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Cappataggle overcame the odds in remarkable fashion on Sunday afternoon to get their campaign off to a winning start, scoring the game’s last three points to get the better of Liam Mellows despite playing almost all of the contest a man short.

The return of the Allianz hurling and football leagues will be hugely welcomed by Galway fans when they kick off next month.

Seeking to attain their 17th senior football title, St Brigids will be hoping to winter the Fahey Cup within the clubhouse surrounds as they strive for final supremacy against current holders, Padraig Pearses, in Hyde Park, on Sunday (throw-in, 3pm).

The contenders for honours in the Brooks Group Senior Hurling Championship will have been whittled down to 12 teams by the time this weekend’s action concludes.

There were plenty of winners and losers after another action-packed weekend in the Brooks Group Senior Hurling Championship, with Liam Mellows and Castlegar claiming important wins over Clarinbridge and Portumna respectively.

There was acute disappointment for hurling fans around the county when news filtered through on Tuesday evening that current outdoor gathering restrictions would be maintained for another three weeks at least, meaning the senior championship will have reached the knock-out stages before larger crowd numbers can even be contemplated.

Competitive adult team sport thankfully returns to Galway for the first time since lockdown began as the revamped Brooks Group sponsored senior and intermediate hurling championships gets up and running with 19 games to be played over the weekend.

Not that we were ever in doubt or that we needed reminding - but Corofin's fourth Connacht club title in a row has set them apart as a truly great club team.

Favourites Corofin claimed their fourth Connacht title in a row on Sunday afternoon in Tuam Stadium, overcoming Roscommon's Padraig Pearses by 1-10 to 0-7.