Mallow hurlers suffered heartbreak in the Cork Premier IHC final, but there was joy for their supporters yesterday as their footballers showed tremendous character to be crowned Premier IFC champions at the newly revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh. 

Blackrock defeated Newcestown by 1-13 to 1-11 in the Cork SHC quarter-final at a wind and rain-swept Páirc Uí Rinn this evening.

Cork 0-19 Clare 0-15: Cork’s fourth win of the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster SHL denied Clare a place in this Sunday’s decider.

Blackrock 2-18 Newtownshandrum 2-9: Blackrock swept past Newtownshandrum in the second half of Saturday’s RedFM SHL final at Páirc Uí Rinn to capture the title for the first time since 2008.

Blackrock 1-22 Ballyhea 1-13: Twelve months after losing heavily to Ballyhea, Blackrock were this time standing on the winner’s rostrum after a low-key Cork SHC first round clash at sun-splashed Mallow yesterday.

Cork’s progression to the All-Ireland U21 final, on Saturday, April 30, looks set to disrupt local football championship fixtures.

Carrigaline 0-12 St Michael’s 0-11: At times, it must have seemed that senior football would remain an elusive aspiration for Carrigaline.

St Michael’s 1-13 Kiskeam 1-8: St Michael’s made no mistake at the second time of asking at Donoughmore on Saturday night to advance to a Cork Premier IFC semi-final against Castletownbere.

Newtownshandrum 3-18 Blackrock 1-18: A dynamic display from Newtownshandrum in Mallow yesterday saw them advance to a Cork SHC quarter-final tie with Glen Rovers.

Blackrock 2-11 St Finbarr’s 0-15: “We are delighted to bury the memory of Ballyhea,” said Blackrock coach, Eddie Murphy, following this Cork SHC second-round victory at Páirc Uí Rinn.

BALLYHEA

Blackrock’s David Cashman lit up their RedFM SHL clash with St Finbarr’s on Saturday as the Rockies engineered a 16-point victory in Togher. 

Fitzgibbon Cup Group B - UCC 1-14 UL 1-14: This certainly didn’t feature in the script, Jason Forde’s injury-time point bringing the curtain down on UCC’s Fitzgibbon Cup involvement. 

Kerry 2-14 UCC 2-23

Blackrock 2-24 Na Piarsaigh 2-10

Cork 3-18 Waterford 0-16

Blackrock 3-14 Na Piarsaigh 1-16

Reigning Cork U21 football champions Nemo Rangers got their city championship campaign off to a winning start as they defeated St Finbarr’s 0-8 to 0-5 at Ballinlough yesterday.

Blackrock 4-16 Duhallow 2-10

Blackrock 4-17 Blarney 1-09

In 2010, Blackrock seemed set to drop from senior hurling ranks as they trailed Blarney in the relegation play-off, only for Kevin O’Keeffe to score a late goal to retain their top flight status.

UCC capped a superb week by claiming their third successive All-Ireland Freshers (1) hurling crown, to complement Saturday’s Fitzgibbon Cup triumph, in an absorbing decider against UL in Mallow yesterday.

CASTLELYONS’ fairytale season at minor hurling level continues as they head into tomorrow’s Premier 1 final against favourites Blackrock.

THE Cork minor hurling selectors have made a number of changes ahead of tonight’s Munster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final play-off against Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (throw-in 6.30pm).

CORK manager John Considine has called on six players from his minor hurling squad of last year for tomorrow night’s Munster MHC first round clash with Limerick in the Gaelic Grounds.

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí bridged a seven-year gap since their last Corn Uí Mhuirí triumph when they beat first-time finalists Pobal Scoil Chorca Dhuibhne in yesterday’s decider in Dr Crokes grounds in Killarney.

CRÍOST RÍ manager Aidan Moynihan was elated at the final whistle of yesterday’s Corn Uí Mhuirí decider after overseeing his charges claim the school’s 16th title in the competition.

COLÁISTE CHRÍOST RÍ upset the title ambitions of a highly rated Tralee CBS side in a magnificent Corn Uí Mhuirí semi-final at Knocknagree yesterday to set up an unexpected final against Pobalscoil Chorcha Dhuibhne on March 6.

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí shaded a gripping Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final encounter in Rathmore yesterday and also booked their berth in the last four of the competition for the first time since 2005.

CHARLEVILLE CBS revived their Dr Harty Cup campaign with a merited success over Coláiste Chríost Rí in Mourneabbey yesterday and set up a crunch clash with St Caimin’s (Shannon) to decide who will gain the second quarter-final spot from Group B.

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí’s return to Dr Harty Cup action may not have got off to a successful start in Ballyagran yesterday, but they contributed greatly to an extraordinary Group B clash as their stunning second-half fightback almost produced an improbable victory.

CORK manager John Considine has made two changes for tomorrow night’s ESB Munster MHC semi-final replay against Waterford in Walsh Park from the team that contested last Saturday week’s drawn encounter in Páirc Ui Chaoimh.

AFTER the stunning heights they scaled last year in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, it seemed too much to hope for more memorable action when the Cork and Tipperary minor hurlers convened at the same venue for last night’s ESB Munster MHC quarter-final.

Athline IT 43 UL 32.