Veteran Matty Forde stole the show as Kilanerin shocked reigning champions Horeswood in the Wexford SFC at Bellefield yesterday.

Wexford maintained their good start to the All-Ireland senior championship and gained some measure of revenge for their league final defeat by overcoming Cork 0-14 to 0-9 in their second round tie at Bellefield.

Wexford took the psychological boost away from this clash as they hammered a very poor Laois outfit with 15 points to spare at Bellefield yesterday.

Wexford 4-18 Laois 0-15

The Tipperary senior hurling team to play Cork in the Allianz NHL Division 1A clash at Semple Stadium on Sunday shows four changes from the team which started in last weekend’s drawn game with Dublin.

LAOIS began life under Cork legend Teddy McCarthy with a battling extra-time victory over DIT in Rathdowney on Saturday.

Westmeath, Laois, Wexford and UCD all gained wins in the Bord na Mona Walsh Cup this weekend, while their was a quartet of victories for college sides in the Kehoe Cup.

CHAMPIONS Oulart-the-Ballagh crushed last year’s defeated finalists St Martin’s 3-21 to 1-8 in a one-sided Wexford senior hurling championship quarter-final played at Wexford Park on Saturday.

Everton have launched an angry attack on Liverpool City Council after losing a planning appeal that will cost the club £10m (€10.6m).

Everton striker Andrew Johnson returned to full training today six weeks after ankle surgery, with boss David Moyes insisting he can be even better next season.

Everton and Scotland striker James McFadden fears he could be ruled out for the rest of the season with his broken foot.

Everton have suffered another injury setback with the news James McFadden has broken a bone in his foot.

Portuguese midfielder Manuel Fernandes is having a medical at Everton with a view to an initial six-month loan move from Benfica.

I DEPLORE the unethical behaviour of our Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, while serving as our Minister for Finance.

Although he has made no public pronouncements, former Dublin star Paul Bealin is expected to remain in charge of the Wexford senior footballers for next season.

Seamus Murphy is to stay on as Wexford hurling manager for the second year of his two-year term with the county's senior panel.

Everton boss David Moyes has promised shareholders he will spend in the January transfer window to improve the club’s strike force.

In the end David Moyes handled it very well as he stepped forward to collect an award for taking Everton into Europe.

James Beattie’s latest injury setback is not as bad as first thought and he could be fit to play in Everton’s next match at Spurs on Saturday week.

Everton have wrapped up the £1.5m signing of Portuguese international defender Nuno Valente.

EVERTON have completed the signing of James Beattie and will be able play their new £6million record buy in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Everton have completed the signing of James Beattie and will be able play their new £6m (€8.5m) record buy in the FA Cup on Saturday.

Everton do not expect Wayne Rooney to be well enough to join up with England when the squad assembles tomorrow for Sunday’s friendly with Denmark.

Wayne Rooney will join up with the England squad before they fly out to La Manga tonight.

RICHARD WRIGHT hopes his £3.5m switch to Everton from Arsenal can help relaunch his England career.