A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Trump turns on the style to take charge against Ding
SNOOKER: Judd Trump brought power snooker to the Betfred.com World Championship as he blasted out into an overnight lead in his semi-final against Ding Junhui.
The last Englishman standing in Sheffield was almost staging his own “shot of the championship” competition in the opening session as he built a 5-3 advantage over China’s big hope for Crucible glory.
There was a sensational red played at high pace with deep screw along a side cushion which had the audience gasping, a phenomenal long brown, and an exquisite cut red that enabled him to set up a frame-winning break.
In the other semi-final, Wales’ Mark Williams took a 5-3 lead over John Higgins, despite the Scot racking up breaks of 135 and 120.
Elsewhere, Stephen Hendry has abandoned retirement plans and revealed he will play on next season.
Scotland’s seven-time former world champion was giving serious consideration to quitting following his crushing 13-4 defeat to Mark Selby in Sheffield this year.
Irish trio must settle for bronze
BOXING:Ireland's fighters had to settle for three bronze medals at the first Women's AIBA World Youth and Junior Championships in Turkey.
Michaela Walsh, Katie Rowland and Austeja Accueita all lost their semi-finals despite brave performances in Antalya.
Walsh, of the Holy Family BC in Belfast, was edged out 18-17 by Ornella Wahner of Germany in the 57kg decider. The Ulster teenager was one point ahead going into the fourth and final round but Wahner overturned the deficit.
Mayo flyweight Rowland, a silver medallist at the 2010 European Youths, won the final frame of her clash with Friday Stenholm 3-2.
But the Swede had built enough of an advantage to cede the final round and still claim a 14-11 verdict.
Accuieta, of the Finn Valley BC in Donegal, lost out 16-3 to Sweden’s Agnes Alexiusson in the World Junior lightweight semi-final.
Ulster and Munster fight back for final
GOLF: Ulster and Munster will battle it out at Royal County Down for the Women's Interprovincial title after thrilling semi-finals in yesterday's seaside sunshine.
Both teams had to come from behind after losing their morning foursomes but produced the goods in the singles. Holders Ulster lost the foursomes 2-1 to Connacht, but, after Danielle McVeigh halved her top singles with Sarah Helly, Charlene Reid and Louise Coffey set them on the victory trail.
Reid dismissed Niamh Kitching by 6 and 4, while Coffey demolished Aibhe Farrell 7 and 6 to make up for a defeat in the foursomes when Farrell and Holly Robinson blitzed Coffey and Gemma McCleneghan.
Leinster had a clean sweep in the foursomes and only needed two wins in the singles, but it didn’t happen. Munster turned in a sparkling afternoon show to tie the battle at 4.5 each before Gillian O’Leary grabbed a tie-hole victory.
