There were no major shocks as the Tipperary SFC got underway, with holders Clonmel Commercials and leading rivals Loughmore-Castleiney among those recording first round victories.

The age of eligibility may have been lowered, but in Kerry, they’ve opted to keep the same minor football management in place.

Paul O’Shea from Kilcummin will captain the Kerry minor footballers as they begin their quest for a historic fifth consecutive All-Ireland minor crown.

Champions in 2015, Clonmel Commercials had some anxious moments before getting the better of Cahir 0-21 to 3-8 in the Tipperary SFC first round at New Inn.

Two-time All-Star Declan Browne will be confirmed as Tipperary’s new U21 football team manager this evening.

Easy enough to take for granted the loop Google and Twitter and Whatsapp and SkyGo keeps us in.

Cork 1-14 Tipperary 1-11: A sharper Cork side, spearheaded by the impressive Damien Gore and Mark Buckley up front, had a touch too much class for Tipperary in this Munster MFC quarter-final last night in Páirc Uí Rinn.

A look ahead to tonight’s three games...

St Brendan’s, Killarney 5-21 High School Clonmel 0-7

CBS HS Clonmel (Tipperary) 1-10 St Francis College, Rochestown (Cork) 0-7: Football in Clonmel is enjoying something of a golden age, and the prospect of a dream-like spring remains a reality after Saturday’s Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final in Fermoy.

Introducing Tommy Toomey’s team who face Tyrone at Parnell Park in the All-Ireland U21 football final.

Aidan Ryan is a surprise inclusion as Cork make three changes for Sunday’s Allianz HL Division 1 final against Waterford in Semple Stadium (3.30pm).

Kerry minor manager Jack O’Connor believes county board bosses must appoint a Director of Football to ensure the Kingdom’s finest underage talents are not lost before transition to senior ranks.

Michael Hurley has been named at in attack in the only change to the Cork side for this evening’s Electric Ireland Munster MFC semi-final with Tipperary in Semple Stadium (7.30).

UCC 0-15 CIT 0-15 (aet)

Roscrea justified their favourites’ tag with a comprehensive 4-13 to 1-9 win over Cashel in the second round of the Tipperary SHC at Templemore last night.

Tipperary GAA chiefs pulled the plug on a number of club games involving 10 members of the county senior football panel yesterday.

Tipperary overturned a seven-point deficit against Kerry in yesterday’s Gaelic Grounds final to retain their Electric Ireland Munster MFC crown.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

KERRY manager Pat O’Driscoll has named five members of last year’s minor squad in his starting 15 for tomorrow night’s Munster MFC quarter-final against Waterford in Austin Stack Park.

THERE may be suggestions Cork are hampered by the lack of a competitive game entering tonight’s Munster U21FC semi-final against Tipperary, but attacker Mark Collins offers a different opinion.

DONEGAL’S league and championship hopes have been dealt a blow with the news that centre-back Leo McLoone has broken a leg in a club game.

LIMERICK and Tipperary are both bidding to break the stranglehold that Cork and Kerry have exerted in the Munster minor football grade, when the semi-finals of the competition take place tonight.

TOMÁS O SÉ will undergo a scan this morning to discover the extent of a knee injury sustained in club action at the weekend.

THE 2010 Waterford senior hurling championship kicks off tomorrow with eight teams in group stage action.

FORMER intercounty referee Willie Barrett abandoned a club hurling match in Tipperary on Saturday after he was struck twice by a ‘supporter’ wielding a hurley.

TIPPERARY County Board is not attaching blame to All-Ireland hurling final referee Diarmuid Kirwan or his officials over the controversial penalty awarded to Kilkenny which ignited their victory rally to beat Tipperary.

THE tradition of intercounty underage hurling featuring heavily on the GAA agenda for the last weekend in August is maintained over the next two days.

KERRY are the latest county to ratify the process of appointing a full-time GAA secretary. A proposal at this week’s county board meeting means each of the six Munster counties has now gone the road of appointing a full-time salaried official to administrate affairs.

BOTH John Kennedy and Mick Slocum are singing from the same hymn sheet ahead of tonight’s Munster MFC semi-finals.

CAHIR’S quest to go one step better in the 2009 Tipperary SFC shipped a major blow on Saturday when they lost to Ardfinnan in Round one.

Tipperary 0-6 Westmeath 0-15

THE draw for the fourth round of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling qualifiers will be televised live on RTÉ on Sunday.

Kerry 0-15 Tipperary 2-7, Ardfinnan

KERRY’S bid to end Cork’s dominance of the Munster U21 football championship begins this afternoon in Tralee.

Waterford 1-13 Clare 0-10, Dungarvan

The draw for the opening stages of the 2007 Tommy Murphy Cup has been made with Offaly, losers to Dublin in yesterday's Leinster SFC semi-final, handed a tricky trip to Wicklow in the first round.

With Thurles' Semple Stadium out of commission until April, Tipperary County Board has provisionally nominated Ardfinnan, Nenagh and Templemore as their home venues for the 2007 national leagues.

Former selector John Owens has been unveiled as Tipperary's new senior footballer manager.