Sothern gets green machine into gear
The mantra in Pembroke Wanderers is “keep calm and give it to Alan Sothern”, and the striker showed why he is so highly regarded by his club by firing Ireland to a 5-2 win over Bangladesh in New Delhi yesterday.
C of I overcome Bandon banana skin
Bandon’s compact defensive work frustrated C of I for long periods in west Cork on Saturday but the title favourites finally broke them down in the second half with a 3-0 win.
Ards too clinical for UCC
National indoor champions Ards, led by Becky Weir (above) and Janice Vaughan, dumped UCC out of the Irish Senior Cup while Cork Harlequins were held to a draw by C of I and Fermoy notched an important victory over UL in Limerick.