RICHMOND and Crosshaven battle it out to keep the pressure on table toppers Cashel in the glamour game of this weekend’s Munster Junior League.

LAST year’s beaten finalists De La Salle Macroom will contest the knockout stages of this year’s Corn Ui Mhuirí after a facile victory in yesterday’s Group B clash in Rathkeale.

For the once hurling-centric Éire Óg club, Sunday’s football finals – and the appearance of Daniel Goulding, Ciaran Sheehan and exciting minor Kevin Hallissey – offer a global platform to the strides the club has made with the big ball. Fintan O’Toole visited the Ovens-based club

ROBERT O’MAHONY’S involvement with the Cork in Saturday’s All-Ireland JFC semi-final against Louth has forced the postponement of this weekend’s Evening Echo Cork SHC quarter-final between St Finbarr’s against Erin’s Own.

IT was a routine journey to success for Na Piarsaigh in yesterday’s Evening Echo Cork SHC first round tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

MISSION accomplished. Kilworth are the new Evening Echo Cork junior hurling champions, but not without a mighty battle from never-say-die Dungourney.

IN THE eyes of most hurling pundits, the only team likely to give champions Blackrock a run for their county title this year are Newtownshandrum.