Sixmilebridge 1-20 Clooney-Quin 1-14: Twelve minutes into the second half of yesterday’s Clare senior hurling final, Clooney-Quin’s James Corry popped over what seemed a tidy but unremarkable point out — only there was something remarkable about it.

Douglas left it late as Erin's Own saw off Blackrock.

Kevin Downes was listed as number 24 in the match programme for Sunday’s Limerick senior hurling championship final. He has been in and out of the action all year due to injury. And the county player admitted afterwards it was touch and go right up to the throw-in whether he would be fit to play with Na Piarsaigh in the decider against Patrickswell.

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The GAA have released their list of the five best points in the Senior Hurling Championship this year and there are some absolute beauties on it.

The Galway senior hurling championship has been thrown into chaos following the decision of the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) to quash the Galway CCC’s ruling dumping Turloughmore out of the competition.

Alisha Jordan, who plays with the New York lady footballers on Sunday, admits her heart skipped a beat when she heard about Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper’s assault at the weekend.

The proposed round-robin format aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the Leinster senior football championship received unanimous backing at Monday night’s meeting of county chairmen.

Oulart the Ballagh, Castletown-Geoghegan, Mount Leinster Rangers and Glenealy are celebrating Senior Hurling Championship wins in Wexford, Westmeath, Carlow and Wicklow respectively following finals this afternoon.

Cork boss Jimmy Barry-Murphy has poured cold water on hopes Paudie O’Sullivan could be in line for a sensational return for the All-Ireland SHC replay.

The man who kept Clare in the hunt for a first All-Ireland SHC title since 1997, courageous corner back Domhnall O'Donovan, spoke of his relief at finding out his injury-time shot had gone over in yesterday's drawn final against Cork.

Kilkenny defender JJ Delaney and Tipperary forward Lar Corbett have been cleared to play for their respective counties in the opening round of the Senior Hurling Championship.

Leinster GAA chairman Martin Skelly has welcomed the return of Antrim to the Walsh Cup and also the inclusion of more Ulster hurling teams in the Kehoe Cup competition.

The GAA is reduce prices for the Senior Hurling Championship final replay between Kilkenny and Galway in Croke Park on Sunday, September 30.

After sitting out this year's Bord na Mona Walsh Cup, it has been confirmed that the Antrim hurlers will compete in the early season Leinster-based competition in 2013.

An attempt is to be made this evening at the annual convention of the Mayo GAA to ban alcohol sponsorship logos from the Mayo inter-county jersey.

IT’S taken four attempts in the last seven years, but Wexford champions Oulart-The Ballagh have finally turned over a Kilkenny team in the Leinster Club senior hurling championship.

THE wheel has come full circle. When Cork IT took their first tentative steps into Cork senior hurling championship waters back in 2001, it was a grim experience.

TOM COOPER (Letters, September 1) claims that the All-Ireland U21 hurling finals should be played in Croke Park rather than Semple Stadium. I believe this is a foolish idea and the main reason for that is crowds.

This afternoon saw Ballyboden St. Enda's and Thurles Sarsfields claim Senior Hurling Championship titles in Dublin and Tipperary respectively, while Loughrea and Clarinbridge will have to meet again following their drawn Galway decider at Pearse Stadium.

New Laois senior hurling manager Brendan Fennelly has committed to getting the very best from the O'Moore County players as they prepare for the 2011 campaign.

THE controversy over the expulsion of Glen Rovers and Bride Rovers from the Cork senior hurling championship took another twist yesterday when the two clubs issued statements apologising for their actions.

The Dublin hurlers and footballers have been paired together for another Croke Park double header next Saturday, with Ulster's Antrim and Armagh the visitors to GAA headquarters.

NA PIARSAIGH claimed local bragging rights after crushing neighbours Glen Rovers in the opening round of the Evening Echo Cork senior hurling championship at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night.

Full-forward Barry Moran has emerged as a major doubt for Mayo's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with either Limerick or Meath on Sunday week.

Representatives from the Antrim, Clare, Offaly and Wexford GAA County Boards are expected to meet with the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA) tonight in Dundalk to try and halt the Senior Hurling Championship relegation play-off matches which are set to take place tomorrow.

LOOKING on as a spectator at last year’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie final in Croke Park, former Cork star Denise Cronin concluded Wexford deserved their victory over the Rebels.

TIPPERARY captain Paul Ormonde admits he is ‘still hoping’ to regain his starting spot with the Munster finalists.

WIT 1-15 Comeragh Gaels 1-7

CORK should ‘vigorously oppose’ the re-organisation of the inter-county senior hurling championship because of the severe impact it could have on club games.

Down manager Jimmy O’Reilly is holding off naming his team to play New York in Sunday’s Senior Hurling Championship clash until he assesses conditions in the United States.