Sports

IT is expected that the clash of neighbours O’Callaghan’s Mills and Tulla, both of whom are without a win in the campaign to date, will provide one of the games of the round in the senior championship this week.

WHILE they had a disastrous league campaign where they lost eight of their nine outings, Clonlara are unbeaten going into round three of the championship this week and they will be fancied to maintain that run when they play Corofin on Saturday.

Miltown St Joseph’s 1-7 Shannon Gaels 0-7A powerful defensive performance inspired Miltown St Joseph’s to victory over Shannon Gaels in The Clare Champion-sponsored Cusack Cup final at Kilmihil on Sunday evening.

Having lost to their opponents when the sides last met in the final round of the league a few weeks back, there was never any doubt that Kilrush would be in determined mood when they took on St Joseph’s in the final of the Garry Cup (Division 2 football league) at Cooraclare on Sunday.

Kildysart 0-12 O’Curry’s 0-10 In kicking 11 of his side’s 12 points, Ger ‘Bobby’ Kelly ensured that the Kildysart men will enter their second championship game on August 7 in a positive mind frame.

Corofin 1-6 Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-7 Corofin, who were beaten in the 2009 intermediate championship final, captured the Division 4 league title in Ennistymon last Saturday.

Meelick 1-7 Kilmihil 0-7A goal from substitute James Duffy seven minutes from the end decided the Division 5 football league final in favour of Meelick at Gurteen on Saturday evening.

Clare 3-11 Tipperary 1-9CLARE qualified for a third successive All-Ireland minor camogie final when they defeated Tipperary at Kilmallock at the weekend.