Westmeath’s place in this year’s Allianz HL Division 2A final is all but assured after they led from pillar to post in yesterday’s top-of-the-table clash with Antrim at Cusack Park, eventually running out 2-11 to 0-10 winners at the Mullingar venue.

Westmeath 2-22 Kildare 2-13

CHRISTY RING CUP FINAL:

Kildare 4-18 Kerry 2-22

Kildare 3-17 Derry 4-14

Derry, Trinity College, Meath, Wicklow, GMIT, Kildare, Fingal and Down advanced to the Bord na Mona Kehoe Cup quarter-finals, while DCU, Armagh, St Pat's Drumcondra, Mayo, Louth, Roscommon, Longford and Queens University will take part in the Shield competition.

There were seven races at yesterday’s Cloyne Harriers point-to-point fixture at Dromahane and the Tom Keating-trained Mortlestown attained due reward for his consistency by winning a vintage first division of the five and six-year-old geldings’ maiden in the hands of ‘Corky’ Carroll, who immediately dedicated the victory to his stricken colleague JT McNamara.

Kildare hurler Martin Fitzgerald has slammed county officials over their failure to pay expenses.

Kerry manager John Meyler sensationally resigned his post after the Christy Ring champions crashed out of the competition with defeat to Kildare in Newbridge on Saturday (2-21 to 1-16).

Down and Wicklow booked Christy Ring Cup semi-final berths, while Derry and London, and Meath and Kildare will contest quarter-final ties next weekend.

A whopping 0-12 from freetaker Paddy Henry got Derry off to the perfect start in the Christy Ring Cup but Kildare were left mystified with the referee as the Oak Leaf men scored 14 points from frees, and had 22 frees in total, to Kildare’s nine.

Late goals from Richie Hoban and Martin Fitzgerald proved decisive in Parnell Park yesterday, as Kildare overcame Meath in a gripping Allianz Hurling League Division 2B decider.

Kildare 3-13 Meath 1-12

Stephen Hoban’s 46th minute goal edged Mayo to victory over Kildare in Castlebar yesterday.

Leinster rivals Meath and Kildare will contest the Allianz Hurling League Division 2B final following today's final round action which saw Meath, Mayo and London register wins.

Kildare tore dreadful Armagh asunder to cement their place in the Division 2B final.

Kildare secured a place in the Allianz Hurling League Division 2B final, while there were also wins over the weekend for the Meath and London hurlers.

Kildare enjoyed a goal feast as they kept their promotion bid very much on track against a helpless Roscommon side in Athleague.

Armagh and Kildare collected victories in Division 2B of the Hurling League this afternoon.

OUTSIDER-of-five, My Murphy got the better of odds-on favourite Please Talk in the Grade 3 Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle, feature of yesterday’s action in Limerick.

Kildare and Down booked their places in the Christy Ring Cup semi-finals following wins in today's quarter-final encounters.

The Leinster hurling sides were to the fore in Division 3A of the Allianz League as Wicklow, Kildare and Meath mustered wins this afternoon.

JIMMY Mangan’s Rudi Trucker indicated that he’s set for another productive hunter chase campaign this season by sluicing home in the lady riders open at yesterday’s North Tipperary Foxhounds point-to-point meeting at Nenagh, the only hunt racing fixture to take place over the weekend.

SUMMER sailing is over, but it’s a busy time for south coast sailors with Cove SC hosting the SCORA Championships and the RCYC hosting the ISA All Ireland championships this weekend while the weekend after that, the O’Flynn Exhams Autumn Regatta begin at Crosshaven.

WITH the nights getting shorter, racing started at 6.25pm at RCYC this week. Race officers Stephen and Rebecca O’Shaughnessy with Jonathan Horgan sent the fleets out into a light south-easterly breeze on Course 93 up to No 3, then a dead run back to Cage, before a reach down to No 12 and then a beat back to Corkbeg where the wind shadow of Ft Carlisle created a few problems rounding the mark.

ANTRIM will face Munster champions Tipperary in the All-Ireland U21 hurling championship semi-final after overcoming a skilful Armagh side at Casement Park last night.

Clare 2-15 Kildare 0-11

NHL DIVISION 2:

Antrim 1-19 Kildare 2-07

EDWARD O’GRADY ran two in the Metal Man Novice Hurdle at Tamore yesterday and they totally dominated the finish.

Gardaí are refusing to disclose how much money was stolen during this morning's cash-in-transit van hold up in South Dublin for operational reasons.

A garda is to face a new charge of driving a vehicle with a tyre tread depth below the legal limit the night a man was killed by a car.

WINS NOW, so impressive when scoring at Navan previously, confirmed the good impression created then when stepping up in class to beat Franklins Trail in the McCarthy Insurance Group Hurdle at Cork on Saturday.