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GAA: Championship Overview

Derry followed up their win over Armagh with victory against Mayo at Celtic Park today
Derry followed up their win over Armagh with victory against Mayo at Celtic Park today

Mayo, last year's beaten All-Ireland football finalists, were the big casualties in the Championship today, losing to Derry in Round Two of the football qualifiers.

Mayo were comprehensively beaten on a scoreline of 2-13 to 1-06 at Celtic Park.

In today's other football qualifiers, Donegal beat Westmeath by 1-13 to 1-08 in Cusack Park, Louth beat Kildare by 1-16 to 1-10 in Newbridge, and Meath beat Fermanagh by 0-11 to 0-09 in Navan.

In the Tommy Murphy Cup semi-finals, Antrim beat Clare by 1-11 to 0-10 in Ennis, and Wicklow eased past Waterford by 2-15 to 0-14 in Aughrim.

Hurling

In Round Three of the All-Ireland hurling qualifiers, Tipperary edged out Cork by 2-16 to 1-18 in Thurles. Read Ger Canning's report.

Earlier, Ger Loughnane's Galway overwhelmed Antrim by 2-31 to 1-09 in Pearse Stadium to qualify for the quarter-finals, Clare beat Laois by 2-14 to 1-11 in Portlaoise, and Offaly comfortably overcame Dublin by 2-25 to 2-13 in Tullamore.

In the The Nicky Rackard Cup quarter-finals, Roscommon beat Monaghan by 4-19 to 1-08, Louth thrashed Warwickshire by 4-26 to 1-03, Armagh beat Tyrone by 2-19 to 1-09, and Donegal overcame Longford by 2-14 to 2-08. 

There were four fixtures today in Round 5 of the Christy Ring Cup.

In Group 2A Meath beat Down at Ballycran by 1-21 to 2-12, while Westmeath beat Kerry by 1-14 to 1-11 at Cusack Park.

In Group 2B Carlow beat London by 2-16 to 3-10 in Ruislip, and Derry beat Wicklow by 3-20 to 3-12 in Ballinascreen.

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