Cluainín 3-14 Carrick 1-10

Clonakilty 0-13 Aghada 1-07

Duagh 0-9 Beale 0-6

Kilmallock 4-24 Na Piarsaigh 4-13

Quality strikes from two deadly finishers made all the difference in this Cork SHC fourth round clash at Ballynoe on Saturday as Midleton booked their place in the quarter-finals with a hard earned victory over battling Avondhu.

England withstood Ireland’s late fightback to win this decisive Under-18 Centenary Shield tie at the AMEX Stadium in Brighton last night.

IRELAND remain in the mix to land the five-team U18 Centenary Schools Shield following last night’s draw against Scotland at the Waterford RSC.

A NEW YEAR and a new horizon loom large for Charleville’s junior hurlers.

AFTER Cathal McCrann’s 61st minute levelling free for Gortletteragh extra-time couldn’t separate Manorhamilton and Gortletteragh in Saturday’s thrilling Leitrim SHC final in Carrick-on-Shannon.

RED hot favourites Toomevara overcame a determined Kildangan challenge to capture their 33rd North Tipperary senior hurling championship in Nenagh yesterday.

A TALE of two halves in Newcastle West yesterday as Monaleen claimed their fourth Limerick SFC title at the expense of an Adare side bidding for their first.

BALLINACOURTY cruised into the Waterford SFC final with an impressive second-half display at Walsh Park on Saturday.

ULTIMATELY, Douglas had team captain John Lane to thank for their winning score in the second of almost seven minutes of time added on, but, in essence they triumphed in this exciting Evening Echo Cork SFC game in Ovens yesterday because of a dominant 10-minute period on each side of half-time.

ALL week leading into this match, the big question was which – if either – of these teams would be going all out for the win.

HONOURS even in Semple Stadium yesterday, with 6,665 people on hand for this entertaining draw in the NHL Division One.

If you’re an absolutely diehard Limerick hurling supporter, one of the dwindling few who were at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday for this NHL round four match, or if you were a Limerick county board official, or a member of the under-pressure management team, you could take the view that this defeat is actually a two-point improvement on the result of last August’s 24-point All-Ireland semi-final hammering by the same opposition, and you could suggest that Limerick hurling is still heading in the right direction.

A CLASSIC example of the game of two halves, one which embarrasses a Galway side unbeaten in the National Hurling League prior to yesterday and, conversely, endorses the undoubted potential of Tipperary.

NICHOLAS MURPHY returns to the Cork team for Saturday’s NFL game against Tyrone in Omagh.

ONLY the league?

A STRONG second-half was enough to see Nenagh CBS upset the odds and surge past Waterford’s De La Salle in an entertaining Harty Cup quarter-final in Clonmel yesterday.

IT might have been a little too close for comfort at the finish, but nothing could detract from Na Piarsaigh’s achievement in winning through to their first Live95fm Limerick Senior Hurling Championship final at the fourth attempt in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

ONE-WAY traffic in this, the last of the four Tipperary senior hurling quarter-finals played in Semple Stadium at the weekend, as champions Toomevara continued their well-timed run towards retaining their title.

AN EXHIBITION of point scoring by John O’Dwyer powered Ballincollig to a thrilling victory over Tracton in a marvellous Evening Echo Cork Premier IHC quarter-final tie at Pairc Uí Rinn yesterday.

MASSIVE credit for a truly wonderful display in Thurles on Saturday won’t compensate Laois for losing out on an All-Ireland hurling quarter-final place against Dublin next weekend.

WATERFORD last night received a major boost for Sunday’s Munster SHC final against Tipperary at Semple Stadium when co-captain Stephen Molumphy was named to lead the attack in a sector notable again for the exclusion of 2007 Hurler of The Year Dan Shanahan.

TONY BROWNE is named at midfield on the Waterford team for tomorrow’s Munster SHC semi-final replay against Limerick at Semple Stadium, the veteran Mount Sion clubman’s first championship start since last year’s All-Ireland final.

A HUGE boost for the Munster hurling champions as Eoin Kelly makes his first appearance of the year for Tipperary in Sunday’s championship clash with Cork at Semple Stadium.

TIPPERARY have re-arranged their attack for Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League final against All-Ireland champions in Thurles, making no fewer than four changes from the last round game against Limerick a fortnight ago.

CORK hurling manager Gerald McCarthy and his selectors have named a 24-man panel for Sunday’s Waterford Crystal League clash with WIT.

JAMES O’BRIEN scored the vital goal with less than three minutes remaining to give Ard Scoil Rís victory in an enthralling Dr Harty Cup (Munster Colleges SHC) tie at Tipperary Town yesterday.

Toomevara 0-17 Loughmore-Castleiney 0-13

TIPPERARY manager Liam Sheedy introduces two newcomers to the heat of Munster senior hurling championship action for Sunday’s semi-final showdown with arch-rivals Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Canovee 1-10 Delanys 0-3

WEXFORD clinched promotion — and a place in the NFL Division Three final — after a facile 2-16 to 0-15 victory over Louth at Wexford Park yesterday.

GOOD times for Denis Ring’s Blackwater Community School in Lismore.

A HARD-FOUGHT third division AIB league fixture at Musgrave Park ended in victory for the home side yesterday.