The James O’Donovan juggernaut continued in the Co-Action benefit in Casteltownkenneigh where he beat Killian Kingston. Brothers Aidan and David Murphy beat Martin Coppinger and Séamus Sexton in the opening score there.

Nine Australians, including a government adviser, have been arrested in Malaysia for stripping down to their briefs and drinking beer from shoes after their countryman Daniel Ricciardo won the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix.

Kilkenny’s five-star Lyrath Hotel has just been sold for well over €20m to an Irish consortium of buyers who plan to invest further in the 170-acre resort investment, which was developed at a boom-time cost of €50m.

Brothers Edmond and Séamus Sexton advanced to the Munster senior championship semi-finals in a weekend that saw all four Munster quarter-finals decided.

Valley Rovers 2-6 Avondhu 0-11: Hughie O’Donovan’s goal in the fifth minute of injury time seized victory for Valley Rovers in the first round of the county SFC at Watergrasshill last night.

Glanworth 1-14 Glenville 1-9: It all started to go wrong for Glenville in the opening minutes when Glanworth opened up a four-point lead in this challenging Cork IFC round one battle at Rathcormac yesterday.

Cian Boyle significantly enhanced his rising reputation by winning the Munster Junior B final against Pat Callanan at Killumney.

Michael Bohane will lead the Munster challenge at next weekend’s All-Ireland finals following his clear win over Raymond Ryan in Sunday’s intermediate final at Lyre.

Martin Toal had an unexpectedly easy win over Conor McGuigan in the quarter-final of the Ulster senior championship at Port Mór-Blackwatertown.

Tipperary 0-16 Clare 2-9: Brendan Martin shattered Clare’s dreams of a first Electric Ireland Munster Minor football final appearance in 21 years at Semple Stadium last night.

KERRY 0-14 CLARE 0-3: In a lifeless encounter in front of 1,962 souls, Kerry were erratic in front of goal, error-prone and lazy in the tackle.

All-Ireland senior women’s champion Carmel Ryan secured a hard-fought victory over Sharon Russell in the first round of the Munster championship at Ballinacurra.

East Kerry 1-19 Legion 1-16

Waterford 6-9 Clare 4-12

David Murphy got the first shout in the bragging rights of 2014 when he beat Martin Coppinger comfortably in the last shot in the Teehan Cup at Castletownkenneigh on Sunday.

Dr Crokes 1-18 Legion 1-8

Aghabullogue 0-12 Glanworth 1-06

Glanworth 1-09 Cill na Martra 0-06

Bidders for the jewel in Cork’s €20m tourism crown came from India, Taiwan, the US, Europe, China, and Cork — with a Chinese family, the Kangs, yesterday coming up trumps.

Glanworth 2-9 Glanmire 1-7

Avondhu 1-11 Muskerry 0-10

Waterford Crystal Cup semi-final: CLARE 0-20 CORK 2-11

Only one member of the Irish team for next month’s Home International Championship turned up for the South of Ireland at Lahinch over the weekend.

Six members of the triumphant Munster team in this week’s Interprovincial Championship at Royal Co Down are included in the field for the South of Ireland Championship starting at Lahinch this morning. And yet, they will all have to take a back seat behind the remarkable Ennis man, Noel Pyne, who is competing for the 50th successive year.

Noel Pyne reaches a remarkable milestone when he makes his 50th successive appearance in the South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch next Saturday.

Glanworth are back in the Cork IFC after coming through this all-north Cork second round clash at Kilworth yesterday.

James Campion fired Fermoy to victory over rivals Glanworth in a tense Cork IFC clash at Castletownroche on Saturday evening.

Midfield duo Davie Pyne and Seán Finn were the two outstanding performers for Glanworth in their Avondhu U21AFC final triumph over Fermoy in Ballyhooly on Saturday.

Lahinch golf club has turned the corner and is back in profit, its captain said yesterday.

A judge, who today awarded a postman and former Balbriggan town councillor €16,000 damages for an injured big toe, said he was not satisfied An Post had provided him with protective shoes.

HEADFORD’S Greg Mungovan was the surprise leader after the qualifying rounds of the Clare Coast hotels-sponsored South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch last night.

GLANWORTH reached round four of the Cork IFC last night after a good night’s work at Kilavullen’s GAA grounds.

CHAMPIONS Árdscoil Rís remain in pole position to claim Dr Harty Cup honours again on the evidence of this display at Charleville yesterday.

FINE GAEL’S ambition may have cost them seats on Cork County Council, according to Deputy Simon Coveney.

THREE teams, two games apiece, and all draws.

ST COLMAN’S assured themselves of a place in the knockout stages of the Dr Harty Cup following this compre- hensive victory over arch rivals St Flannan’s at Buttevant yesterday.