Sports

IRISH competitors Bernard Cahill and Rory Sexton brought home the silver in the board rescue event from the European Junior Lifesaving Championships 2011.

Avenue United A  3Ennis Town Rock  3 A DRAW was a fair result when Avenue United and Ennis Town Rock clashed in this Premier Division League Cup section A tie at Lees Road on Sunday.

After a long, hard season of early morning training and up to 25-30,000m a week in the pool, grinding out length upon length, the top senior swimmers from Ennis Swimming and Life Saving Club successfully competed at the Swim Ireland National Junior, Youth and Senior Open Long Course Championships at the National Aquatics Centre Dublin, winning three gold, six silver and two bronze in individual and two silver and one bronze relay medals.

SO You Think was the star turn at Leopardstown on Saturday evening where the Australian import justified his restrictive price when gaining a hard-earned victory in the 10-furlong Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes.

Clare 2-13Kilkenny 1-11 DESPITE going four points down inside the first five minutes of the All-Ireland intermediate hurling final at Thurles on Saturday evening, Clare recovered to bring home the title for the first time to the Banner County.

“It’s surely over now but this is a great bonus.” So said a smiling Niall Gilligan shortly after he helped Clare to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling title at Semple Stadium in Thurles on Saturday evening.

When one door shuts, another opens and that old adage is certainly holding true in Davy Fitzgerald’s case.

It was a disappointing weekend for the Clare underage hurling development squads in the various Munster competitions.