Mayo manager James Horan has opted not to make any changes to his side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Cork at Croke Park (4pm).

Former Irish rugby international Gavin Duffy is still very much part of Mayo’s plans, according to James Horan.

Mayo football’s base has moved away from the bastion of the north, in the pursuit of Sam

Mayo manager James Horan will have been encouraged to hear that county captain Andy Moran took another big step on his road to recovery last Saturday evening.

Mayo manager James Horan has been dealt a hammer blow after two-time Young Footballer of the Year Cillian O’Connor dislocated his shoulder in club championship action on Saturday night.

Mayo’s Andy Moran has given manager James Horan a boost by stating he could feature ahead of their Connacht SFC quarter-final clash with Galway.

Andy Moran’s chances of being fit for Mayo’s Connacht SFC quarter-final against Galway on May 19 appear to be in doubt if James Horan’s latest injury update is any indication.

St. Brigid’s completed a famous three in-a-row of AIB Connacht Club SFC titles as they got the better of Ballaghaderreen in today’s final in Castlebar.

Strength and conditioning training is improving the quality of life GAA players will enjoy during and particularly after their careers, according to Barry Solan, one of the country’s leading physical trainers.

The curse of the cruciate has struck both the Ballaghaderreen and St Brigid’s camps hard this year and four players will miss Sunday’s Connacht Club SFC final due to torn cruciate knee ligaments.

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Mayo captain Andy Moran is likely to miss the All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin on September 2, after picking up a knee injury against Down yesterday.

There was no shortage of excitement in the third round of the Mayo senior club football championship with Crossmolina, the 2001 All-Ireland club champions, snatching a place in the quarter-finals in dramatic fashion.

The Mayo senior football camp received a massive boost ahead of the Connacht SFC final in two weeks time when Aidan O’Shea lined out for Breaffy in the county championship yesterday.

MAYO star Andy Moran saw his 2011 International Rules dream end painfully at the weekend when he broke his leg at Ireland training in Dublin.

WHILE Mayo manager James Horan spent yesterday sweating over the fitness of his players, the Mayo club championship threw up a couple of big surprises.

SECOND quarter goals from Patrick Harte and debutant Aidan O’Shea were the catalyst for victory as Mayo withstood a determined New York start to earn an impressive 15-point win in the opening game of the 2009 GAA Connacht Senior Football Championship.

Mayo forward Pierce Hanley has become the latest young Irish footballer to be linked with a move to an Aussie Rules club.