AFTER a first half which promised so much, Cork Church of Ireland were overwhelmed 5-1 by Cork Harlequins in the Munster Senior League at Harlequins Park on Saturday.

Midleton 0-12 Blackrock 0-10

A DONEGAL GAA player has been suspended for a year following an incident in a Senior Football League match last June.

IRISH coach David Scott has to plan without his U-21 talent, but will welcome the return of five experienced internationals for a three-game series with Belgium in Brussels later this month.

TINY Killeagh sprung a huge surprise in Midleton yesterday as the permanent tsb Cork County SHC got into full swing with six opening round games.

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.

Clare 1-14 Tipperary 1-10

Bective Rangers 20, Midleton 7

Midleton 1-13 Glen Rovers 0-14

Offaly 1-12

CLARE have made two changes from the side that lost to Limerick in last weekend's Munster championship semi final for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Offaly at Cusack Park.

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.

Derry’s Eugene Donnelly and co-driver Paddy Toner, dominated the Hotel Kilmore Cavan Rally from start to finish.

The Germaines Hotel Single Stage Rally in Baltinglass was won by the Carlow crew of Michael Reddy/John Brophy.