ONE of the best sales at the venue for some time took place at Curraheen Park yesterday with a large number of the lots sold. The top two lots sold for €4,000 each.

JOHN MISKELLA has been recalled by Cork for tomorrow’s All-Ireland second round football qualifier against Cavan in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

BOTH Cork and Limerick have made one change apiece from the sides that triumphed over Kerry and Clare, respectively, in the Munster SFC semi-finals for Sunday’s provincial final clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

KILLIAN YOUNG makes a return, Darragh O Sé gets a starting place at midfield and Tommy Walsh is fit to play in the full-forward position as a new-look Kerry team prepare to take on Cork in the Munster SFC semi-final replay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

FOR the first time since he began his illustrious career 14 years ago, Darragh O Sé has been excluded from the Kerry team to meet Cork in Sunday’s glamour Munster SFC semi-final clash with Cork at Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

NO SURPRISES in the sunshine of Fraher Field yesterday, with Cork running out comfortable winners over Waterford in this Munster SFC clash to set up their expected clash with Kerry in the Munster semi-final.

ARMAGH have suffered a massive blow prior to their crunch Ulster SFC clash with Tyrone as 12 players were quarantined when a stomach bug forced them into a one-week shutdown.

COUNTY senior hurling champions Sarsfields will face fellow east Cork side Castlelyons in their first defence of their title on Saturday May 2, a game down for decision in Midleton.

THE Cork team to play Kerry in Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC replay in Croke Park shows one change in personnel and several positional switches from the team which earned that dramatic draw last Sunday.

MUNSTER football manager Sean Geaney last night joined the chorus of criticism regarding the timing of the inter-provincial championship. His selection options for tomorrow’s football semi-final against Leinster in Fermoy have been decimated by a combination of factors.

THE Leinster Council last night decided Sunday’s O’Byrne Cup Final between Laois and Dublin would be switched to Tullamore.

BRIAN LOHAN will miss Clare’s crunch Allianz NHL Division 1A clash with Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday. The full-back is getting married on Friday.

Cork 1-11 Dublin 1-10

THE Nemo Rangers trio of Derek Kavanagh, David Niblock and James Masters have been included in the Cork team for Sunday’s Allianz National Football League showdown with All-Ireland champions Tyrone at O’Neill Park, Omagh.

ST FINBARR’S promising U21 player Michael Shields has been given a starting place on the Cork team to meet Kerry in the second round of the Allianz NFL under lights at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday night next.

Offaly 0-12 Cork 1-05

Cork 0-10 Meath 1-4

CORK and Meath renew their intense football rivalry when their junior teams meet in the All-Ireland final in Portlaoise today (1pm).

PAUL FLYNN remains an extremely doubtful starter for Waterford’s clash with Cork in Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Croke Park.

Cork 2-13 Kerry 0-8

Brendan Larkin

CLARE have made two changes from the side that defeated Waterford for next Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster senior football championship semi final with Cork at Cusack Park, Ennis.

Waterford 1-7 Cork 0-9

COLIN CORKERY, Brendan Ger O’Sullivan and Nicholas Murphy have been given starting places on the Cork team to meet Clare in Saturday’s Bank of Ireland, All-Ireland SFC qualifier at Cusack Park, Ennis.

THERE are four debutantes on the Cork Senior football team for Sunday’s Munster Championship semi-final against Kerry in Killarney.

RACIAL tauntings of players is not a malaise confined to Cork.

Kerry 3-15

Valley Rovers 3-14, Éire Óg 1-11