Tipperary’s Brendan Cummins claimed a record eighth M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada title at the Annaverna Mountain in Louth yesterday.

A late point from Daniel McKernan saved Antrim’s blushes as they registered their 13th Ulster Senior Hurling title in a row in front of 1,243 spectators in Owenbeg this afternoon.

Captain and chief marksman Ruairi Convery led by example with a 1-11 haul as Derry qualified for their second Ulster Senior Hurling Championship final in three years.

Derry 2-16 Down 3-12

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.

Derry and Kerry recorded wins in Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League this evening.

Stephen Maher fired 1-7 as Laois claimed top-spot of the Allianz NHL Division 2A this afternoon, with first wins of the campaign for Wicklow and Westmeath.

Derry 2-19 Wicklow 0-10

The Derry, Laois and Kerry hurlers all got their Allianz NHL Division 2A campaigns off to winning starts this afternoon.

Kildare and Meath will contest the 2013 Bord na Móna Kehoe Cup final following semi-final wins today, while Roscommon advanced to the Shield decider.

Derry, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow advanced to the Bord na Móna Kehoe Cup semi-finals following today’s action.

GMIT, Derry, DCU, Wicklow, Armagh and Louth got their Bord na Móna Kehoe Cup campaigns off to a winning start this afternoon.

Brendan Cummins was once again ‘King of the Annaverna Mountain’ after the Tipperary goalkeeper picked up his sixth M. Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada title in Cooley on Saturday.

All three M. Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada titles have been retained for the first time ever on the Annaverna Mountain in Louth this afternoon.

Antrim 3-18 Derry 0-9

Derry cruised to an 11-points victory over Down in this tame Ulster SHC semi-final in Casement Park yesterday.

Derry 0-24 Down 0-13, Casement Park

Two goals in each half saw Derry coast to an easy Ulster SHC quarter-final win over Armagh.

Armagh 1-17 Derry 4-14

Derry were never troubled in this lacklustre affair at Celtic Park yesterday which leaves both sides mid-table in Division 2A.

Carlow finished on top of Division 2A of the Allianz Hurling League despite drawing with Wicklow this afternoon, while Westmeath and Derry posted victories.

It was a Derry double in the Ulster Poc Fada finals at Belfast's Divis mountain on Saturday as Ruairi Convery and Kathleen Taggart took the honours.

DOWN’S hurlers strolled to an Ulster SHC semi-final, hammering Derry by 16 points at Casement Park yesterday.

The hurlers of Kerry, Wicklow, Kildare and Down advanced in the Christy Ring Cup following victories this afternoon.

Derry 3-14 Wicklow 2-20

Derry kept hold of their unbeaten record at the summit in Division 3A of the Allianz Hurling league, while their were also victories today for Wicklow and Kildare.

Wicklow, Derry and London all recorded wins in the opening round of Division 3A in the Allianz National Hurling League today.

Tipperary ace Eoin Kelly will grace the Annaverna Mountain for the first time since 2006 this Saturday, as the 2010 M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition plays out at the Louth venue.

THE GAA has no plans to alter its disciplinary system despite recent calls for it to be overhauled.

London 2-12 Derry 0-15

Derry 1-9 Kerry 3-13

Long-time Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins will aim for his fifth M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada title and fourth in succession when he takes to the Annaverna Mountain in Dundalk this Saturday.

Down 2-17 Derry 1-15

Derry 4-10 London 3-12

Derry 2-15 Wicklow 0-9

Tipperary hurling goalkeeper Brendan Cummins added to his already impressive 2008 collection with a notable double success in today's M Donnelly All-Ireland Poc Fada competition on the Annaverna Mountain in Ravensdale, County Louth.

The M Donnelly-sponsored All-Ireland Poc Fada final, which takes place next Saturday on Annaverna Mountain in Ravensdale, County Louth, boasts a high quality range of hurlers and 2007 champion Brendan Cummins will have quite a job to hold onto his title.

DERRY moved within distance of the Christy Ring Cup quarter-finals, but had to survive a huge scare in the second half at Celtic Park as Armagh overturned a 12-point deficit to lead going into the final quarter.

Roscommon 0-12 Wicklow 3-21

Antrim 2-17 Derry 1-12

ALLIANZ NHL DIVISION 2B: Derry 2-19 Down 3-14

Despite missing both Billy and Shane Brick, Kerry's hurlers still have enough quality to see off the challenge of Wicklow by 4-07 to 1-11 in NHL Division 2A this afternoon.

Down 1-11 Carlow 0-14, Ballycran

Paddy Bradley has not been included in the Derry side for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Antrim (Casement Park, throw-in 4.15pm).