CHRISTY RING CUP
Derry made a good start towards making up for last year's Christy Ring final heartbreak with a 12-point win over Wicklow in the first round of the new six-team group stage.
The Division 2B champions led by just 0-10 to 0-06 at half-time in Celtic Park but had pulled eight clear when Wicklow's Eoin McCormack scored the opening goal of the game.
Fintan Bradley raised a green flag moments later however and Derry went on to win 1-21 to 1-09.
Kildare top the early table however after a 30-point thumping of Mayo in Ballina.
The Lilywhites were just five ahead at the interval - 0-13 to 0-08 - but David Herity's men rattled in goals from Paul Divilly, sub Mark Delaney, Cathal Dowling, Brian Byrne and Jack Sheridan in the second half for a 5-25 to 0-11 win.
On Saturday, Division 2B finalists Sligo were reeled in by a London side playing their first championship game since 2019.
The Yeats County were nine ahead early on and led by 0-15 to 0-10 at half-time but the hosts found their groove in the final quarter to win 0-26 to 0-21 at Ruislip.
NICKY RACKARD CUP
Donegal, the only Rackard team to play in 2B this year, were pushed all the way by 14-man Fermanagh before securing a 1-21 to 1-13 opening-day win in Maguiresbridge.
Fermanagh led by a point - 0-10 to 0-09 - at half-time but had to play the final quarter without Danny Teague after he was shown a second yellow card.
The hosts were still level on the hour mark thanks to goals from Brian Teehan and Barney McAuley (a penalty) but Ronan McDermott's goal in response sent Donegal on the way to victory.
Dan Glynn pic.twitter.com/n0p1Z59tNG
— Roscommon GAA (@RoscommonGAA) April 10, 2022
Roscommon fired five goals at the Athletic Grounds to thrash 13-man Armagh 5-19 to 2-07.
Mickey Joe Egan (2), Benny Mulry, Connell Kennelly and Eoin Kiernan all raised green flags as Tiernan Nevin and Shaun Toal were both shown red cards.
Table-toppers Tyrone went two goals and one point better than the Rossies at Pairc na hEireann, hitting 7-18 past Warwickshire, who managed 2-11 in response.
LORY MEAGHER CUP
Louth are the early frontrunners in the Lory Meagher round-robin following their 2-27 to 1-10 win over Lancashire in Abbottstown.
The sides were level at the break (0-09 to 1-06) but goals from Sean Kerrisk and Paul Matthews helped the Leinster men pull clear.
Thomas Hughes (2) and Mark Treanor got the goals as Monaghan edged Cavan 3-09 to 2-09 in Inniskeen.
Cavan had scored just two points in the first half to the hosts' 2-06 but goals from Canice Maher and Fiarcha Hughes (penalty) propelled a comeback that fell just short.
In Carrick on Shannon, Leitrim need four goals to pip Longford by a point - 4-9 to 0-20.
