Cork 3-22 LIT 0-7

Bishopstown 4-11 CIT 1-09

Douglas 1-14 Bishopstown 1-20

Ireland can secure second place in their European Under-21 Championship qualification group by beating Turkey at home in August after claiming a draw against leaders Italy yesterday at the Showgrounds in Sligo.

Fielding a team with a liberal sprinkling of inter-county under 21, junior and senior players, Carbery served notice that they will have a big say in the battle for this year’s title after they had a comfortable victory over CIT in the third round of the Cork SFC at Cloughduv last night.

Ireland U21 2 Liechtenstein U21 0

IRELAND U21 manager Noel King has challenged his players to maintain their Euro qualification quest tonight – and try catch Giovanni Trapattoni’s eye in the process.

THE scoreline at the end flattered Midleton at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday, yet, there was never any real doubt that they would be the team to face Ballymartle in next Sunday’s Cork SHC quarter-final.

NEMO RANGERS’ goal in the 17th minute proved all-important in deciding this Cork SFC fourth round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

ULTIMATELY, Douglas had team captain John Lane to thank for their winning score in the second of almost seven minutes of time added on, but, in essence they triumphed in this exciting Evening Echo Cork SFC game in Ovens yesterday because of a dominant 10-minute period on each side of half-time.

ONE of Munster’s few consolations after their second successive Magners League defeat at their once impregnable Thomond Park fortress is that they rarely play well in the week prior to a crucial Heineken Cup game.

Cork 4-17 Limerick 0-8

BATTLING St. Brogan’s, Bandon triumphed on the double at Kilmurry yesterday, retaining their Cork Co Vocational Schools S’A’HC title and booking a place in the Munster final against Tipperary opponents in the process.

Dohenys 0-13 Mallow 0-10

LAST week, All Black coach Graham Henry was asked for his prediction on the South Africa v England game.

A HAT-TRICK of tries for Munster-bound winger Doug Howlett — to draw him level with Christian Cullen at the top of the All-Black try-scoring charts — was the good news for Irish fans after this rout in Marseille on Saturday.

FRANKIE SHEAHAN is set to resurrect his representative rugby career in a friendly game against Leicester Tigers at Musgrave Park on Friday night (7pm).

SOUTH African-born lock Greg Rawlinson has been called into the New Zealand squad ahead of their Tests against Ireland and Argentina.

Rainey Old Boys 27 Youghal 5

Douglas 1-14 Mallow 0-6

Tralee CBS 0-16 Castletroy CS 2-5

GOALS from Ger McCarthy and Daniel O’Donovan in the opening 10 minutes proved decisive as Dohenys marched into the Evening Echo Cork Co SFC semi-final with a 2-9 to 1-8 win over O’Donovan Rossa at Drimoleague yesterday.

WINGER Sitivei Sivivatu, hooker Derren Witcombe and lock James Ryan will make their test debuts for New Zealand against Fiji on Friday after the trio were confirmed as starters in a new-look All Blacks side.

St Senan’s 1-9 Athea 0-8

EIGHT newcomers have been named by the All Blacks coach Graham Henry in a bold selection policy for the upcoming European tour and a gruelling 2005 season.

Monaleen 2-8 Newcastle West 2-8

CLIVE WOODWARD last night threw down the gauntlet to Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, by declaring: “Australia won’t have a better chance of beating England for a long, long time.”

HOLDERS Drom-Broadford, beaten by Athea in the opening series of the Limerick SFC, resumed normal service with a 1-9 to 0-8 win over newcomers St. Senan’s on Saturday.

Na Piarsaigh 1-6 Dohenys 1-4

Athea 2-12 Claughaun 2-3

Kerry 1-7

Ballinacourty 1-7

NINETEEN years after making his inter-county debut, Mickey Linden is back in the Down senior squad for this year’s Ulster championship.

Cork College of FE 3-7

The West Cork novice pairing of Diarmuid French/Jason O’Mahony (Toyota Corolla) won the Skibbereen 100 Isles Navigation Trial following a tiebreak with national championship contenders, Andy Mackarel/Liam Higgins (Ascona).