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• Athletics

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE

(Lucan)

Round One: (2 miles): 1 F Curley (Donore) 13.17; 2 E Walsh (Sportsworld) 12.21; 3 N Murphy (Donore) 13.27; 4 D Horan (Sportsworld) 13.52; 5 A Ormsby (Fingallians) 13.59; 6 D McCarthy (Lucan Harriers) 14.10.

INNISCARRA 4-MILE ROAD RACE

(Cork BHAA - Co Cork)

1 W Sosnowski (Dairypower); 21:26; 2 R Zakis (Comeragh Scaffolding) 21:33; 3 J McCarthy (McCarthy) 21:42; 4 G O'Sullivan (Carrig Court) 22:17; 5 T Kelleher (CSO) 22:23; 6 T Mahony (Cork City Co) 22:52; 7 T Laffan (HSE) 22:56; 8 P Kavanagh (Fournier Labs) 22:31. M40: 1 M Bulman (Army) 23:41) 2 M Fogarty (Motorola) 24:55; 3 B O'Connell (UCC) 25:245. M45: 1 P Withers (Nestle Rowntree) 23:46; 2 D Carroll (Blarney Knitwear) 24:18; 3 P Gunning (Dept of Educ) 24:22. M50: 1 T Huff (Conoco Philips) 24:21; 2 J Murphy (Cork City Co) 24:43; 3 W O'Riordan (Army) 24:44. M55: 1 P Twomey (Twomey Transport) 24:53; 2 D Cotter (Cork Painters) 26:50. M60: 1 P Sargent (HSE) 28:47; 2 G Webb (Plant Hire) 29:39. M70: 1 J Forde (Fordes) 44:22. Team: (Grade A) 1 Cork City Co 37; 2 Army 52. (Grade B) 1 HSE 67; 2 Dept of Education 84. (Grade C) 1 An Post/Eircom 121; 2 Trophy Craft 145; 3 Sisk Builders 158. Women: 1 S Cummins (Dept of Educ) 24:30; 2 M Sweeney (Private Hospitals, F45) 25:17; A-M Holland (Holland) 25:25; 4 R Lynch (GE Healthcare) 25:28; 5 M Dinan (Leasing Co, F35) 26:15; 6 J Goggin (UCC) 26:18; 7 A Amoedo (UCC, F35) 28:12; 8 A Murphy (UCC, F45) 28:29. F40: 2 M Murphy (HSE) 30:07. F50: 1 M Lyons (Flextronics-Core) 31:14; 2 K O'Connell (Trophy Craft) 36:50. Team: 1 Cope 36; 2 Barry Galvin Solc 39; 3 Bank of Ireland 47.

• Badminton

INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE (at Terenure) Leinster bt Lancashire 12-3; (at Baldoyle) Leinster bt Lancashire 11-4.

Basketball

MEN'S SUPERLEAGUE

DART Killester 65 (33) B Tomic, D Sealy, J Quigley 11 Shamrock Rovers HOOPS 68 (27) R Statum 34, J Haastrup 8, W McGlerkin 8.

UCD 103 (57) D Moberly 31, L Precious 19, C Meaney 14 Gleneagle Lakers 122 (53) E O'Brien 27, J WInguard 31, D Varanauskas 27.

Dart Killester 78 (39) B Tomic 38, J Behan 21, D Sealy 17 Abrakebabra Tralee 67 (36) L Egan 17, E Bush 15, M Quirke 12.

Neptune 101(51) D Smith 31, I Mc Loughlin 18, J Smith 18 Merry Monk Ballina 115 (59) D Zapier 30, E Pelleran 27, P Pope 24, R McGarrity 22.

UCC Demons 124 (65) M Doles 28, J Whyte 21, G Johnson 21 MDS Star 95 (45) R Winkfield 29, D Langrell 15, P O'Malley 14.

Limerick Lions 100 (50) R Taylor 25, J Steven 21, N Campbell 18 Neptune 79 (38) D Smith 27, M McGinn 21, G Noonan 16

MEN'S SUPERLEAGUE CUP

MDS Star 100 (51) Shamrock Rovers HOOPS 87 (37) R. Statum 39, K. Whyte 19

WOMEN'S SUPERLEAGUE

Carna Transport Coolock 92 (54) T Gahan 21, S Maguire 21, R Kelly 19 Peugeot Meteors 54 (32) M Kirby 15, L Truncale 12, N Farrell 8

Mustang Sally's St Pauls 80 (50) D Griffin 26, M Peterson 22, M Galway 10 UL/Aughinish 74 (32) L Palmer 14, D Breen 14, R Clancy 13

Vienna Woods Glanmire 90 (51) M Fahy 25, D Buckley 13, D Walsh 12 Bausch and Lomb Wildcats 53 (29) N Mullaly 16, G Dwyer 14

Oblate Dynamos 65 DART Killester 70

Boxing

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Rome, Italy) WBO Cruiserweight Title: Johnny Nelson (Bri) bt Vincenzo Cantatore (Ita) pts. Cruiserweight: Enzo Maccarinelli (Bri) bt Marco Heinichen (Ger) RSF 1.

