Kerry are through to the final of the Christy Ring Cup after seeing off the challenge of Kildare, but they will have to wait to learn their opponents after Meath and Down played out a thrilling draw in the other semi-final.
Ryan Palmer held a one-shot lead at the end of day one as he and fellow local boy John Rollins looked down at rest of the field from the top of the Crowne Plaza Invitational leaderboard.
Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller has called on his side to go down in history like the 1997 team by upsetting the odds to win the Champions League.
Aidan O'Brien feels Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas favourite Magician will have no problem dropping back down to a mile for the Classic at the Curragh today.
Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell were back to being friendly rivals as the BMW PGA Championship got under way at Wentworth.
Paul O'Connell sits down with Darren Frehill at the Lions training base in Carton House
Alex Ferguson was denied a winning send off into retirement as West Brom roared back from three goals down to snatch a draw in a quite staggering 5-5 thriller at The Hawthorns.
Martin Dunne hit 0-09 as Cavan defeated Armagh 1-15 to 1-11 in the Ulster SFC preliminary clash at Kingspan Breffni Park.
Kildare withstood a stirring second-half comeback from Wicklow in Arklow to book their place in semi-final of the Christy Ring Cup, where they will be joined by Down.
As the old cliche goes "a week can be a long time in football" but for Shamrock Rovers and Trevor Croly they will have mixed views on that famous phrase.
Newcastle ensured Premier League survival with a game to spare as already-relegated QPR went down 2-1 at Loftus Road today.
Benji Ward's Down staged a remarkable comeback at Parnell Park today to land the Tesco Homegrown Ladies NFL Division 3 title with a 2-06 to 0-11 win over Armagh.
Henry de Bromhead heads down a tried-and-tested route as he starts off Sizing Rio's chasing career at Punchestown on Saturday.
David Moyes says he is disappointed to leave Everton but could not turn Manchester United down
Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season, but who is the right man for the Old Trafford hotseat? Everton's David Moyes is the current bookies favourite.
Bryan Cooper is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after it was confirmed the jockey broke his leg in a fall at Down Royal on Monday.
Orb gave jockey Joel Rosario and trainer Shug McCaughey their first victory in the Kentucky Derby with an emphatic performance at Churchill Downs.
Aidan O'Brien's main thoughts this weekend will be on the first Classics of the season but the trainer will have one eye on the action across the Atlantic.
Shelbourne earned a priceless three points as they beat fellow basement dwellers UCD 2-0 at Tolka Park.
As time continues to tick down towards the 19 May start of the An Post Rás, the race organisers have announced three more additions to the event, with teams from Azerbaijan and the US plus an international Irish squad confirmed today.