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.

Cork’s progression to the All-Ireland U21 final, on Saturday, April 30, looks set to disrupt local football championship fixtures.

Ballyhea 1-17 Newcestown 0-16

Cork Premier IHC: Ballyhea 1-25 Mallow 2-10

Ireland Davis Cup boss Garry Cahill will take considerable encouragement from Saturday’s excellent performance of his doubles pairing ahead of the relegation play-off against Egypt in Dublin on April 4-6.

The absence of James McGee, Louk Sorensen and Sam Barry was sorely felt as Ireland were left facing a 2-0 deficit yesterday after the opening two singles contests in the Davis Cup tie against Belarus in Minsk.

John Morrissey emphatically clinched a men’s singles quarter-final place in the Wilson National Indoors Championships at David Lloyd Riverview last night.

Midleton 3-17 Ballyhea 0-12

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

UCC researchers have developed a taste-retaining low alcohol beer, and caught the attention of the interest of one of Europe’s leading brewers.

THE Commercial Court has agreed to overturn a €36 million summary judgment order granted to Irish Bank Resolution Corporation (IBRC) last month, against businessman John Morrissey.

AN order freezing the accounts of businessman John Morrissey below €36m has been granted by the commercial court pending his bid to overturn a judgment for that sum obtained against him by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation.

PUNTERS have been set a real poser in the final of the Kasko A3. Heres The Deal would appear well drawn along the inside but her record from the inside is none too inspiring (one win from five outings) and, given that she's not always alert at trap-rise, she may need luck negotiating a trouble-free passage.

CENTRAL CITY’S victory in the Boylesports.com Derby at Clonmel on Wednesday was a performance that defied all the traditions of greyhound breeding and which could have a major effect on future breeding lines.

NIALL FITZGERALD enhanced his men’s singles title credentials when he gunned down former Wimbledon participant Edward Seator in the National Indoor tennis Championship quarter-finals at David Lloyd Riverview last night.

CHARLEVILLE CBS revived their Dr Harty Cup campaign with a merited success over Coláiste Chríost Rí in Mourneabbey yesterday and set up a crunch clash with St Caimin’s (Shannon) to decide who will gain the second quarter-final spot from Group B.

DUBLIN’S James McGee has kept alive hopes of a home success by clinching a semi-final place in the Green Property Irish Men’s Open.

MAYO’S Daniel Glancy made it a memorable second day on the trot for home players in the Green Property Irish Men’s Open at Fitzwilliam yesterday.

TWO contractors were yesterday fined a total of €55,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of the safety regulations arising from the death of one man and injuries to another in a building site accident in Kenmare, Co Kerry.

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Wexford 2-7 Cork 1-8

The National Boy 1,2 & 3 Championships commenced at the National Stadium in Dublin yesterday with thirty seven preliminary round and quarter final bouts in the Boy 1& 2 categories.

Midleton CBS 0-10 Waterford Colleges 0-7

Thurles CBS 2-15 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1-2

MEATH senior hurling manager John Hunt has refused to play Sunday’s re-arranged NHL Division 2 Group 1 tie against Down in Portaferry.

REIGNING champions Coláiste na Sceilge have an injury crisis ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí clash with Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, at Kilcummin.

Coláistí Na nDeise 2-10 De La Salle (Waterford)1-7