PROFESSIONAL PROMOTION (Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany) WBA Bantwamweight Title: Wladimir Sidorenko (Ukr) bt Jose de Jesus Lopez (Ven) pts.

Cricket

TEST: Australia v West Indies (Adelaide)

Overnight: West Indies 405 (B C Lara 226). Australia 229-3 (J L Langer 99, R T Ponting 56).

Australia First Innings

B J Hodge lbw b Edwards 18

M E K Hussey not out 133

A Symonds b Bravo 9

A C Gilchrist c Chanderpaul b Bravo 6

S K Warne c & b Bravo 0

B Lee c Bravo b Bravo 9

S C G MacGill b Edwards 22

G D McGrath b D R Smith 5

Extras lb7 w2 nb15 pens 0 24

Total (123.3 overs) ... 428

Fall: 1-97 2-211 3-228 4-238 5-271 6-277 7-277 8-295 9-388

Bowling: Edwards 23 4 114 3 D B Powell 24 6 80 0 Collymore 23 1 59 0 Bravo 27 7 84 6 D R Smith 17.3 3 59 1 Hinds 9 1 25 0

West Indies Second Innings

W W Hinds st Gilchrist b Warne 15

D S Smith c Ponting b Lee 0

R R Sarwan not out 53

D B Powell not out 0

Extras pens 0 0

Total 2 wkts (21 overs) ... 68

Fall: 1-2 2-60

To Bat: B C Lara, S Chanderpaul, D J J Bravo, D R Smith, D Ramdin, F H Edwards, C D Collymore.

Bowling: McGrath 7 2 14 0, Lee 7 1 25 1, Symonds 2 0 9 0, Warne 4 0 17 1, MacGill 1 0 3 0.

Gaelic Games

Leinster club hurling final: James Stephens 2-13 UCD 1-12.

Ulster club football final: St Gall's 1-8 Bellaghy 0-8.

Munster club SF championship: Nemo Rangers 1-14 Stradbally 0-10; St Senans 1-14 An Gaeltacht 2-7.

Leinster club SF championship replay: Kilmacud Crokes 2-6, Rhode 1-7.

Munster Club IH final: Ballinhassig (Cork) 1-12 Ballyduff Upper (Waterford) 0-13. JH championship semi-finals: Fr. O'Neills (Cork) 1-7 Hospital/Herbertstown (Waterford) 0-8; Knockshegowna (Tipperary) 0-12 Brickey Rangers (Waterford) 0-7. IF quarter-final: Pallasgreen (Limerick) 1-8 Moyne-Templetuohy (Tipperary) 0-9. JF quarter-finals: Ardfert (Kerry) 2-14 St Patrick's (Limerick) 1-7; Naomh Eoin (Clare) 1-7 Portlaw (WAterford) 0-6.

Ulster JF championship final: Monaghan Harps 1-12 (N Treanor 0-6, S Smith 1-1, D Loughran 0-2, P Rushe 0-2, D McGarry 0-1) Clonmore (Armagh) 0-7 (J Grimley 0-3, B Donaghy 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1, R McBennett 0-1).

Ulster IF final: Inniskeen (Monaghan) 2-5 (Paul Meegan 1-3, M Lennon 1-2). Glenswilly (Donegal) 0-10 (G McFadden 0-3, C Bonner, G McCrenra and C Kelly 0-2 each, D McGinley 0-1).

DUBLIN: SFL - Thomas Davis 0-11 Trinity Gaels 0-10; Ballinteeer St Johns 1-10, Na Fianna 0-8 Garda 1-4, Naomh Mearnog 1-3; Naomh Olafs 1-7 Naomh Barrog 0-8.

WOMEN

All Ireland club football final: Ballyboden St Endas 1-6, Dunaghmoyne 0-6.

SF challenge: Donegal 1-18, Sligo 0-5.

Golf

CHINA OPEN

(Shenzhen GC, China)

