James McCartan has acknowledged that the manner of last year's All-Ireland SFC final defeat will provide motivation for Saturday's rematch with Cork.

All-Star corner forward Benny Coulter says he is on course to line out for Down in their Ulster SFC quarter-final showdown with Armagh on Saturday, May 28.

THE incredible success story that is St Gall’s continued at Glenalbyn on Saturday, as the All-Ireland club champions added the oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland senior football sevens title to their list of achievements.

St Gall’s (Antrim) 3-9 Bellaghy (Derry) 2-5

Down captain Ambrose Rogers is unlikely to participate in Sunday week's All-Ireland SFC final against Cork, unless his cruciate knee ligament injury improves significantly in the coming days.

DOWN manager James McCartan will take Henry Shefflin’s hurling final breakdown into account before deciding whether or not to start key midfielder Ambrose Rogers against Cork on Sunday week.

AMBROSE Rogers bid to prove his fitness for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kildare in Croke Park has failed after Peter Fitzpatrick was last night named at midfield by manager James McCartan.

CORK attacker Pearse O’Neill believes they have to discover a method of dismantling Dublin’s defensive system if they are to triumph in next Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

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.

Ambrose Rogers is a doubt for Down's All-Ireland SFC semi-final date with Kildare later this month after picking up a knee injury during a club match.

Down are expected to be injury free for their Ulster SFC semi-final against Tyrone on Saturday, June 19, with midfielder Ambrose Rogers set to return to club action this week.

Clonduff (Down) 0-11 Longstone (Down) 0-8

Teams from three of the four provinces were in winning mood yesterday as they prevailed in the All-Ireland Sevens competitions in Kilmacud and Templeogue respectively.

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.

The draw for the 2008 oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens was announced today at the launch at Croke Park.

The line-up for the semi-finals of the 2007 Dr McKenna Cup has been confirmed today, after the final group games.

Down football manager Paddy O'Rourke has called in several newcomers to his county squad.