Brian Horgan hopes to be celebrating on the double tomorrow evening.

Match of the day in a busy weekend of divisional senior hurling championship games was the Mid Tipp clash of county champions, Thurles Sarsfields and divisional title-holders, Drom-Inch at Holycross yesterday.

SPSL, Rathmore 2-6 Abbey CBS, Tipperary 0-8: They did it the hard way. Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra Rathmore were six points to one behind after 20 minutes and they also kicked 15 wides over the hour.

Ger Brennan has backed Dublin to learn from the mistakes of last summer against Donegal and ensure they’re never overrun so easily again.

Pre-championship favourites Ballymun Kickhams got their Dublin SFC campaign off to a winning start as they recorded a comfortable victory over Naomh Olaf at Parnell Park last night.

There are four changes in the Tipperary side for Sunday’s clash with Dublin at Semple Stadium in the final round of Division 1A of the Allianz Hurling League (2pm).

Creggan Kickhams will learn later this week whether they will be able to hold on to their All-Ireland junior club hurling title.

Ballysaggart selector Pat Bennett regrets any offence caused by his comments following last Saturday week’s All-Ireland junior club hurling final replay.

A second Creggan Kickhams player who lined out in last Saturday’s All-Ireland Club JHC final replay win over Ballysaggart could also be deemed illegal.

Ballysaggart are seeking a replay of their All-Ireland Club junior hurling final as they claim Creggan Kickhams fielded an illegal player.

Ballysaggart 5-12 Creggan Kickhams 2-21 (AET)

Burnout has become a huge issue for GAA players and few are as qualified to talk on the issue as Dublin defender and qualified strength and conditioning coach, Philly McMahon.

Ballymun Kickhams and St Vincent’s will contest the Dublin SFC final after respective semi-final wins over St Jude’s and Ballyboden St Enda’s at Parnell Park last night.

Kickhams Creggan (Antrim)0-13 Craobh Rua (Armagh) 1-07

Cooley Kickhams are through to the senior championship decider following their 2-9 to 0-9 win over first-time semi-finalists O’Connells.

They talk of super-clubs in Dublin, outfits which attract the best from the rest, but Ballymun Kickhams wouldn’t be classified as one.

Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) 1-08 Sarsfields (Kildare) 0-05

St. Brigid’s completed a famous three in-a-row of AIB Connacht Club SFC titles as they got the better of Ballaghaderreen in today’s final in Castlebar.

Ballymun Kickhams (Dublin) 2-13 Mullingar Shamrocks (Westmeath) 0-7

Ballymun Kickhams and Sarsfields of Kildare will meet in the semi-finals of the AIB Leinster Club Senior Football Championship after posting wins this afternoon.

History appears to be extending a helping hand to Ballymun Kickhams as they return to the Leinster Club football championship though manager Paul Curran isn’t taking much notice.

Paul Curran is optimistic Ballymun Kickhams’ season will go from strength-to-strength following their Dublin SFC success against Kilmacud Crokes last Monday night.

Ballymun Kickhams will aim to end a barren spell of 27 years when they face Kilmacud Crokes in the Dublin SFC final at Parnell Park this evening (7.45pm).

Kilmacud Crokes and Ballymun Kickhams meet in next Monday’s Dublin SFC final after semi-final wins over St Brigid’s and St Jude’s, respectively, in Parnell Park yesterday.

ST BRIGID’S manager Mark Byrne conceded he thought his team were dead and buried at half-time of this Dublin SFC semi-final on Saturday.

TIPPERARY champions Thurles Sarsfields put their poor divisional form behind them as they hammered Knockavilla Kickhams 6-21 to 1-12 in the first round of the county senior hurling championship at The Ragg.

A DUBLIN club has defended its decision to send their U14s to Portugal before last weekend’s Féile tournament.

NA PIARSAIGH, Claremorris and Ballymun Kickhams are thefront-runners in Group A of Division 1 after the opening games of Féile na nÓg in Mallow yesterday.

ALL things being equal, Dublin’s Philip McMahon will walk onto the pitch in Castlebar tomorrow and find himself marking a certain Aidan O’Shea, one of the hottest properties in the country.

The draw for the 2008 oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens was announced today at the launch at Croke Park.

The draw has been made for the 2006 O'Neills Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens tournament.

PROPOSALS to introduce a two-tier hurling championship at senior level in Tipperary for 2004 have stirred up a hornet’s nest among a number of the county’s leading clubs.