THE 2008 Cork hurling panel last night listed a litany of complaints from Gerald McCarthy’s two-year reign of management.

HULL have condemned the “mindless hooliganism” of Millwall supporters which marred Saturday’s FA Cup tie at the KC Stadium.

ON to April’s Heineken Cupquarter-finals Leinster go, butwith a nervous stumble rather than a confident swagger.

St Flannan’s (Ennis) 0-15 Árd Scoil Rís (Limerick) 2-9

JOE CALZAGHE has branded boxing “a dying sport” and is glad he is close to ending his career rather than just starting out.

DEFENDING champions St Brendan’s are still in the race to retain their Corn Uí Mhuirí title, but only by the skin of their teeth.

MUNSTER’S concession of aplethora of penalties against New Zealand and Clermont Auvergne has many fans wondering if the players are familiar enough with the current laws.

THERE wasn’t a morning I woke up to over the last week without half-expecting to hear that Roy Keane had resigned but I still greeted Thursday’s news with great sadness.

THERE was a time when the loss of one or two key players would have been a devastating blow to Munster.

FINE Gael and Labour leaders have demanded the Taoiseach tell them the elements of a deal surrounding the Lisbon treaty that is to be discussed at an EU summit in Brussels next week.

CROKE PARK may postpone the introduction of the new disciplinary playing rules at club level until 2010, but preparations for their roll-out at inter-county level are on target.

WITH only three teams already guaranteed qualification to the knockout stages, and just one of those assured a lucrative home draw, there is still so much to play for in this weekend’s final round of Heineken Cup pool games.

IF a side’s ability to win when they fall well short of their own high standards is a gauge of their ability to compete at the very highest level, Aston Villa’s top four rivals have every right to feel nervous as the season’s end-game approaches.

PAIN, accepts Jerry Flannery, goes hand in hand with ambition, but the Munster hooker doesn’t want a repeat of the hurt inflicted on the province by both Connacht and Ulster in recent weeks.

ELEVEN weeks have slipped by since Declan Kidney named his first Irish squad and Malcolm O’Kelly found himself surplus to requirements.

PAUL O’CONNELL’S value to the Munster cause has rarely been more apparent than the manner in which he skippered the side against the Ospreys on Friday night.

The second round of the weather-affected US PGA Championship resumed at Whistling Straits on Saturday, with Justin Rose in position to chase a second major title.

Spieth's whose second round play was much admired by his playing partner Rory McIlroy.

United have now not lost at Villa Park in the Barclays Premier League since a 3-1 defeat in August 1995.

"It would be great to hole a few more putts, because I feel like I’m giving myself plenty of chances."