Stuttering Rebels fail to convince

IT was shaping up into a convincing Cork victory after they led by nine points three minutes into the second half, but gutsy Galway refused to accept their fate, going agonisingly close to salvaging a draw in a remarkable National Football League clash at Pairc Uí Rinn last Saturday night.

• Tyrone's Red Hand looking ominous
• Tyrone will be a big test – O'Neill

Rebels can consign Cody's Cats to defeat

IT was a day that the Cork hurlers won't forget in a hurry. On April 5 last year, they were the recipients of a 27-point thrashing from Kilkenny in a league game at Nowlan Park, and the memory of that bitter and humiliating experience hasn't dimmed with the passage of time.

Macroom denied at the death

THERE are tough ways to lose a football match and there are agonising ways to lose a football final.

• Few complaints, but Graham questions St Brendans goal

Experienced Rebels could come a cropper to hungry Kingdom

AS reigning All Ireland champions and with a larger number of last year's panel available to them than usual Cork will head into this Saturday's clash as favourites. Rightly so with the quality they've got, but don't for a minute think that the Kingdom will be as poor this year as they were last.

• Kennedy back in the Kingdom's service again
• Eager to repeat the trick

Double for Sweeney at Kilworth

KILWORTH and Araglin point-to-point, which took place at Ballynalacken, Kilworth on Saturday, saw jockey Colman Sweeney record a superb double.

Munster 40x20 finals to conclude

THERE will again be plenty of action in the handball courts during the coming week as the concluding games of both the adult and juvenile 40x20 provincial championship are decided. There will also be another round of games in the All-Ireland Senior championship qualifiers this weekend and we will also have the semi-finals of the juvenile team championship.

Walsh laments lack of urgency in Rebels play

DENIS Walsh acknowledged that, in light of the well-documented hurling crisis in Limerick at the moment, Cork were in a no-win situation at the Gaelic Grounds last Saturday night. "It was a difficult game for us, because, irrespective of how well or how badly we performed, we weren't going to get any credit.

Macroom boss Graham hopeful De La Salle can pass final exam

DE LA SALLE coach Eric Graham isn't surprised that they will be contesting the Corn Uí Mhuirí final on Sunday. He accepts that the thrashing they received at the hands of Colaiste na Sceilge in the opening game was a severe setback, but he was confident that they could recover from it, and that it might work to their advantage in a sense.