GOLF
Nine
months after blowing a four-shot lead in the Open, Adam Scott last night gained
sweet redemption with a dramatic Masters triumph at a rain-soaked Augusta.
Scott
became the first Australian man to wear the famous green jacket when he
defeated Angel Cabrera on the second playoff hole.
Australian Jason Day had led by two with three to play but bogeyed the 16th
and 17th to finish seven under, with Tiger Woods, penalised two shots for an
incorrect drop in Friday's second round, two further back after a closing 70
alongside another Australian, Marc Leishman.
Scott's win means all four majors have now been won by players using
anchored putters, which the game's governing bodies propose to ban from 2016.
GAELIC
GAMES
Laois have
bounced straight back to Division One B of the National Hurling League
John
Brophy's brace of first half goals and Tommy Fitzgerald's goal in the second
half helped the O'Moores to a 3-14 to 1-9 win over Westmeath at O'Connor Park
Brendan
Murtagh scored the Lake
County's goal as they
lost their second successive Division Two A Hurling Final
Laois and
Offaly will be joined in Division One B next year by Cork, who lost to Clare in the 1A relegation
game
Antrim
retained their 1B status at the expense of Carlow
Dublin will play Tyrone in the Allianz
Football League Division One Final on April 28th.
The Dubs
beat All-Ireland finalists Mayo 2-16 to 16 points at Croke Park.
Tyrone got
the better of Kildare by 2-15 to 2-11 in the curtain raiser
Ciaran
Shanley's last gasp goal has sent Westmeath's minor footballers into the quarter
finals of the Leinster Championship
The Lake County
defeated Wexford by 1-10 to 0-10 at Cusack
Park
Laois play Longford
on Wednesday night while Offaly face Meath at the weekend
Shinrone
and St Rynaghs will contest the Offaly Under 21 Hurling Final.
Shinrone
were 3-13 to 2-11 winners over Kilcormac Killoughey while Rynaghs came from one
point down at half time to beat Seir Kieran by nine points in the other semi
final
CAMOGIE
Grainne
Egan scored 2-7 as Offaly set up an All-Ireland Minor B Camogie Final with
Wexford in a fortnight
The
Faithful beat Antrim by 3-7 to 0-7
Westmeath's
Under 16 Camogie team got the better of Kildare to reach the Leinster Final
Laois are
set to play Roscommon in the Division Three League Semi Finals, the Rossies
defeated Armagh in yesterday’s semi final
LADIES
FOOTBALL
Dublin advanced to the Leinster Ladies
Minor Football Final with a 5-11 to 1-7 win over Laois
Orla
Fitzpatrick scored Laois' goal
RUGBY UNION
All-Ireland
League rugby is coming to Tullamore.
The
Leinster League champions beat Monivea by 26 points to 19 on Saturday
Tullamore
will operate in Division Two B next year
Buccaneers
will remain in Division One B following Saturday's results
Buccs won
9-6 Saturday night against Ballymena, Jack Carty kicked three penalties for the
Pirates
In the
Seconds Cup there were wins for Edenderry and Birr yesterday, Edenderry were
18-10 winners over County Carlow while Birr saw off Tullamore 22-20after extra
time
In the
Plate the Midland Warriors won 15-10 against Portlaoise
Athlone
youngster Robbie Henshaw scored his first try for Connacht on Friday night as the
in form westerners won away to Edinburgh
in the Rabo Direct Pro 12
Brian
O'Driscoll scored the match winning try as Leinster defeated Munster
by 22 points to 16 at Thomond
Park in the Rabo Direct
Pro 12
Leinster had led at half time by 12 points to 10, with all their points coming
from the boot of Ian Madigan
Munster's tries were scored by Ian Keatley
and Felix Jones, Keatley added two more penalties in the second half
Munster fans will have been concerned by
Donnacha O'Callaghan coming off with a knee injury in the second half
Leinster
are now second, behind Ulster
who won against the Dragons on Friday
Munster’s Paul O’Connell could be cited for a kick on Dave Kearney which left
the Leinster man with a concussion
SOCCER
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero could
face a retrospective ban, following a two footed tackle during yesterday's FA
Cup semi-final 2-1 victory over Chelsea.
