Underdogs Portroe overcame a well-fancied Toomevara side to capture their first North Tipperary SHC title following a memorable final at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh last evening.

St Bridget’s Loughrea carried too much firepower for their Kerry opponents in Saturday’s entertaining All-Ireland Vocational Schools JAHC final at Bruff.

BARRY O’HARA edged Jason Conroy in the fight of the night at the National Intermediate Championships finals last night.

The teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League fixtures have been announced.

Blackrock College will be able to call on the strike power of their Ireland U20s Andrew Conway and Brendan Macken in Division 1A against a Dolphin disrupted without their regular number eight James Coughlan, who has been called up by Munster.

The teams for this weekend's round of All-Ireland League rugby matches have been announced.

Belvedere College 11 St Mary’s College 10

THERE are few fixtures more compelling for sheer atmosphere than the Leinster Schools Senior Cup final sponsored by Powerade, which this year moves to a new home at the RDS.

Killenaule 2-12 Carrick Swans 0-14

Belvedere College 10 Blackrock College 7

Westmeath 2-16 Mayo 2-10

UNPACK the crampons, Longford have picked their way to the sort of altitude that gives men nose-bleeds.

Westmeath football boss Paidí Ó Sé has handed the goalkeeper's jersey to former eircom League ace Garry Connaughton ahead of their 1A league clash with Longford.

A last-minute fisted goal from Cork substitute Padraig Griffin spoiled what would have been a famous win for Westmeath, as Billy Morgan began his new term as Cork manager with a 1-8 to 2-5 draw at a sodden Pairc Ui Rinn in tonight’s Allianz NFL Division 1A clash.

A stoppage-time goal has given Cork a draw against Westmeath in the SFL.

Paidi Ó Sé is obviously keen to assess the strength of his inherited panel having made five changes to his O'Byrne Cup side ahead of Sunday's quarter-final against Kildare.

Leinster 4-9 Connacht 2-12

WATERFORD County Board yesterday welcomed the Munster Council’s decision to defer the club championship semi-final between Patrickswell and their county champions, who will be decided in a replay on Saturday.

Connacht hurling boss Conor Hayes has made two changes to his Railway Cup final side ahead of Saturday's clash with Leinster in Italy.

Galway hurling boss Conor Hayes has left a vacancy at corner-forward in the hope that former All Star Eugene Cloonan will be fit to face Tipperary on Sunday.

LIKE every championship, this summer begins with the weekend of the lesser lights.

Westmeath boss Luke Dempsey will keep with a winning formula for this weekend's Leinster SFC clash with Carlow at Croke Park.

Westmeath 2-12 Limerick 1-14

Galway boss Conor Hayes has named injury doubt Brian Mahony in an unchanged side to face Cork in the NHL at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

Galway2-17 Waterford 2-13