Final totals (Irish in bold, British unless stated, Par 72) 275 - P Casey 71 69 70 65 (€184,533) O Wilson 68 67 71 69 (€123,022) (Casey won at first play-off hole) 276 - B Lane 67 74 67 68 277 - C Plaphol (Tha) 65 67 74 71, R Fisher 69 68 68 72 278 - Peter Lawrie (Irl) 69 72 68 69 (€38,750) 279 - T Jaidee (Tha) 72 70 70 67, J Randhawa (Ind) 71 67 71 70, M Tunnicliff 68 70 70 71, L Zhang (Chn) 70 71 66 72 280 - S Strange (Aus) 73 67 70 70 281 - S Yates 68 68 74 71, K Ferrie 70 70 70 71, K Horne (Rsa) 74 68 68 71, F Delamontagne (Fra) 65 70 74 72, F Widmark (Swe) 75 65 69 72, A Hansen (Den) 70 70 69 72, G Ghei (Ind) 72 70 67 72 282 - A Wall 71 71 71 69, G Bourdy (Fra) 73 69 70 70, S Hansen (Den) 70 72 70 70, J Skold (Swe) 68 75 69 70, S Kjeldsen (Den) 74 67 67 74 283 - D Park 69 73 71 70, T Wiratchant (Tha) 72 68 72 71, B Ruangkit (Tha) 67 73 71 72, D Vancsik (Arg) 73 70 68 72 284 - R Gangjee (Ind) 72 71 71 70, JM Lara (Spa) 69 75 70 70, J Haeggman (Swe) 74 69 70 71, J Van de Velde (Fra) 73 70 69 72 285 - N Colsaerts (Bel) 73 69 74 69, T Pilkadaris (Aus) 68 71 76 70, S Drummond 73 70 70 72, B Kennedy (Aus) 72 70 70 73, S Kapur (Ind) 69 70 70 76 286 - W Teh Lu (Tai) 73 69 76 68, C Nirat (Tha) 72 71 73 70, T Wang (Tai) 71 72 73 70, A Blyth (Aus) 70 72 73 71, A Canete (Arg) 73 70 71 72, H Buhrmann (Rsa) 76 68 70 72, R Karlsson (Swe) 73 71 69 73 287 - P Gustafsson (Swe) 72 72 74 69, L Westerberg (Swe) 73 70 74 70, A Groom (Aus) 70 71 74 72, R Won (USA) 74 68 71 74, C Devers (USA) 71 72 70 74, S Jeppesen (Swe) 72 69 71 75 288 - N Dougherty 73 70 76 69, S Lee (Kor) 70 73 74 71, M Warren 71 73 71 73, G Rusnak (USA) 72 72 71 73, A Kang (USA) 69 72 73 74 289 - J Kyung Mo (Kor) 71 73 74 71, S Dodd 71 71 74 73, C Suneson (Spa) 71 73 71 74 290 - Gary Murphy (Irl) 71 72 77 70, W Lu (Tai) 74 70 75 71, M Olander (Swe) 72 72 73 73, T Chang (Tai) 69 73 74 74, A Butterfield 68 72 75 75 291 - G Emerson 74 70 75 72, A Presnell (Aus) 74 70 74 73, D Chia (Mal) 70 72 72 77 292 - Keng-Chi Lin (Tai) 70 74 71 77 293 - J Backstrom (Swe) 69 73 74 77.

CASIO WORLD OPEN

(Kochi Kuroshio CC, Japan)

Final totals (Jpn unless stated, par 72): 277 - T Taniguchi 70 70 68 69 279 - J Kim (Sin) 73 68 68 70 280 - Y Imano 75 68 6968 281 - H Hoshino 71 69 72 69, T Yoneyama 69 73 69 70 Y Haku 72 67 73 69 282 - N Kawahara 72 68 73 69, H Tanihara 72 68 70 72, T Suzuki 70 68 72 72, K Hosokawa 72 69 70 71, H Fujita 72 71 70 69 283 - Wei-Tze Yeh (Tai) 71 70 70 72, M Osanai 71 67 73 72, T Teshima 69 69 73 72, S Higashi 73 70 72 68, R Oda 72 69 72 70 284 - P Marksaeng (Tha) 73 73 69 69, D Chand (Fij) 71 72 70 71, N Sugiyama 72 73 71 68 285 - M Tateyama 70 69 73 73, T Hiratsuka 74 68 69 74, H Kase 71 70 72 72, G Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 73 72 69 71, N Sato 71 73 73 68, T Kiyota 72 73 68 72, J Milkha Singh (Ind) 71 71 73 70 286 - S Akiba 72 74 68 72, T Mitsuhashi 73 69 71 73, Y Yang (Kor) 72 68 74 72 287 - T Taniguchi 72 73 71 71, S Yokota 71 71 70 75, H Sasaki 73 70 75 69, R Kawagishi 70 71 73 73, C Pena (USA) 72 75 68 72 288 - S Tajima 77 69 72 70, T Yasukawa 73 72 73 70, S Ishigaki 72 74 71 71, Y Kimura 68 78 71 71, T Takahashi 74 73 71 70 289 - S Nonaka 74 72 70 73, Y Mano 71 72 73 73, S Higaki 71 69 74 75 290 - M Inoue 70 75 76 69, M Ozaki 69 74 74 73, Y Mizobuchi 73 72 74 71 291 - K Fukabori 75 70 73 73, K Maita 72 73 70 76, N Masuda 75 70 77 69 292 - K Takami 72 74 75 71, T Ozaki 75 71 75 71, K Miyamoto 72 70 76 74, H Miyase 74 72 73 73, N Okuwa 77 70 73 72 293 - K Idoki 74 72 73 74, A Yano 74 71 71 77, Y Takashima 72 73 76 72, T Nogami 73 71 71 78 294 - Ik-Je Chang (Kor) 75 72 75 72 295 - K Murota 75 72 75 73, N Yuhara 74 72 74 75, G Higaki 75 72 75 73 296 - Y Horinouchi 78 69 72 77, T Kamiyama 71 75 76 74, T Kanemoto 72 74 75 75, G Meyer (USA) 71 74 76 75 297 - K Kashimura 76 71 76 74.

AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

(Moonah Links GC, Australia)

Final totals (Aus unless stated, par 72): 284 - R Allenby 63 72 72 77 285 - N O'Hern 67 75 71 72, P Sheehan 69 71 72 73, J Senden 69 71 75 70 286 - A Baddeley 70 70 73 73, M Goggin 76 71 69 70 287 - M Doyle 71 71 72 73 288 - R Pampling 70 70 73 75, S Appleby 70 73 72 73 289 - G Chalmers 72 72 72 73, L Parsons 69 75 75 70, M Ballard 70 74 74 71, C Campbell 68 73 77 71 290 - C Villegas (Col) 71 72 73 74, B Watson (USA) 71 74 71 74, A Scott 66 73 77 74 291 Nathan Green 70 70 76 75, Steven Bowditch 70 73 74 74, P Senior 69 72 76 74, A Tampion 76 71 71 73 292 - A Crawford 74 70 73 75, D Lutterus (Rsa) 72 73 75 72 293 - D Chopra (Swe) 72 72 76 73, P Lonard 74 72 73 74, C Jones 69 76 76 72 294 - A Hall 70 73 76 75 295 - M Pearce 70 75 75 75, S Alker (Nzl) 72 73 78 72, S Laycock 65 76 76 78 296 - C Parry 74 74 77 71, G Ogilvy 66 77 77 76, S Levin (USA) 64 77 79 76 297 - D McKenzie 74 67 77 79, G Simpson 72 71 75 79, T McFadyean 70 77 76 74, P O'Malley 72 76 72 77, S Jeffress 72 74 76 75, D Diaz 74 75 75 73 298 - A Martin 70 74 75 79, P Gow 73 75 77 73, L Hickmott 77 70 73 78, Gavin Flint 71 74 75 78, M Hensby 71 77 76 74, K Chun (Nzl) 75 72 71 80, R Beste 70 76 77 75, K Barnes 71 78 79 70 299 - B Rumford 68 79 73 79, M Brown 73 75 73 78 300 - A Tschudin 70 77 80 73, R Schmidt 69 75 79 77 301 - S Nash (USA) 74 75 77 75, W Lee 74 72 76 79, M Joyce 74 74 75 78, J Day 76 73 78 74 302 - L McKechnie 73 73 76 80, B Burns 76 69 75 82 304 - J Nitties 68 78 78 80, R Kulacz 73 76 77 78, A Painter 72 77 79 76 305 - E Walters 73 72 80 80.

Hockey

INTERPROVINCIAL SERIES

Senior (Garryduff): Leinster 2 (J Brennan, D O'Gorman), Ulster 2 (M Gleghorne 2); Munster 0, Ulster 2 (M Robinson, E Magee).

Under 21: Leinster 1 (A Sothern), Ulster 1 (C Kirk); Munster 2 (C Crowley, C Harte), Ulster 2 (C Black, S Todd)

IRISH SENIOR CUP - Third round draw: Mossley v Kilkeel; Bray v Lisngarvey; Annadale v NICS; Glenanne v Railway Union; Cookstown v Corinthian; YMCA v Monkstown; Antrim v Belvedere; Cork C of Ireland v Fingal; Bandon v Dublin University; Belfast Harelquins or Portadown v Avoca; Bangor v Cork Harlequins; UCC v Catholic Institute; North Down v Clontarf; Instonians v Three Rock Rovers; Cliftonville v Kilkenny; Banbridge v Pembroke Wanderers.

LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE

Division One: Avoca 2 (D Bolger, K Gengles), Railway Union 2 (D Booth, T Lynch)

Division Two: Kilkenny 5 (S Thompson 2, H Kelly, G Sharman, D Pearson), Skerries 2 (C Pyke, L Coldin); Bray 4 (J Crawford 2, S Cox, G Evans), Suttonians 0; Weston 2 (S O'Hare, P Mahony), UCD 2 (G Holmes 2); St James Gate 0, Clontaf 3 (R McMullen, R Abbott, C McNamara)

ULSTER SENIOR LEAGUE

Portadown 0 Cliftonville 4 (D Cromwell 2, C Childs, R Whiteside); Antrim 4 (I Creighton 2, J McMeekin, S McIlroy) Queen's University 2 (M Ormsby, A Spratt); Kilkeel 4 (W Annett 2, B Niblock, C Cunningham) Raphoe 0.

WOMEN

IRISH SENIOR CUP

Second round: Ballyclare 0, Ards 4; Omagh 4 (A Buchanan 2, L Beckett, S McKay), Corinthians 1 (H Warren); Old Alexandra 2 (K Whelan, A Bowers), Clontarf 0; Ashton 1 (C McCarthy), Lisnagarvey 2 (C Brown, L Anderson); Pembroke Wanderers 3 (S Clarke, N Fulton, A O'Gorman), Catholic Institute 2 (E O'Reilly, C Weldrick pen). Armagh v UCD, postponed - refixed for December 11th.

LEINSTER LEAGUE

Division One - Saturday: Three Rock 1 (E J Walsh) Railway Union 1 (K Dillon); Loreto 9 (C Murray 3, N Symmons 3, S Scott, G O'Neill, O Ryan pen) Trinity 0. Yesterday: Old Alexandra 5 (J Deacon 2, Z Dahl 2, L McCoy), Trinity 0.

