Roscommon 6-18 Sligo 0-12: Reigning Connacht U21 champions Roscommon enjoyed a goal feast as they accounted for Sligo by a whopping 24 points at Kiltoom.

Terenure College 43 The King’s Hospital 19: Munster Junior Cup: Terenure College turned on the style in the final-quarter to get the better of King’s Hospital in the opening round of the Junior Cup at Donnybrook yesterday.

Kildare 1-14 Roscommon 1-11

Four Roads 2-15 Oran 2-09

Galway 0-12 Limerick 0-10

Galway 0-12 Limerick 0-10

What joy! What relief! With our eardrums fairly popping from the relentless cacophony of speculation surrounding the likes of Ronaldo, Bale, Rooney and Suarez, at long last we have a big-name Irish transfer story to get excited about.

Ballinasloe (Galway) 4-11Oran (Sligo) 0-7

Derry 3-12 Galway 3-12

Derry 3-12 Galway 3-12

Roscommon claimed back-to-back Connacht minor titles for the first time ever at Dr Hyde Park yesterday.

Longford boss Diane O’Hora admitted her substitutions proved crucial in yesterday’s Bord Gáis Energy Ladies NFL Division 4 final victory over Limerick at O’Connor Park, Tullamore.

A magnificent 16-point haul by full-forward Joe Bergin helped Ollie Baker’s Offaly retain their grip on the Bord na Mona Walsh Shield following a hard-earned extra-time victory over the students of DIT at O’Connor Park, Tullamore yesterday.

It took them time to warm to the task, but a clinical second-half performance was enough to secure the expected victory for a fancied Carlow IT team in this Fitzgibbon Cup game against Dublin IT yesterday.

LAOIS began life under Cork legend Teddy McCarthy with a battling extra-time victory over DIT in Rathdowney on Saturday.

JOEY BARTON hit out at a “ridiculous decision” to send him off in QPR’s loss to Norwich at Loftus Road yesterday for an apparent headbutt on Bradley Johnson.

OFFALY struck a huge psychological blow against Wexford as they secured Division One hurling for 2010 with victory in yesterday’s NHL Division Two decider at Semple Stadium.

DUBS STARS SENIOR HURLING CHALLENGE MATCH: DUBLIN 1-18 DUBS STARS 3-11

IAN HARTE has finally been handed an international reprieve despite a bust-up earlier in the season with Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr.

Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for the first time for the friendly clash with Brazil on February 18 at Lansdowne Road.