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• Leitrim get the job done

  
  New York 0-6 Leitrim 0-17: Leitrim avoided a potential banana skin Stateside today, overwhelming New York in their opening Connacht championship encounter.
  
  

• Players struggle in high winds

  
  Another day of strong winds sent scoring soaring early in the final round at the Players Championship. With winds gusting to 30mph, and a 50 per cent chance of "severe" afternoon thunderstorms, it was set for a tough final day at Sawgrass.
  
  

• Grant accepts defeat graciously

  
  Chelsea coach Avram Grant congratulated Alex Ferguson on winning his 10th Premier League title and then revealed that captain John Terry has a chance of being fit for the Champions League final.
  
  

• Roma close in as Inter held

  
  Inter Milan saw their lead at the top of Italy's Serie A cut to just one point after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Siena at the San Siro today.
  
  

• Ferguson turns attention to Moscow

  
  Alex Ferguson celebrated another title triumph for Manchester United and warned Champions League final opponents Chelsea: "We are bouncing into the final".
  
  

• United retain title, Fulham survive

  
  Premier League round-up: Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty and a late goal from Ryan Giggs gave Manchester United a 2-0 victory over Wigan at the JJB Stadium as they retained the title.
  
  

• Westmeath hold their nerve

  
  Westmeath 2-10 Longford 1-10: Westmeath survived a late rally from Longford to book their place in the next round of the Leinster championship today, ending an unwanted losing sequence in the process.
  
  

• Otto gets hands on silverware

  
  Three birdies in his first five holes kept South African Hennie Otto on course for a European Tour record score at the Italian Open in Milan today.
  
  

• Alliance first home in Killarney

  
  Racing: Tony Martin and Ruby Walsh teamed up to take Killarney's valuable Murphys Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle with Northern Alliance.
  
  

• Falco claims French Guineas

  
  Racing: Falco ran out a comfortable winner of the French 2,000 Guineas at Longchamp.