MUNSTER football manager Sean Geaney last night joined the chorus of criticism regarding the timing of the inter-provincial championship. His selection options for tomorrow’s football semi-final against Leinster in Fermoy have been decimated by a combination of factors.

LEINSTER manager John Conran has drafted Kilkenny duo Jackie Tyrrell and Eoin Larkin into his side for tomorrow’s M Donnelly Inter-provincial hurling final against Connacht at Pearse Stadium.

Midleton 0-12 Blackrock 0-10

Wexford 2-31 Laois 3-14

Galway 3-12 Laois 0-5

Graigue-Ballycallan 3-12 Young Irelands 1-13

WATERFORD have changed their goalkeeper for Sunday’s Guinness All-Ireland senior hurling quarter-final against Cork at Croke Park.

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14

WITH Dave Bennett ruled out through injury, Brian Phelan retains his place at midfield on the Waterford hurling team to meet Offaly in tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier at Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow.

JAMES MASTERS, John Hayes and Fintan Goold will make their senior championship debuts as Cork throw down the gauntlet to Clare in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland, Munster football semi-final at Cusack Park, Ennis.

LIMERICK manager Joe McKenna is standing by the team which drew with Tipperary last Sunday for Saturday's Guinness Munster senior hurling championship first round replay at the Gaelic Grounds.

Limerick 5-18 Laois 2-12

FORMER star forward Joe McKenna was last night elected interim manager of the Limerick senior hurling team by his fellow selectors.

REGULAR defender Mark Foley is named at full-forward on the Limerick team to meet Cork in Sunday’s Allianz NHL tie at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Fastest on all three timed runs, Sean Gallagher/Enda Sherry (Escort Cosworth) were comfortable winners of the Banna Beach Hotel/Kingdom Fast Fit Kerry Single Stage Rally.

Bishopstown 3-10 St. Martin’s 1-9

Munster 1-21 Leinster 0-13

CORK are restricted to just two representatives - Ronan Curran and Joe Deane - on the Munster team to face Leinster in the M. Donnelly Interprovincial hurling semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday (12.15pm).

AFTER a week of speculation, Cork hurling fans glimpsed Setanta Ó hAilpín hurling again yesterday.

MICK O’DWYER makes one change in personnel to the Laois team that defeated Carlow in the previous round for Sunday’s Leinster SFC semi-final against Meath with Padraig Clancy in at left half forward for Mick Lawlor.

A SMOOTH enough passage for All-Ireland champions Newtownshandrum and an eight point victory for Blackrock were the highlights of a small permanent tsb Cork County SHC programme over the weekend.

ANDY MOLONEY is the major Waterford casualty from last Sunday’s National League final defeat by Galway.

TINY Killeagh sprung a huge surprise in Midleton yesterday as the permanent tsb Cork County SHC got into full swing with six opening round games.

KERRY have left a vacancy at centre-forward on their team to meet Galway in Sunday's Allianz NFL final at Croke Park pending a late fitness test on Declan O'Sullivan.

KERRY have left a vacancy at centre-forward on their team to meet Galway in Sunday's Allianz NFL final at Croke Park pending a late fitness test on Declan O'Sullivan.

DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN has been given the all-clear to play with Cork in Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling League clash with Galway at Pearse Stadium.

WITH his side already through to the knockout stages of the Allianz NHL, Tipperary manager Ken Hogan has rested a number of first choice players for Sunday’s clash with Cork at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

DAVID HOEY, Sean McMahon and Diarmuid McMahon look set to make their first Allianz NHL appearances with Clare this season when the Bannermen take on Galway in a top-of-the-table clash at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD James Fitzpatrick will make his senior debut for Kilkenny for Sunday's NHL clash with Waterford at Nowlan Park.

Blackrock 2-16 Cloyne 1-8

Leitrim’s Sean Gallagher and his Kerry co-driver Paul Nagle were decisive winners of the BIO TECH Kerry Rally.

Argideen Rangers 3-11, Blackrock 2-11