Sarsfields 0-16 Erins Own 1-13: What should have been the championship’s marquee fixture, one to give Cork hurling an esteem boost, instead turned out to be a mediocre affair with holders Sarsfields just about hanging onto their title – at least for another six days.

Glen Rovers have reached a second consecutive Cork SHC final but they will have to wait another week to find their opponents in the October 11th decider, with Erin’s Own and Sarsfields drawing in the second semi.

National Cup Men’s Semi-final

Sarsfields 1-18 Na Piarsaigh 0-14

Sarsfields 0-14 Carrigdhoun 0-11

Sarsfields 0-25 Ballymartle 1-12

Sarsfields 1-21 UCC 5-09

Wexford manager Liam Dunne has left dual star Lee Chin out of his side for Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier Phase 3 clash with Clare in Thurles on Saturday (5pm).

Wexford 2-16 Carlow 0-20

Wexford 2-16 Carlow 0-20

Wexford 3-18 Antrim 0-17

Wexford 3-18 Antrim 0-17

Dublin 1-17 Wexford 0-12

Limerick 1-19 Wexford 2-16

Limerick 1-19 Wexford 2-16

Reigning All-Ireland and Allianz Hurling League champions Kilkenny make several changes from the side that scraped past Clare last Sunday for tomorrow’s winner-take-all clash with Cork in Nowlan Park.

Wexford 0-15 Dublin 3-19

Daniel Goulding will make his first start of the season for the Cork footballers, in the eagerly awaited Allianz Division One league encounter against Kerry at Austin Stack Park on Sunday (2pm).

Wexford 2-21 Antrim 1-12

Offaly 0-16 Wexford 0-14

Men’s SuperLeague National Cup Final: Bord Gáis Neptune (Cork) 85 UL Eagles (Limerick) 65

Thurles Sarsfields (Tipp) 2-20 Sarsfields (Cork) 2-15

Sarsfields 4-13 Blackrock 0-6

All-Ireland senior camogie champions Wexford are an hour away from securing a third consecutive championship crown after easing past Offaly on Saturday.

Cork 3-24 Wexford 1-17

Wexford needed three goals in a devastating five-minute second-half spell to cast aside a determined Carlow at Wexford Park on Saturday.

Every journey of a thousand miles commences with a first step and Wexford feel they are on the road to respectability again after this one.

Cyril Donnellan knows Galway can’t depend solely on Joe Canning if they are to pick up some championship silverware this year.

A brilliant second-half fightback ensured victory for Minane Bridge in a closely contested DH4 final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Sarsfields illustrated why they are regarded as one of the front-runners for this year’s Cork SHC after carving out a deserved, but hard-fought victory over Cloyne in their opening bout on Saturday evening.

A physically stronger Westmeath progressed to the Leinster MFC semi-finals on Saturday but were made work for their three-point victory by battling Wicklow at Aughrim.

Cork marked their return to the big time with a deserved victory to scupper Wexford’s four-in-a-row Camogie League Division 1 title bid at Semple Stadium.

Jenny O’Leary hasn’t played in a major final since Cork lost to Wexford in the 2007 All-Ireland.

Wexford took the psychological boost away from this clash as they hammered a very poor Laois outfit with 15 points to spare at Bellefield yesterday.

The Tipperary senior hurling team to play Cork in the Allianz NHL Division 1A clash at Semple Stadium on Sunday shows four changes from the team which started in last weekend’s drawn game with Dublin.

Cork U21 football captain Rory O’Sullivan will miss the rest of their campaign after damaging his cruciate ligament for the second time in just over a year during Wednesday night’s Munster semi-final victory over Clare.

Clare booked their place in the NHL Division 1B final after their fourth consecutive win of the campaign at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Stephen McDonnell and Eoin Cadogan have been brought back into the Cork defence by manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy for Sunday’s Division 1A hurling league tie against Kilkenny in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, as his team attempts to bounce back from last Sunday’s defeat to Galway.

The Central Appeals Committee (CAC) last night upheld the Central Hearings Committee’s decision to force Monaghan to play Sunday’s Division 2 game against Galway at a neutral venue.

Limerick’s campaign is back on track following this impressive eight point victory over Wexford in their Division 1B clash at Wexford Park yesterday.

When the final whistle sounded, Wexford supporters paused before a huge cheer greeted their dramatic comeback having pulled off one of the great escapes at Wexford Park yesterday.

Eoin Cadogan will return from injury to make his first appearance of the year on Sunday for Jimmy Barry-Murphy’s Cork hurling side after being named at left half-back in the side to face Dublin in the Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Croke Park.

Antrim, without their Loughgiel players, pulled off an exciting and thoroughly deserved victory over Wexford at Casement Park yesterday.

THE conviction of champions saw Wexford win this All-Ireland senior camogie final in Croke Park yesterday, the trepidation of perennial challengers cost Galway.