National Hurling League

Tipperary are aiming to beat the the All-Ireland champions for the first time since 2018

Three-time hurling league medallist encouraged by Liam Cahill’s unbeaten campaign to date

Aaron Gillane comes in for his first start of the season for Limerick

Dubs led at the break and then went 19 minutes without scoring before hitting afterburners with another 12 points

Late sending off of David Fitzgerald gave Cork chance to snatch draw and protect unbeaten league run

Henry Shefflin’s side scored the last 2-7 of the contest in Mullingar

The Premier County maintained their 100 per cent league record and will next face the All-Ireland champions

Exhibition of end-to-end hurling with goals from Gillane and Gillane either side of half time

Cats huffed and puffed to eventually get past Waterford in messy contest

Clare have all to play in Cork clash; Galway can capitalise on a Westmeath side with different priorities

The games are a pale shadow of what hurling can be, but analyst and coach Jamie Wall has some ingenious ideas to revive the league

Limerick chase semi-final spot while Westmeath and Laois prepare for relegation playoff

The league’s structure means teams are unsure about the worth of wins or the value of chasing silverware

Wastefulness from the Slaneysiders was punished by Cormac Beausang’s goal as Cork qualify for league semi-finals with a game to spare

Eoin Cody scores two goals for the hosts at Nowlan Park

Westmeath poised a challenge when playing with the wind but the All-Ireland champions eventually took control

Clare’s impressive early start established a seven-point lead but tailed off in the second half

Conal Cunning scored 1-10 for the hosts at Corrigan Park

Jake Morris scores a hat-trick as more clinical Tipp side win league clash

Jonh Kiely’s All-Ireland champions are 1-100 favourites to win in Mullingar

Tipperary manager Liam Cahill meets his former Waterford charges in Saturday night’s televised clash

‘We went, and then the whole thing started to shift dramatically as the week was going on. It was a really tough time’

Ballyhale star says All-Ireland club triumph was one of the sweetest

All Star was seen on television flicking his hurl up and catching Brian Concannon in the face guard

Meanwhile in the football league the bottom of the table is becoming very interesting in both Division One and Division Two

Laois remain bottom of the table after 13-point defeat

Brian Lohan’s side bounce back from Limerick defeat to run out 22-point winners

Visitors had captain Eoghan Campbell sent off in first half

The only things to concern the Treaty men will be a fade-out in the final quarter and more indiscipline from Kyle Hayes

A much-changed Cork team managed to maintain their 100 per cent record in the league

Donal Burke scores 15 points for Dublin in a losing effort at Croke Park

Banner aiming to bounce back from a comprehensive defeat to Limerick last time out when they visit the south east

Moran believes Limerick are a step ahead of the pack yet again but sees promise among Déise squad

Cadell suffered cruciate tear against Kilkenny while Cathal Barrett and Niall O’Meara are also sidelined

The All-Ireland champions look in better shape than 12 months ago, which is bleak news for everyone else

Teams have had little success against the Limerick half-back line from their puck-outs during the first two rounds of league

Derek Lyng’s new side unable to repeat famous comeback of lore in manager's first home league match

Seven points ahead at half-time, Dublin were put under pressure in the closing stages by Ulster side

Rebels’ scoring burst of 2-3 at the start of the second half helped make it two from two in the league

Darragh Egan’s side shot 19 wides but still won by 11 points