Division One Standings

P W D L F A Pts

Pembroke 7 6 1 0 22 7 19

Hermes 7 6 1 0 17 3 19

Loreto 8 5 0 3 22 9 15

Old Alex 8 4 3 1 19 9 15

Railway 8 4 3 1 16 8 15

UCD 6 3 0 3 15 11 9

Three Rock 9 1 3 5 8 11 6

Corinthians 7 1 0 6 12 23 3

Trinity 7 0 2 5 4 30 2

Clontarf 7 0 1 6 4 28 1

Division Two - Saturday: Old Alexandra II 0, Hermes II 2 (C Lawson, M Flavin); Glenanne 1 (S Coulton), Genesis 1 (K Axon); Loreto III 1 (S Lovett), Bray 3 (J Murphy 2, C Cox); Pembroke Wanderers II 2, Diocesan 2. Yesterday: Pembroke Wanderers II 1, Loreto II 2.

ULSTER LEAGUE

Senior One: Pegasus 5 (S Wilkinson 2, S Beaney 2, K McCollum), Victorians 0; Ballymena 3 (P de Bruin 2, J Morrison), Randalstown 2 (E Clarke, C Parkhill).

MUNSTER COMBINED CUP QUARTER-FINAL (at Thurles) Thurles/Moyne 1 M Skehan. Belvedere Cork. 0

Motor Sport

CARLOW CC RALLYCROSS (at Mondello Park): NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP: MODIFIED A FINAL: 1 J McCluskey (Citroen Xsara) 3m 18.44s, 2 G Tracey (Peugeot 306) 3m 19.37s, 3 D Carnegie (Focus) 3m 20.27s, 4 A Morris (Impreza) 3m 36.57s, 5 M Morris (Impreza) 3m 39.67s, 6 B Coyne (Fiesta) 3m 40.96s. B FINAL: 1 W Coyne (Nova) 3m 38.09s, 2 P Browne (BMW Compact) 3m 40.92s, 3 L Spendlove (Nova) 3m 41.49s, 4 V Deery (Nova) 3m 43.24s, 5 C Grimes (Nova) 3m 44.43s, 6 D Kelly (Nova) 3m 44.99s. C FINAL: 1 C Grimes (Nova) 3m 37.46s, 2 L Spendlove (Nova) 3m\42.31s, 3 G Donoghue (Peugeot 205) 3m 45.69s, 4 F Brereton (Peugeot 309) 3m 49.20s, 5 R Gooding (Escort) 3m 49.42s, 6 C Mullins (Fiesta) 3m 53.45s. STOCK HATCH A FINAL: 1 D Tohill (Saxo) 3m 45.74s, 2 J Godfrey (Peugeot 205) 3m 46.88s, 3 I White (Peugeot 205) 3m 48.42s, 4 P Kelly (Peugeot 205) 3m 51.19s, 5 E Peterson (Peugeot 205) 3m 52.00s, 6 E Murray (Peugeot 205) 3m 54.25s. B FINAL: 1 E Murray (Peugeot 205) 3m 52.55s, 2 D Nolan (Peugeot 205) 3m 55.93s, 3 F Lynch (Peugeot 205) 3m 56.82s, 4 E Fleming (Peugeot 205) 3m 57.05s, 5 J Dowling (Peugeot 106) 3m 57.76s, 6 M Duke (Peugeot 205) 3m 58.25s. C FINAL: 1 N O'Brien (Peugeot 205) 3m 53.55s, 2 M Duke (Peugeot 205) 3m 53.95s, 3 M Howard (Peugeot 106) 4m 05.71s, 4 J Twomey (Saxo) 4m 15.09s, 5 C McCloughry (Peugeot 205) 4m 26.80s. D FINAL: 1 G Lynch (Peugeot 106) 4m 00.21s, 2 R Faulkner (Peugeot 205) 4m 03.50s, 3 P O'Connor (Peugeot 205) 4m 12.38s, 4 W Peacham (Swift) 4m 30.63s. RALLY CAR FINAL: 1 J Deegan (Peugeot 205) 3m 43.63s, 2 J Quinn (Lancer Evo) 3m 45.36s, 3 D Doyle (Civic) 4m 03.69s, 4 J Bishop (Peugeot 205) 4m 06.21s. Class winners: J Murray (Peugeot 306), D Tohill, P Browne, D Kelly, B Coyne, I O'Connell (Mini), B Mullins (Uno), D Doyle, J Deegan, J Quinn.

