Cork seek a fourth successive intermediate win over Tipperary when they clash in the curtain-raiser at Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow (2pm).

Conor Mortimer has been dropped from the Mayo team to face Leitrim in this weekend’s Connacht semi-final.

Inspired by county star Niall McCarthy, 2011 Cork SHC champions Carrigtwohill got the defence of their title off to a good start in Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday evening but they were tested all the way by the 2011 Premier IHC champions Courcey Rovers.

THREE unanswered points in the final 10 minutes helped Ballyduff past Courcey Rovers at Cloughduv in the Munster IHC yesterday, a first hurling victory for a Kerry club in the provincial competition.

COURCEY ROVERS are just one step from senior ranks after surviving a stern test from Kilbrittain before a big crowd at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

CORK footballer Nicholas Murphy earned Carrigaline a replay in yesterday’s Cork Premier IHC quarter-final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh with an injury-time goal.

A FINE second-half display from Courcey Rovers saw them power past Inniscarra in the opening round of the Cork PIHC at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Cork 0-15 Roscommon 0-12

MEATH boss Eamonn O’Brien has confirmed defender Kevin Reilly will not feature in Sunday week’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry.

THIS victory in Saturday’s All-Ireland JFC semi-final nudged Cork into their fourth decider in the grade this decade, yet the bald statistic masks how close a shave this was for Mossie Barrett’s men.

MAYO manager John O’Mahony is to give injured full-forward Barry Moran every chance to be fit to line out in Sunday’s last All-Ireland football quarter-final clash with Meath.

COURCEY ROVERS retained their intermediate status following a workmanlike victory over Delanys in the Evening Echo Cork Co IFC relegation play-off (first round) at Belgooly on Saturday.

CORK go in search of a third Munster junior football crown in five years when they host Clare in tonight’s provincial decider (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 7.30pm).

TIPPERARY GAA officials have approved in principle the appointment of senior football boss John Evans as the county’s new director of Gaelic Football.

MISSION accomplished. Kilworth are the new Evening Echo Cork junior hurling champions, but not without a mighty battle from never-say-die Dungourney.

Coláiste Iosaef (Kilmallock) 4-10 Doon CBS 1-13

THE expected result, but it came in unexpected circumstances. The Datapac Sigerson favourites survived a scare in Rossa Park and had the Cork IT forwards kicked better, the weekend would have been ignited by a shock.