Extending their unbeaten provincial run to 12 games, Na Piarsaigh cruised into a second successive Munster final with an emphatic win over Clonoulty-Rossmore but lost key men Shane Dowling and Ronan Lynch to injuries.

Kerry SFC, Round 2B - Milltown/ Castlemaine 1-15 East Kerry 1-14 (after extra time): Milltown/Castlemaine recovered from a poor opening half, when they were fortunate to still be in the contest, to take over in the second before going on to beat East Kerry in extra time in Killorglin.

THEIR winning performance was almost dwarfed by the massive achievement in ending a 74 year wait for a place in the Cork SHC final, but it took an outstanding team display from Carrigtwohill, highlighted by inspirational play from Niall McCarthy and superb defending, to thwart Midleton in Páirc Uí Chaoimhy esterday.

GLENN RYAN didn’t have a happy return to long-time stomping ground St Conleth’s Park as Kildare subjected his Longford side to a double-score beating in the O’Byrne Cup.

THIS was hurling at its best, a thrilling encounter and for the Rebels a sensational victory.

ADARE’S qualification for their sixth Limerick senior hurling final this decade was far from impressive in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

WATERFORD have made one change from the side that lost to Tipperary in the Munster final for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Galway at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

THE outstanding memory from yesterday’s Leinster championship encounter in Portlaoise would have been Kildare’s copybook football for the first 15 minutes, which yielded an impressive 1-7.

ARMAGH have suffered a massive blow prior to their crunch Ulster SFC clash with Tyrone as 12 players were quarantined when a stomach bug forced them into a one-week shutdown.

GER REIDY of Castleisland Desmonds and Aidan O’Shea from the Glenbeigh-Glencarr club are the two new faces on the Kerry team to play Donegal in the opening round of the Allianz NFL at Austin Park, Tralee tomorrow.

PA JOY, who was introduced to the Kerry senior football championship by Laune Rangers this year, may have scored just one point for Intermediate School Killorglin in yesterday’s Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Colleges SFC) tie at Croagh but he engineered the decisive goal in this thrilling affair.

Adare 0-13 Ahane 0-8

Laune Rangers 0-10 East Kerry 1-6

AN opportunist goal by centre-forward Brian Foley, after a goal-mouth mix-up just three minutes into the second-half, proved decisive as champions Adare overcame Kilmallock in a disappointing Limerick Live 95FM SHC semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

BALLINHASSIG maintained their senior hurling status as they had four points to spare over Carrigtwohill at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

NA PIARSAIGH had no problems reaching round three of the Evening Echo Cork SHC with a 12-point win over Carrigtwohill at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday night.

TODAY’S Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup final (Dooradoyle, 3pm) between Castletroy College and Christian Brothers College (CBC) could well be billed the second David and Goliath clash of the tournament.

LIMERICK have made three changes — one at midfield and two up front for next Sunday’s Munster SHC third semi-final clash with Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds.

Carrigtwohill 3-13 Aghada 1-9

LIMERICK are not quite certain they’ll be playing in the top flight of the league in 2008 despite thrashing Offaly in a Division 1B play-off tie at Nenagh yesterday.

GALLANT PARNELL, purchased by current owners the C.C &M Syndicate from Listowel from John Flynn of Tarbert after he had been beaten two and a half lengths by Jerrys Beam in the final of the Derby Trial Stake at Charleville last season, started his campaign on a bright note when taking the Desmond Cup at Glin yesterday.

Derry 1-17 Kildare 0-11

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.

BARRY FOLEY is a shock selection on the Limerick team to play Kilkenny in the Allianz National Hurling League final at Thurles, on Sunday.

Clare 2-23 Limerick 3-23

THERE is one change on the Limerick team for Sunday's Allianz National Hurling League quarter-final against Waterford in Thurles.

A NEW GAA internet results service is up and running thanks to three Cavan natives, Vincent Kelly and current county seniors Micheal Lyng and Michael Hannon.

PADRAIG BROWNE, who missed Limerick's easy 2A win over London last weekend because of studies, returns at left-corner back in place of Pat Ranahan for Sunday's visit to Donegal.

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

Dr Crokes 2-7 Laune Rangers 1-4

Galway 1-18 Limerick 2-14

MOYCULLEN’S Paul Clancy will captain Galway in Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC semi-final clash with Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.