Ulster 17 Dragons 15: A Paddy Jackson penalty two minutes from the end of the game catapulted Ulster to the top of the Guinness PRO12.

They may only have had a six-day turnaround between matches, but it’s been a long week in many ways for the Mayo footballers and their new manager Stephen Rochford.

In the quest to satisfy the growing demand for 7-seaters, Audi has again raised the bar with the new Q7, marrying luxury, space, and practicality with cutting-edge technology, reports John O’Mahony

St Pat’s/Mater Dei 2-14 IT Carlow 4-17: IT Carlow claimed victory after a highly entertaining Fitzgibbon Cup clash with St Pat’s/Mater Dei in the Na Fianna’s club grounds in Dublin.

Watford 1 Tottenham 2: If Tottenham have ambitions to do more than simply finish in the top four, they will need more performances like this, where they showed character and resilience to grind out a somewhat fortuitous victory against a Watford side reduced to 10 men for the final half-hour.

He made it in the end, but there weren’t any guarantees. 

They must’ve been the safest bets in town: Liverpool to beat the leaders after collapsing against Newcastle and Watford, Arsenal proving their title credentials part 364.

As an eight-year old, I asked for a football for Christmas. Being a good little chap in those days, I got it. 

Greater equality for players — not just silverware — is what drives Cork camogie boss Paudie Murray, who tells Eoghan Cormican why things have got to change