Tipperary 0-22 Limerick 1-09

Tipperary 3-23 UCC 2-15

Tipperary 1-22 Cork 0-24

Cork U21 football captain Rory O’Sullivan will miss the rest of their campaign after damaging his cruciate ligament for the second time in just over a year during Wednesday night’s Munster semi-final victory over Clare.

Tipperary 2-20 Galway 2-18

Eoin Cadogan will return from injury to make his first appearance of the year on Sunday for Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurling side after being named at left half-back in the side to face Dublin in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Croke Park.

A bright start and a driving finish ensured Tipperary took the Waterford Crystal Cup home with them from Sixmilebridge yesterday, beating Clare by six points in the end thanks to their greater accuracy.

Leinster Council chairman Martin Skelly feels that weaker counties — and in particular Kilkenny — should be given special dispensation to assemble squads outside of the GAA’s designated inter-county off-season.

The Waterford Crystal Tournament is meant to be an early-season warm-up competition, an opportunity for teams to shake loose the winter cobwebs.

Mickey Harte has blamed “media hysteria” for ensuring All-Ireland Club JFC finalisists Derrytresk “couldn’t get a fair trial”.

TIPPERARY boss Declan Ryan has given a vote of confidence to the side that defeated Waterford in the Munster final for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin.

Tipperary 4-19 Clare 1-19

CONOR O’MAHONY returns to the Tipperary lineup for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Clare in the Gaelic Grounds in the only change from the side that defeated Cork last month. O’Mahony is named at centre-back with Padraic Maher moving to half-back and John O’Keeffe to the full-back line in place of Paddy Stapleton.

THE final round of games in the two top divisions of the Allianz Hurling League this weekend and plenty still to play for.

CORK’S team for the short trip east to Dungarvan to play Waterford on Sunday shows three changes to the side that started in last weekend’s win over Galway.

TIPPERARY boss Liam Sheedy has kept faith with the starting 15 that defeated Offaly in last weekend’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Galway in Croke Park.

MICHAEL CAHILL and Brian O’Meara will make their championship debuts for Tipperary in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

FIVE-TIME All Star Eoin Kelly shot 2-6 last night as Tipperary demolished Dublin by 25 points in a senior hurling challenge at Nenagh’s McDonagh Park.

Cork manager Denis Walsh and Tipperary's Liam Sheedy have announced their starting line-ups for this Sunday's Munster derby in Allianz NHL Division 1 at Páirc Uí Chaoímh (throw-in 2.30pm).

TOP-GUNS John Gardiner and Jerry O’Connor have been given starting places on the Cork team for next Sunday’s crunch Allianz Division One NHL clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

IT is 56 years since Mick O’Dwyer had his first involvement with inter-county football, lining out for the Kerry minors against Cork in the Munster championship.

CHAMPIONS Clare scored a notable early season victory with a hard-fought two-point win over Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Trophy under lights in Borrisoleigh last night.

IT was honours even in this meeting of the touring All Star teams of 2008 and 2009 in Hurlingham on Saturday, a fitting result to what was an entertaining affair.

THE touring party for the GAA Vodafone Hurling All Stars trip to Argentina was confirmed last night.

THE nominees for the 2009 Opel GPA Hurling Team of the Year mirror the Vodafone All Stars with more nominations from losing All-Ireland finalists Tipperary than four-in-a-row kingpins Kilkenny.

CORK go in search of a third Munster junior football crown in five years when they host Clare in tonight’s provincial decider (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7.30pm).

TEN of the Cork team that started in last August’s semi-final defeat to Kilkenny, were named in the starting 15 last night for Cork’s NHL Division One trip to Clare on Sunday.

THE seaside in Salthill is the only sand the Munster hurlers will see this spring after they blew a seven points lead in the final quarter of this M Donnelly Interpro semi-final at Pearse Stadium on Saturday.

Leinster 1-15 Munster 1-12

Hugh Maloney, who has had injury problems with both shoulders this season, has been passed fit to play for Tipperary in Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final against Waterford.

Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has made one change to his team for Sunday's NHL Division 1 final against Galway (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 4.15pm).

Tipp manager Babs Keating has ditched five-time all-star Eoin Kelly from the Tipperary team for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Wexford at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Tipperary will boast a much-changed line-up when they take on Dublin in Sunday's final round of NHL Division 1B (Nenagh, throw-in 3.30pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made five changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division 1B showdown with Galway at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Tipperary came from behind to beat Munster champions Cork this afternoon and lift the Waterford Crystal Cup for the first time.

Cork's experimentation with Diarmuid O'Sullivan at full-forward will continue this Sunday when they clash with Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Cup final (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, throw-in 2pm).

Eoin Kelly was again to the fore as Tipperary got through to the Munster SHC final, holding Waterford at bay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Offaly 3-14 Tipperary 2-21

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made four changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division 1B clash with Galway (Semple Stadium, throw-in 3.30pm).

Ardfinnan 2-9 Clonmel Commercials 1-10

Galway staged a dramatic Croke Park comeback, hitting a goal and six points in the final 13 minutes of the first of today's All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals, to edge out Tipperary and book their place in the last four.

THE Tipperary Senior hurling team to play Limerick in tonight’s Munster SHC replay shows three changes from the drawn match.

Tipperary 2-14 Limerick 2-14

The 2005 Munster senior hurling championship gets underway today with the meeting of Tipperary and Limerick at Semple Stadium, Thurles.