Jack Grealish scored his first goal of the season to pave the way for Aston Villa's 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over struggling Bolton.

Just months after a riveting 2001 football championship had captured the public imagination with the advent and novelty of the backdoor, Ger Loughnane proclaimed in his book, Raising The Banner: “The biggest problem with hurling is that it is in danger of being swamped by football.

Galway's star full-forward Damien Comer led the tributes to Mayo's Tom Parsons who suffered a horrific injury in the sides' Connacht SFC quarter-final on Sunday.

Celebrity impressionist Shane Cunningham is back with a new sketch ahead of this weekend's much anticipated All- Ireland Football Championship semi-final replay against Mayo and Kerry at Croke Park, writes Breda Graham.

This weekend sees Mayo V Galway in the Connacht Football Championship Semi-Final at Pearse Stadium.