Sunday's semi-final ... so focused on Kilkenny's battle with Clare that he didn't even realize that he had overtaken Cork's Patrick Horgan as the leading scorer in championship hurling. " ...

That was the Treaty County's 11th All-Ireland Hurling triumph with Kilkenny ... A day after Limerick overpowered Galway, Kilkenny and Clare served up a classic semi-final with the Cats edging ...

Cork and Tipperary as the only teams to win a three-in-a-row of All-Ireland senior hurling titles. Hegarty strikes first for Limerick Limerick were the better team in the first half but Kilkenny ...