FORMER Galway great and selector Ja Fallon has admitted the county’s senior footballers are in crisis — but insists all is not lost for the Tribesmen if they lose their Allianz Division One status.

SLIGO boss Kevin Walsh has named an unchanged side for Sunday’s Connacht SFC semi-final against Galway in Pearse Stadium.

Galway manager Joe Kernan has made five changes to his team for Sunday afternoon's Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo at Pearse Stadium (throw-in 2pm).

BRIAN DOOHER has admitted there were times when he doubted whether he would make it back for a 15th season with Tyrone.

SEAN CAVANAGH will return to the Tyrone starting line-up for the first time since last August’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Kildare for tomorrow night’s crunch NFL Division 1 showdown against Kerry in Healy Park, Omagh.

Three-time All-Ireland winner Enda McGinley will be back in a Tyrone jersey for the Championship, after selector Tony Donnelly dismissed reports that the midfielder has quit the squad.

DOUGLAS dual player Eoin Cadogan faces a busy weekend as both the Cork senior hurlers and footballers continue their pursuit of Allianz National League honours.

THOSE looking for entertainment at sandy Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday got plenty of it.

Galway manager Joe Kernan has made changes from his goalkeeper through to the full-forward line for tonight's Allianz NFL Division 1 meeting with Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn (throw-in 7.30pm).

Mayo 0-12 Galway 0-9

Mayo 2-14 Galway 1-10, Castlebar

After winning the Connacht FBD League title there recently in Joe Kernan's first match as manager, Galway will return to the Bronx's Gaelic Park for a showdown with New York in the opening round of the All-Ireland Football Championship next summer.

New York 0-4 Galway 1-18

DESPITE collecting four Connacht titles since their last big success in 2001, Galway have not won a single game in Croke Park or passed the All-Ireland quarter final stage.

CRUMMIES. THAT’S the term the AFL commentators use to describe players who will work the fringes and pick up the breaks.

MIKE FRANK RUSSELL has opted out of Kerry’s Championship plans for the rest of the season, all but bringing to an end an inter-county career which produced five All-Ireland senior medals with the Kingdom.

ARE Galway contenders for Sam? A couple of months ago, we would have said they were. In fact, we did say they were. Deploying a much under-rated journalistic device, I will now quote myself, in these very pages, February 16, the morning after the 3-12 to 0-13 whipping of Dublin:

STAR players Anthony Lynch, Graham Canty and James Masters return to the Cork team for Sunday’s Allianz NFL clash with Armagh at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

DUBLIN will have to plan without full-back Kevin Ryan — out with a hamstring injury — for their Allianz NHL league clash with Cork at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. But the Dubs are hopeful centre-back Tomás Brady and midfielder Johnny McCaffrey will have recovered from knocks sustained when, respectively, assisting Na Fianna and winners Lucan Sarsfields in the Dublin U-21HC final last Saturday.

Galway 2-10 Westmeath 0-11

GALWAY 2-15 ROSCOMMON 1-14, (after extra-time)

CONNACHT SFC FINAL: GALWAY 2-12 MAYO 1-14

Midfielder Barry Cullinane has been drafted in as one of four changes to the Galway team for Sunday's Connacht SFC final against Mayo (Castlebar, throw-in 2pm).

Louth 0-11 Galway 1-12

Galway midfielder Niall Coleman is in danger of missing his county's Connacht championship clash with Mayo on May 20.

Salthill-Knocknacarra star Sean Armstrong knocked in Galway's only goal as they comprehensively beat GMIT 1-19 to 0-7 to qualify for the Connacht FBD League final today.

Galway manager Peter Ford has performed extensive surgery on the side that lost the Connacht SFC final, making six changes for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier against Westmeath (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 7pm).

Galway 0-18 Wexford 1-9

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

Connacht manager John O'Mahony has selected a 23-man squad for tomorrow night's floodlit M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final clash with Leinster at Parnell Park (throw-in 7.35pm).

Galway 1-19 Cork 1-13

Niall Healy, the Galway seniors' three-goal hero against Kilkenny last weekend, has been included in the county's Under-21 line-up for tomorrow's All-Ireland U-21 hurling semi-final against Cork.

Galway 2-11 Cork 2-14

Galway 2-11 Cork 2-14

Beaten Connacht finalists Galway lead Cork 2-7 to 1-6 at half-time in the first of today's All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals at Croke Park.

JASON SHERLOCK has been given a starting place on the Dublin team for next Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC final at Croke Park, while former Austin Stack’s clubman Billy Sheehan retains his place on the Laois side.

Ray Silke

WHEN Mayo took to the field for their Connacht semi-final against Roscommon at the end of May they were only half the team that had lost to Kerry eight months earlier.

U21 star Finian Hanley and former victorious captain Padraig Joyce have been given starting places in the Galway side to meet Mayo in the Bank of Ireland Connacht SFC final at Pearse Stadium on Sunday.

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.

KILDARE have been forced to make changes for Sunday’s Leinster SFC clash with Wicklow in Croke Park because of injuries to a number of regular players.

Galway 0-17 Cork 1-11