Sligo captain Mark Breheny believes the football qualifiers have run their course and reckons change is necessary so to keep fresh the All-Ireland SFC format.

Several thousand supporters are to lose out as a result of the Connacht Council’s decision to stage next month’s provincial football decider at Dr Hyde Park.

Sligo manager Niall Carew says the chance to work with David Kelly and Adrian Marren was the big reason he accepted the chance to manage the Yeats County.

Pat Flanagan had no intention of turning his back on Sligo after one year at the helm but when his native county came calling, the emotional tug proved impossible to ignore.

Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9: Allianz Football League Division 3: Limerick secured their first set of points in the opening round of the Allianz NFL Division 3 tie at Kilmallock yesterday with a workmanlike performance that saw them quickly out of the blocks and then outscore Sligo six points to one in the closing quarter.

Former Sligo star Eamonn O’Hara has tipped Kevin Walsh to return Galway to the top flight of the Allianz Football League.

By Peter O’Dwyer

ALL-IRELAND SFC ROUND 3A:

Leitrim 1-12 Sligo 2-9

Sligo’s Charlie Harrison has expressed frustration at the failure to appoint Kevin Walsh’s successor as Yeats County football boss.

CONNACHT U21 FC FINAL:

The Sligo County Board are poised to offer Kevin Walsh another term as manager of the county's senior football team.

The Connacht SFC final will be played at a neutral venue — regardless of who provides the opposition to surprise finalists Sligo.

Donegal and Armagh claimed wins in the Nicky Rackard Cup today, while Warwickshire made their long journey to Leitrim count, with victory over the hosts at Ballinamore.

Sligo 3-21 New York 0-06

Donegal maintained their NHL Division 3A status with a narrow win over Sligo at Brewster Park yesterday.

Antrim took over at the top of Allianz Football League Division 3 tonight, while Cavan registered their first win of the campaign.

Only scoring difference separates Longford, Roscommon and Antrim at the top of Division 3 of the Allianz Football League after round 2 wins for Antrim, Sligo and Roscommon.

Armagh 2-8 Sligo 3-12

IT was meant to be Mick O’Dwyer’s swan song, the last fling of the most successful GAA manager of all time.

SLIGO star Eamonn O’Hara regrets not making a move to Australia to try forge an AFL career.

THE Kilkenny football board reaffirmed their commitment to fielding a team in the Allianz League at an emergency meeting on Wednesday night.

SEAMUS McENANEY last night hailed the finest performance of his Meath managerial reign as the Royal County edged out Sligo with ease in Navan.

The season is not long over and already there has been plenty of movement on the management merry-go-round ahead of 2011’s campaign, writes Fintan O’Toole.

Tyrone and Laois booked their places in the quarter-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies senior football championship with comfortable round 2 qualifier victories today.

SLIGO should win the Connacht title tomorrow. When these sides met in NFL Division Three a few months ago, Kevin Walsh’s men won in a canter (0-20 to 0-13). That result reflected their respective movements and mood in the spring – one up, one down. Sligo will be in Division Two in 2001 and Roscommon will be in Division Four.

Alan Costello is hoping his decision to switch from his native Mayo to playing for Sligo can reap further dividends this summer, as the Yeats County side go in search of their first Connacht SFC final appearance since 2007.

A GREAT week for Kevin Walsh and Sligo got even better at Ballyhaunis last evening when he guided the Yeats County to their first Connacht JFC win since 1998.

Sligo 0-19 Antrim 1-11

JOHN EVANS relived May 24 as his Tipperary team bowed out of the All-Ireland senior football championship at Semple Stadium on Saturday.

Two former champions, Monaghan and Mayo, advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 Ladies All-Ireland senior football championship with varying degrees of difficulty in last Saturday’s quarter-finals at Croke Park.

HURLING was in short supply on a football weekend at Croke Park but the brilliance of Keith Raymond did the small game’s stock no harm as Sligo claimed Nicky Rackard Cup honours.

Sligo captain Noel McGuire has failed to recover from a dislocated elbow in time for Sunday's crunch Connacht SFC semi-final encounter with Mayo.

DAVID HOBBS will celebrate his 100th Irish cap this weekend, and become the youngest player in Irish Hockey history to do so.

JUST two provincial title successes in over 100 years and a mere three victories over Galway in the same period highlight the challenge that faces Sligo in their Connacht SFC opener against the Tribesmen in Pearse Stadium tomorrow. Jim O’Sullivan reports.

BRIAN LOHAN could make a comeback for Clare in Sunday's Allianz NHL semi-final clash with Limerick at Semple Stadium, Thurles.

Galway boss Peter Forde has named five U21 players in his line-up for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final clash against Leitrim at Pearse Stadium.

Armagh manager Joe McKernan has selected Oisin McConville for today's National Football League Division 1B clash against Down in Crossmaglen after he impressed in last week's thriller victory over Laois.

Dominic Corrigan takes charge of the Sligo footballers for their first training session tonight.

The Sligo footballers fly out to New York today ahead of Sunday's FBD League away final against New York in Gaelic Park.

Former Offaly boss Gerry Fahy could be set for a fast return to inter-county management as Sligo football chief.

Clare and Sligo face off today in the inaugural Tommy Murphy Cup final at Croke Park.

BRIAN WHELAHAN is expected to play with Birr in Thursday’s county SHC clash against Kilcormac.

Sligo star Paul Taylor is back in the Yeats County team, just months after being left out of James Kearins' initial panel.