Valley Rovers 1-16 Courcey Rovers 1-12: This was a magnificent Cork PIHC battle at Riverstick last night as two highly-charged teams overcame really challenging conditions to produce a game to remember.

Ballincollig 0-13 Valley Rovers 0-8

Valley Rovers 1-19 Bandon 0-13

Cork Premier IHC: Valley Rovers 3-20 Inniscarra 0-5

Carrigaline 3-13 Valley Rovers 1-12: What a phenomenal finish by Carrigaline in the second round of the Cork Premier IHC at Ballinspittle last evening.

Fermoy 2-15 Valley Rovers 1-9: Fermoy began life in the higher grade with a fully merited nine point win over Valley Rovers in the Cork Premier IHC at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

Valley Rovers 2-10 Carbery Rangers 0-14: IT isn’t often the sporting planets align to deliver a match climax that maintains the high pitch of everything that preceded it, but such were the delights of last night’s intense Cork SFC first round clash at resplendent Ballinascarthy.

AIB MUNSTER CLUB IFC SEMI-FINAL:

Valley Rovers 0-12 Na Piarsaigh 0-8

Carrigdhoun 1-19 Duhallow 1-12

Macroom 0-10 Valley Rovers 0-04

Valley Rovers 0-13 Macroom 0-13

Valley Rovers 1-14 Kiskeam 1-07

Kilbrittain 1-10 Valley Rovers 0-11

Valley Rovers 0-12 Bantry 0-9

Valley Rovers 3-8 Castlelyons 0-15

Solid second-half defending helped Inniscarra to grind out victory over Valley Rovers in the opening round of the Premier IHC at Cloughduv yesterday.

There was good news for Cork football boss Conor Counihan in Saturday’s Premier IC game at Donoughmore where Fiachra Lynch showed no ill effects of the injury which limited his involvement in the National League.

RAYNERS LANE in Harrow might not sound like a GAA hotbed but the giveaway is the pub, or rather its name.

CORK natives Martin Finn and Kevin Canty were the key contributors as London finally put Louth to the sword with a convincing second-half performance to win the Nicky Rackard Cup at Croke Park.

London 2-20 Louth 0-11

Aghada 0-11Valley Rovers 0-10

VALLEY ROVERS have a big day out tomorrow, facing Clyda Rovers in the final of the Premier IFC at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (4pm).

THE 2008 Cork hurling panel last night listed a litany of complaints from Gerald McCarthy’s two-year reign of management.

THE younger members of the 2008 Cork panel last night rejected suggestions they are being pressurised by older squad members into not playing under Gerald McCarthy.

AFTER years of near-misses Valley Rovers, finally landed football silverware at Páirc Uí Rinn by winning the Cork IFC final with a 1-12 to 3-4 win over Kildorrery.

Valley Rovers 0-10 Ballydesmond 0-7

THEY’RE back and meaning business. After the heartbreak of last year’s final defeat by Fr O’Neill’s, Bandon are back in the Evening Echo Cork Co IHC final and a tilt with Carrigaline after a rousing semi-final victory over great rivals Valley Rovers at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

A LATE Robert O’Mahony point earned St Finbarr’s a 0-12 to 1-9 draw in an entertaining all city Evening Echo Cork Co Premier IFC final against St.Vincent’s under lights at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday, with the replay pencilled in as the curtain raiser to the senior final on October 5.

GOALS proved the difference as Kildorrery beat Adrigole to advance to the Evening Echo Cork Co IFC final with a 2-9 to 0-10 victory over Adrigole at Cill na Martra yesterday.

AWAY from the heat and light of Thurles and Croke Park, Joe Deane’s relaxation still has a sporting tinge. “If I had a Saturday to myself I’d get up to watch a Tri-Nations game, keep an eye on the soccer or Aussie Rules during the day, and maybe the American golf then around 8 o’clock in the evening, to take you through to 11; that’d be a good Saturday.”

Cork manager Gerald McCarthy has made five changes to his team - two in defence and three in attack - for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Dublin (Pairc Ui Chaoimh, throw-in 5pm).

THE Cork senior hurling selectors have wielded the axe, making five changes from the side that lost to Tipperary in the Munster championship semi-final for Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier against Dublin at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (5pm).

Cork will line out with two championship debutants in their attack when they take on Tipperary in Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final (Pairc Ui Chaoimh, throw-in 2.15pm).

Paudie O’Sullivan from Cloyne is set to be the only debutant for Cork in Sunday’s Munster hurling semi-final showdown with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoímh.

A DRAMATIC conclusion to this Evening Echo County SHC second round in Riverstown yesterday, as a late goal by Cork defender Brian Murphy rescued Bride Rovers from a defeat by Ballinhassig that looked likely, as the scores finished 3-7 to 1-13.

“VERY happy,” declared Cork manager Gerald McCarthy following last night’s senior hurling challenge win over Waterford, “especially in the circumstances in which we found ourselves.

PAUDIE O’SULLIVAN, younger brother of full-back Diarmuid, will make his first start in this season’s League when Cork take on Galway in the semi-final at the Limerick Gaelic Grounds on Sunday.

Galway 4-21 Cork 2-18, Semple Stadium