Vodafone and the GAA have announced that New York will be the venue for this year's All-Stars tour. The annual exhibition game involving the All-Star hurlers of 2006 and 2007 will take place under the new floodlights at Gaelic Park on December 1.

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.

INCOMING GAA President Nickey Brennan believes Singapore could become a training base for inter-county teams.

Three Footballer of the Year awards in the space of three weeks – that’s the record of Tyrone sharpshooter Stephen O’Neill, who lifted the 2005 Vodafone GAA Footballer of the Year award at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin last night.

The cream of Cork's All-Ireland winning panel has risen to the top again with six Rebels selected in the 2005 Vodafone GAA All-Star hurling team, which was revealed tonight.