Tassagh, Co Armagh.

Berwick 0 Celtic 2

Ireland 53 Russia 0

DOWN 1-12 DERRY 1-6, Casement Park

Tyrone did enough during an energetic first half display at Healy Park tonight to defeat Down and get their Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup bid back on track.

WHILE they celebrated at Clandeboye Golf Club last night after the inclusion of Jonathan Caldwell in the British & Irish team to play the US in the Walker Cup at Royal Co Down on September 9 and 10, there was disappointment at Banbridge when Richard Kilpatrick was omitted.

2005 All-Star full-forward Stephen O’Neill was sent-off but Tyrone’s newcomers did enough to claim a 2-14 to 0-9 win over Queen’s University in an entertaining clash in Omagh today.

A FEW readers didn’t like my description of Phil Mickelson as “syrupy” after his recent victory in the Masters at Augusta.

Cork 4-5 Down 2-4

HOUSTON has a Brian O’Connell and a Sean O’Keefe. It even has a Michael Collins, once known as “the loneliest man in space” for staying in orbit during the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Northern Ireland civil servants were lambasted today over major fraud by employees in the province’s government-funded small business agency and a failure to recover the money.

Ireland's Philip Walton has finished his first round of the Murphy's Irish Open at Fota on one over par.