A round-up of other sports news
Cycling: TOUR de MILAD du NOOR (in Iran, rated2.2): 1, David McCann (Giant ART) 6 kilometres in 6 mins 28 secs; 2, M Sohrabi (Payjan Continental) at 4 secs; 3, G Mizbani (Giant ART) at 7 secs
Gaelic games: MUNSTER COLLEGES SH (Dr Harty Cup, at Claughaun) Scoil Iosaef, Kilmallock 2-6 (T Ryan 2-3, B Walsh, V Staunton, P O'Brien 0-1 each) Ennis CBS 0-6 (A Ball 0-3, J Sheehan 0-2, E Hanrahan 0-1).
Golf: Ireland captured the three foursomes matches to beat Wales on day two of the Seniors Home Internationals at Lahinch Golf Club, a day on which the scheduled singles matches were cancelled because of the strong winds and rain.
MEN'S SENIORS HOME INTERNATIONALS (at Lahinch Golf Club) - Day Two: Ireland 3 Wales 0 (Ireland names first): Foursomes: Hugh Smyth, Michael Malone bt Brian Cramb, John Gottwaltz 2 holes; Maurice Kelly, Seamus McParland bt Phil Jones, Keith Stimpson 3 and 1; Michael Morris, Hugh Mackeown bt John Whitcutt, Mike Rooke 3 and 2. Singles: Cancelled.
Scotland 1½ England 1½ (Scotland names first): Foursomes: Gordon MacDonald, Alan Ferguson lost to Roy Smethurst, Alan Squires 3 and 1; Charlie Green, George Macgregor halved with Doug Arnold, Gordon Broster; Stephen Ellis, Brian Grieve bt David Lane, Michael Wigley 4 and 2. Singles: Cancelled.
Today's draw: Ireland v Scotland (Ireland names first, 8am, 1st tee): M Kelly v G MacDonald; H Smyth v G Macgregor; S Coyne v A Ferguson; M Malone v C Green; S McParland v B Grieve; M Morris v S Ellis; H Mackeown v I Hutcheon.
England v Wales (England names first, 8am, 10th tee): R Smethurst v P Jones; A Squires v G Rees; G Broster v J Whitcutt; M Wigley v K Stimpson; D Lane v M Rooke; J Marks v J Gottwaltz; D Arnold v B Cramb.
PRO-AM (at Dungarvan and Gold Coast) - Dungarvan: 68 (-4) - D Mortimer (Newlands). 72 - Aaron Grant (Dundalk). Team: 91pts - R Burns (Newlands) with Brian Eastwood 14, Dominic Quinn 19, James Mooney 17.
Gold Coast: 70 (-2) - C Mallon (Ballyliffin). 72 - D Ryan (Cork). 74 - W O'Callaghan (Carrighdoun), J Dwyer (Ashbourne). Team: 91pts - D Reilly (Unattached) with Ian Perricho 7, Anthony Daly 9, Gerry Crowley 16 (all Gold Coast).
Rugby: LEINSTER UNDER-18 (v Connacht, in Galwegians RFC, Saturday, 1pm): Karl Manning (Navan); Colin Draper (Tullamore), Damien Wildes (Greystones), Eamonn Sheridan (Navan), Rory Stynes (Carlow); Shane Carr (Navan), Kris Greene (Tallaght); John Rowe (Wexford), Barry O'Connor (Gorey), Shane Brennan (Portlaoise), William Earle (Gorey), Eoin Sheriff (Gorey, capt), Johnny Iliff (Navan), Brian Quinn (Wicklow), Bryan McKeever (Navan). Replacements: Sean McArdle (Dundalk), Andy Grace (Tallaght), Kevin Bracken (Tullamore), Daniel Kenny (Greystones), Lorcan Kavanagh (Boyne), Mark Geraghty (Dundalk, Paul Flynn (Navan).
ULSTER SCHOOLS/UNDER-19 (v New South Wales, tomorrow, at Portadown RFC, 5pm): Owen McMurray (MCB); Andrew McNeice (SUS), Jamie Scott (RBAI), Geoff Thompson (Bann Academy), Lee Smyth (Limavady GS); Niall O'Connor (Limavady GS), Simon Ross (Ballymena Academy); Daniel Lindsay (RSD), Robbie Robinson (Limavady GS), William Goulden (Ballyclare HS), Chris Warnock (Foyle and Londonderry College), Danny Annett (MCB), Ben Kennedy (Ballymena Academy), Mark Robinson (MCB), James McCullough (RBAI, capt). Replacements: Richard Michael (Rainey), Alan Haire (Carrick GS), John Hunter (Larne GS), Colin McCabe (Portadown College), James Jackson (Ballyclare HS), Nick Finlay (Portora Royal School), Matthew McCarter (Royal School Dungannon).
Snooker: GRAND PRIX (at Prestatyn) - Pre-qualifying round: Mark Allen (NIrl) bt J Tatton (Eng) 5-0, D Dale (Wal) bt J McBain (Sco) 5-1, D Harold (Eng) bt Joe Delaney (Irl) 5-0, Gerard Greene (NIrl) bt A Borg (Mlt) 5-1, A Gunnell (Eng) bt S MacKenzie (Sco) 5-4, S Pettman (Eng) bt Leo Fernandez (Irl) 5-4, L Walker (Wal) bt A Davies (Eng) 5-3, S Mann (Eng) bt D Henry (Sco) 5-4, G Wilson (Eng) bt M Davis (Eng) 5-3, M Selby (Eng) bt P Wykes (Eng) 5-1, S Bingham (Eng) bt D Gilbert (Eng) 5-2, P Davies (Wal) bt L Spick (Eng) 5-1, R Hull (Fin) bt N Dyson (Eng) 5-4, R Day (Wal) bt M Keen Hoo (Mal) 5-0, Fergal O'Brien (Irl) bt J Trump (Eng) 5-2, S Storey (Eng) bt B Morgan (Eng) 5-1.
Tennis: LTA FUTURES (at Edinburgh) - Second round: Conor Niland (Ire) bt Adam Barraclough (Brit) 6-2 6-4. Kevin Sorensen (Ire) bt Alex Miotto (Brit) 76 (10-8) 6-2.
