Thirty years after waking up in hospital to ask the nurses who won the All-Ireland he was playing in, Mickey ‘Ned’ O’Sullivan finally got to make his victory speech, with a familiar figure in close attendance. Michael Moynihan and Murt Murphy report.

Bluebell United 0 Rockmount 1

THE ROYAL & Ancient aren’t generally known for a sense of humour and would never, it was imagined, get up to a bit of mischief.

AC MILAN and Roma joined Juventus at the top of Serie A after securing comfortable 3-0 victories at home to Lecce and Ancona, respectively.

Juventus 0 Liverpool 0 (Liverpool win 2-1 on aggregate)

France 31 England 6

Kerry 0-14 Laois 1-4

AN HISTORIC day for Bride Rovers, winning the inaugural Munster Intermediate Club hurling title at Kilmallock yesterday - coming five months after they captured their first Cork IHC title last October.

The spell of Thomond Park spell lives on. Last week’s victory over Sale was no miracle - merely the fusion of a fanatical support and a group of players desperate not to disappoint them. Our writers spoke this week to those involved.

Newcastle Utd 1 Manchester Utd 4

FULHAM boss Chris Coleman has backed neighbours Chelsea to be crowned Barclays Premiership champions after Manchester United’s slip-up.

SOME day Cork and Waterford will play out a dull, bloodless affair, a matter of politeness and etiquette. Some day.

Fr O’Neills 3-10 Milford 1-14

SUNDAY April 24 2005 was a red-letter day for Carlow hurling.

Na Piarsaigh 0-17 Cloyne 0-10

Motherwell 0

Offaly 3-14 Waterford 0-15

JOHN O’MAHONY could be forgiven for gloating, except that it would be totally alien to his nature!