ROCHESTOWN College served notice of their Corn Uí Mhuiri intentions with a commanding Group A victory over Intermediate School, Killorglin at Knocknagree yesterday.

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

WHERE has the famous ‘Banner Roar’ gone, the old ‘Clare Shout’ of the last tumultuous decade, that’s what we were wondering as the Clare team took the field in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday for this Munster SHC semi-final joust with old enemies Tipperary.

Tipperary 4-19 Clare 1-19

TIPPERARY held off a second-half comeback from Dublin to emerge victorious in a high scoring senior hurling challenge at Geraldine Park, Athy, Co Kildare last night to commemorate the replayed All-Ireland final played between the counties at this venue in 1909.

“A GOOD ould workout,” was the verdict of new Tipperary manager Declan Ryan after yesterday’s one-point loss to WIT in this Waterford Crystal Tournament preliminary-round match, a game that doubled as the 2011 season opener for the All-Ireland champions.

De La Salle (Waterford) 0-9 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipp) 0-8

De La Salle (Waterford) 0-9 Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) 0-8

INTERMEDIATE School Killorglin fought back to subdue the challenge of newcomers West Clare Colleges and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Corn Uí Mhuirí after a hard fought contest at Croagh yesterday.

THURLES SARS retained their Tipperary senior hurling title in dull and damp Semple Stadium yesterday, capping off a superb year for their four Tipperary All-Ireland-winning stars, but only after a testing final few minutes against a young Clonoulty-Rossmore side that will surely come again.

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

DANNY O’Sullivan landed an injury time equaliser to secure a draw for Killorglin in this extraordinary Corn Uí Mhuirí tie at Glenflesk yesterday.

Thurles Sarsfields 0-14 Drom & Inch 0-5

Waterford IT 1-29 Limerick IT 1-24, Cork IT (after two periods of extra-time)

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 came from behind to beat Munster champions Cork this afternoon and lift the Waterford Crystal Cup for the first time.

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).

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).

Kilkenny 2-14 Tipperary 2-14

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.