Final standings
In a very exciting last weekend of competition, The Ryder Cup and All-Ireland hurling replay on the same weekend, It was very close at the top of the table with Brian O'Connell, Colman O'Brien and Gary O'Sullivan all on 84 points with all to play for. Michelle Dollard and Peter long were not far behind on 79 and 78 points with Micheal Harrington and Des McCarthy not far behind them.
With a maximum of 17 points up for grabs, Brian O'Connell gained the full compliment of 17 to win the competition outright on 101 points. Peter Long jumped into 2nd place with a total of 97 and Michelle Dollard finished alone in 3rd with 96 points. Des McCarthy finished on 88 in fourth place with Gary O'Sullivan on 86 and Colman O'Brien not moving on 84. Cian O'Leary, Denis Healy and Micheal Harrington all finished on 82 with Dominic Cashman and Mark O'Mahony completing the top ten with 81 points.
Congratulations to the winners, Brian, Peter and Michelle. the prizes will be presented in due course.
With a maximum of 17 points up for grabs, Brian O'Connell gained the full compliment of 17 to win the competition outright on 101 points. Peter Long jumped into 2nd place with a total of 97 and Michelle Dollard finished alone in 3rd with 96 points. Des McCarthy finished on 88 in fourth place with Gary O'Sullivan on 86 and Colman O'Brien not moving on 84. Cian O'Leary, Denis Healy and Micheal Harrington all finished on 82 with Dominic Cashman and Mark O'Mahony completing the top ten with 81 points.
Congratulations to the winners, Brian, Peter and Michelle. the prizes will be presented in due course.
All-Ireland Hurling Final
Second-half goals from the Power brothers Richie and John helped Kilkenny beat Tipperary 2-17 to 2-14 in the All-Ireland Hurling Final replay. Seamus Callanan's 28th-minute goal enabled Tipp to lead 1-7 to 0-8 at the break after a tight first half. However, Kilkenny moved ahead after the restart and Richie Power's crucial goal on 59 minutes left them four ahead, a lead they never relinquished. The margin was only three points but the difference was starker. After Tipperary spoiled a host of early first-half goal chances, Kilkenny dictated the pace of the fare in front of 81,753 onlookers. They achieved that with a ferocity of effort that their opponents could not match with the same consistency.
Ryder Cup
All-Ireland football final
Kerry won their 37th All-Ireland Senior Football Championship crown with a hard-earned 2-09 to 0-12 win over Donegal at Croke Park. There was despair for Donegal as a blunder by keeper Paul Durcan proved a pivotal moment in Kerry's victory. Donegal were just one point behind when Durcan kicked the ball straight to Kieran Donaghy, who took the chance to score the second goal. Paul Geaney netted the other goal in the first minute but Donegal battled back and led early in the second half.
Donegal nearly grabbed in the dying moments when there was a frantic scramble as Colm McFadden came agonisingly close to netting an equalising goal, his fisted effort rebounding off the post. But, in the end, it was a 37th Sam Maguire Cup for Kerry,
Donegal nearly grabbed in the dying moments when there was a frantic scramble as Colm McFadden came agonisingly close to netting an equalising goal, his fisted effort rebounding off the post. But, in the end, it was a 37th Sam Maguire Cup for Kerry,
As it stands
With three competitions to finish, it is all very tight at the top of the table. Brian O'Connell, Colman O'Brien and Gary O'Sullivan are all on top with 82 points. Michelle Dollard is alone in second with 79 points. Former winner Peter Long is in third with 78. Denis Healy and Micheal Harrington are both on 71 and in with a slim chance of leap frogging into the top three depending on the results of the All-Ireland finals and the Ryder Cup.
Further update!
July concludes one of the busiest sporting months of 2014. Germany were crowned World Cup Champions for the fourth time while England made a tame exit at the Group stages. The Provincial Hurling and Football Championships also finished this month with Kerry, Dublin, Mayo and Donegal taking the football honours while Kilkenny and Cork claimed their respective Leinster and Munster Hurling Titles. In Golf, Rory McIlroy held off a spirited challenge from Ryder Cup team mate Sergio Garcia to claim his third major Title at the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
Ulster Football Champions
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Donegal 0-15Donegal wrapped up a third Ulster title in four years with a 0-15 to 1-9 victory over Monaghan in Clones on Sunday.
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Connaught Football Champions
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Mayo completed a four-in-a-row of Connacht title victories with a comfortable 3-14 to 0-16 victory over Galway at Elverys McHale Park in Castlebar.The Green and Red dominated the majority of the first-half scoring a 24th minute goal.Trailing 1-09 to 0-05 at the interval Galway rallied briefly in the third quarter, but a 48th minute Jason Doherty goal was followed by a third major on 56 when Barry Moran finished off a sweeping move.