MUNSTER MC/SKIBBEREEN & DISTRICT MC TRIAL (at Rosscarbery) MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP: 1 G O'Connell/D O'Donovan (Celica) 87 marks, 2 Brendan O'Sullivan/Kevin Flynn (Peugeot 205) 131m, 3 A Shinnors/G Shinnors (Astra) 145m, 4 P O'Donovan/F Ryan (Mazda 626) 154m, 5 B Fahy/K Daly (Astra) 197m, 6 K O'Sullivan/J Deasy (Primera) 233m, 7 D O'Donovan/D Hayes (Primera) 283m, 8 F Harrington/A Harrington (Civic) 289m, 9 B O'Mahony/L Gallwey (Orion) 296m, 10 M Murphy/P Cashman (Celica) 306m. Semi-experts: 1 B Fahy/K Daly, 2 M Murphy/P Cashman, 3 T Roche/N O'Keeffe (Civic) 362m. Novices: 1 B O'Sullivan/K Flynn, 2 P O'Donovan/F Ryan. Beginners: 1 D O'Donovan/ D Hayes, 2 B O'Mahony/L Gallwey, 3 J O'Mahony/S Clarke (Escort) 409m.

CO CAVAN MC AUTOCROSS (at Latton): 1 R Coulter (Astra) 4m 47.37s, 2 M Wedlock Escort) 4m 48.35s, 3 J Cassidy (Escort) 4m 49.02s, 4 O O'Reilly (Escort) 4m 50.84s, 5 J Smith (Escort) 4m 51.08s, 6 M McConnell (Nova) 4m 51.27s. Class winners: A McAdoo (Nova) 4m 53.71s, M McConnell, R Woods (Escort) 4m 53.07s, J Cassidy, M Wedlock, D McKenna (Escort) 4m 53.20s.

Rugby

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES

Lansdowne Road: Ireland (17) 43 (Tries: Trimble 2, N Best, O'Connor, Murphy, Dempsey. Cons: Humphreys 5. Pens: Humphreys) Romania (6) 12 (Pens: Mitu 4).

Twickenham: England (16) 40 (Tries: Voyce 2, Hodgson, Ellis, Varndell. Cons: Hodgson 3. Pens: Hodgson 3) Samoa (3) 3 (Pens: Vili).

Stade de France: France (15) 26 (Tries: Swarzewski, Michalak, Rougerie. Cons: Elissalde. Pens: Elissalde 2, Michalak) South Africa (3) 20 (Tries: B. Botha, Fourie. Cons: Montgomery 2. Pens: Montgomery, Bosman).

Brianteo Stadium, Monza: Italy (3) 23 (Tries: Ongaro, M. Bergamasco. Cons: Pez 2. Pens: Pez 3) Fiji (3) 8 (Tries: Ligairi. Pens: Bai).

Murrayfield: Scotland (3) 10 (Tries: Webster. Cons: Paterson. Pens: Paterson) New Zealand (22) 29 (Tries: Gear 2, Evans, Lauaki. Cons: Evans 2, L. MacDonald. Pens: Evans).

Millennium Stadium: Wales (6) 24 (Tries: Penalty, S Williams. Cons: S Jones. Pens: S Jones 4) Australia (7) 22 (Tries: Tuqiri, Sharpe, Latham. Cons: Rogers 2. Pens: Rogers).

MUNSTER SENIOR CUP

Quarter Final: Garryowen 15, Cork Constitution 12.

MUNSTER SENIOR LEAGUE

Bruff 3,U.L. Bohemian 3; Thomond 18, Old Crescent 19; Young Munster 8, Nenagh Ormond 9; Midleton 17, Waterpark 25.

MUNSTER SENIOR LEAGUE

U.C.C. 53, Queens University 7

MUNSTER JUNIOR LEAGUE

Section A: Charleville 3, St. Senan's 10; Crosshaven 0, Ennis 3; Fermoy 12, Clanwilliam 38; Kilfeacle 13, Cashel 8.

Section B: Clonmel 34, St. Mary's 0; Douglas 16, Skibbereen 17; Kanturk 15, Castleisland 8; Youghal 31, Abbeyfeale 0.

Section C: Cobh Pirates 24, Old Christians 6; Muskerry 18, Bandon 15; Thurles 46, Newport 0; Tralee 6, Richmond 9.

Division 3: Ballincollig 19, Waterford City 6; Dungarvan 11, Newcastle West 9; Kinsale 20, Galbally 24; Mallow 59,Killarney 0; Presentation 12, Carrick-on-Suir 30.

MUNSTER SECONDS LEAGUE

Division 1: Sunday's Well 14, U.L. Bohemian 16;

GLEESON LEAGUE

Clonmel 12, Kilfeacle 15.

Junior 2 League South: Killorglin 5, Bantry Bay 3; Douglas 0, Cobh Pirates 7; Ballincollig 13, Crosshaven 7; Shandon 0, Muskerry 10; Old Christians 17, Youghal 7.

DENNEHY CUP

Final: Cork Constitution 18,Highfield 6.

Junior 3 League South Section A: Clonakilty 20, Corca Dhuibhne 12. Section B: Midleton 46, Cork Transport 15; Charleville 11, Mallow 15.

Under-20 South West Conference Division 1: Corinthians 8, Bruff 29; Cork Constitution 3, U.L. Bohemian 3; Galwegians 16, Shannon 38; Highfield 22, Old Crescent 22; U.C.C. 16, Garryowen 25; Young Munster 0, Buccaneers 19;

Under-18 League South: Cork Constitution 0, Muskerry 13; Highfield 15, Ballincollig 0; Old Christians 25, Dolphin 8; Sunday's Well 22, Skibbereen 6; Youghal 5, Clonakilty 32.

