Milford 1-18 Ballygarvan 1-11: Free-scoring Milford cruised effortlessly through their Cork IHC fourth-round clash with Ballygarvan at Coachford last night, emerging triumphantly with a well-rounded performance in both halves with and against a stiff breeze.

A pensioner who took exception to the price of an item at a DIY store assaulted the shop assistant and stamped on his phone when he tried to call gardaí.

Glen Rovers 2-16 Bishopstown 1-08

Carrigdhoun 0-18 Carbery 1-12

Carrigdhoun 1-19 Duhallow 1-12

Rockchapel 4-07 Éire Óg 1-14

Glen Rovers 3-15 Erin’s Own 0-18

Glen Rovers 3-18 St. Finbarr’s 2-15

It was edge of the seat stuff as Ballygarvan had to survive a stiff challenge from Barryroe in the fourth round of the Cork IHC at Cloughduv on Saturday, setting up a quarter-final meeting with Charleville.

Ballygarvan were forced to defend deep into the last frantic moments of this game to record a merited victory over St Catherine’s at Watergrasshill last night.

All the positive spin in the world cannot hide the desperation that has engulfed the once mighty St Nicholas.

With talented troupe Prodijig, Alan Kennefick has his eye on the £250k prize on TV show Got to Dance, this weekend, writes Claire O’Sullivan

MIDLETON captured their first Cork U21AHC title since 1989 at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday evening, and while they made very hard work of it, they were deserving champions.

A CORKMAN accused of murdering a young Englishman had a history of anger, aggression and self-harm and once threatened to kill his mother and sister with a hatchet, according to the defendant’s doctor at the trial yesterday.

THEIR Premier IHC ambitions may have ground to a halt at the semi-final stage this year but St Catherine’s concluded their 2011 hurling season on a positive note when they claimed the Cork U21BHC title in Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday afternoon.

THE past 12 months have witnessed a remarkable overhaul for the Ballygarvan intermediate hurlers.

NA PIARSAIGH claimed local bragging rights after crushing neighbours Glen Rovers in the opening round of the Evening Echo Cork senior hurling championship at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night.

A ONE-HORSE race at Páirc Uí Rinn last night as a vastly superior Aghada inflicted a crushing 12-points defeat on Ballygarvan in the Evening Echo Cork IHC second round.

A FEW short years ago, when they won the Intermediate title for the first time, a rosy future beckoned for Delanys.

Irish Schools 20 Irish U19’s 5

GOOD hurling town Youghal, and their representative from Scoil Eoin did them proud at Mitchelstown yesterday by retaining their Munster Vocational Schools Senior B championship title in fine style, beating a Nenagh Vocational Schools side that just did not have enough firepower.