WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: Armagh created history yesterday when they won the TG4 Ulster senior women's football title with a 1-11 to 1-9 victory over defending champions Monaghan.
The visiting side stepped up to the senior level only this year after winning the All-Ireland junior crown last season. However, at Clones yesterday they collected the Ulster senior title for the first time.
First-half goals from Monaghan's Gráinne McNally and Shauna O'Hagan of Armagh helped see an interval scoreline of 1-6 to 1-5 to Monaghan.
The sides were level at 1-8 each with just 10 minutes left. However, Armagh finished strongly with a brace of points from Caroline O'Hanlon and one from Mags McAlinden.
There was another surprise in Leinster where Laois beat a fancied Meath side by 0-16 to 0-9 in the provincial final at Dr Cullen Park.
The champions Cork will play Mayo in their quarter-final. That game will be played as part of a double-header on Saturday, August 19th, alongside Galway versus Meath.
The other two quarter-finals will be played as a double-header on Saturday, August 26th, and sees Ulster champions Armagh face Waterford, while Laois tackle Monaghan. All four games will be shown live on TG4 though the venues and times have yet to be confirmed.
The draw for the All-Ireland junior championship quarter-finals also took place yesterday. The first double-header will be played on August 20th with Clare against Fermanagh, while Leitrim face Limerick. The second double bill sees Wexford face Sligo and Cavan meeting Longford on August 27th.
CAMOGIE: All-Ireland champions Cork will face Galway next Saturday in the Gala All-Ireland championship semi-final. The draw pitted the reigning champions against the Connacht side while table-toppers Tipperary will face Kilkenny.
Kilkenny will have home advantage with both ties being played at Nowlan Park next Saturday. All four counties went into the draw following Saturday's final round-robin games.
Marie O'Connor answered Kilkenny's call in emphatic fashion with 2-2 overall as they saw off Galway by 3-5 to 0-10, Imelda Kennedy scored Kilkenny's other goal.
Tipperary pulled off a memorable win over holders Cork, winning by 3-8 to 1-10 in Templemore.
The home side clawed their way back into the game after trailing 0-6 to 1-7 at half-time.
The sides were level several times early on until Una O'Donoghue's goaled for Cork in the 28th minute.
Emily Hayden's goal after the restart pulled Tipperary back. Hayden then hit their second in the 42nd minute and victory was sealed when Louise Young netted Tipperary's third.
Elsewhere, despite beating Limerick by 4-18 to 0-4 in Bruff, Wexford failed to qualify.
The draw for the senior B championship semi-finals has pitted Tipperary against Cork and Galway against Kilkenny.
All-Ireland Semi-finals (At Nowlan, Saturday, August 12th): Cork v Galway; Kilkenny v Tipperary.
INTERMEDIATE HURLING:
Two goals in three minutes at the beginning of the final quarter, from Alan Healy and Conor O'Loughlin, ensured Kilkenny a place in the All-Ireland final after beating Galway by 2-15 to 0-7. Cork will provide the opposition in the final.
POC FADA: Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins claimed his second All-Ireland Poc Fada title in three years on Saturday. The Ballybacon-Grange clubman went around the five- kilometre course on the Cooley Mountains in 52 pucks.
