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.

Derry forward Paul Bradley has lost his race to be fit in time for Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Armagh.

TIPPERARY coach Ken Hogan wore the look of a satisfied man in the corridors of Páirc na nGael yesterday.

IT WAS League weather, and until late in the afternoon a League crowd, so nobody should be surprised that for long stretches yesterday, Tipperary’s Munster SHC semi-final victory over Clare looked a contest more suited to March.

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.

Tipperary full-back Philly Maher has been ruled out of this weekend's Munster hurling semi-final against Clare with a knee injury.

Wexford 2-19 Tipperary 2-15

THANK GOD for the back door, it gives weaker counties like Cork and Kilkenny a chance to qualify for the All-Ireland final!

KILLARNEY was the talk of the town on Saturday and for all the wrong reasons.

THOSE who devised the All-Ireland qualifier system must be licking their lips and clapping themselves on the back today.

OUT of the Munster SHC, still in the race for the All-Ireland, that was the determined reaction yesterday of Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins, after his side’s late, late loss to Waterford.

Tipperary hurler Philly Maher will make his keenly awaited return to the county's ranks against Clare in the second phase of the National League on Sunday.

Tipperary captain Tommy Dunne will miss Sunday's National League opener against Offaly in a serious blow to the Premier County.

THE challenges faced by Dublin hurling manager Humphrey Kelleher were made patently clear at yesterday's Allianz NHL launch in Dublin's Berkeley Court Hotel.

Tipperary hurling star Noel Morris has revealed he fears for his career after sustaining what he suspects to be cruciate ligament damage in a club game at the weekend.

THERE are two ways, it seems, of looking at Kerry's defensive collapse in the final 20 minutes against Frankie Dolan-inspired Roscommon, the one that has caused mass panic and hysteria in the Kingdom.

Clare 2-17 Tipperary 0-14

Tipperary defender Philly Maher will undergo another scan on his damaged knee to assess his chances of making Sunday week's Munster clash with Clare.

Tipperary hurling midfielder Eoin Brislane could be out for as much as six weeks after breaking a finger in Saturday's clash with Limerick.