GAA: Galway and Clare on semi-final track; close encounters in preliminary quarter-finals

We're into the business-end of the season as two more teams went toppling out of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, while the All-Ireland Senior Football preliminary quarter-finals got underway.

A home game for Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh got the day's football action underway, with a place in the football quarter-finals with the four provincial winners up for grabs.

The Rebels welcomed Roscommon, with little to separate the counties in the opening half.

Roscommon's 0-7 to 0-6 lead at the break didn't last long once play resumed, with the sides trading places on three occasions before Conor Corbett raised the green flag for the homeside to make it 1-12 to 0-11.

Three points from Diarmuid Murtagh aided his team back into the game, leaving it to Ciaráin Murtagh to provide the leveller on the cusp of full-time, but the four added minutes was enough to see Enda Smith send to the line on a red card and a winning point for Kevin O'Donovan.

Proceedings at O'Connor Park also ended in a last gasp point, as Monaghan narrowly got past Kildare to keep their season alive, on the day the county's minor team bested Kerry to earn a spot in the All-Ireland Final.

Almost bookending Monaghan's scoring, McCarthy came good with a goal four minutes into the game, giving his county the early momentum. The sides remained nip-and-tuck throughout, pulling level six times, but Monaghan just did enough to end it 1-11 to 0-13.

In the final football fixture of the day, Tyrone travelled to Ballybofey where they took a 1-18 to 0-13 win over Donegal.

In a disastrous start for the home team, Ruairí opened the scoring with a goal in the first minute, establishing a lead they held throughout.

Leading five points at half-time, Donegal had a mountain