Former Mayo star Maurice Sheridan described the demands placed on his NUI Galway players as ‘obscene’ and ‘absolutely horrendous’ after their Sigerson Cup final defeat.

Monaghan bagged two precious Allianz League points as they came away from Kerry with a win for the second time in a row this afternoon.

Donegal and Monaghan will meet next weekend after a Conor McManus free levelled this Ulster semi-final deep in additional time.

Galway 1-27 Cork 1-21: A fine spring day in Salthill yesterday, the home side making the most of the sunshine, romping to a comfortable win over visiting Cork.

Sarsfields 0-20, Imokilly 0-16

Sarsfields 0-28 Youghal 0-11: Winning manager Pat Ryan insisted after this trouncing of Youghal in Rostellan yesterday that there has been “no talk” of Sarsfields attempting once more to win back-to-back Cork senior hurling championship titles. But, on this evidence they will be strongly in contention, certainly ahead of a quarter-final clash with either Imokilly or Ballyhea.

Cork 0-14 Limerick 1-14: Limerick maintained their dominance over Cork at minor hurling level when they defeated the Leesiders by a goal at the Gaelic Grounds last night in the semi-final of the Munster championship.

Sarsfields 0-15 Bishopstown 1-7: An excellent exhibition of point-scoring by Cian McCarthy powered defending champions Sarsfields to a comfortable victory over Bishopstown in a substandard second-round tie in the county senior hurling championship at Pairc Uí Rinn last night.

O’Donovan Rossa 2-15 Clonakilty 0-10: A West Cork senior football championship game usually produces plenty of fireworks, but this one at Rosscarbery yesterday fizzled out and faded quickly as O’Donovan Rossa crushed a hugely disappointing Clonakilty.

Newtownshandrum 0-29 Sarsfields 0-27 (AET): Newtownshandrum rolled back the years in Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy yesterday, sending favourites and current champions Sarsfields down the route of the losers’ rounds of the Cork SHC after this epic extra-time first round victory.

A crisp game on a chilly St Valentine’s evening at Pairc Ui Rinn kindled towards the end, with Cork scrambling two goals to put visitors Kilkenny under pressure.

Kilmallock 3-22 Sarsfields 3-20 (AET)

Cork SHC quarter-final: Sarsfields 3-20 St Finbarr’s 1-16

O’Donovan Rossa 1-14 Douglas 1-06

Sarsfields 2-25 Bride Rovers 0-15

Sarsfields 5-12 Killeagh 2-09

Sarsfields 2-14 UCC 0-9

Cork make one change ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland clash with Clare — Brian Murphy completes a recovery from a broken collarbone to line out at right-half-back in place of Tom Kenny.

Ballymartle 4-19 St. Finbarr’s 1-20 (aet)

Cork 5-14 Tipperary 0-24

O’Donovan Rossa 1-13 Dohenys 1-07

Cork 4-16 Waterford Institute of Technology 1-08

Kildorrery 2-08 Brian Dillon’s 0-13

St. Patrick’s (Wicklow)3-10 Éire Óg (Carlow)2-11 (Aet)

Kildorrery 2-15 Brian Dillons 1-18

St Finbarr’s 0-10 Castlehaven 1-7

Sarsfields 3-11 CIT 0-14

Sarsfields 2-20 Carrigtwohill 2-10

CIT 1-26 St Finbarr’s 1-12

RELIEF for Sarsfields in advancing to the quarter-final of the Cork SHC but frustration for Na Piarsaigh over their failure to get their noses in front when they had the momentum to erase a narrow deficit in the closing stages in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last evening.

MAKE sense of that.

St. Finbarr’s 0-13 Newcestown0-11

PÁIRC Uí Chaoimh had a little something for everyone yesterday, with Cork edging out Galway by three points in an Allianz Division 1 Hurling League game which only came to life in the closing stages.

PRESENTATION Brothers College, Cork made a positive start to the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup campaign with a resounding triumph against Glenstal Abbey at the Cork Institute of Technology grounds yesterday.

A GOAL by Alan Cronin deep in injury time gave county champions Nemo Rangers a dramatic victory over St Finbarr’s in the Red FM Division One league final at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

A CLOSE call for Limerick in Kilmallock yesterday evening in this Munster MHC quarter-final, a very close call, because two late reaction rocket-shots from Kerry corner-forward Shane Dunne went just a couple of inches wide.

A DULL, listless day in Galway – even the weather was less than committed – but Cork and Galway served up a relatively entertaining NHL Division One game, despite having nothing to play for.

DON’T be fooled by the scoreline above, especially if you’re a Limerick hurling supporter.

SARSFIELDS winning the county SHC title in 2008 has certainly had a knock on effect at local schools level where the boys of Riverstown produced a fine display to win the Allianz Sciath na Scol DH1 final at Páirc Ui Rinn yesterday.

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.