GAA: Kerry crush Mayo as Meath defeat Tyrone

• In Division One, Kerry have beaten Mayo and Dublin are up against Armagh
• In Division Two, Louth have beaten Derry, Cork have beaten Kildare, and Meath defeated Tyrone

Kerry have defeated Mayo 2-29 0-19 in a crushing performance.

Kerry romped home to victory in Tralee in impressive style, seeing off Mayo by 16 points.

Kerry led by three at the break and the gap was cut back to one just two minutes after the resumption of hostilities through a Rob Hennelly two point free – but that was as good as it got for Mayo.

David Clifford hammered over his first two pointer of the evening on 38 minutes, two minutes later Dylan Geaney finished to the back of the net. Sean O’Shea hit a two pointer and single effort either side of a Joe O’Connor score to have Kerry leading 1-19 to 0-12 with 45 minutes gone on the watch.

Ryan O’Donoghue pulled two points back for Mayo before David Clifford nailed another two pointer and Dylan Geaney got in for his second goal of the day as Kerry highlighted why they are the defending All Ireland and League champions.

Cliford pointed from play, before Sean O’Shea kicked two more two pointers on the spin and there was still time for him to add another orange flag before the end to complete the hammering, with Mayo responding with two-point efforts from Ryan O’Donoghue and Fergal Boland, but it was all in vein.

A first half second quarter burst saw Kerry overturn a five-point deficit 17 minutes in, to go in leading by three points at break despite playing against the breeze.

Dylan Geaney opened the scoring inside three minutes, but Mayo wasted no time in responding with the first two pointer of the day from Jordan Flynn. Keith Evans levelled it up not long after – before Fergal Boland swept the ball over to edge Mayo back in front once more.

Tom O’Sullivan squared it up with a neat finish, before Mayo hit a scoring burst. Kobe McDonald who started a game for Mayo for the first time fisted over then, Ryan O’Donoghue pointed a close range free. Jack Carney drilled over Mayo’s second two pointer of the day to push his side four clear.

David Clifford got his first point of the evening just before the quarter of an hour mark, and then Ryan O’Donoghue swung over a wind assisted two pointer to put Mayo five to the good.

But from then to the turn around it was all Kerry and they outscored Mayo nine points to one before the short whistle. David Clifford chipped in with three points, Sean O’Shea two – while Sean O’Brien, Dylan Geaney and Graham O’Sullivan all raised a white flag each.

Sam Callinan broke the Kerry run but Dylan Geaney rounded off the first half scoring to send Kerry in leading 0-13 to 0-10. In the second half, Kerry ran riot.

Meath have defeated Tyrone 3-24 2-22.

Meath are on the cusp of a return to Division 1 of the National Football League after yet another dramatic Croke Park win.

GAA HQ has been a happy hunting ground this season for Robbie Brennan's side who, after wins over Derry and Louth there, added Tyrone to their high profile list of Division 2 victims.

And true to a rollercoaster campaign for the Royals, they achieved their fifth win of the campaign in thrilling fashion.

Trailing by five points early on, they battled back thanks in the main to Jack O'Connor, who scored 1-8 and was Man of the Match, opening up a 12-point lead at one stage in the second half before seeing it cut down to just two late on.

Meath held on for the win though to join Cork at the head of the table on 10 points, ahead of their final round trip to rock bottom Offaly.

Louth have beaten Derry 1-19 to 0-18.

Cork have beaten Kildare, meaning that if they take even a point off Tyrone at Healy Park next weekend, they are promoted.

Kerry and Mayo can bolster their chances of reaching the Division One National Football League final, with throw-in at 4pm.

A Mayo victory over the All-Ireland champions would see them leapfrog Donegal to the top of the table.

Armagh's fight for survival continues tonight when they take on Dublin at Croke Park, with throw-in at 7pm.

In Division One of the National Camogie League between Cork and Tipperary, the two sides have finished square.

Tipperary battled back from being eight points down, with Clodagh McIntyre's late point leaving the sides level at Cork 2-8 Tipperary 1-11.

The Rebellettes scored only two points in the second-half.