Keith Ricken is set to be appointed as the new manager of the Cork Under 20 footballers.

The Cork footballers will enjoy a seven-week run-in to their Munster SFC semi-final on June 3.

Glen Rovers’ quest for a third Cork SHC title in a row will begin against Bride Rovers in the 2017 preliminary round.

St. Nicholas 1-5 Dohenys 0-7 (Cork SFC Replay): Fortunate to earn a replay last week, St. Nicholas made no mistake this time when beating Dohenys by the narrowest of margins in Bandon yesterday to reach the last eight of the county SFC.

Brian Herlihy has been appointed as the Cork minor football manager and his backroom team will feature a strong influence from the county’s 2010 All-Ireland-winning team.

Club championship fixtures in Cork and Kerry have been thrown into chaos due to the drawn Munster SFC final.

Cork County Board favours the possible introduction of “a second competition” for weaker counties in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after their participation at provincial level has come to an end.

Eoghan Cormican examines the contenders for this year’s Cork SFC, which kicks off this weekend at several venues.

Cork football champions Ballincollig open the defence of their first title with a repeat of their opening fixture in this year’s competition.

Strange having a 27-year-old being one of the elder statesmen of a club’s football team but such is the changing landscape of Valley Rovers, now just 60 minutes away from restoring their status as a senior football club in Cork.

This year’s McGrath Cup is not devalued from a Cork point of view, according to new Rebels manager Brian Cuthbert.

Brian Cuthbert was one of three new selectors – along with Ronan McCarthy and Haulie O’Neill – appointed by his predecessor Conor Counihan at the start of 2013 intercounty season.

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

Dohenys 4-09 St Colum’s 1-09

Before last year, Bishopstown had never beaten Nemo Rangers in the county SFC.

Following the six Cork county championship games at the weekend, the fourth-round ties and relegation play-offs are now decided in all but the SHC and IFC grades.

Dohenys 1-14 St Nick’s 1-08

Cork defender Lorcan McLoughlin is hoping “common sense” prevails and Pat Horgan is cleared to face Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final on Sunday week.

Cork senior football champions Castlehaven will meet Division 1 league winners Nemo Rangers in the opening round of the 2013 championship.

Munster Rugby today confirmed that Cork senior hurler Darren Sweetnam has accepted an Academy contract with the province.

Douglas 2-14 Newmarket 0-4

Donal Óg Cusack remains involved with the Cork senior hurlers, despite the achilles tendon injury that has ruled him out for the season.

For the second successive year O’Donovan Rossa surmounted a West Cork challenge in the opening round of the SFC when they defeated Dohenys in Clonakilty on Saturday night.

They may have grown accustomed to journeying the backdoor route in the Cork SFC in recent seasons but Ballincollig passed their opening assignment of this year’s championship in powerful fashion at Dunmanway on Saturday night.

Douglas have surged to the top of the county football league in a perfect build up to next weekend’s championship action.

Jimmy Barry-Murphy has paired league debutant Darren Sweetnam and Seán Óg Ó hAilpín together in midfield for Cork's opening Allianz Hurling League encounter with Waterford on Saturday night.

THE Cork County Board executive motion to appoint three executive members and three club delegates to select the county’s next senior hurling manager was last night rubber-stamped by the delegates at a board meeting. The motion received 70 votes and defeated five other motions that were proposed on the night by various clubs.

CLOYNE will play either Douglas or Ballinhassig in round three of the Cork SHC after the draw was made at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Bishopstown 2-7 Dohenys 1-7

REIGNING Cork senior football champions Nemo Rangers will begin the defence of their title on May 7 with a first round tie against Ballincollig in Ovens.

THE draw for the 2011 Cork senior football championship, which pairs champions Nemo Rangers with Ballincollig, threw up two interesting west Cork derbies, featuring Ilen Rovers and Carbery Rangers, and O’Donovan Rossa against Clonakilty.

SEVEN years ago, Carbery Rangers were still trying to escape from the minefield of West Cork junior football. Now they are preparing for a historic first county senior semi-final tonight in Páirc Ui Rinn.

THE fourth round of the Evening Echo Cork SFC begins tonight with the all west Cork meeting of Dohenys and Carbery Rangers in Rossmore at 7.30pm.

CAVAN attacker Seanie Johnston has emerged a major doubt for their All-Ireland SFC round 1 qualifier against Wicklow on Saturday evening in Kingspan Breffni Park after suffering a recurrence of an elbow injury.

CORK midfielder Tom Kenny is a major doubt for Sunday week’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Tipperary as he faces a race against time to shake off a hamstring injury and prove his fitness for the game.

IT was a match largely devoid of quality but that won’t perturb Clonakilty as they opened the defence of their Evening Echo Cork SFC on a successful note in yesterday afternoon’s first round clash in Rossmore.

IT required a veritable war of attrition before Dohenys booked their berth in the Evening Echo Cork SFC quarter-finals at Cloughduv yesterday.