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.

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...

Ryan Price would appear to have put himself in pole position to be Cork’s starting goalkeeper for the championship after he was named in the side for tomorrow’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Kerry in Tralee (2pm).

The inclusion of Colm Cooper at centre-forward is one of seven changes to the Kerry side since last year’s All-Ireland final for Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final with Tipperary in Thurles on Sunday (3.30pm).

Seán Barron and Michael O’Halloran are the two Waterford debutants for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium (3.30pm).

An embarrassing oversight has prevented Waterford hurler Brian O’Sullivan from appealing a two-match ban. The forward picked up the suspension retrospectively following Waterford’s Munster SHC quarter-final defeat by Cork last Sunday week.

Tipperary senior football manager Peter Creedon has slammed his county board for a “crazy” fixtures pile-up that is putting huge pressure on the county’s U21 players.

Two-time All Star Richie Power is back in training with Kilkenny after an extended break from the panel.

John Walsh is your ordinary newspaper reader, his daily preference and perhaps the odd Sunday read are the height of his print interests.

Clyda Rovers (Cork) 0-15 Ballyporeen (Tipperary) 1-4

Ballyporeen (Tipperary) 2-12 De La Salle (Waterford) 4-06 (aet)

UCC 0-15 CIT 0-15 (aet)

Only a few months into his tenure as Kerry manager and Eamonn Fitzmaurice is ready to quit. No, not his new job, which he’s thoroughly enjoying, his playing career.

The challenge now for David Power and his Tipperary minor footballers is to rewrite the history books.

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.

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

KERRY minor boss John Kennedy is adamant his side have learned from their mistakes ahead of this evening’s Munster MFC final replay against Tipperary.

DAVY FITZGERALD says he and his Waterford hurlers offered to go half-way to meet opponents Antrim in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier.

Tipperary minor footballers face into the Munster semi-final against Limerick, at Fermoy, on Thursday evening without key player Shane Ryan who has not recovered from injury.