Sarsfields 1-18 Na Piarsaigh 0-14

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

Sarsfields 0-14 Carrigdhoun 0-11

Na Piarsaigh 0-20 Sarsfields 2-09

Sarsfields 0-25 Ballymartle 1-12

Sarsfields 1-21 UCC 5-09

Thurles Sarsfields (Tipp) 2-20 Sarsfields (Cork) 2-15

Sarsfields 4-13 Blackrock 0-6

Sarsfields illustrated why they are regarded as one of the front-runners for this year’s Cork SHC after carving out a deserved, but hard-fought victory over Cloyne in their opening bout on Saturday evening.

IT MIGHT not have been the prize they targeted at the beginning of the season, but winning the Cork County Red FM senior hurling league (Denis Conroy Cup) at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday gives Sarsfields plenty of optimism for next year.

DEFENDING champions Sarsfields got off to a winning start in the opening round of the Cork SHC at Carrigtwohill on Saturday, but they were forced to sweat before overcoming a stubborn Cloyne challenge.

RELIEF on the Sarsfields side that they somehow managed to win a game they appeared set to leave slip through their hands contrasted with a deep sense of frustration among Killeagh players and supporters that they missed out on a quarter-final place in the Evening Echo Cork SHC in Midleton on Sunday evening.

RELIEF on the Sarsfields side that they somehow managed to win a game they appeared set to leave slip through their hands contrasted with a deep sense of frustration among Killeagh players and supporters that they missed out on a quarter-final place in the Evening Echo Cork SHC in Midleton last evening.

MICHAEL CUSSEN has been drafted into the Cork team for tomorrow evening’s Munster SHC final replay against Waterford, the only change from last Sunday’s drawn game, as Sean Óg Ó hAilpín has been declared fit to start.

A POINTED free with the penultimate puck of the game gave Waterford victory over a depleted Cork side in a high scoring and entertaining senior hurling challenge at Ballyduff Upper last evening.

Cork manager Denis Walsh and Tipperary's Liam Sheedy have announced their starting line-ups for this Sunday's Munster derby in Allianz NHL Division 1 at Páirc Uí Chaoímh (throw-in 2.30pm).

TOP-GUNS John Gardiner and Jerry O’Connor have been given starting places on the Cork team for next Sunday’s crunch Allianz Division One NHL clash with Tipperary at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Waterford IT 0-18 UCC 1-10

AN exhibition of point scoring by John Gardiner, plus two goals from local hero Michael Cussen, edged Cork to an exciting victory over Waterford in an entertaining challenge game to mark the official opening of the Sarsfields club’s new sand based pitch and flood-lighting system at Riverstown on Saturday night.

UCC 0-19 Limerick 2-9

Galway 1-19 Cork 0-15

Cork Senior Hurling manager Denis Walsh has made three changes to his side from the one which lost to Tipperary in the Munster SHC, for this Saturday's All-Ireland hurling qualifier against Offaly at O'Connor Park, Tullamore.

Sarsfields 2-23 Ballinhassig 3-8

IN defiance of the dire weather predictions, a large crowd made their way to Castletownroche on Saturday evening for this senior hurling challenge, anticipating perhaps that with time running out to the championship, they would see a real contest between two sides that would be coming close to full strength.

TEN of the Cork team that started in last August’s semi-final defeat to Kilkenny, were named in the starting 15 last night for Cork’s NHL Division One trip to Clare on Sunday.

UCC 2-17 UL 0-14

Galway 4-16 Cork 1-11

STAND-IN Cork manager Ger Fitzgerald declared himself “very pleased” with the 2009 Cork hurling panel’s display in last night’s challenge match defeat to Waterford in Mallow.

Sarsfields 2-12 Na Piarsaigh 0-9

Courcey Rovers 1-14 Ballincollig 1-9