Tony Browne appears to have ended any lingering doubts surrounding his intercounty future after appearing for Waterford as a second half substitute in a challenge against Tipperary last night.

Tipperary 3-19 Clare 1-14

Waterford 1-14 Tipperary 0-16, Walsh Park

Tipperary 2-17 Kilkenny 1-19

Despite numerous attempts to give it publicity, despite the fact that it was tied to a very popular charity, Crumlin Children’s Hospital, last weekend’s Martin Donnelly Interpro football final in Croke Park was a bit of a damp squib, even if some of the biggest names in football were in action for both Ulster and Leinster.

Allianz Hurling League Division 1A: Cork 0-26 Tippeary 1-11

Munster 3-20 Ulster 1-14

Clare 1-21 Tipperary 1-13

Tomás Ó Sé returns to the Kerry side for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 clash with Dublin at Fitzgerald Stadium.

Tipperary 1-20 Limerick IT 2-12

Tipperary 0-22 Limerick 1-09

Tipperary 1-19 Dublin 1-21

Tipperary have named an unchanged starting side for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final clash with Kilkenny, but the major talking point is the inclusion of Toomevara’s John O’Brien at full-forward. O’Brien’s brother Thomas passed away earlier this week.

What a difference a year makes.

Tipperary have signalled their intent to Waterford as ace marksman Lar Corbett makes his first competitive start of 2012 in Sunday’s final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Not an epic Munster senior hurling championship semi-final in sunny Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday by any means, nothing like the blood-and-thunder slugfests of old between these two great rivals, nor even the high-voltage games of the recent past.

Tipperary 1-22 Cork 0-24

What a close call for champions Tipperary in this first-round Munster senior hurling championship clash in baking heat in Thurles yesterday.

Kieran Donaghy has been omitted from the Kerry team for Sunday’s Munster SFC quarter-final against Tipperary, partly due to a breach of discipline.

Tipperary edged out their Clare hosts by a point in an entertaining senior hurling challenge at the official opening of the Clonlara GAA facilities last night.

Move over, make a bit of room for us there lads — that was the message delivered to Kilkenny and Tipperary from Semple Stadium yesterday as Cork came with a powerful finish to qualify for their second Allianz Hurling League final in three years (lost the 2010 final to Galway).

Cork 1-25 Tipperary 2-15

Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made four changes for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 HL semi-final against Tipperary in Semple Stadium from the starting 15 that drew when the sides met at the Thurles venue recently.

Tipperary 1-23 Cork 1-23

The Tipperary senior hurling team to play Cork in the Allianz NHL Division 1A clash at Semple Stadium on Sunday shows four changes from the team which started in last weekend’s drawn game with Dublin.

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.

Dublin 2-15 Tipperary 0-21

Stephen McDonnell and Eoin Cadogan have been brought back into the Cork defence by manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy for Sunday’s Division 1A hurling league tie against Kilkenny in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as his team attempts to bounce back from last Sunday’s defeat to Galway.

Tipperary 0-31 Waterford 2-15

Loughgiel (Antrim) 4-13 Coolderry (Offaly) 0-17

Damien Cahalane will make his senior league debut for Cork in Sunday’s Division 1 clash with Galway in Páirc Uí Chaoimh as manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy makes four changes from the team that defeated Dublin in Croke Park last Sunday.

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.

Cork senior hurling selector Seanie McGrath says Seán Óg Ó hAilpín has “trained superbly” since returning to the Rebels squad and will be expected to help his rookie midfield partner, Darren Sweetnam, through tomorrow’s Allianz HL opener against Waterford.

Tipperary’s Noel McGrath was the star of the show as UCD advanced to the quarter-finals of the Fitzgibbon Cup at the expense of WIT at Carriganore last night.

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 manager Declan Ryan is relishing the prospect of an early season joust with old rivals Cork next Sunday in what could be an early season dress rehearsal for a Munster semi-final in the summer.

They were a subdued force in the first-half and trailed by five at the interval yet Cork IT produced a dynamic second-half display to claim a critical victory over Waterford IT in Group A of the Fitzgibbon Cup at their grounds in Bishopstown last night.

A second string Tipperary side eased to victory against a strong Munster selection in a charity game at Nenagh on Saturday which raised over €7,000 for Breast Cancer Ireland.

TIPPERARY recovered from a sluggish start to ease into the Waterford Crystal Cup senior hurling quarter-final by defeating Limerick IT at Dolla yesterday.

COOLDERRY had an impressive six points win over Ballyboden St Enda’s in this entertaining Leinster Club SHC semi-final at Parnell Park yesterday.