It’s Sunday, so here are 11 of our favourite images from the sporting week

It’s Sunday, so here are 11 of our favourite images from the sporting week Previous 1 / 11Next Stefan Slachev attempts a wrestling move on Paddy Barnes during their fight in Belfast on Saturday night. Source: Presseye/William Cherry/INPHO CJ Stander in downtown Chicago. Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO A general view as the Down Royal Festival draws…

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Richie Power plays a substitute-role as Carrickshock secure return to Kilkenny senior hurling ranks

Carrickshock 0-13 Tullogher-Rosbercon 0-6 TWO-TIME ALL-Star Richie Power played the entire second-half for Carrickshock as they ran out seven point winners over Walter Walsh’s Tullogher-Rosbercon in the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling final. Advertisement County champs 🙌💚💛 pic.twitter.com/l2TTBrwbUW — suzanne (@suzannepower) November 6, 2016 Source: suzanne/Twitter Carrickshock, who lost Kilkenny senior hurling finals in 2010 and 2013, led…

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Keith Higgins’ Ballyhaunis side and Ahascragh Fohenagh finish all square

Ballyhaunis (Mayo) 2-13 Ahascragh/Fohenagh (Galway) 0-19 EXTRA TIME WAS needed but still could not seperate Galway champions Ahascragh/Fohenagh and Mayo’s Ballyhaunis in the Connacht intermediate hurling final. The three-in-a-row Mayo champions set up the tie after beating Roscommon side Oran in their semi-final on Wednesday night. Click Here: Source: Ballyhaunis Facebook Ahascragh/Fohenagh led by three…

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Leinster champions Oulart The Ballagh advance to last four, while St Mullins stun Raharney

REIGNING LEINSTER CHAMPIONS Oulart-The-Ballagh cruised past St Rynagh’s and into the provincial semi-final today. They did so without a number of key players, with Keith Rossiter and Nicky Kirwan ruled out through injury, while they lost Eoin Moore due to concussion in the first-half. Advertisement Veteran Paul Roche compounded matters by picking up a straight red…

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Foxrock Cabinteely make easy work of Leinster final and win two in a row

Foxrock Cabinteely (Dublin) 5-10 St Laurences (Kildare) 1-3 FOXROCK CABINTEELY MADE it two Leinster titles in a row as they had a comprehensive victory over St Laurence’s earlier today. Advertisement They now face Cora Staunton’s Cornacon in the semi-final. Source: Foxrock Cabinteely website St Laurence’s couldn’t handle the south Dublin side as they lead from…

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Cork’s Glen Rovers book their place in Munster final with a point to spare

Glen Rovers (Cork) 0-15 Patrickswell (Limerick) 0-14 Jackie Cahill reports from the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick CORK CHAMPIONS GLEN Rovers are through to a first AIB Munster senior club hurling final since 1976. Eight points from Patrick Horgan helped the Glen through to a November 20 decider against Clare kingpins Ballyea. Glen trailed from the start until the…

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Ballyea edge thriller after incredible comeback to book place in Munster final

Ballyea 4-18 Thurles Sarsfields 2-22 SEVEN DAYS ON from a first ever Clare hurling title, Ballyea are only 60 minutes away from a provincial crown after a truly inspirational fightback in Cusack Park this afternoon. Seven points in arrears nearing the final ten minutes, the hosts would somehow reel in the three-in-a-row Tipperary champions thanks to…

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Dublin footballer Con O’Callaghan bags four goals as Cuala progress in Leinster

Cuala (Dublin) 4-16 Borris/Kilcotton (Laois) 1-14 RISING DUBLIN FOOTBALL star Con O’Callaghan steered Cuala to the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster club SHC with a whopping 4-3 haul at Parnell Park. The speedy attacker featured in this year’s Championship for back to back title winners Dublin though is a quality hurler too as he displayed…

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Kerry’s Kilmoyley make history and book their place in Munster final

Kilmoyley (Kerry) 4-12 Monaleen (Limerick) 0-13 Jackie Cahill at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick HISTORY FOR KILMOYLEY at the Gaelic Grounds this afternoon as the Kerry senior hurling kingpins won a game in the AIB Munster club hurling championship for the very first time. Kilmoyley, managed by former Clare star Ger ‘Sparrow’ O’Loughlin’s brother Fergie, saw…

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All the winners from last night’s Camogie All-Stars awards ceremony

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS Kilkenny and finalists Cork dominated the 2016 Camogie All-Stars team as this year’s top performers were recognised at the annual awards dinner last night. Click Here: Kilkenny’s Denise Gaule was rewarded for her individual performances by collecting the Camogie Camogie Association/WGPA Players’ Player of the Year award. Gaule also picked up her first All-Star…

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