He scored
the game's winning goal at Wembley, but also lunged at David Luiz in the second
half.
The
incident went unpunished by referee Chris Foy.
Garbhan
Coughlan's second half goal gave Athlone
Town a 1-0 win over Finn
Harps on Friday night
It was
Town's first home win and Finn Harps' first defeat of the season
Athlone
travel to Longford for the derby this weekend
Tullamore Town remain third from bottom in the
Leinster Senior League's Sunday Major Division following yesterday's 2-1 loss
to Swords
Portlaoise
side Dynamo Town were crowned CCFL Division Two
champions yesterday
Their 3-1
win away to Coolraine saw them edge out Killeigh in the title race
In the
Cotter Cup Semi Finals Arlington defeated Mullingar Athletic 3-2 while Willow Park
set up a Counties Cup Semi Final with CK following their 5-0 victory against
Rosenallis
Tonight in
the Airtricty League Premier Division St Pats host Shelbourne at Richmond Park.
Shels are
still looking for their first win of the league while the Saints go for three
wins in-a-row, kick off off is at 7.45.
HANDBALL
Billy
Mullins and Jim Guilfoyle were crowned All-Ireland Doubles 40 by 20 Diamond
Masters champions on Saturday
The Offaly
duo got the better of Cork's
Paddy Buckley and Chris Hurley at Nenagh
AMERICAN
FOOTBALL
The
Mullingar Minotaurs began life in Division One A of the Irish American Football
League with a 20-6 loss away to Drogheda
The Minotaurs
had kept the game scoreless until the third quarter before shipping 20 points,
running back Dermot Corroon went over for a consolation touchline for Mullingar
BOXING
Mullingar's
David Oliver Joyce took gold and won the boxer of the tournament award at the
Gee Bee Multi-Nations in Finland
yesterday
It was a
dramatic win for the Athy clubman in the lightweight final as he defeated Italy's Fabio
Introvaia on a countback
Dean
Gardiner won a silver medal at the tournament while Darren O’Neill and Hugh
Myres were both bronze medalists
Meanwhile
the Irish elite team, including Moate's Joe Ward and Mullingar's John Joe
Nevin, have returned home from their training camp in Kazahstan
ATHLETICS
Kenenisa
Bekele successfully defended his Irish Great Run title at the Phoenix Park
yesterday
The
Ethiopian clocked a time of 28 minutes 51 seconds in strong winds, Stephen Scullion was the top Irish finisher
in seventh overall
It was an
all British top three in the Women's race with Lauren Howarth first home, Linda
Byrne was best of the Irish
The boy's
12-15 winner was Tullamore Harriers' Chilnnie Izuchukwi
While there
was an Mullingar Harriers podium in the 9 to 11 age group.
Eoin Quinn
was first with Andrew Shaw second and Andrew Daly third
Beatrice
Drummond, also of Mullingar, won the girls 9-11
RACING
Rawaaq
landed the 1000 Guineas
trial at Leopardstown yesterday under Rhode jockey Pat Smullen
Trainer
Dermot Weld says the fillie could now target the Irish 1000 Guineas
Epsom derby
hopeful Battle Of Marengo won the Ballysax Stakes for the O'Briens
There were
celebrations in Ballylinan on Saturday night as All Honours, owned by
Christopher Morrissey, landed the two-mile five-furlong handicap hurdle at
Tramore
Trained in
Wicklow by Phillip Rothwell, All Honours was sent of at odds of 14-1 but ran
much better than the betting suggested he would and powered to a four and a
quarter length triumph from Robbie Kaydee.
He was
ridden to victory by Brian O'Connell.
