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

KILKENNY reversed the result of last year’s All-Ireland final with a thrilling 0-13 to 2-6 victory over Cork in the second round of Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship.

FOR the second week in-a-row a man steeped in greyhounds played a major role in his club’s county hurling championship success.

Cushendall were crowned the first provincial club champions of 2008 thanks to a 1-14 to 1-13 victory over Down champions Ballygalget in the Ulster club SHC final at Casement Park, on a day which saw 13 county finals around the country, and also action in the Ulster and Connacht provincial club championships.

THOUGH tomorrow’s Croke Park triple-header has been postponed by a week, there is no lack of intercounty hurling action today.

ONE day after beating Kilkenny, Tipperary hurling received another lift with the news that captain John O’Brien is a month ahead of schedule in his battle to return from injury.

Kilkenny duo Henry Shefflin and James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick were in top form as Ballyhale Shamrocks beat Toomevara 2-20 to 3-14 this afternoon in an epic AIB All-Ireland club hurling semi-final.

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made wholesale changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division One quarter-final tussle with Offaly (Semple Stadium, throw-in 2.15pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has chopped and changed his side for next Sunday's NHL Division 1B game with Laois.

With a break in the National Hurling League next weekend, Munster giants Tipperary and Clare have teed up an enticing challenge match for Sunday at Templederry (throw-in 2.30pm).

Tipperary 0-10 Kilkenny 0-19

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made three changes to his side for Sunday's mouth-watering NHL Division 1B clash with champions Kilkenny (Thurles, throw-in 2.30pm).

Liam England and Niall Curran, two members of last season's Tipperary football panel, will make their league debuts for the Premier County's hurlers against Limerick on Sunday (Gaelic Grounds, throw-in 2.30pm).

Mount Sion (Waterford) 1-13 Toomevara (Tipperary) 1-14

EVEN if it wasn't a case of there being little else on the sporting front, for hurling fans throughout Munster and Leinster, tomorrow's meeting of Toomevara and Mount Sion in the Munster Club hurling final is a must-see event.

Toomevara 2-13 Na Piarsaigh 0-13

FEAR of defeat inspired Toomevara to an amazing comeback against Na Piarsaigh.

OVER the last 12 or so years in senior club hurling, there hasn’t been a more impressive performer inside its own county than Toomevara.

Tipperary and Toomevara star Eoin Brislane has dashed rumours that he's set for a club switch to Cork side Blackrock.

Tipperary hurling star Eoin Brislane is set for a club switch from county champions Toomevara to top Cork side Blackrock.

Rumours surrounding the transfer of Tipperary hurling AllStar Eddie Enright to a club in Cork from his native Thurles Sarsfields have been denied by the Watergrasshil based player.

Newtownshandrum 0-15 Toomevara 1-9

Toomevara 3-19 Thurles Sarsfields 3-16

EAMON CORCORAN and Lar Corbett have been recalled to the Tipperary team for Sunday’s do-or-die Guinness All-Ireland senior hurling championship qualifier with Galway at Pearse Stadium.

Tipperary's dismal showing against Clare in the Munster senior hurling championship is reflected in the thinking of the managment team for Saturday's All-Ireland qualifier against Laois at Portlaois.

FORMER Kilkenny All-Ireland winning captain Denis Byrne has been handed the number 14 jersey on the Tipperary team for Saturday’s qualifier against Laois in Portlaoise.

OLLIE MORAN is almost certain to miss out on Limerick’s Munster SHC semi-final showdown against champions Waterford at Semple Stadium on Sunday week.

Clare 2-17 Tipperary 0-14

TIPPERARY have a serious doubt over Philip Maher’s fitness for their opening championship game against Clare on Sunday week in Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

Kilkenny 5-14, Tipperary 5-13

Kilkenny 5-14 Tipperary 5-13

Tipperary manager Michael Doyle had to abandon plans to name his side to play Clare in the crucial NHL game at Ennis on Sunday.

OUTSTANDING full-back Philip Maher, who missed last weekend’s victory over Limerick because of ‘flu, returns to the Tipperary team for Sunday’s clash with Wexford in the Allianz NHL at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Colin Morrissey makes his debut for Tipperary in their NHL tie with Wexford at Nenagh on Sunday.

Tipperary hurling midfielder Eoin Brislane could be out for as much as six weeks after breaking a finger in Saturday's clash with Limerick.

DESPITE the comprehensive win nature of their side’s victory over Offaly in the opening round, the Tipperary selectors have made six changes for next Saturday’s meeting with Munster rivals Limerick in the Allianz NHL at Thurles.

Limerick 1-20

Tipperary senior hurling stars Eoin Kelly, John O'Brien and Lar Corbett are included in the Under-21 team to play Limerick in tomorrow's Munster final replay at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 1-11

Tipperary 2-14 Waterford 1-11

Tipperary have named four members of the senior hurling side in the u-21 hurling team to play Waterford tomorrow night in Semple Stadium.

Waterford champions Ballygunnar qualified for the Munster club senior hurling final courtesy of a one-point victory over Tipperary standard-bearers Toomevara in the semi-final replay at Walsh Park today.