BERNARD BROGAN is most people’s certainty for the 2010 Footballer of the Year award.

DOWN midfielder Ambrose Rogers is set to undergo a scan on his knee in the coming days to ascertain whether or not he will be available for their All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Kildare on August 29.

A SENIOR member of AFL side Collingwood has dismissed suggestions that Down’s Martin Clarke is set for a quick return to Australia.

Former Down minor footballer Martin Clarke has decided to call time on his Australian Rules career.

After a marathon 82-game competition, St Gall's of Antrim made amends for last year's final defeat as they were crowned Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Senior Football Sevens champions at sunny Pairc de Burca in Stillorgan today.

KILKENNY’S Eileen O’Keeffe was the big winner at Saturday night’s inaugural Athletics Ireland National Athletics awards in Dublin.

Down GAA star Martin Clarke has yet to decide whether to accept an offer of a professional contract from Australian football side Collingwood.

KERRY sprinter Jer O’Donoghue got the new year off to a stylish start at the Nenagh Arena yesterday when he retained his Munster AAI 60m title in 6.93 secs.

PAULINE CURLEY has dominated road racing in Leinster all summer and on Sunday she will take her talents to Munster when she lines up for the Irish Examiner Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon.

EUROPEAN gold medallist Alistair Cragg is considering an audacious attempt at the 4km and 12km titles on successive days at the World Cross-Country Championships in Saint-Etienne/Saint-Galmier next weekend.

GAA President Sean Kelly has called for a more disciplined approach from club teams as county championships reach their conclusion all over the country - with up to 14 finals down for decision this weekend.