CORK CITY took a significant step closer to the eircom League title when they defeated champions Shelbourne in front of a packed and passionate Turner's Cross last night.

Laois 1-11 Dublin 1-11

CRISTIANO RONALDO is devastated at Portugal’s defeat at Euro 2004 final against Greece but has not given up hope of being a champion.

UUJ 2-11, St. Marys, Belfast 1-13 (aet)

IF PETER KENYON is to be believed, and Chelsea really are desperate for a little loving, then they have a funny way of showing it.

MOST athletes would be content with representing their country once, never mind 60 times. Butwhat about 60 consecutive internationals, never missing one, only being substituted once for three minutes near the end of one game.

THE field for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe stands at 16 after yesterday’s forfeit stage.

AFTER the soul searching of recent weeks it’s good to note that some in high places believe we are doing one heck of a job.

WHEREAS Denis Leamy will be available for Munster, their Heineken Cup opponents Castres have a number of injury worries for Saturday’s all-important fixture at Thomond Park.

De La Salle, Macroom 1-12 St Flannan’s 1-4

WHATEVER the public expectations in the capital, Tommy Lyons and his charges are trying to avoid being smothered in the hype by concentrating firmly and solely on the Bank of Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal in Croke Park this evening, (4.15pm).

St Patrick’s Athletic 4 Cork City 1

FORGET about boots and ambush advertising. You want controversy? Let’s go back a few years, to 1989.

THE drunks from Baggot Court will certainly remember Reclaim the Streets Part Two.

THE number of whistle-blowers spilling the beans on employers evading workers' pension contributions has increased by almost 200%, figures released yesterday by the Pensions Board reveal.

Newtownshandrum 1-16 Thurles Sarsfields 0-13

Liverpool 2

Donegal 3-13,Cork 0-2