Melon will run in the Supreme Novices' Hurdle tomorrow.

It’s time to get excited – the Cheltenham Festival is only three days away!

The Ireland U20s withstood a powerful challenge from Italy at Stadio Enrico Chersoni in Prato tonight, before securing their second consecutive one-point victory in this year’s Six Nations Championship.

Nigel Carolan has named his team for Ireland's U20 game with France on Friday.

Scotland U-20s 19 Ireland U-20s 20

The Ireland Under-20s again showed their canny knack to win a tight game as they prevailed in a pacy U-20 Six Nations contest with France at Donnybrook.

JOHN KIELY has described the depth of his disappointment at being removed as Waterford football manager in a new book, to be launched in Dungarvan tomorrow.

IT was a wonderful weekend for the Kerry clubs in the opening round of the Martin O’Sullivan Cup.

THE finals of the Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields got off to a successful start in ideal conditions at Tullamore yesterday when Banbridge and Kilkenny produced golf of the highest calibre to qualify for today’s final of the Bulmers Barton Shield.

TOMMY WALSH left the scene of his latest outstanding performance happy in the knowledge that his beloved Kerins O’Rahillys are on track to win their first ever AIB Munster Club SFC title.

THERE have been three outstanding hurling games this year.

THE KERRY management’s desire to employ Marc Ó Sé’s footballing talents in the half-back line gets another trial tomorrow in Tralee, with the youngest of the Gaeltacht brothers selected at right half-back for the clash with Mayo.

Tommy Lyons on the lessons of Cheltenham

MUNSTER enhanced their unbeaten home record with a deserved Magners League triumph over struggling Llanelli Scarlets at Musgrave Park last night.

JIM GAVIN has backed several of his Dublin U21 players to be future stars after qualifying for a first final at the grade since 2003.

NOEL HICKEY makes his long-awaited comeback from injury for Kilkenny tomorrow afternoon after he was named at full-back for their NHL Division 1 clash against Limerick.

JOHN Oxx completed a big-race double with Aspectoflove and Erdiyna at Naas yesterday, the latter proving a shock 22/1 winner of the October Handicap under a power-packed ride by Michael Kinane.

TRALEE CBS’s penchant for striking goals was instrumental in a comfortable success against St Flannan’s in yesterday afternoon’s Munster Colleges Frewen Cup quarter-final in Glin.

TOMMY CONROY was unable to disguise the depth of his disappointment.

FORMER All Star, Alan Brogan, does not believe that there will be a major “cull” of players when Pat Gilroy settles on his final Dublin squad for 2010.