Monday 26 October 2020
The camogie championship is starting to heat up as we head towards the knockout stages.
Barcelona were 5-1 winners but it was a much more chastening night for Dortmund.
There were also wins for Germany, Montenegro and Luxembourg in today’s other Nations League fixtures.
Several international friendlies were played this evening.
The new amalgamated Kerry team made an immediate splash in Munster Conference 1.
Tonight’s results put Cabinteely on level points with Longford Town.
Elsewhere in the football league, there were bittersweet days for Kieran Sadlier and Ryan Cassidy.
There were also wins for Tourlestrane in Sligo while in Roscommon St Brigid’s won yet another county title.
Winger CJ Hamilton got opening goal for Blackpool in their pre-season friendly at Anfield. The Reds recovered to win 7-2.
The reigning All-Ireland champions are aiming to win their eighth county title on the bounce.
The win propels ‘Boden into the driving seat in Group 3 while Clontarf, Na Fianna and Ballymun Kickhams were among tonight’s other winners.
‘To be in a category with him means a lot. I know he’s looking down on us, cheering us on.’
There was plenty of club football championship around the country on Saturday.
There were also wins for Newcastle United, Crystal Palace and Sheffield United today while Wolves were held to a scoreless draw by Brighton.
Kilkenny school leave it late to secure cup.
The Republic of Ireland U21 defender helped the Baggies to a routine 2-0 win over Preston on a night when senior Ireland international Alan Browne captained the visitors and teammate Seani Maguire was kept quiet by the young Dubliner.
There were plenty of Irish players involved in England, France, Italy, and the US over the weekend.
Aishling Moloney converted a free to ensure a share of the spoils.
Bournemouth’s relegation troubles grew with defeat at Norwich.
The 3pm kick-offs proved profitable for visiting teams.
Elsewhere, Leeds played out a draw against Cardiff while Barnsley edged out an eight-goal thriller.
There were four O’Byrne Cup games down for decision today.
Elsewhere in the Championship, the honeymoon is over for new Stoke City manager Michael O’Neill after another defeat while Shaun Williams hits a stunner for Millwall.
West Brom and Leeds both left it late as they moved clear of the pack at the top of the Championship.
The Ireland international was on target as Aston Villa secured a 5-1 win at Carrow Road.
However, there was disappointment for Courtney Brosnan and Leanne Kiernan at London Stadium yesterday.
Two Wexford SHC quarter-finals were called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
Megan Smyth-Lynch was on fire for Peamount with a hat-trick.
The Ireland striker scored twice for the Potters but they had to settle for a draw with Derby County.
Three games were postponed due to international call-ups.
There were four matches in the League of Ireland First Division on Friday night.
The 27-year-old bounced back from his lightweight defeat to Dustin Poirier in April.
Peamount extended their lead at the top of the table as Wexford Youths suffered a shock defeat to Shels.
A round-up of today’s camogie action.
There were also victories for Cavan and Derry in the first round of their provincial campaigns.
Cabinteely remain at the top of the table after playing out a draw with Bray Wanderers.
There were also wins for Balinteer St John’s and Thomas Davis in the Dublin SFC.
Arsenal face the Spaniards while Chelsea and Frankfurt will go head-to-head in the last four.
All four home teams were victorious this evening in the second tier of the SSE Airtricity League.
Meanwhile, Newcastle battled back to defeat Everton as Bournemouth cruised to victory against Huddersfield.
