Loughmore-Castleiney 1-9 Moyle Rovers 1-6: Sometimes it’s how you respond to setbacks that defines you and that proved to be the case yesterday for Loughmore-Castleiney as they took their third Tipperary senior football title in four years.

Blackrock 1-22 Ballyhea 1-13: Twelve months after losing heavily to Ballyhea, Blackrock were this time standing on the winner’s rostrum after a low-key Cork SHC first round clash at sun-splashed Mallow yesterday.

Imokilly 2-28 Ballyhea 3-11: A strong showing from Imokilly at Kilworth last evening in the Cork SHC, classy in all sectors, they defeated last year’s Premier intermediate champions Ballyhea by 14 points to book their quarter-final place against titleholders Sarsfields in Cobh on Saturday week.

Christian Brothers College Cork 22 Crescent College Comprehensive 10:

Pre-tournament favourites CBC have battled their way to the Seat Munster Schools’ Junior Cup final where they face Crescent College Comprehensive at Thomond Park today (2pm).

Castletroy and Crescent will tonight have the privilege of playing under the Thomond Park lights in the first of the SEAT Munster Schools Junior Cup semi-finals (7pm).

Munster Junior Cup: Crescent Comprehensive 22 Rockwell College 5

Tipperary SFC final replay

Loughmore-Castleiney 3-22 Mullinahone 0-14

Lixnaw (Kerry) 3-11 Ballyhea (Cork) 1-14

Premier IHC semi-final

Loughmore-Castleiney 3-10 Aherlow Gaels 0-09

Loughmore-Castleiney 2-17 Killenaule 1-15

Avondhu 6-15 Carbery 0-13

Avondhu 1-15 Carbery 2-12

Ballyhea 4-17 Carrigaline 5-10

Ballinhassig stormed into the last four of the Premier IHC on Saturday night after a terrific four-point victory over Ballyhea in Mallow.

Ballyhea can approach their Premier IHC quarter-final with Ballinhassig in confident mood after eliminating Kilbrittain at Coachford on Saturday.

NOEL McGRATH ended his underage hurling career in the best possible style by captaining Loughmore/Castleiney to their first Tipperary U21A HC title when they defeated Burgess in Templederry yesterday.

AN excellent start to the second-half was the catalyst for Belgooly to initiate a turnaround and claim the county JBFC title with victory over Charleville at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening.

BARRY GROGAN scored ten points as last year’s runners-up Aherlow booked their place in this year’s Tipperary SFC final on November 7.

AHERLOW retained their West Tipperary SFC crown with a hard-fought win against Galtee Rovers in a free-ridden encounter in Lattin yesterday.

2006 champions Aherlow advanced to the Tipperary SFC final after this facile win at a chilly Semple Stadium yesterday.

ALL IRELAND LEAGUE.

LOCH Bo Butch is the star turn at the two-day Cork Cup coursing meeting which starts at Blarney on St Stephen’s Day.

Cork scooped the Cadbury's Munster under-21 football title for the fourth successive year after beating a gallant Tipperary side 3-19 to 3-12 at the Gaelic Grounds.

HAVING gone behind on the stroke of half time and conceded again soon after the interval, PBC demonstrated commendable reserves of courage and resilience to hit back and beat an outstanding Ard Scoil Rís side in a thrilling Barry Cup final in Thomond Park.

Stradbally 0-10 Ardmore 0-7

NIGEL DINEEN has been ruled out of the Roscommon team for Saturday’s Bank of Ireland All-Ireland qualifying game with Cork at Dr Hyde Park.