Under-18 Development League: Mitchelstown 0, Kanturk 17.

Under-16 League South A: Cobh Pirates 10,Youghal 27; Mitchelstown 9,Fermoy 12; Sunday's Well 19, Midleton 12.

Under-16 League South B: Clonakilty 41, Old Christians 0; Highfield B 7, Bandon 24; Cork Constitution 7, Kinsale 5; Crosshaven 12, Dunmanway 0; Mallow 15, Ballincollig 7; Skibbereen 0, Dolphin 35

North Munster Under-18 League: St Senan's 12, Newcastle West 27; U.L. Bohemian 12, St Mary's 24; Young Munster 17,Shannon 10;

North Munster Under-16 League: Newcastle West 15, Ennis 13; Scariff 15, Old Crescent 17.

CONNACHT JUNIOR LEAGUE

Division 1: Loughrea 9, Ballina 7; Galwegians 8, Ballinrobe 24; Creggs 15, Buccaneers 29; Corrib 13, Castlebar 8; Portumna 6, Sligo 62; OLBC 26, Tuam 3; Monivea 34, NUIG 10; Corinthians 5, Westport 24.

Division 2: Ballinrobe 5, Ballyhaunis 37; Ballinasloe 12, Buccaneers 5; Ballina 10, Carrick on Shannon 3; Westport 18, Castlebar 0; Corinthians 36, Galwegians 15; Tuam 17, Loughrea 0; Connemara 0, Gort 12.

CONNACHT U-16 LEAGUE

Division 1: Ballina 5 Galwegians 31; Corinthians 6, Athlone 10; Sligo 27, Ballinasloe 3; Westport 44, Connemara 0.

CONNACHT U-18 LEAGUE

Division 1: Galwegians 13, Corinthians 0.

LEINSTER J1 METROPOLITAN LEAGUE

Terenure Coll 41, Old Belvedere 5; Trinity 9, Blackrock Coll 24; Greystones 12, Clontarf 34; Old Wesley 14, UCD 36; Barnhall 30, Co Carlow 20; Bective 18, DLSP 13; Suttonians 12, Lansdowne 40; St Marys Coll 62, Wanderers 14.

LEINSTER LEAGUE J1

Division 1: Coolmine 8, Tullamore 12; Garda 3, Boyne 32; Kilkenny 7, Portlaoise 20; Roscrea 6, Monkstown 9; Mullingar 19, Naas 14; Navan 22, Seapoint 23.

Division 2: Clane 11, New Ross 13; Wicklow 23, Railway Union 16; Ashbourne 13, Enniscorthy 22; Dundalk 20, Portarlington 18.

Division 3: North Kildare 33, Arklow 6; Gorey 17, Swords 31; CYM 17, Longford 30; Clondalkin 30, Balbriggan 10; Athy 18, Tullow 8; Malahide 25, Wexford Wanderers 0.

JP FANAGAN PREMIER U-20

Old Belvedere 36, Seapoint 13; Lansdowne 3, St Mary's Coll 19; Terenure Coll 18, Trinity 18; UCD 40, Wanderers 0. Clontarf 20, Greystones 14; Blackrock 22, Old Wesley 6.

JP FANAGAN LEAGUE

Division 1: Section A: Clontarf 12, Bective 27; Blackrock 15, Trinity 40; Co Carlow 30, Barnhall 25, Coolmine 27, Monkstown 5. Section B: Skerries 9, St Mary's Coll 20; Old Belvedere 35; Dundalk 10 DLSP 16; Suttonians 22, Naas 40, Tallaght 0.

PROVINCIAL SECOND LEAGUE

Division 1: Garda 6, Boyne 13; Kilkenny 6, Portlaoise 30; Mullingar 21, Naas 23.

Division 2: Clane 6, New Ross 11; Wicklow 11, Railway 5; Dundalk 50, Portarlington 24; Ashbourne 7, Enniscorthy 11.

Division 3: Athy 27, Tullow 13; Enniscorthy 13, Ardee 0; Gorey 9, Athboy 13.

Junior 3 League A: Stillorgan 13, Skerries 11; Clontarf 13, Suttonians 27; Trinity 6 Monkstown 10. League B: Co Carlow 6, Old Belvedere 17; Portlaoise 22, Wanderers 17; Barnhall 25, DLSP 6.

ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP

Bristol (12) 22 (Tries: Perry. Cons: Strange. Pens: Strange 5) Sale (7) 14 (Tries: Schofield, Martens. Cons: Courrent 2).

Newcastle (7) 17 (Tries: McCarthy, Noon. Cons: Burke 2. Pens: Walder) Wasps (5) 15 (Tries: Sackey, Staunton. Cons: van Gisbergen. Pens: van Gisbergen).

