County man Pa Bourke hit a whopping six goals as Thurles Sarsfields blitzed holders Loughmore-Castleiney in a disappointingly one-sided Mid Tipperary senior hurling final at Templemore.

The Tipperary 2012 glory story continued in McDonagh Park, Nenagh last night, the third leg of the Munster Grand Slam completed with this win over Clare in the Munster intermediate hurling championship final, adding to the senior/minor double won in Cork a couple of weeks ago.

The curtain-raiser at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday, the Munster IHC semi-final, went Tipperary’s way after beating Cork.

Tipperary cruised to victory over a disappointing Limerick side in the Munster IHC quarter-final in MacDonagh Park, Nenagh on Saturday.

KEEPING Lar Corbett scoreless — it’s a winning formula.

TIPPERARY GAA chiefs look set to investigate ugly scenes that developed after this Premier County SHC semi-final at Semple Stadium yesterday.

THURLES SARSFIELDS dethroned Mid Tipperary senior hurling champions Drom Inch to claim their 41st divisional title at Templemore yesterday.

Thurles Sarsfields 0-14 Drom & Inch 0-5

Kilkenny 1-11 Tipperary 0-11

Tipperary Under-21 manager Fr. Tom Fogarty has made one change to his side for today's Erin All-Ireland U-21 hurling final replay against Kilkenny (Semple Stadium, throw-in 3.30pm).

Jim Bob McCarthy and David Sheppard have been recalled to the Tipperary starting line-up for Sunday's Erin All-Ireland Under-21 hurling final against Kilkenny (Croke Park, 1.30pm).

Darragh Hickey's impressive performance in the Munster final has earned him a starting place in the Tipperary side for tomorrow's Erin All-Ireland Under-21 hurling semi-final against Antrim (Parnell Park, throw-in 6.30pm).

Tipperary 3-11 Cork 0-13

The Tipperary team for tomorrow night's Erin Munster Under-21 Hurling final is unchanged from the one that defeated Clare in the semi-finals last month.

Down 0-5 Tipperary 4-20

Down 0-5 Tipperary 4-20

DEFENDING champions Tipperary have left a vacancy at corner forward for tonight’s Munster MHC semi-final against Limerick as they wait for fitness reports on two players who are in line for the position.