Tipperary 1-15 Kerry 0-11

Kerry were pushed all the way by a determined Tipperary side in an absorbing Munster JFC quarter-final clash at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Saturday.

SIGERSON Cup holders UCC finished with a flurry of points to turn a two-point deficit into a three-point victory in this high-quality game at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow, yesterday.

SPARKLING Kevin O’Grady inspired Wexford to a well deserved four point victory over Louth in this Leinster U-21 FC opener at Enniscorthy last night.

BARRY GROGAN scored ten points as last year’s runners-up Aherlow booked their place in this year’s Tipperary SFC final on November 7.

MOOREFIELD came alive in the final quarter to stun their Newbridge neighbours Sarsfields, scoring the last seven points of this final to claim their sixth Kildare SFC title at St Conleth’s Park.

THE scoreline suggests a tight, gripping clash but that statistic conceals the reality behind yesterday’s Kerry SFC semi-final clash at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.

Declan Browne, so often the talisman for Tipperary's footballers, is a notable absentee from the Premier county team to face Leitrim tomorrow (Thurles, throw-in 1.30pm).

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Edward Connolly is to make his championship debut for the Tipperary footballers in Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier against Longford (Pearse Park, throw-in 7pm).

Reigning champions Kerry coasted into the Munster SFC final as they were untroubled by Tipperary in a 0-17 to 1-05 triumph in Killarney this afternoon.

Tipperary manager Seamus McCarthy has named three championship debutants in his side to take on Kerry in Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final (Killarney, throw-in 3.30pm).

Colm Cooper has been restored to the Kerry starting line-up for tomorrow's (Sunday's) NFL Division One semi-final against Laois (Killarney, throw-in 3.45pm).

Seamus Moynihan will make his first competitive appearance for Kerry since last year's All-Ireland SFC final when they take on Dublin in NFL Division 1A this Sunday in Killarney.

Louth 4-11 Waterford 0-5

KERRY’S Paul Galvin is poised for a surprise early return to inter-county football.

Tipperary manager Seamus McCarthy has named an unchanged side for Saturday's NFL Division 2B tussle with Westmeath (Semple Stadium, throw-in 2.30pm).

Tipperary 2-8 CIT 0-13

Tipperary manager Seamus McCarthy has made one change to his side for Sunday's Tommy Murphy Cup final against Wexford at Croke Park.

Ballingarry 1-15 Mullinahone 1-14

Football reigns at hurling's home today as Munster and All-Ireland champions Kerry travel to Thurles to take on Tipperary in a Munster SFC clash that is widely tipped to be one-sided.

Former Kildare defender Brian Lacey will make his debut for Tipperary in Sunday's Munster SFC quarter-final against Kerry at Semple Stadium.

The Ardfert spring league will be starting soon so all members interested in playing should put their names on the board.

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Tipperary have left a vacancy at wing-back for Saturday's All-Ireland Football qualifier series clash with Donegal at Croke Park.

Tipperary football boss Tom McGlinchey has called for a big improvement all around from his players to lead them to the promised land in 2003.

Former Allstar Declan Browne has not been included in the Tipperary lineout to play Clare in Sunday's McGrath Cup Final at Milltown Malbay.

IT may only be the opening round of the National League, but the appeal of Cork and Kerry continues to attract above average interest for football followers.

Tipperary have named a much-changed team for the Munster senior football replay against Cork on Sunday at Cork.

Paul Cahill has been called up by Tipperary for the Munster senior football final against Cork at Thurles on Sunday.

The Tipperary football selector's have named their team to play Monaghan on Sunday in the final round of the Allianz National Football League at Ardfinnan.

After a lengthy absence through injury, Tipperary’s only football Allstar Declan Browne is back in the starting line-up for the Premier County’s Allianz National Football League clash with Longford on Sunday.

Tipperary footballers will be without star attacker Brendan Cummins for Sunday’s Allianz National Football League Division 2B tie against Wexford in Ardfinnan.

Tipperary make two changes for their National Football League tie against Carlow on Sunday from the side which loss narrowly to Meath.

Tipperay senior football full-back Liam Cronin is ruled out of Sunday's national football league Div 2 game against Meath due to a serious knee injury picked up against Waterford in last Sunday's tie.

The Tipperary senior football management team have made two changes for Sunday's clash with Waterford in the National Football League in Ardfinnan.

The Tipperary senior football team to face Waterford in the McGrath Cup has been named.