THE all-conquering Kilkenny hurling team has received fewer Vodafone All Star nominations than Tipperary, the side they beat three times this season on their way to a historic four All-Ireland titles in-a-row.

Armagh's Enda McNulty, Tyrone's Ryan McMenamin and Laois' Padraig Clancy have been called up to the Vodafone All Star tour to Hong Kong in January.

FORMER Down manager Pete McGrath has emerged as a surprise favourite to manage the Irish team in October’s GAA International Compromise Rules Series.

A NUMBER of unspecified issues remain to be settled between the GAA and the Irish Sports Council (ISC) relating to the introduction of “out of competition” drug-testing of inter-county players.

AUSTRALIAN Brad Scott has been banned from next year’s International Rules Series, after being found guilty of punching Meath’s Graham Geraghty in last October’s tour decider at Croke Park