I’D like to start by going back to Saturday, andnot to the inter-county scene either.

EOIN BROSNAN will line out for Kerry for the first time since the 2009 Munster semi-final replay defeat to Cork, when the Kingdom travel to face Mayo in Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 Football League clash in Castlebar.

SARSFIELDS are county champions for the second time in three seasons because they had a bit more scoring potential up front than Glen Rovers.

GLEN ROVERS’ experienced defender Graham Callinan admits it’s been a long wait in Blackpool for a county title.

DOUGLAS hurling manager Pat Duffy accepts his side did well to pip Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) by an extra-time point in last weekend’s Cork SHC quarter-final, but as he says, they can’t live on last week’s dinner.

Cork manager Denis Walsh and Tipperary's Liam Sheedy have announced their starting line-ups for this Sunday's Munster derby in Allianz NHL Division 1 at Páirc Uí Chaoímh (throw-in 2.30pm).

TOP-GUNS John Gardiner and Jerry O’Connor have been given starting places on the Cork team for next Sunday’s crunch Allianz Division One NHL clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

CORK remain the only unbeaten side in Division One of the NHL after this trip to the capital but they should probably send a ‘Thank You’ card Dublin’s way after yesterday afternoon’s fifth round clash.

Dublin 1-11 Cork 0-17

Cork fell at the first hurdle in the Waterford Crystal Cup this afternoon, going down to a hungry UCC side at Pairc Ui Rinn.

PATRICK CRONIN is set to miss Cork’s entire National Hurling League campaign after suffering a serious knee injury. Cronin will be out of action for a minimum period of three months but it is hoped he may be able to make a return before Cork’s Munster SHC opener against Tipperary in Páirc Ui Chaoimh on May 31.

MIKE McCARTHY plays his first competitive game for Kerry since the All-Ireland final back in September 2006 after being handed the number six jersey by Kerry boss Jack O’Connor for tomorrow’s home qualifier against Sligo in Tralee.

THE cover of the match programme in O’Connor Park on Saturday night for Cork-Offaly was significant.

KERRY minor boss John Kennedy hopes his charges will feed off the All-Ireland colleges success of Coláiste na Sceilge, when they open the defence of their Munster MFC crown in today’s quarter-final against Tipperary, (Semple Stadium 6.30pm).

JOE JORDAN of Blarney makes his senior debut as Cork take on All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the Allianz NHL at Nowlan Park in Denis Walsh’s first match in charge on Sunday.

CORK corner-forward Patrick Horgan showed some real class as Glen Rovers defeated Blackrock 3-11 to 0-15 in a top-class Evening Echo Cork SHC quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Glen Rovers 3-11 Blackrock 0-15

Glen Rovers 1-13 Na Piarsaigh 0-11

Glen Rovers 0-16 Ballinhassig 0-12

Details of the Cork senior hurling panel for the forthcoming National League campaign have been released and last year's captain Pat Mulcahy has not made the squad.

THERE’S no place for last year’s captain, Pat Mulcahy, after the Cork hurling selectors yesterday trimmed the panel to 30 players.

Cork 0-16, Waterford 2-9

Cork 2-10 CIT 1-11

Wins for Cork and Waterford this afternoon will see the Munster giants clash next weekend in the Waterford Crystal Cup semi-finals.

There are four newcomers on the Cork senior hurling squad for the Munster championship opener with Clare on May 28.

Mickey O'Connell will make his competitive return for the Cork senior hurlers in Sunday's NHL Division 1A clash with Offaly (Birr, throw-in 2.30pm).

WEXFORD veteran Adrian Fenlon looks set to retire from inter-county hurling. Manager Seamus Murphy confirmed yesterday that while the midfielder had not made contact, he believes that the Enniscorthy Rapparees man has called time on his Model career.

The final round of the top tier of the National Hurling League gets underway today, but barring some huge upsets, Kilkenny and Clare are set to advance to the decider next month.

Cork attackers Joe Deane, Niall McCarthy and Neil Ronan - who all missed out on last weekend's National Hurling League defeat to in-form Clare - return to the starting line-up for Sunday's clash with Galway at Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

JOE DEANE, Niall McCarthy and Neil Ronan, all missing for Cork’s defeat by Clare last weekend because of hamstring problems, return to the side for Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League clash with Galway at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny meet Wexford in the second phase of the National Hurling League today at Wexford Park at the later time of 6.15pm.

Diarmuid O’Flynn speaks to Clare boss Anthony Daly ahead of tomorrow’s NHL clash with Cork in Ennis.

Newtownshandrum defender Pat Mulcahy has been named at centre-forward on the Cork team to face Clare in the National Hurling League second phase clash at Cusack Park on Sunday.

IN a surprise move, the Cork selectors have named Pat Mulcahy at centre-forward on the team to meet Clare in the second phase of the Allianz NHL at Cusack Park on Sunday.

CORK are without a number of key players for the second phase of the Allianz National Hurling League against Kilkenny at Páirc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday.

Tipperary 1-12 Cork 0-16

All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny had a wake-up call following their defeat to Clare last weekend and will be keen to make amends in their National Hurling League Division 1A clash against Dublin at Parnell Park today.

AT first glance the meeting of Tipperary and Cork in Thurles tomorrow in the final round of the first phase of the NHL is a meaningless encounter, both sides having already qualified for the top tier in the second phase.

Cork hurling manager John Allen has made several changes from the side that disposed of Down last time out for Sunday's visit to Semple Stadium to face Tipperary in the National Hurling League.