Premiership Standings

P W D L F A B Pts

Sale 9 7 0 2 210 153 3 31

Wasps 9 6 1 2 228 167 3 29

Leicester 9 5 2 2 232 153 4 28

Worcester 9 6 1 2 176 174 0 26

Gloucester 9 5 1 3 197 162 3 25

London Irish 9 5 0 4 179 185 4 24

Saracens 9 4 1 4 199 186 4 22

Bristol 9 4 0 5 162 183 2 18

Newcastle 9 2 1 6 162 186 4 14

Bath 9 2 1 6 153 200 3 13

Northampton 9 2 0 7 156 207 5 13

Leeds 9 2 0 7 146 244 2 10

Snooker

PREMIER LEAGUE

(St David's Hall, Cardiff)

Steve Davis bt Ding Jun-Hui 4-2, Stephen Hendry lost to Stephen Maguire 2-4, Ronnie O'Sullivan bt Shaun Murphy 5-1.

Soccer

FAI INTERMEDIATE CUP

Second round: CIE Ranch 0 Dalkey Utd 1 (T Gough); Ballyfermot Utd 0 Fairview CYM 3 (P Clifford. A Wrafter, D Leech pen)

LEINSTER SENIOR LEAGUE

Senior Division: Geystones FC 3 (J Tierney, A Dodd, S Brien pen) Moyle Park College 0; Tolka Rovers 2 (S Arkins, D Kelly) Glenmore Dundrum 0; Malahide Utd 0 Wayside Celtic 2 (W Callaghan, C Hyland); Clover Utd 2 Cherry Orchard 2

Division 1: St Mochta's 1 (A Farrelly) Newbridge Town 3 (B Murphy, A Luis, A Cousins); Drogheda Town 1 (D Nugent) TEK Utd 6 (G Kane 3, S Cushion 2, S O'Sullivan); Boyne Rovers 2 (T Harding, P Brennan) Workmans Dunleary 1 (D Murphy); Pegasus 1 (J Timmins) Dublin Bus 3 (J Lee, S Meile, G Doyle); Kinvara Ards 1 (J Cully) Ashtown Villa 1 (B O'Neill).

Division 1A: Whitehall Rangers 1 (A McKenna) Drumcondra FC 0.

Division 1B: Tymon Celtic 0 Beggsboro 1 (B Voakes); Greenhills Boys 1 (F Brady) Home Farm 0; Celbridge Town 1 (P Blessing) Vale View Shankill 2 (D Ebbs, S Carroll); Sacred Heart 2 (G Meade, I Walsh) Lissadel Utd 0; Kilnamanagh v Shamrock Rovers - Off

CHARLIE CAHILL CUP

Quarter finals: St James's Gate 1 (J O'Leary) Verona 0; Crumlin Utd 2 (T Fahy 2) Bluebell Utd 1 (K Molloy); Terenure CYM 0 Skerries Town 4 (MBeggs, B Moore, K Coleman, G O'Flaherty) ; Glebe North 0 Bangor Celtic 1

GILLIGAN CUP

Second round: St Jos Boys 2 (B Moran, D Tutty og) Newtown Rangers 1 (T Carolan); Liffey Wanderers 0 Garda FC 2 (G McCarthy 2); Loughshinny Utd 5 (B Place 2, R Glynn, C Ryan, L Kelly) Edenderry Town 0; Trinity S&L 2 (D Kinsella 2) St Jos Glasthule 2 (R O'Connor, A Boylan) Trinity S&L won 4-3 on pens; Brendanville 2 (M O'Sullivan 2) West Park Albion 1 (R Kinsella); Parkvilla 0 Larkview Boys 1 (P O'Donnell); Mt Merrion YMCA v Quay Celtic- Off.

Squash

CONNACHT VETERANS OPEN (Galway) Men's O/45 A semi-finals: A Kavanagh bt N O'Sullivan 3/2; E O'Sullivan bt S Hickey 3/0; final: Kavanagh bt E O'Sullivan 3/0; O/50 A semi-finals: G Irwin bt T J Mullins 3/2 M O'Meara bt D Coughlan 3/0; final: O'Meara bt Irwin 3-0. O/50 B final: P Hanley bt J O'Connor 3/2. O/55 semi-finals: T Norman bt D Connery 3/0, J Kielty bt T Cantwell 3/0; final: Norman bt Kielty 3/0. O/60 A semi-finals: N Murphy bt J Calnan 3/0; J Bowe bt B Williams 3/1 Murphy bt Bowe 3/0. O/60 B final: F Fahy bt W Lynch 3/2. Women's O/40 final: E Lalor bt A Mylotte 3/1.

Tennis

LTA MEN'S CHALLENGER (Sunderland) Singles final: Alex Bogdanovic (Bri) bt Danai Udomchoke (Tha) 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. Doubles final: Frank Moser, Sebastian Rieschick (Ger) bt Christopher Kas, Philipp Petzschner (Ger) 6-4 6-7 (3-7) 6-4.

LTA WOMEN'S EVENT, (Sunderland) Singles final: Margit Ruutel (Est) bt Piia Suomalainen (Fin) 7-5 6-0. Doubles final: Sarah Coles (Bri), Katerina Vankova (Cze) bt Melissa Berry, Lindsay Cox (Bri) 2-6 6-1 6-4.