Both counties may be pursued by GAA authorities with potential bans for players or county board fines in the pipeline.

Roscommon manager Anthony Cunningham is hopeful that All-Star nominee Conor Cox will be back as they try to build on their first league win of the season when they travel to take on Newbridge on Sunday week.

At Duggan Park Rena’s legend grows with 21st national title

Aaron Gillane revealed that he lined out for Patrickswell in Sunday’s Limerick SHC final against medical advice.

Having twice been shortlisted for the top individual award, six-time All-Ireland winning captain Stephen Cluxton is in the shake-up to claim his first footballer of the year as one of Dublin’s 13 PwC All-Star nominations.

Joint-captain Lee Chin has called on Wexford to give the ‘complete performance’ against Kilkenny this weekend after showing only glimpses of their true ability so far.

Donegal All-Star Ryan McHugh has admitted that last year’s championship campaign turned decisively against them once Paddy McBrearty suffered a season-ending injury.

Shane O’Donnell has rejoined the Clare senior hurling panel following his return from Harvard University last week.

Cork champions Charleville had too much pace and firepower for a depleted Lixnaw side in Saturday’s AIB Munster Club IHC semi-final.

Conor McManus has insisted that fellow All-Star Rory Beggan didn’t need to apologise for going for glory during their narrow All-Ireland semi-final defeat.

It remains to be seen if he picks up an All-Star early next month, yet the nomination alone is an endorsement of the second coming of Daniel Kearney.

The autumnal All-Star bash in Dublin provides a bittersweet return to the capital for beaten All-Ireland finalists.

St Val’s will bid to win their fourth Cork SFC title — and a first for Cork senior star Brid Stack — this evening.

All-Star Mayo forward Aidan O’Shea insists he stands by his comments about weaker counties joining together to form amalgamations in the football championship, despite being accused of being ‘disingenuous’.

Conor Counihan has announced his resignation as Cork senior football manager following their All-Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat to Dublin at Croke Park.

Henry Shefflin is closer to a return to action, but he will not feature for Kilkenny in Sunday's Leinster SHC quarter-final against Offaly in Tullamore.

Dublin defender Ger Brennan has hinted today that Dublin forward Alan Brogan may be out for the rest of the season.

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Kerry fans will be boosted by the sight of Bryan Sheehan lining out for the county's senior footballers this weekend in a challenge match against Sligo.

It’s been a year where sportstars at home and abroad have again had plenty to say for themselves. Fintan O’Toole and John Riordan picked out their best offerings

REIGNING All-Ireland champions Cork and Tipperary will both enjoy home advantage for their opening provincial ties next season after the Munster Council finalised their 2011 fixture arrangements last night.

Kilkenny's injury list is growing ahead of next month's All-Ireland SHC final against Tipperary as Tommy Walsh, one of their lynchpin defenders, is currently receiving medical advice for a shoulder injury he sustained this afternoon.

All-Ireland champions Kerry have dominated the Vodafone All-Star Football team for 2009, with seven making the selection.

The GAA has today announced that the GAA All-Stars tour will return to Buenos Aires in December when the 2008 and 2009 hurlers travel to the Argentine capital for the second time in eight years.

Kilkenny's 2008 All-Ireland-winning captain James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick is unlikely to feature for his club Ballyhale Shamrocks in their All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Portumna on February 22, after being admitted to hospital at the weekend suffering from mumps.

KIERAN DONAGHY has decided to give the All-Star tour to Dubai a skip and make himself available for Irish basketball’s showpiece, on Sunday week, when Tralee’s Abrakebabra Tigers will be bidding to wrest the National Cup from UCC Demons.

With many of Down football's leading lights set to line out for the Powerade Down All-Star team tomorrow, new county boss Ross Carr will get a chance to run the rule over his extended panel.

IN A welcome change, there was not an awful lot to disagree with in the recent All-Star hurling selection.

Toyota Ireland today announced a two-year extension to its sponsorship with the GAA.

MENTION burnout to Ben O’Connor, and you begin to understand why he, Newtownshandrum and Cork are so successful.

Singapore has been confirmed as the venue for the Vodafone GAA All-Stars tour in January.

A new era in Tipperary football began this afternoon in Clonmel, as the Premier county's first competitive fixture since last May ended in a 1-10 to 0-08 McGrath Cup defeat of All-Ireland champions Kerry.

UNDER Brian Cody, this Kilkenny team is coming very close to greatness. Reigning All-Ireland and National League champions, on Sunday, they are favourites to complete the double-double, a rare feat not achieved since 1982/83, a side that included Cody at full-back on that Kilkenny side.

KERRY All-Star Colm Cooper isn’t fretting over who the new Munster champions meet in the All-Ireland quarter final - he’s too concerned with opposition a little closer to home.

MAYO goalkeeper and vice-captain Peter Burke will miss the remainder of the year due to a knee injury.