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Leinster Football Champions
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Dublin 3-20 Meath 1-10
Dublin defeated Meath by 16 points to claim their 53rd Leinster SFC title and their 4th in a row in front of a crowd of 62,660 in Croke Park. The game was effectively over as a contest at half time as Dublin were 9 points up thanks to a Bernard Brogan goal and some excellent points scoring from Kevin McManamon to leave it 1-12 to 0-6. |
Munster Football Champions
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MUNSTER SFC FINAL: CORK 0-12 KERRY 0-24
James O’Donoghue scored 0-10 as Kerry retained the Munster GAA Football Senior Championship at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, but it was all too easy for them as Cork failed to put up any sort of a challenge. Leading by eight points, 0-13 to 0-5, at half-time, Kerry looked set to face a second-half onslaught as Cork – with the wind behind them – scored the first three points upon the resumption, but it was merely a brief interruption of the visitors’ dominance in front of 21,028 people. |
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Munster Hurling Champions
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Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final: Cork 2-24 Limerick 0-24
Cork won a first Munster SHC title since 2006 as second-half goals from Séamus Harnedy and Paudie O’Sullivan gave them victory over Limerick in the last provincial final to be played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh before its redevelopment. In a game which was level on eight occasions, six times in the second half, goals were always going to be crucial and so it proved, as the Rebels reversed the outcome of last year’s decider in the Gaelic Grounds |
Leinster Hurling Champions
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Kilkenny regained the Leinster hurling championship. Kilkenny beat Dublin 0-24 to 1-9. Kilkenny won their 69th Leinster SHC with a 12 point win over Dublin and Henry Shefflin equalled Michael Kavanagh’s record with his 13th title. Indeed Henry came on in the second half and scored Kilkenny’s last three scores to rubberstamp the victory and set out Kilkenny’s plan for the remainder of the summer.
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US PGA
Rory McIlroy continued his good year with a one shot win over Phil Mickleson in Valhalla. For Rory McIlroy, a fourth major championship, the reclaiming of the Wanamaker Trophy and proof that he can indeed do it the hard way. Back-to-back major successes and a third tournament victory in a row endorse McIlroy’s status as the best player in the world. Henrik Stentson was one shot further back.
British Open Golf
Rory McIlroy won the British Open by two shots on -17 holding off Sergio Garcia, -15 and Rickie Fowler, -15 at royal Liverpool. Rory McIlroy wrote his name into the record books when he carded a closing one under par 71 to claim a two shot victory over Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler at the 143rd Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
At 25 years and 77 days McIlroy became the third youngest golfer to achieve the third leg of the modern Grand Slam after Jack Nicklaus (23 years and 181 days) and Tiger Woods (24 years and 171 days).
At 25 years and 77 days McIlroy became the third youngest golfer to achieve the third leg of the modern Grand Slam after Jack Nicklaus (23 years and 181 days) and Tiger Woods (24 years and 171 days).
Mens Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic won the mens singles title on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, he beat Roger Federer in a truly thrilling final 6-7(7), 6-4, 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-4 in three hours and 56 minutes, thus regaining the world No.1 spot for the first time since September 2013. G.Dimitrov and M Raonic were the beaten semi-finalists.
Womens Wimbledon
Petra Kvitova, the Czech left-hander who stands six feet tall, towered over the ladies’ singles final with an awesomely impressive display of power tennis that crushed Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 in just 55 minutes. S Halep and L. Safarova were semi-finalists and score two points each.
FIFA World Cup
Germany won the 2014 World Cup following a one nil extra time win over Argentina in the final at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The Netherlands and Brazil were the 3rd and 4th placed earning points
England didn't make it out of the group stages so any one who picked Group stages earn 7 points.
England didn't make it out of the group stages so any one who picked Group stages earn 7 points.
US Open Golf
Martin Kaymer won the U.S. Open in an eight-shot runaway final round. The 29-year-old German led from the outset en route to a second major title to go with his 2010 PGA Championship. Erik Compton was second on -1 Rickie Fowler was third with -1 also. Compton was not on the list for the sportsprophet competition as a choice so points only go to Kaymer (10) and Fowler (2).
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Update!
Following the Heineken Cup final and Champions League final and the FA Cup from the previous weekend, it has been an exciting time at the top of the leaderboard. The early leader Bernard Madden now lies in joint 4th position on 33 points along with former winner Des McCarthy, Eimear O'Sullivan, Oliver O'Brien, Susan O'Brien and Vera Neoralova. Colman O'Brien sits in sole 3rd position on 41 points. Thomas Brennan is alone in 2nd with 43 points. Former winner Peter Long has been catapulted into first position thanks to an impressive haul of 30 points having picked Arsenal, Real Madrid and Toulon to win their respective competitions.
Brian O'Connell, Denis Healy, Dominic Cashman John Butler, Owen Sexton and Noel Griffen are further back on 31 points each.
The full league table can be seen on the sportsprophet website.
Brian O'Connell, Denis Healy, Dominic Cashman John Butler, Owen Sexton and Noel Griffen are further back on 31 points each.
The full league table can be seen on the sportsprophet website.
Heineken Cup
Champions League
FA Cup
English Premiership
US Masters
Aintree Grand National
Six Nations
2014 league
Thanks to all who signed up for the sportsprophet league for 2014. A final list will be available once all members have been ratified online. Thanks again and best of luck to all.
Sportsprophet 2014
The 2014 season of sportsprophet is now open for entries! Thanks to all who entered in previous years and we hope you will all enter again for 2014.
Sign up on the sportsprophet.ie website or ask Kevin, Marion, or Ollie for a printed entry form. Closing date for entries will be early March. Remember to pay the entry fee with your entry as non paid entries will not be validated online.
Best of luck!
Sign up on the sportsprophet.ie website or ask Kevin, Marion, or Ollie for a printed entry form. Closing date for entries will be early March. Remember to pay the entry fee with your entry as non paid entries will not be validated online.
Best of luck!
