ERIC DONOVAN (St. Michael’s, Athy) produced one of the best ever performances to outpoint his clubmate, David Oliver Joyce, 17-10 and retain his lightweight title when the National senior boxing championships concluded at the National Stadium on Saturday night.

Alvin Rouse could be forgiven for complaining about life in the eircom First Division. Instead Monaghan United’s goalkeeper from Barbados is loving every minute of it. Well, almost every minute. Colm O’Connor reports.

THE Irish women’s athletics team have retained their first division status in the European Cup.