St Finbarr’s 1-17 Bishopstown 0-10: Accuracy and class helped St Finbarr’s to a comprehensive win over Bishopstown in yesterday’s Cork SHC Round 3 clash at Pairc Ui Rinn.

Sarsfields 0-15 Bishopstown 1-7: An excellent exhibition of point-scoring by Cian McCarthy powered defending champions Sarsfields to a comfortable victory over Bishopstown in a substandard second-round tie in the county senior hurling championship at Pairc Uí Rinn last night.

Newtownshandrum 0-29 Sarsfields 0-27 (AET): Newtownshandrum rolled back the years in Fitzgerald Park, Fermoy yesterday, sending favourites and current champions Sarsfields down the route of the losers’ rounds of the Cork SHC after this epic extra-time first round victory.

Cork SHC quarter-final: Sarsfields 3-20 St Finbarr’s 1-16

Sarsfields 2-25 Bride Rovers 0-15

Sarsfields 5-12 Killeagh 2-09

Sarsfields 2-14 UCC 0-9

St Vincent’s (Cork) 1-12 Moycarkey-Borris (Tipperary) 0-06

Bishopstown 1-13 Ballymartle 0-12

Sarsfields 3-11 CIT 0-14

Douglas 1-14 Bishopstown 1-20

RELIEF for Sarsfields in advancing to the quarter-final of the Cork SHC but frustration for Na Piarsaigh over their failure to get their noses in front when they had the momentum to erase a narrow deficit in the closing stages in Páirc Uí Chaoimh last evening.

AFTER being sensationally relegated from senior ranks twelve months ago, Clashmore returned to the top flight courtesy of this six-point victory over John Mitchels in the Waterford IFC final at Walsh Park yesterday.

Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19

DAVID CUNNINGHAM, Glen Rovers, takes over the full back slot left vacant by the injury to Eoin Cadogan for Cork’s last game in the preliminary rounds of the Allianz NHL against Galway at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

FAVOURITES James Stephens just about did enough in Nowlan Park yesterday to get back to the Kilkenny SHC final.

AN EXHIBITION of point scoring by John O’Dwyer powered Ballincollig to a thrilling victory over Tracton in a marvellous Evening Echo Cork Premier IHC quarter-final tie at Pairc Uí Rinn yesterday.

CORK hurling manager Gerald McCarthy and his selectors have named a 24-man panel for Sunday’s Waterford Crystal League clash with WIT.

THE spoils went Sarsfields’ way, thanks to hitting a purple patch in the opening quarter, but Ballinhassig left Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday with their pride intact after an admirable second-half recovery.

DLS Waterford 2-12 Thurles CBS 1-15 (After extra-time)

Thurles CBS 4-21 Charleville CBS 1-3

Thurles CBS 2-11 Our Lady's, Templemore 0-13

Our Lady’s, Templemore 1-14 Thurles CBS 2-11

CARBERY reversed last year’s result at the same stage of the championship with a comfortable victory over Imokilly in the opening round of the Evening Echo SFC at Ballygarvan last night.

THEIR winning margin was just a point less than the lead they enjoyed after five minutes, but Erin’s Own were never pushed in this Evening Echo Cork SHC clash at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

Glanmire 0-17 Ballinora 0-7

Glanmire 1-8 Castletownbere 1-7

Cloyne 6-9 Sarsfields 0-8

Kerry 0-14 Laois 1-4

TIPPERARY have named five members of last year’s Munster U21 HC winning side for tonight’s provincial semi-final against Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

Cork 3-14 Tipperary 0-7

DENIS CROWLEY makes his first appearance for the Cork minor footballers for their semi-final against Tipperary in Limerick tonight.

CORK include only one senior panellist, Kevin Hartnett, on their U-21 team for tonight’s Munster’s hurling championship first round game against Waterford at Walsh Park.

Abbey CBS 2-7 Holy Rosary, Mountbellew 0-7