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GAELIC GAMES Leinster champions Garrycastle are into the Westmeath Senior Football Final for the 5th year in a row Eoin Monaghan scored two goals and Paddy Mulvihill and James Dolan also raised the green flag in their 4-10 to 0-12 win over Maryland The other last four clash was a thrilling Mullingar derby, St Lomans and Shamrocks will meet again on Sunday week following their 1-12 all draw St Rynaghs and Kilcormac Killoughey will contest the Offaly Senior Hurling Final on October 7th Sub Killian Leonard hit a last gasp winner as the double Ks defeated Birr by 1-11 to 0-13 in the opener at O'Connor Park A brace of goals from Stephen Quirke and one from Gary Conneelly helped St Rynaghs to a 3-12 to 0-15 win over Shinrone It's Rynaghs’ first final in over a decade Clough Ballacolla and Rathdowney Errill, who have shared the last 4 Laois hurling titles between them, will meet in the final Clough Ballacolla produced a late rally to see off a spirited Borris Kilcotton side by 1-17 to 2-11 Rathdowney Errill were comfortable 1-18 to 0-13 winners over the Harps in the second match at O'Moore Park last night The Champions of Limerick and Waterford have both been knocked out of their respective championships. In Waterford Ballygunner lost 16 points to 2 - 8 against Mount Sion while in Limerick Na Piarsigh lost 4-24 to 4-13 against Kilmallock who'll face Adare in the final. In Cork Bishopstown and Sarsfield will meet in the final following wins over Ballymartle and C.I.T. Cork hurler Pa Cronin scoring 11 points for Bishopstown in their 1-13 to 12 point victory. Tuam Stars and Salthill Knocknacarra will play each other in the Galway football final after wins over Corofin and Killererin. In Sligo Curry beat Tourlestrane in the semi final. LADIES FOOTBALL Ireland underage football international Jenny Byrne found the net as Garrycastle were crowned Westmeath Ladies Football Championships in yesterday's final with Coralstown Kinnegad, Killucan won the intermediate decider Offaly senior champions St Rynaghs and junior winners St Vincents both advanced in the Leinster Championship CAMOGIE Wexford completed a historic 3 in a row yesterday by beating Cork in the All Ireland senior camogie final at Croke Park. 3-13 to 3-6 the final score. Ursula Jacob scored 2-7 for the Yellow Bellies Holders Lough Lene Gaels are into the Westmeath Senior Camogie Final following Friday's win over Cullion Raharney play Clonkill under lights in Kinnegad at 7.30 in the second semi final tomorrow In the Offaly Senior Camogie League there were weekend wins for Shinrone, Drumcullen, St Sinchalls and Naomh Bhrid GOLF Shane Lowry collected a cheque for 22 thousand Euro for his 13th place finish at the BMW Italian Open yesterday That top 20 finish moves him close to the top 60 on the Race to Dubai standings Gonzalo Fernandez Castano won the event at 24 under SOCCER Arlington defeated table toppers Willow Park 1-0 in the CCFL's Senior Division yesterday afternoon Melville are second following their 4-1 win over Gallen Mullingar Athletic defeated Monksland 3-2 to move into third, Clara defeated Mountmellick 3-2 and Killavilla defeated St Peters 2-1 In the Premier CK won 2-0 against Willow's B team to continue their 100 per cent start to the new season Birr Town had a 9-1 win over Stradbally, Abbeyleix defeated Mullingar Town 2-0 and Mullingar Athletic's B team were 4-0 winners against Derry Rovers. Athlone Town are down to 6th place in the League of Ireland's First Division Wexford Youths defeated Town 3-0 at Lissywollen on Friday night Athlone's Under 19s beat Wexford Youths 3-1 yesterday In the Premier league Everton will go third in the table if they beat Newcastle at Goodison Park this evening Kick off is at eight o'clock. Tonight in the F.A.I Ford cup quarter final re-play Drogheda host St Pats. Derry City, Dundalk and Shelbourne have already made the final 4 with the draw taking place tonight. RUGBY UNION Galweigans are favourites to win the Connacht Senior League following Saturday's 15-11 win over Buccaneers at Crowley Park Tullamore got off to a perfect start in Division One A of the Leinster League The All-Ireland Junior champions ran in 6 tries in a bonus point 35-0 win over Wanderers at Spollenstown Birr and Edenderry into the Section B Final in the Midlands J1 Trophy, Birr were handed a walkover by the West Offaly Lions Edenderry won 43-0 against the Midland Warriors in their other semi yesterday Rob Henshaw came on as a second half sub in Connacht's disappointing 24-11 home loss to the Scarlets in Galway on Saturday Heineken Cup champions Leinster needed a late drop goal from Jonny Sexton to get a narrow 19-18 win away to Treviso Treviso defeated Leinster two years ago in one of Joe Schmidt's first game in charge Ulster now have three wins from three having defeated Munster. Birr's Peter Dooley and Shane Delahunt both played in the front row for Leinster Under 19s in their 32-13 win over Munster at Garryowen, that's Leinster's second win of the series. They play Ulster next weekend where a win would secure the series Buccs' Conor Fitzgibbon, Barry Dibgy, Aiden Connaughton, Brian Tape and Paul Maxwell all featured for Connacht Under 20s in their 9-7 loss to Ulster at Dubarry Park CRICKET Ireland have registered a win against Bangladesh in their Twenty 20 World cup warm match in Colombo. Phil Simmons side set a target of 165 but Bangladesh could only make 159 for 9. Paul Stirling top scored for Ireland with 71 RACING It’s the second day of the Listowel Harvest Festival takes place on Monday where the first of seven races is due off at 2.35pm. The going is heavy on the Flat course and heavy, soft to heavy on the National Hunt track. After winning a richly-deserved People Of The Year award on Saturday night, popular RTE personality and Moate native Colm Murray will be hoping that Sweet My Lord, whom he has a share in, can land the John F. McGuire Novice Steeplechase under Ruby Walsh. Walsh and Willie Mullins also team up with Chiltern Hills in the I.T.B.A. Fillies Scheme Novice Hurdle but the Paul Nolan-trained Rising Time might have her measure. The most valuable contest on the card is the opening €30,000 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap where Count Of Limonade and Impound catch the eye most.

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