TWO late goals ensured Cork IT claimed the Freshers Football League Division 1 title at UUJ’s expense in Newcastle, Co. Dublin yesterday.

CORK attacker Niall McCarthy is set to make his comeback from injury in Sunday’s senior hurling challenge against Galway. The match, which is a repeat of the recent NHL Division 1 final between the counties, takes place in Castlelyons at 5pm.

DONEGAL were finally crowned NFL Division Two champions at Parnell Park on Saturday, having lost three finals in the previous eight seasons.

Cork were crowned Bord Gáis Energy Ladies National Football League Division 1 champions for a third successive season at Dublin’s Parnell Park yesterday.

THREE goals in the opening 21 minutes paved the way for UCC to get their Fitzgibbon Cup ambitions back on track at a bitterly cold Ardrahan in south Co Galway yesterday.

IRELAND’S senior men’s hockey squad face a demanding but exciting programme over the coming months in preparation for the World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Chanzhou, China, from March 12 to 23 next.

Jennifer Capriati has said she hopes she can hang on for another week at the Australian Open, despite her hip strain.

Wimbledon, intended order of play for Monday, June 25 prefix number denotes seeding:

Seven-times Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras begins the defence of his title against Spanish left-hander Francisco Clavet, currently ranked 35th in the Champions Race.

Australian Open results

This is the schedule of play on the show courts for the third day of the Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia (prefix number denotes seeding):