Tipperary manager Liam Sheedy has named a team featuring no NHL debutants for tomorrow night's Division 1 opener against Kilkenny at Semple Stadium (throw-in 7.30pm).

CHAMPIONS Clare scored a notable early season victory with a hard-fought two-point win over Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Trophy under lights in Borrisoleigh last night.

2006 champions Aherlow advanced to the Tipperary SFC final after this facile win at a chilly Semple Stadium yesterday.

Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23

Tipperary 6-19 Limerick 2-07

Tipperary 4-14 Waterford 2-16

TIPPERARY and Limerick received massive pre-championship boosts last night as cousins Eoin Kelly and Ollie Moran made their first appearances of the 2009 season for their respective counties in a senior hurling challenge.

JOE JORDAN of Blarney makes his senior debut as Cork take on All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the Allianz NHL at Nowlan Park in Denis Walsh’s first match in charge on Sunday.

A David Treacy hat-trick wasn’t enough to save Dublin from an agonising two points defeat by Tipperary in this riveting Allianz NHL Division One tie at Semple Stadium, Thurles yesterday.

Tipp manager Babs Keating has ditched five-time all-star Eoin Kelly from the Tipperary team for Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Wexford at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Tipperary manager Babs Keating has made five changes to his side for Sunday's NHL Division 1B showdown with Galway at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 3.30pm).

Philip Maher is expected to be missing from the Tipperary senior hurling panel for some time after the Borrisoleigh defender decided to withdraw himself temporarily from the squad.

Cork's experimentation with Diarmuid O'Sullivan at full-forward will continue this Sunday when they clash with Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Cup final (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, throw-in 2pm).

Tipperary's team selection for Sunday's Munster SHC final could spell double trouble for champions Cork as both of the Kelly brothers, Eoin and Paul, will line out for the Premier men.

Eoin Kelly was again to the fore as Tipperary got through to the Munster SHC final, holding Waterford at bay at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Tipperary 0-22 Limerick 2-12

Captain Ger "Redser" O'Grady has been left out of the Tipperary hurling team to take on Kilkenny in Sunday's NHL Division One semi-final (Semple Stadium, throw-in 3.15pm).

Offaly 3-14 Tipperary 2-21

Munster 1-21 Leinster 2-14

THERE are hardly two more competitive men on the planet than Davy Fitzgerald of Clare and Donal Óg Cusack of Cork.

MUNSTER manager Joe O'Leary has announced a 25-man panel for Sunday's M Donnelly Interprovincial hurling final against Leinster in Boston.

Munster manager Joe O'Leary has announced a 25-man panel for Sunday's Martin Donnelly Interprovincial hurling final against Leinster in Boston.

Munster manager Joe O'Leary has named a 27-man panel for Sunday's Interprovincial hurling semi-final against Ulster (Casement Park, 2.30pm).

THE GAA yesterday confirmed that the televised draws for the Connacht, Leinster and Munster Championships will take place on Friday, November 11.

Galway staged a dramatic Croke Park comeback, hitting a goal and six points in the final 13 minutes of the first of today's All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals, to edge out Tipperary and book their place in the last four.

Tipperary manager Ken Hogan will give corner forward Lar Corbett until the last possible moment to prove his fitness for Sunday's Munster SHC final.

Cork are through to this year’s Munster SHC final on June 26, and the All-Ireland champions will discover today who they will face in the decider as Clare and Tipperary go head-to-head in the semi-final at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.

Tipperary manager Ken Hogan has made two changes from the side that narrowly overcame Limerick for Sunday's Munster SHC semi-final clash against Clare at the Gaelic Grounds.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin

THE Tipperary Senior hurling team to play Limerick in tonight’s Munster SHC replay shows three changes from the drawn match.

Tipperary 2-14 Limerick 2-14

All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny meet Wexford in the second phase of the National Hurling League today at Wexford Park at the later time of 6.15pm.

Tipperary boss Ken Hogan has made two changes from the side that lost to Clare last weekend for Sunday's National Hurling League clash against Galway.

Cork and Kilkenny face off today in the second phase of the National Hurling League – and Cork are without several key players as they host the Cats in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final at Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

Tipperary boss Ken Hogan has made three changes from the side that lost narrowly to Cork a fortnight ago for Sunday's National Hurling League second phase clash against in-form Clare in Thurles.

LIMERICK football boss Liam Kearns has released Stephen Lucey and Conor Fitzgerald from his panel to line out for the county hurlers in their NHL phase two clash with Waterford at the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday.

All-Ireland finalists Kilkenny had a wake-up call following their defeat to Clare last weekend and will be keen to make amends in their National Hurling League Division 1A clash against Dublin at Parnell Park today.

Tipperary boss Ken Hogan has kept faith with the team that crushed Antrim last weekend for Sunday's National Hurling League clash with All-Ireland champions Cork at Semple Stadium.

Limerick travel to face Wexford today in Division 1B of the National Hurling League, hoping for more league points after picking up their first win of the campaign last weekend.

Tipperary host Wexford in Division 1B of the National Hurling League today and boss Ken Hogan has made three changes to the side that defeated Limerick last time out.

Tipperary boss Ken Hogan has made three changes to the side that defeated Limerick in the last round for Sunday's National League visit of Wexford to Semple Stadium.