Hurling
Waterford 1-30 Galway 3-20
A sensational first half of hurling from Waterford laid the foundation for their progress to the All-Ireland quarter-final.
Last year's beaten finalists won by 1-30 to 3-20 – having hurled the entire second-half with 14 men.
Conor Gleeson was shown a straight red-card just after the interval.
Joe Canning scored nine-points for Galway to become the top scorer in Hurling Championship history.
A thriller in Thurles! Check out the best of the action from @Galway_GAA v @WaterfordGAA here. pic.twitter.com/RI3bGHe3uC
Advertisement— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 24, 2021
Cork 3-19 Clare 1-23
An additional time save secured Cork’s place in next weekend’s All-Ireland quarter-finals.
Leading 2-9 to 0-11 at half-time, Cork’s advantage over Clare was cut to two on three occasions in the third quarter at the end of which they were 2-14 to 0-18 ahead.
With 10 minutes remaining the sides were level – the crucial score came with five minutes only left on the clock.
Cork finished with 13 men after Jack O’Connor and Niall O'Leary were both sent to the sidelines.
Check out the best of the action from @GaaClare v @OfficialCorkGAA here: pic.twitter.com/swzREu3e1l
Advertisement— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 24, 2021
Christy Ring Cup
Derry and Offaly will contest next weekend's Christy Ring Cup final.
Division Two League champions Offaly were 6-30 to 11 points winners against Wicklow in Tullamore.
Offaly senior hurlers cruised into the Christy Ring Cup final with a big win over Wicklow at Bord na Mona O'Connor Park. Click the link to read more.
Fixture details for the final v Derry will be announced on Monday— Official Offaly GAA (@Offaly_GAA) July 24, 2021
While Derry overcame Sligo by 28 points to 2-17 in the other semi-final.
Camogie
Kilkenny have made it two wins from two in the All-Ireland Camogie Championship.
Katie Nolan and Miriam Walsh scored second-half goals as they beat Westmeath by 2-17 to 1-11.
Tune into our YouTube channel later on to see post match interviews with manager @KevinTattan and @anais_curran after today’s win against Offaly Camogie. https://t.co/FG0BdEWbm3#wexford #camogie #senior #championship
— Official Wexford Camogie (@wexfordcamogie) July 24, 2021
Wexford enjoyed a 4-10 to 15-point win over Offaly at Wexford Park.
Ladies football
Katie Murray hit 2-3 as Waterford booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football quarter-finals with a convincing victory at St Loman’s Mullingar.
They will now meet Cork in the quarter-finals of the competition next weekend after they pulled away just before the interval.
We'll meet again! 🏐
It'll be @MunsterLGFA rivals @CorkLGFA 🔴⚪️and @WaterfordLGFA 🔵⚪️ in next weekend's @TG4TV All-Ireland Senior quarter-final #ProperFan @SportTG4 pic.twitter.com/BEefjcG8aq— Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) July 24, 2021
Meanwhile, Aimee Mackin led the way with a haul of 3-6 as Armagh set up a quarter-final date with Meath after an impressive Group 1 victory at Ballinamore.
Mayo, who had already qualified for the knockout stages, will face neighbours Galway in the quarter-finals next weekend.
