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.

The family of former Mayo player Conor Mortimer released a stinging criticism of county manager James Horan last night.

The family of former Mayo player Conor Mortimer released a stinging criticism of county manager James Horan last night.

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.

Defending champions Ballintubber got the defence of their Mayo SFC title off to the perfect start with a comfortable victory over Breaffy in Clogher yesterday.

AN outstanding display from Mayo sharpshooter Cillian O’Connor helped ease defending champions Ballintubber through to the Mayo SFC semi-finals yesterday.

MAYO manager James Horan anxiously awaits a report from his medical team tonight as they assess all county players involved in the county club championship at the weekend.

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.

Galway manager Tomás O Flatharta will be without the services of forward Sean Armstrong for next week's Connacht SFC semi-final against Mayo.

Mayo manager James Horan has dismissed reports that suggested that former captain Trevor Mortimer was out of the running for a place in his Championship squad.

MAYO forward Conor Mortimer has admitted that Ireland’s economic crisis has left him stunned after returning home from a stint abroad.

PÁIDÍ O SÉ says he’s sticking to his guns in a dispute with Mayo manager John O’Mahony over the “underachieving county.”

PAT GILROY’S attempts at building a new-look Dublin team took a serious step backwards yesterday with confirmation that full-forward Mark Davoren tore a cruciate ligament during Sunday’s win over Meath.

Mayo manager John O’Mahony has announced that Trevor Mortimer will be the Mayo captain for the 2009 championship.

Ballina Stephenites clubman David Brady looks set to sit out the remainder of Mayo's Connacht SFC campaign after breaking a metatarsal bone in his foot.

Trevor Mortimer has returned to the Mayo line-up, replacing his younger brother Conor in the westerners' attack for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Kerry.

Mayo manager John Maughan has made two changes - one enforced - for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Cavan at Dr Hyde Park (throw-in 5.30pm).