ST FINBARR’S produced a strong finish to get the better of Erin’s Own in the opening round of the Cork County SHC at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night.

GLEN ROVERS will meet Na Piarsaigh in the final of the city division U21 hurling final after they beat St Finbarr’s in extra time at Ballinlough yesterday.

A tasty City Division J‘A’FC final at Ballinlough yesterday as holders Whites Cross and St Finbarr’s battled to the finish but could not be separated after an entertaining contest that ebbed and flowed.

IT may be premature to forecast a return to the glory days for St Finbarr’s but at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last night they hinted of better things to come when claiming the scalp of 2006 and 2007 title-holders Erin’s Own in the quarter-final of the Cork SHC.

TIPPERARY made no mistake at the second attempt, handing out a 12-point drubbing to defending champions Cork in the Munster ESB MHC semi-final replay at Thurles last night.

Both Cork and Tipperary managements have announced their sides ahead of tomorrow's Munster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final replay at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

FROM a calamitous first half position, St Finbarr’s staged a storming recovery to beat Cloyne in last night’s Evening Echo Cork SHC second round clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

BOTH John Kennedy and Mick Slocum are singing from the same hymn sheet ahead of tonight’s Munster MFC semi-finals.

LOUTH attacker Aaron Hoey has been ruled out of his county’s Leinster SFC opener against Carlow at Parnell Park next Sunday after tearing a hamstring in training over the weekend.

Cork 2-12 Limerick 1-6

IT SHOULD have been an Evening Echo Cork SHC double-header to savour, but neither the meeting of St Finbarr’s and Blackrock in the opener, nor the ensuing Glen Rovers and Na Piarsaigh clash at Páirc Ui Chaoimh lived up to expectation for the 5,000 plus crowd.