Connacht FBD League: Leitrim 3-17 GMIT 1-7

Carlow finished in style to overcome their Westmeath hosts in Saturday’s entertaining Leinster Minor Hurling Championship game at Cusack Park, Mullingar.

IT MAY have taken a late quality point from full-forward Keith Hogan to save UCD’s bacon in this thrilling Fitzgibbon Cup game at WIT’s Carriganore venue yesterday, but it was well deserved on a day hurling itself was the real winner.

THE outstanding memory from yesterday’s Leinster championship encounter in Portlaoise would have been Kildare’s copybook football for the first 15 minutes, which yielded an impressive 1-7.

LIMERICK manager Justin McCarthy introduces James Ryan and Paul Browne for his side’s NHL clash against Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow.

GER REIDY of Castleisland Desmonds and Aidan O’Shea from the Glenbeigh-Glencarr club are the two new faces on the Kerry team to play Donegal in the opening round of the Allianz NFL at Austin Park, Tralee tomorrow.

Derry 1-17 Kildare 0-11

Louth 4-11 Waterford 0-5

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

BRIAN DOOHER has been ruled out of Sunday’s vital Allianz NFL game with All-Ireland champions Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium.

ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry will require the full breadth of their extended panel on Sunday for their first competitive fixture since September’s decider against Mayo.

Tipperary 2-20 Clare 3-9

LIMERICK will be without team captain Tommy Stack for their make-or-break Allianz National Football League clash with Armagh at the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday.

PAUL GALVIN is recalled to the Kerry team for Sunday's Allianz National Football League game with Fermanagh in Fitzgerald Stadium. His selection, at right half-forward in place of Liam Hassett, is the only change from the side which defeated Dublin at Parnell Park.

WESTMEATH have left the centre half forward berth vacant for Saturday’s televised Division 1A clash with Cork under lights at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Kildare give competitive starts to 2002 minor captain Michael Foley from Athy at midfield and his 2003 counter-part, Moorefield’s Ross Glavin, at full forward for Sunday’s Allianz NFL tie against Derry in Newbridge.

THE GAA are to raise the national profile of handball with the appointment of a Promotional Administrator.

WHY YOU MONTY, winner of the Local Stake at Rathcormac last season, was a decisive winner of the Ballyarthur Stake, the All-Aged event, at a well run Fermoy & Grange coursing meeting yesterday.

KERRY manager Paídí Ó Sé is not concerned by the debate over who should occupy the full back slot for the county ahead of the Munster SFC semi-final against Tipperary.

LIMERICK are taking no chances ahead of their Bank of Ireland, Munster SFC semi-final clash with next-door neighbours Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis on Sunday next.

KERRY have named 10 of the side that failed to Armagh in last year’s All-Ireland final for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final with Tipperary in Tralee.

INSPIRATIONAL former captain Glen Ryan has been left out of the Kildare team for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC quarter-final against Longford at Croke Park.

Wicklow 4-9 Kerry 2-12

Kildare face the winners of tomorrow's Dublin/Meath clash in the Leinster Final following a marathon replay that went into extra-time against Offaly at Nowlan Park.