Na Piarsaigh 3-15 Newtownshandrum 0-14

Douglas 3-19 Newtownshandrum 1-15

Newtownshandrum 2-27 Ballymartle 2-23 (after extra time)

BEN O’CONNOR has made major contributions to Newtown hurling over the years but his latest at Mallow on Saturday night in the county senior championship was massive.

A DRAMATIC late, late goal for Erin’s Own, Kieran ‘Hero’ Murphy – living up to his nickname with a superb ‘double’ on a long Killian Murphy centre – one minute into injury-time, was enough to deny reigning champions Newtownshandrum victory in this Cork SHC quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday.

A COMPREHENSIVE win for champions Newtownshandrum in this fourth-round Cork county senior hurling clash in front of a good crowd in Fermoy on Saturday evening.

PETER DE VILLIERS has named three uncapped players in his South African XV to face a Namibian Invitational XV in Windhoek tomorrow.

Tipperary 3-11 Cork 0-13

Fresh from his match-winning exploits at Croke Park on Sunday, Cathal Naughton will be hoping to help the Cork Under-21 hurlers retain their Munster title tomorrow night.

2004 champions Newtownshandrum have unchanged line-up for tomorrow's AIB All-Ireland club hurling final against Galway side Portumna at Croke Park (throw-in 2.00pm).

Limerick travel to face Wexford today in Division 1B of the National Hurling League, hoping for more league points after picking up their first win of the campaign last weekend.

Cork manager John Allen will rest most of his All-Ireland-winning team for Sunday's National Hurling League clash with northerners Down.

NEMO RANGERS won the permanent tsb Cork County IFC title for the second time in two years at floodlit Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Newtownshandrum 0-14, O'Loughlin Gaels 1-8

All-Ireland club hurling hopefuls Newtownshandrum have received a major boost with the news Ben O'Connor will be back in their ranks on Sunday.

MARK HOPKINS’ penalty goal five minutes from time proved decisive as Glanmire defeated Macroom 1-12 to 0-11 in a disappointing permanent tsb Cork County IFC quarter-final tie at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.