Monday morning headlines

GAELIC GAMES Galway manager Antony Cunningham says they're delighted to still be in the Championship following yesterdays All Ireland final draw in Croke Park. Kilkenny 19 points Galway 2-13 the final score, Joe Canning scored 1-9 for the Leinster Champions while Henry Shefflin scored 12 points for the Cats, 11 of which were from placed balls. Dublin and Tipperary will meet again in the minor final following the first drawn final since 2004. Tipperary 2-13 Dublin 1-16 the final score. Both games will be re-played on September 30th. Holders Portlaoise have been drawn against the winners of the round three game between The Rock and Stradbally in the quarter finals of the Laois Senior Football Championship Portarlington, who won against Mountmellick on Friday night will play St Josephs O'Dempseys set up a last eight clash with Timahoe with a 2-9 to 1-5 defeat of Arles Killeen Arles Killeen were held to just one point in the second half And the final quarter final is a repeat of a round two tie as Graiguecullen play local rivals Arles Kilcruise. Kilcruise defeated Killeshin by 2 points at O'Moore Park The Heath and Clonaslee will contest the relegations playoff Crettyard defeated The Heath by 2-5 to 0-7 in their semi final while the other semi saw Ballylinan edge out Clonaslee by 3-9 to 2-7 David Martin scored a brace of goals for Maryland as the former Celebrity Bainisteoir kingpins defeated Castledaly by 2-9 to 2-8 in last night's Westmeath Senior Football Quarter Final Replay Maryland face Garrycastle in the semi finals, while the other semi is a Mullingar derby between Lomans and Shamrocks The relegation playoff went to a replay between St Malachys and Killucan SOCCER Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattonni says he has accepted James McClean's apology for tweeting his frustration at not being brought off the bench during Fridays 2-1 win in Kazakhstan. Trap says the Sunderland winger was "mortified" and if he could he would have eaten his words. Ireland play Oman in a friendly tomorrow at Craven Cottage. Ahead of the game West Ham goalkeeper Stephen Henderson has been called into the squad in place of Kieran Westwood who's returned to his club. Willow Park are four points clear at the top of the CCFL's senior division following their 8-0 win over Clara Town Second placed Monksland won 4-1 away to Mountmellick, Arlington defeated Melville 2-1 and Kilavilla won 1-0 against Mullingar Athletic on Saturday evening Finn Harps boosted their chances of a top four finish with a 2-0 win over Athlone in the League of Ireland's First Division The Donegal side are now unbeaten in 9 games RUGBY Buccaneers continued their 100 per cent start to the new season with a 46-32 win over Corinthians in the Connacht Senior League yesterday Athlone's Rob Henshaw came on as a second half sub in Connacht's 30-17 win away to Zebre in the Rabo Direct Pro 12 on Friday night Tiernan O'Halloran was among the tries for Eric Elwood's side GOLF Rory McIlroy says he won last night despite being in better form last week when he won the Deutsche bank. The 23 year old secured his second title in a row and sixth on the PGA tour last night when he finished 2 clear of Lee Westwood and Phil Mickelson on 20 under following a final round 67 to win the BMW Championship in Indiana. He's the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to win in consecutive weeks on the PGA TOUR , McIlroy says some tweaks following his third round 69 seemed to work. TENNIS Serena Williams has won her fourth women's singles title at the US Open . She beat world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-2 2-6 7-5 in front of her home crowd. Later Andy Murray will be aiming for his first Grand Slam title - he meets Novak Djokovic in the men's final at Flushing Meadows. RACING Rhode's Pat Smullen remains just one win behind Joseph O'Brien in the race for the Irish flat jockey's championship, they had one win each at the Curragh yesterday O'Brien steered Breeders Cup bound Up to the Blandford Stakes while Smullen was on board Famous Name for Dermot Weld's seven year old's 20th career win Today's action is in Galway with the first off at five past four.

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