Italy 1 Ireland 0: Noel King last night hailed the courage of his Ireland U21 players after they succumbed to a second-half winner against 10-man Italy in Vicenza.

Ireland maintained a 100% record in their Uefa U21 qualifiers last night as a pair of early goals killed off Andorra on their home patch.

Laois 4-12 Wexford 1-11

Wicklow 1-6 Kerry 2-20: Kerry hurling manager Eamonn Kelly was happy with his side’s improvement as they ran out 17-point winners over Wicklow in Division 2A at Arklow.

Republic of Ireland U21 boss Noel King has not included Jack Grealish in his latest squad following a request from the player to be omitted.

Norway 4 Ireland 1

Ireland U21 boss Noel King insists more gems from his squad that faces Norway in tonight’s friendly in Drammen (6pm, Irish time) will follow Brian Lenihan into the senior fold.

U21 friendly: Republic of Ireland 1 Qatar Olympic 1

Wicklow 4-19 Mayo 3-10

Derry 1-11 Wicklow 1-10

Derry 2-19 Wicklow 0-10

London 4-18 Wicklow 1-17

A superb display of attacking from Scoil Mhuire na nGrás secured the H5 title at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Wicklow’s hurlers are back in the Christy Ring Cup final for the second year running after beating Meath by eight points in the semi-final at Arklow on Saturday.

Wicklow secured a Christy Ring Cup semi-final spot after a late scoring burst in Arklow on Saturday.

With two 13-point wins over Wicklow under their belt in the past year, Kerry were shocked by Casey O’Brien’s men in their opening defence of their Christy Ring Cup title at Arklow on Saturday.

Carlow hurlers, the unbeaten leaders of Division 2A, had to rely on an injury-time point by substitute Shane Kavanagh to secure a draw with gutsy Wicklow in their final game at Aughrim yesterday.

Wicklow’s ace free-taker Jonathan O’Neill was back to near his best scoring form yesterday as his side secured a draw with Derry.

Greenmount 4-10Scoil Padre Pio 0-4

A STROLL at headquarters for Kerry on Saturday, a final they dominated from start to finish against a game but outclassed Wicklow side to win their first Christy Ring Cup title.

Kerry 2-21 Wicklow 2-8

Wicklow 3-18 Louth 2-9

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin