AIB All-Ireland Club SFC semi-final

Margaret Jennings says there is a wealth of research showing that a sedentary lifestyle with little or no exercise can lead to a higher risk of life-threatening diseases.  

An excellent second-half display saw Clare move into the last 12 of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship following their seven-point defeat of an overpowered Sligo at Markievicz Park today.

Sligo 2-15 Leitrim 0-10: Shane Ward has indicated he wants to stay in charge of Leitrim for a third year after their 2016 championship campaign came to a halt in Sligo on Saturday evening.

Resistance is far from futile when it comes to ageing says Margaret Jennings. By introducing just a small amount of strength training into your weekly routine you can lengthen your life by several years.

Sligo 3-10 Limerick 1-12: Limerick’s relegation to Division Four of the AFL was confirmed following their four-point loss to Sligo, 3-10 to 1-12, at Markievicz Park.

Sligo 2-15 Kildare 2-14: Sligo boss Niall Carew came back to haunt his home county as his side ended Kildare’s perfect run in this Division 3 campaign at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

Sligo 1-11 Westmeath 1-10: Teenager Kyle Cawley’s cool 54th-minute goal inspired Sligo to a one-point win over Westmeath to kick-start the county’s league campaign.

The lack of competitive games this weekend ensured they passed without any major controversy, even as we get close to the summit of the football season.

Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11

Niall Carew has reinvented Sligo. The Kildare native experiences his first Connacht final tomorrow at Hyde Park, as the county renews rivalries with Mayo, three years after losing narrowly to their neighbours in the decider at the Roscommon venue.

Sligo 1-14 Roscommon 0-13: Underdogs Sligo had too much bite for an under-performing Roscommon in Saturday’s absorbing Connacht SFC semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Sligo 1-19 Armagh 1-08: Sharpshooter Adrian Marren scored eight points as an improving Sligo retained their Division 3 status with an 11-point defeat of a lethargic Armagh at Markievicz Park.

The problem if you make any conclusions after just one round of the league is you can make yourself a hostage to fortune, not just later in the summer but later the same week.

Corofin produced an hour of scintillating football to put an end to St Vincent’s reign as AIB All-Ireland senior club football champions.

Stephen Rochford is Corofin’s first outside manager. A Mayo man, he won an All-Ireland club title with Crossmolina in 2001 alongside the likes of Ciaran McDonald and the brothers Tom and James Nallen.

St Vincents 1-13 Rhode 0-06

Portlaoise’s Leinster record these last four years illustrates the jump Dublin teams have had on them. Four different teams from the capital, a defeat each time.

Just as referees’ performances are open to criticism when it’s deserved, they should be praised when it’s due.

Sligo captain Adrian Marren reckons the Garth Brooks debacle might have robbed him of the chance to play at Croke Park for the first time.

Tipperary have named an unchanged line-up for Sunday’s All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final clash with Dublin this weekend.

Manager Brian Cuthbert has made six changes for Cork’s crucial All-Ireland football qualifier with Sligo.

Tipperary 3-20 Limerick IT 0-5

Mark Sugrue (Cork)

St Vincent's (Dublin) 3-12 Portlaoise (Laois) 3-9

London 1-12 Sligo 0-14, Ruislip

LIT Tipperary 1-25 IT Tralee 2-09

Sligo 0-05 Leitrim 0-08

Eastern Harps clubman Tony Taylor has been promoted to Sligo's starting line-up for their Connacht SFC final clash with Mayo on Sunday.

Eamonn O'Hara and David Kelly remain on the sidelines ahead of Sligo's Connacht SFC quarter-final clash with Galway on Saturday.

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh professed his satisfaction with the manner of his team's 3-21 to 0-6 victory over New York in last night's Connacht SFC opener at Gaelic Park.

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has selected a strong team to face New York in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final at Gaelic Park (throw-in 3pm local time/8pm Irish time).

Cavan mixed the sublime with the ridiculous before securing their first points of the Division 3 season.

Antrim took over at the top of Allianz Football League Division 3 tonight, while Cavan registered their first win of the campaign.

CORNER-FORWARD Michael Martin fired two excellent goals as Galway wrapped up their FBD League campaign with a win over Sligo at Tuam Stadium yesterday.

A SECOND-HALF goal from debutant Shane Maughan put Galway on the road to victory in the opening FBD League tie of the season in Ballyhaunis last night to ensure a winning start to Alan Mulholland’s reign in charge of the Tribesmen.

DESPITE being given a first-half scare, defending champions St Brigid’s cruised into the Connacht Club SFC final with a merited six-point defeat of plucky Tourlestrane at Markievicz Park yesterday.

The AIB Connacht Club SFC final will be a Galway-Roscommon affair after Corofin and St. Brigid’s came through today’s semi-final encounters.

IT was meant to be Mick O’Dwyer’s swan song, the last fling of the most successful GAA manager of all time.

Wicklow 1-18 Sligo 0-16

Sligo manager Kevin Walsh has announced his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Wicklow in Aughrim (throw-in 5pm).

ALL-IRELAND JFC FINAL

DUBLIN boss Richie Stakelum has drafted David Quinn and Ciaran Brennan into his team for tomorrow’s Bord Gais Energy All-Ireland U21HC semi-final against Galway in Tullamore.

Tourlestrane (Sligo) 1-6 Castlerea St Kevin's (Roscommon) 1-12

Sligo captain Noel McGuire has failed to recover from a dislocated elbow in time for Sunday's crunch Connacht SFC semi-final encounter with Mayo.

Tommy Jordan is just days away from his championship debut as an inter-county manager as he takes his Sligo side to Ruislip this weekend to begin their Connacht SFC title defence against London.

Longford denied Meath a place in the semi-finals of the 2008 O'Byrne Cup as they recorded a magnificent 0-14 to 1-6 win at Navan this afternoon.