St Colman’s College finished top of Group A in the Dr Harty Cup at Kilmallock yesterday completing three wins out of three and qualification for the quarter-final stage. However, it brought an end to the reign of champions Ardscoil Rís, with Nenagh CBS taking second place.

Nenagh CBS bounced back from an opening round loss to hand defending champions Ardscoil Ris a significant defeat in this group A Dr Harty Cup tie in Newport.

Clare have tabled another motion opposing pay-per-view, while Leitrim have joined Roscommon in calling for the GAA not to renew their broadcasting deals with Sky Sports and Eir when they elapse in 2021.

Ardscoil Rís 4-16 Charleville CBS 1-7: Ardscoil Rís produced another impressive display in the Dr Harty Cup at Kilmallock yesterday, beating Charleville CBS by 18-points. The champions, who defeated Hamilton High in the first round by a big margin, scored 4-14 from play, are now in the last eight.

Ballyea 1-11 Clonlara 1-11: Like the football decider a week ago, the Clare SHC final ended in a draw at Cusack Park yesterday.

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Ardscoil Rís 2-11 St Francis Rochestown 1-7: Two goals in a four-minute spell midway through the second-half propelled Ardscoil Rís into the penultimate round of the Harty Cup.

Clare SHC final

The Morey brothers, Caimin and Alex aren’t exactly reeling under the strain of preparing for Sixmilebridge’s third Clare senior hurling final in five years.

Clonlara 3-11

Dictaphones switched off, Cian Lynch stands up from the huddle of print journalists he’s spent the past nine minutes entertaining.

Clare 0-23

Tipperary 1-15 Clare 1-11

Colm Galvin hasn’t ruled out the prospect of featuring for Clare in this year’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Clare SHC

Cork playing away from home, written off in all quarters and coming face-to-face with a side laden with senior talent.

Clare 5-19 Tipperary 1-25

Tipperary’s aspirations of securing a Munster semi-final berth have been dealt a massive blow with free-taker Shane Hennessy ruled out with cruciate ligament damage.

Clonlara have been successful in their bid to have the provincial semi-final meeting of the Clare and Cork senior hurling champions postponed until November 17th.

Fra Moloney’s sitting room wall is lined with the usual snapshots — family portraits, communions, confirmations, baptisms and weddings.

Clare senior hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald will give championship debuts to four players in Sunday’s Munster SHC quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles (throw-in 4pm).

Theoretically, the postponement of a game can be seen as a help as it allows both sides more time to prepare.

Mary Immaculate 1-17 Waterford IT 1-15

Myshall and Four Roads came through two well-contested semi-finals to secure a face-off for the All-Ireland junior club camogie title on Sunday week.

Wolfe Tones na Sionna made it two wins out of two when they defeated St Breckan’s at Corofin in the Clare SFC yesterday.

A 64th-minute pointed free from halfway by Broadford’s Pádraig Hickey earned his side a draw with title-holders Crusheen in the opening game of the Clare SHC at Ennis’s Cusack Park on Friday evening last.

FIANNA Fáil has scrapped its controversial interview system for Clare election candidates, party leader Micheál Martin has confirmed.

CRUSHEEN made history yesterday in Cusack Park, collecting their first Clare SHC title at the expense of Cratloe, a late goal from Paddy Meaney finally killing off their opponents.

THE Cratloe-Crusheen clash in tomorrow’s Clare SHC final (Cusack Park, Ennis, 3.30pm) reinforces the sense of a power shift in Banner hurling, from traditional powerhouses to newer forces.

Clare Senior hurling manager Ger 'Sparrow' O'Loughlin has named a youthful starting line-up for this Sunday's Allianz NHL Division 2 final against Wexford, with seven of last year's All-Ireland winning under 21 side in the starting line-up.

WATERFORD’s first-half excellence in Cusack Park yesterday helped them to a comfortable NHL Division One clash with Clare in a game which never quite caught fire.

Sarsfields (Cork) 0-26 Clonlara (Clare) 0-10, Pairc Ui Chaoimh

CUSACK PARK, Ennis yesterday saw the completion of as wondrous a hurling rise as can be imagined.

Club senior hurling titles in Kilkenny, Clare, Meath, Kildare, Mayo, Wicklow and London were up for grabs this afternoon, with Ballyhale Shamrocks amongst those tasting victory as they captured their third successive Kilkenny crown.

ALL-IRELAND Colleges hurling champions DLS Waterford supply six players to the county team for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC semi-final against Cork in Walsh Park.

MEATH senior hurling manager John Hunt has refused to play Sunday’s re-arranged NHL Division 2 Group 1 tie against Down in Portaferry.