Carrigtwohill 1-13 Glen Rovers 0-14

THE easy cliche about Sunday’s county final win by Carrigtwohill — so easy we’ve thrown it out a few times already — is that it offers a template to other clubs in Cork looking to achieve the same level of success.

THROUGHOUT the year Carrigtwohill have been confounding expectations, so why should yesterday be different?

MICHAEL FITZGERALD can name the gang who helped drive Carrigtwohill to Sunday’s Cork SHC final against CIT.

FOR Carrigtwohill’s captain Brian Lordan, Sunday’s Cork SHC final is a far cry from the relegation battles of recent years.

THE last four of the Cork SHC will have a novel appearance this season as Carrigtwohill bridged a 58-year gap since they last featured at that stage after they claimed the spoils against Cloyne in an enthralling quarter-final tie in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Carrigtwohill 2-14 Killeagh 1-10

Zac Efron will play a scheming cocaine smuggler in a new thriller.

Carrigtwohill 3-12 Castlelyons 3-9

Cork have made three changes to the hurling panel in advance of the Munster first-round meeting with Clare on Sunday week.

Carrigtwohill 3-13 Aghada 1-9

JOY for Newtownshandrum, heartbreak for Imokilly at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday, the Evening Echo Cork senior hurling champions surviving a searching quarter-final test from the East Cork divisional side (1-14 to 0-15), who might be celebrating victory but for two glaring misses at the end of a fabulous contest.

MIDLETON’S rise to prominence continued at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night as they earned a place in the last eight of the Evening Echo Cork County SHC and a tilt with neighbours Cloyne with a 0-12 to 0-10 victory over former champions Blackrock.

TRACTON made it hat-trick of wins over Carrigtwohill in the county Premier IHC with a deserved two-point victory over the East Cork side in a keenly contested first round tie at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Niall McCarthy’s all-action displays for Cork have lit up many fine stadiums. Michael Moynihan met him at the field where he learned his trade.

CORK senior hurlers John Gardiner and Setanta Ó hAilpín are expected to be named on the Cork U21 football team for Thursday’s Munster championship semi-final against Waterford at Walsh Park.

Cork 5-23 Galway 1-10

THE injuries are mounting for Cork coach Donal O’Grady ahead of next month’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final.

WATERFORD will have an injury free panel for Saturday’s make or break All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Wexford at Nowlan Park.

CORK senior hurling coach Donal O’Grady is concerned about the fitness of centre back Ronan Curran as he prepares for the Munster SHC semi-final against Clare on June 8.

FORMER Allstar full back Diarmuid O’Sullivan returns to the Cork team for next Sunday’s Allianz National Hurling clash with Clare at Cusack Park, Ennis, but in the unfamiliar position of right half back.

Offaly 2-17 Cork 1-17

Cork boss Donal O'Grady has made five changes to his side ahead of Sunday's NHL clash with Derry at Pairc Ui Rinn.

OUTSTANDING full-back Philip Maher, who missed last weekend’s victory over Limerick because of ‘flu, returns to the Tipperary team for Sunday’s clash with Wexford in the Allianz NHL at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Cork 0-15 Limerick 0-14

Cork 2-21 Birr 1-17 Brendan Larkin NEW Cork coach Donal O’Grady has pledged to give every hurler on the pre-season panel the opportunity to prove himself.