DEFENDING champion John Rooney brings form and a new level of self-belief with him to the Munster Senior Open Squash Championships, which begin tonight.

IRELAND’S men were held to a 2-2 draw by Finland in their opening Premier Division Group A match at the European Team Squash Championships in Amsterdam yesterday.

NUMBER one seeds Liam Kenny and Madeline Perry claimed the Irish Squash National Titles for 2004.

ARTHUR GASKIN, the eleventh seed professional based in Nottingham and world ranked 161, beat No six seed David Ayerst fromUlster 3-1 in the Westwood sponsored Irish National Squash Championships last night.

DEREK RYAN was sensationally beaten by third seed Steve Richardson in the final of the Irish Senior Men’s National Squash final at Fitzwilliam in Dublin yesterday.