SEAMUS HAYES played a true captain’s part as he inspired Courcey Rovers to a sensational second-half comeback and helped provide them with a passage to the Evening Echo Cork County Premier IHC semi final at the Jack Barrett Memorial Park, Kinsale last night.

SEAMUS HAYES played a true captain’s part as he inspired Courcey Rovers to a sensational second-half comeback and helped provide them with a passage to the Evening Echo Cork County Premier IHC semi final at the Jack Barrett Memorial Park, Kinsale last night.

Diarmuid Ó Mathunas 3-12 Tullylease 2-12

Courcey Rovers 2-15 Mallow 1-10

BALLINORA came from six points down after 35 minutes to win by five in a cracking Evening Echo Premier IFC third round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

MALLOW put in a storming second half to win this third round of the Premier Cork IHC at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

BALLINORA came from six points down after 35 minutes to win by five in a cracking Evening Echo Premier IFC third round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Avondhu 2-12 Cork IT 0-17 (aet)

NO PROBLEM for three-in-a-row chasing Cork senior hurling champions Erin’s Own at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday as they romped to a 1-16 to 0-7 opening-round victory over former kingpins Blackrock, who now face a dangerous backdoor test against Bishopstown to stay in the championship.

Cork IT 2-11 Avondhu 0-9

Tracton 3-11 Mallow 3-10

Cork Constitution 28 Lansdowne 20

LEINSTER bid for the U-20 Interprovincial title at Dubarry Park, Athlone tomorrow (4pm) in a must-win game against an Ulster side who have won all three games so far.

Midleton 0-12 Blackrock 0-10

Kinsale 2-12 Cill na Martra 1-9

Cork 1-11 Dublin 1-10

ALL-IRELAND Junior champions Finuge failed to make a successful transition to the intermediate grade as Legion emerged 0-8 to 0-6 winners from yesterday’s Kerry IFC final in Tralee.

Douglas 2-7 Blackrock 1-7

THE IRFU have appointed three new members to the management of the national team.

St Flannans 2-13 St Brendan's, Birr 1-14

Coláiste Chríost Rí 2-9 Limerick City Colleges 2-6

St Colman’s 4-15, Coláiste Chríost Rí 0-2

Críost Rí get off to a flying start

Armagh 1-19 Cork 2-10

CORK Under-21 football coach Tony Leahy is looking for a vast improvement on the form which saw his side shock Kerry in the Munster final, for tomorrow’s All-Ireland semi-final against Armagh at Pearse Stadium (2pm).

Cork 0-13 Kerry 0-12

SEAMUS MOYNIHAN has little hope of being fit for Kerry’s Bank of Ireland football championship semi-final against Derry.

Cork 0-14 Limerick 1-7

WATERFORD will be without Shane Walsh, their goal-scoring hero from last year's historic Munster U21 football final victory over Kerry, when the sides renew acquaintances in the semi-final in Killarney tomorrow night (7.30pm).

Ilen Rovers, Cork 1-11 St Michael’s, Donegal 1-4

COLÁISTE na Sceilge’s unbeaten reign in the Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí which stretched back to 2001 finally came to an end in Knocknagree yesterday where a finely tuned Coláiste Chríost Rí emerged comfortable winners in a one-sided final.

COLÁISTE CHRÍOST RÍ still have a mountain to climb if they are to reclaim the Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí title this season.

GOOD hurling town Youghal, and their representative from Scoil Eoin did them proud at Mitchelstown yesterday by retaining their Munster Vocational Schools Senior B championship title in fine style, beating a Nenagh Vocational Schools side that just did not have enough firepower.

CORK minor Jonathan O’Sullivan was the hero in this highly entertaining Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final tie at Carrigadrohid yesterday.

NUI Maynooth 0-13 MICE 0-6

Cork City 1 Drogheda United 0