CBC, Cork 3-18 St Francis College, Rochestown 3-12: It says much about the second-half turnaround by CBC in this Dr Harty Cup last-16 clash at Church Road yesterday that the six-point winning margin flattered their opponents more than themselves.

St Colman’s College, Fermoy 2-12 CBC Cork 0-11: St Colman’s College overcame the brave challenge of CBC in the Dr Harty Cup in Mallow yesterday to book their spot in the semi-final against Ardscoil Rís.

CBC (Cork) 2-7 St Flannan’s College (Ennis) 0-11: A first Dr Harty Cup campaign in almost a century for Cork’s Christian Brothers College will continue into the new year after they booked a quarter-final spot with a battling win over St Flannan’s at Kilmallock yesterday.

CBC Cork 0-16 CBS HS Clonmel 0-8: Eight unanswered points in the final 20 minutes were the key as Cork’s CBC won on their return to the Dr Harty Cup in Clashmore yesterday.

Golf fans will need to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to arrive in good time at Fota Island to watch the marquee draw in the first round of the Irish Open Championship.

Clare 1-14 Limerick 0-11

Adare 2-17 Doon 2-15

Doon 1-18 South Liberties 0-09

Limerick 0-15 Tipperary 0-20

St Patrick’s College, Thurles 4-19 St Mary’s College, Belfast 1-07

Three Irish golfers, Peter O’Keeffe (Muskerry), Damian Mooney (Ballyliffin) and Mark Staunton (Ballinasloe), take part in the first European Tour School at the Roxburghe Hotel, Kelso, Scotland today.

ATHY were nowhere near their best but they still had too much firepower for an Edenderry team that showed plenty of grit but not enough attacking intent.

DOUGLAS laid the foundation for their hard-earned win over Ballyagran in the opening five minutes of the second-half when they scored three points into a strong wind to add to their five-point interval advantage.

KANTURK cruised into the Cork JAFC semi-final after an impressive win over Glenbower Rovers at Mallow last night. In a dour affair Kanturk dominated proceedings from the start to book their place in the last four with 14 points to spare.

IT TOOK more than 80 minutes of spellbinding action before Limerick grasped the provincial U21 hurling trophy for the sixth time after a sensational Bord Gáis Energy Munster decider before 8,536 supporters in the Gaelic Grounds last night.

WHICH county needs victory more in tonight’s Bord Gáis Energy Munster U21HC final?

IN perfect summer conditions, a powerful Limerick side proved too strong for Clare in Cusack Park yesterday as they booked their place against Cork in next Wednesday’s Munster Under-21 hurling final.

FORMER Clare senior star Niall Gilligan is a major injury doubt for the county’s intermediate team who face Limerick in tonight’s Munster IHC final in Cusack Park, Ennis at 7.30pm.

KERRY manager Pat O’Driscoll has named five members of last year’s minor squad in his starting 15 for tomorrow night’s Munster MFC quarter-final against Waterford in Austin Stack Park.

THERE must have been mixed emotions for the Down football fraternity in Croke Park on Saturday.

IT was an All-Ireland Colleges semi-final to savour at the Claughaun Grounds, Limerick on Saturday with sweet, flowing football as St Jarlath’s of Tuam edged out battling Coláiste Chríost Rí to book a final date with holders St Colman’s, Newry.

The teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League fixtures have been announced.

Blackrock College will be able to call on the strike power of their Ireland U20s Andrew Conway and Brendan Macken in Division 1A against a Dolphin disrupted without their regular number eight James Coughlan, who has been called up by Munster.

The teams for this weekend's round of All-Ireland League rugby matches have been announced.

DUBLIN boss Richie Stakelum has drafted David Quinn and Ciaran Brennan into his team for tomorrow’s Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland U21HC semi-final against Galway in Tullamore.

A GREAT week for Kevin Walsh and Sligo got even better at Ballyhaunis last evening when he guided the Yeats County to their first Connacht JFC win since 1998.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced today.

Leinster wing Michael Keating comes back into the Clontarf side as they go toe-to-toe with Shannon in the AIL at Castle Avenue on Saturday.

Former Leinster and Leicester Tiger hooker Gavin Hickie will start in the middle of the front row as St Mary's College go about maintaining their 100% start to the AIB League on the road to UL-Bohemian in round five on Saturday.

Blackrock College co-coaches Barry Gibney and Emmett Farrell bring in prop Sean Byrne to tight-head as their only change to the leaders' side to play Clontarf at Castle Avenue.

Leaders Blackrock College will be looking to their Leinster Academy backs, like Niall Morris, Brendan Macken, Kyle Tonetti, Andrew Conway and Dave Moore, to open up Cork Constitution at Stradbrook.

Cork Constitution will be looking to take revenge over Ballynahinch when they will meet in a an AIB Senior Cup second round repeat of last season’s final at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday.

Former Leicester Tigers hooker Gavin Hickie has returned to St Mary's College ahead of their season opener at home to Dublin rivals Clontarf at Templeville Road.

LIMERICK boss Ger Hegarty has made two changes for tonight’s crucial Munster MHC play-off with Waterford at the Gaelic Grounds, 6.30pm.

AFTER a lifetime of service on the playing fields, Brian Lohan has turned his attention to management.

Teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League clashes.

“MEMO to self,” said a rueful Crescent captain Mark Ryan after this entertaining Munster Senior Cup semi-final in Dooradoyle on Saturday — “never again try to kick the ball dead at the end of a close game!”

These are the teams for the AIB Senior Cup:

Munster edged out Leinster on a count back to snatch the Golfsure Interprovincial Matches for the first time in ten years at Co Louth.

Holders Ulster bounced back to form in the Golfsure Interprovincial Matches with hard-fought 7-6 over Munster at Co Louth.

Lurgan's Gareth Shaw made two visits to the 20th before progressing to the last 16 of the South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.