St Thomas 1-11 Gort 0-10: St Thomas manager John Burke insisted that his side have what it takes to go all the way to All-Ireland glory for the second time, after they were deserving winners of the Galway SHC title yesterday.

NUI Galway 0-16 University of Limerick 0-15: University of Limerick’s Fitzgibbon Cup title defence remains on track despite a narrow defeat to NUIG at Rhebogue in Limerick.

Glenville 1-2 Knockavilla 0-3: Glenville claimed the Allianz Sciath na Scol DGF5 Football title as they saw off the spirited challenge of Knockavilla in yesterday’s decider at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Limerick scored a six-point win over Galway to progress to a first All-Ireland U21 hurling final since 2002.

AIB All-Ireland Club SHC semi-final: Gort (Galway) 1-15 Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) 2-17

Henry Shefflin rolled back the years with a vintage display as Ballyhale Shamrocks sealed a place in the AIB All-Ireland senior club hurling final this afternoon.

Gort 2-13 Portumna 1-10

Whitechurch 5-5 Inch 2-4

Following Munster's heartbreaking defeat CHARLIE MULQUEEN picks 10 Munster matches that stand out most during the history of the competition.

Cork IT 2-22 NUI Galway 0-11

Wexford 4-21 NUI Galway 0-8

Galway manager Mattie Murphy certainly knows a thing or two about minor hurling and reckons the Tribesmen’s true worth will be revealed in next month’s fascinating All-Ireland semi-final encounter with Tipperary.

In the corridor at Ruislip following Saturday’s qualifier, Antrim boss Liam Bradley was conducting a television interview when referee Pádraig Hughes peered around the corner.

London 2-9 Antrim 2-11

Cyril Donnellan knows Galway can’t depend solely on Joe Canning if they are to pick up some championship silverware this year.

Connacht retained their Junior Rugby Interprovincial title with a magnificent performance at Castleisland to deny the hosts the trophy.

Wicklow were forced to dig deep as they squeezed past a determined London at Ruislip.

As expected, London picked up their first win of the year with a facile victory over Division 4 strugglers Kilkenny in Nowlan Park, the Cats’ second heaviest defeat in the campaign.

Despite a sluggish performance, Leitrim overcame their June 3 Connacht championship opponents London in a poor game at Carrick-on-Shannon.

Brian Murphy and JJ Smith fired second-half goals as Carlow made hard work of a poor London side at Ruislip.

It took Fermanagh two trips to London to fulfil this fixture, but Peter Canvan’s team easily collected the points against the Exiles at Ruislip yesterday.

Limerick topped the Allianz League Division 4 table after an unimpressive performance at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

Coolderry (Offaly) 3-16 Gort (Galway) 0-17

RECENT seasons have been defined by the inconsistency of Galway senior hurling sides in the white heat of championship.

CONFUSION reigned at the end of normal time in this absorbing All-Ireland MHC semi-final but ultimately it was Galway who reacted better to the surprise of the additional 20 minutes.

GALWAY’S minor hurlers blitzed Antrim with three goals in less than five minutes during the opening half of this lopsided All-Ireland quarter-final at Parnell Park on Saturday.

JOHN McGRATH hit 11 points as the hosts retained the Tipperary Supporters club All-Ireland U16 hurling crown with a convincing victory at Semple Stadium yesterday.

KILKENNY U21 boss Michael Walsh is expecting a stern examination of his side’s credentials when they face off in a repeat of last year’s decider against Dublin in tonight’s Bord Gáis Energy Leinster U21HC semi-final in Nowlan Park at 7.30pm.

Mayo 3-11 Sligo 0-07

Laois 1-13 Mayo 1-13

Mayo manager John O'Mahony has made two alterations to his side for Sunday's NFL Division 1 clash with Donegal in Castlebar (throw-in 2.30pm).

John O'Mahony has made his first team announcement since his appointment as Mayo manager.

Full back Denis Hurley's set to make his debut for Munster in tomorrow night's Celtic League clash at Llannelli.

CHRISTIAN CULLEN is set to make a sensational return for Munster when they travel to Scotland for tomorrow night’s Celtic League fixture with Border Reivers (7.30pm).

Coach Declan Kidney will persist with the experiment of playing Tomas O'Leary at outside centre for Munster's Celtic League trip to the Gwent Dragons

Coach Declan Kidney has included Denis Leamy, Rob Henderson, Christian Cullen, Mike Mullins and Jeremy Manning in the 25-strong Munster Squad for the visit of Perpignan to Lansdowne Road on Saturday.

CHRISTIAN CULLEN, Mike Mullins and Jeremy Manning have all been included in a 23-strong Munster squad for the Celtic League game against Llanelli Scarlets tomorrow (5.30pm) at Stradey Park.

Munster coach Declan Kidney has included Mike Mullins, Christian Cullen and Jeremy Manning iin the 23-man squad for the Celtic League game against Llanelli Scarlets at Stradey Park on Saturday.

WHEN Mick O’Driscoll re-signed for Munster recently after two years with Perpignan, some fans suggested it was a detrimental step for the province.

Veteran scrum-half Mike Prendergast has re-signed for Munster to give Peter Stringer and Thomas O'Leary competition for the season 2005/06.

Anthony Foley will captain to a Munster side contaning three Lions for the Celtic Cup quarter-final against Edinburgh on Saturday.

ALTHOUGH set to lose out when Munster’s 24-man training squad for Saturday’s Celtic Cup clash with Edinburgh is cut to 22 today, Garryowen young gun Conan Doyle is very much one for the future.