Drom-Inch 2-26 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-21 (AET)

Mid Tipp SHC title holders, Loughmore-Castleiney, blitzed Tipperary champions Drom-Inch in this Mid Tipperary senior hurling semi-final replay at Templetuohy on Saturday.

Underdogs Portroe overcame a well-fancied Toomevara side to capture their first North Tipperary SHC title following a memorable final at MacDonagh Park, Nenagh last evening.

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.

Dublin 2-15 Tipperary 0-21

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.

The Waterford Crystal Tournament is meant to be an early-season warm-up competition, an opportunity for teams to shake loose the winter cobwebs.

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.

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.

FORMER GAA President Joe McDonagh will chair a committee of former Fitzgibbon Cup players and managers that will select a ‘Team Of The Century’ from a shortlist of 75 third-level hurling stars, as part of the competition’s centenary celebrations this year.

GREATER experience at this level, greater ability in the air, and above all, greater hunger, that’s what saw Waterford champions Ballygunner ease their way past a weary-looking Drom & Inch side in this Munster Club SHC quarter-final in Semple Stadium yesterday.

A NINE-point victory for Drom-Inch. And after completely outclassing their opponents it was the least they deserved.

Tipperary 4-19 Clare 1-19

CONOR O’MAHONY returns to the Tipperary lineup for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Clare in the Gaelic Grounds in the only change from the side that defeated Cork last month. O’Mahony is named at centre-back with Padraic Maher moving to half-back and John O’Keeffe to the full-back line in place of Paddy Stapleton.

Tipperary 3-22 Cork 0-23

CLONOULTY-Rossmore defender John O’Keeffe will make his senior intercounty hurling championship debut in Sunday’s Munster quarter-final clash against Cork after being named in Tipperary’s starting side last night.

TIPPERARY held off a second-half comeback from Dublin to emerge victorious in a high scoring senior hurling challenge at Geraldine Park, Athy, Co Kildare last night to commemorate the replayed All-Ireland final played between the counties at this venue in 1909.

THE final round of games in the two top divisions of the Allianz Hurling League this weekend and plenty still to play for.

Galway 1-14 Tipperary 4-23, Pearse Stadium, Allianz Hurling League

CORK captain Shane O’Neill will complete his comeback from injury when he makes his first appearance of the year in Sunday’s trip to the south-east to face Wexford in Division 1 of the Allianz Hurling League.

TIPPERARY manager Declan Ryan has handed last year’s All-Ireland U21 medal winner John Coghlan his first senior start for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 Hurling League tie against Galway in Pearse Stadium.

IT’S A big weekend on the Allianz Hurling League front. In the first division especially, six teams are still in with a chance of making the final and all involved in games against each other, while the remaining two teams – Wexford and Offaly – meet in what will probably be the relegation decider.

CORK’S team for the short trip east to Dungarvan to play Waterford on Sunday shows three changes to the side that started in last weekend’s win over Galway.

DÓNAL ÓG CUSACK returns to the Cork team for the first time this year when Galway visit Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday.

WALES wing George North made a try-scoring return from injury as the Scarlets ended a run of six straight defeats in all competitions with a narrow Magners League victory at Parc y Scarlets.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan wants his side to bounce back from what he termed “one of the more disappointing results” of his tenure, when they meet Edinburgh in a must-win Magners League clash at Thomond Park tonight (7.50pm).

CORK manager Denis Walsh has introduced defensive newcomers Stephen McDonnell and Mark Ellis to his team for their Allianz Division 1 Hurling League match with Offaly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Glen Rovers player McDonnell gets the nod at right corner-back while Millstreet hurler Ellis will line out at centre-back.

“A GOOD ould workout,” was the verdict of new Tipperary manager Declan Ryan after yesterday’s one-point loss to WIT in this Waterford Crystal Tournament preliminary-round match, a game that doubled as the 2011 season opener for the All-Ireland champions.

CONNACHT coach Eric Elwood is hoping there will be no repeat of last year’s hammering at the hands of Edinburgh when the two sides meet this evening in Murrayfield (7.05pm).

ANDREW CONWAY marked his first Magners League game of the season with a fine try and some memorable cameos as Leinster’s young guns helped secure a hard-fought win over battling Edinburgh at the RDS on Saturday.

TIPPERARY GAA chiefs look set to investigate ugly scenes that developed after this Premier County SHC semi-final at Semple Stadium yesterday.

TOOMEVARA narrowly overcame a determined Borris-Ileigh challenge to capture their 32nd North Tipperary SHC title in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Saturday evening.

THURLES SARSFIELDS dethroned Mid Tipperary senior hurling champions Drom Inch to claim their 41st divisional title at Templemore yesterday.

CHAMPIONS Kilmoyley were forced to battle hard before securing victory in this Kerry SHC tie at Austin Stack Park on Saturday.

CHAMPIONS Kilmoyley were forced to battle hard before securing victory in this Kerry SHC tie at Austin Stack Park on Saturday.

Tipperary 3-17 Galway 3-16

TIPPERARY boss Liam Sheedy has kept faith with the starting 15 that defeated Offaly in last weekend’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Galway in Croke Park.

TIPPERARY may not have found the net in this All-Ireland qualifier at Portlaoise yesterday, but a primary goal was accomplished nevertheless.

A CAUTIOUS Liam Sheedy was reluctant to declare his team “back on track” following Saturday’s comprehensive 14-point victory over Wexford at Semple Stadium.

Right half-back David Young and left half-forward Patrick Maher will make their Championship debuts for Tipperary in tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC phase 1 qualifier against Wexford at Semple Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

LIAM SHEEDY has made four changes to his Tipperary starting line-up as they attempt to revive their All-Ireland SHC challenge in tomorrow’s qualifier tie against Wexford in Semple Stadium after the defeat against Cork in the Munster quarter-final in May.

SECOND-HALF goals from substitutes Noel McGrath and Patrick Maher proved decisive as Tipperary defeated Munster finalists Waterford by five points in a keenly-contested senior hurling challenge at Semple Stadium last night.