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The hurling year might only be a couple of weeks old, but tough tasks are arriving thick and fast for Galway.

A real sense of anticipation surrounds Sunday's Allianz NHL opener between Galway and Kilkenny at Pearse Stadium (2.30pm) where the two sides meet for the second time in a week.

Kilkenny reclaimed the Walsh Cup last Sunday after edging out Galway in extra time in a thrilling encounter in Pairc Lactain, Freshford. It may have only been the first Sunday in February but if this game is anything to go by we're in for some cracking action this year. On a bitterly cold afternoon around three thousands souls braved the elements and got full value for their €10 admission fee.

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With Galway’s Leinster championship opener merely six weeks away, Sunday’s NHL contest with an already relegated Clare in Cusack Park might not be the most significant fixture, but Galway will be intent on ending the competition with victory.

The seventh and final round of the National Hurling League takes place this Sunday.

Kilkenny hurlers head to Semple Stadium on Sunday — their mission — to relieve the home county Tipperary of the National League Cup. These two sides have avoided each other well on final days over the last decade. Only once during that period, back in '03, have they squared up to each other for a national title decider. It might only have been the second most important competition that day but it was a game Kilkenny fans will savour for a long time. It was a thrilling encounter that saw the Cats come from 10 points down to win by the most slender of margins.

Gort’s Eric Daly has been crowned the new IKF All Ireland Super-lightweight Full Contact Kickboxing Champion.

Kilkenny will face Galway in the semi-final of the Leinster SHC, with the game to take place on Saturday, June 20 at 7pm in O’Connor Park, Tullamore.

A quiet start to life in the Leinster championship it may be, but Galway hurlers will enter O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Sunday aware that a positive statement needs to be made on an historic afternoon.