Clare football’s injury crisis has robbed management of six first-team regulars for Sunday’s Munster championship semi-final against Cork.

Clare 0-15 Limerick 0-13: THERE were but fleeting mentions of Cork.

Selection headaches aplenty for the Clare management ahead of their Munster semi-final date with Cork on June 14, and you certainly won’t hear coach Ephie Fitzgerald complaining.

Claire 1-11, Armagh 3-11:

Tipperary 2-11, Clare 1-8:

Conor Sweeney and Philip Austin scored goals in either half as Tipperary kept their slim promotion hopes alive this afternoon.

Conor Sweeney and Philip Austin scored goals in either half as Tipperary kept their slim promotion hopes alive this afternoon.

The movie franchise The Expendables rolls ever on and its set to get a new outlet with an action/drama TV show

Clare SFC round-up : Holders Cratloe got off to a winning start in the opening round of the Clare SFC at the weekend, defeating Éire Óg 2-12 to 1-12 at Cusack Park, Ennis on Saturday evening.

Clare 4-26 Carlow 2-13

Kerry 1-17 Clare 1-13

Waterford 0-12 Clare 3-11

Waterford 0-12 Clare 3-11

Clare 2-13 Wicklow 1-8

January’s heavy snowfall saw British retailers suffer a surprise fall in sales, after many small grocers were forced to shut up shop during the freezing weather.

Clare will field a team showing two personnel changes when they try to upset hot favourites Cork in Sunday's Munster SFC final.

They have been down this road before so forgive Micheal McDermott for being cautious.

A goal in either half from Clare senior hurler Cathal McInerney powered the Banner into the Munster U21 FC semi-final against Cork in two weeks.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

A goal from Cathal Moriarty inspired Milltown/Castlemaine to a narrow victory over Clare’s Clondegad in the Munster Club IFC quarter-final at Milltown yesterday.

CLARE secured their first brace of league points when they crushed Kilkenny in Saturday’s Allianz NFL Division Four tie at Miltown Malbay.

There was a clean sweep of home victories in the Walsh Cup this afternoon, with the hurlers of Laois, Kilkenny, Dublin and Galway taking wins.

LEINSTER had little trouble beating their southern rivals in this two-legged Section ‘A’ Schools Interprovincial challenge at Donnybrook yesterday.

A LATE flash of genius from Leinster out-half Alex O’Driscoll lit up an attritional A Schools interprovincial encounter in Midleton yesterday.

FOR the majority of last night’s Cadbury’s Munster U21FC quarter-final in Cooraclare, Limerick full-forward Cormac Joyce-Power’s role entailed aiding his colleagues out the field.

AFTER years of service to Limerick football on the field, Michéal Reidy tonight slips into a different role outside the white lines.

LOUTH attacker Aaron Hoey has been ruled out of his county’s Leinster SFC opener against Carlow at Parnell Park next Sunday after tearing a hamstring in training over the weekend.

A 20-year-old soccer player who punched a referee after receiving a red card has been sent to prison.

TWO years ago Antrim came within two points of defeating Limerick in the All-Ireland MHC semi-final. Last year Galway were fortunate to survive against them by four points in a quarter-final.

The following is the Leinster Under-18 team to play Ulster in Ravenhill on Saturday.

The following is the Leinster Under-18 team to face Munster at Barnhall RFC on Saturday (1.0):

CORK CITY are worried they could lose their reputation as the best-supported club in the country.

Friends and colleagues tonight paid glowing tribute to a young footballer who plunged to his death in an accident at his Longford home.

A 23-year-old Athlone Town soccer star has died in hospital from injuries he sustained during an accident at a derelict building in the early hours of Saturday morning.

A Longford student is this evening fighting for his life after a freak accident when a roof collapsed under him on Friday night.

Athlone Town face injury worries and suspensions going into Friday's clash with Monaghan United at St Mel's Park (7.45pm).

Longford Town duo Paddy Mulvihill and Gary Murphy have joined Athlone Town on loan until the end of the season.

Pat Fenlon's Premier League leaders Shelbourne survived a late comeback from St Patrick’s Athletic to win their opening Group 7 game in the Eircom League Cup tonight.