John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

Seamus Callanan says winning Hurler of the Year seemed a “distant dream” amid his slow return from back surgery last year.

John Fogarty For the third year in a row, Kilkenny and Dublin will face off in the first round of the Leinster SHC in 2020 while Wexford yet again don’t start their campaign until Round 2.

James Anderson has been ruled out of England’s four-day Test against Ireland at Lord’s due to a calf injury.

Joe Root insists England must beware of “sleep walking” into their inaugural Test against Ireland at Lord’s today.

It felt like a missed opportunity on Thursday when 30 unique practices of Irish cultural heritage were recognised by the state — and there was no place for the pre-match shemozzle.

If you don’t know David Epstein’s work, then you should.

Some moments give pause for thought. One such moment was captured in the photograph of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month old daughter Valeria.

Leitrim dug deep at Croke Park this afternoon to record a magnificent extra-time success at the expense of Lancashire in the Lory Meagher Cup decider.

From wielding ‘big wooden spoons’ in Leeds to Croke Park Even after all these years, Edmond Kenny still gets a kick from the questions he gets asked about his hurley.

RTE and Sky Sports will go head-to-head for GAA viewers' attention on Saturday June 22 with a pair of attractive football clashes slated for 7pm.

Christy Ring Cup favourites Meath had to overcome a stiff challenge from Derry before securing their place in the competition final on Saturday week, where they’ll face a Down side that had nine points to spare against Roscommon in the other semi-final.

The Cork-Kilkenny ‘relegation play-off’ is set to go ahead this weekend if only to ensure suspended players don’t serve their bans in the first round of the provincial championships.

Monday's Allianz League Table.

Despite testing weather conditions around the country, the final pairings were confirmed in Divisions 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B, with all final round group stages games taking place this afternoon.

A glance at the opposition dug-out at Deepdale will send Sean Maguire’s thoughts back to Turner’s Cross and turn him into a star-struck schoolkid, momentarily at least, when he continues his return to fitness with Championship side Preston this afternoon.

Burnley’s impressive start to the campaign is this season’s ‘Cinderella’ story but the stereotype of the Lancashire club led by a gruff ‘old-school’ manager disguises the very effective method behind their rise.

Here’s a handy game-by-game guide to the 2018 leagues and championships.

John Terry scored for a 17th successive Premier League season as champions Chelsea beat Watford 4-3 courtesy of Cesc Fabregas’ late strike.

Concern about distraction was the only reason that Davy Fitzgerald and Wexford chose not to contest his proposed eight-week suspension.

Kildare found themselves away from home and eight points down for the second Saturday in a row at Trim two days ago, but yet again the Christy Ring Cup champions dug themselves out of a hole to record a 3-23 to 2-18 win over Meath and set up a semi-final meeting with Kerry at Newbridge on Saturday.

Check out the starting line-ups for all of tonight's matches.

Today marks the 57th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster. 23 people died in total that day, including eight journalists.

Liverpool will kick off their pre-season programme with a friendly away to Preston on July 19.

David Moyes believes Arsenal’s flying start to the Premier League campaign underlines the value of managerial longevity.

Cork’s junior footballers were left counting the cost of their All-Ireland semi-final trip to Manchester when thousands of euro worth of personal belongings were stolen from their dressing room.

Roberto Martinez insists FA Cup winners Wigan must be proud of their achievements despite suffering the “heartbreak” of relegation from the Barclays Premier League with a 4-1 defeat at Arsenal.

James McCarthy is ignoring yet more speculation about his future to concentrate on keeping Wigan in the Barclays Premier League.

Fullen Gaels (Lancashire) 0-17Calry/St Joseph’s (Sligo) 0-12 (AET)

Andre Villas-Boas admits his team put on their worst performance of the season as Tottenham slumped to a shock 1-0 defeat to strugglers Wigan at White Hart Lane.

Owen Coyle firmly believes he has left Bolton in good shape after he was relieved of his management duties yesterday morning.

Sam Allardyce hopes last night’s thrashing at the hands of Wigan will stun some of his young players in to realising how much they need to improve to play regular first-team football for West Ham.

Mayo manager John Kelly believes the job of promoting the junior championship within each county has become tougher each year due to constant talk about its possible demise.

Southampton 0 Wigan 2

Roberto Martinez has challenged his Wigan players to start the new campaign with the “perfect game” as they prepare to play host to Champions League winners Chelsea.

A classy forward display and dominance in midfield saw Kerry book a place in the All-Ireland JFC final on Saturday.

The Mayo junior footballers are back in the All-Ireland JFC final for the first time since 2001 after a comfortable nine-point victory over the All-Britain champions in Manchester on Saturday.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed his interest in Brazil starlet Lucas Moura as he attempts to strengthen his squad for the new season.