Gaelic footballers are to bring the Sam Maguire Cup to homeless Irish emigrants in London, it emerged tonight.

Retired Tyrone defender Chris Lawn has been voted the winner of the Ulster GAA Writers/Tennent's Monthly Merit award for September after helping the Red Hands to a second All-Ireland title in three years.

Fresh from Sunday's All-Ireland final, Peter Canavan will pull on a Tyrone jersey for the final time tonight in the annual GOAL Challenge at Healy Park, Omagh (6pm).

PRIVATELY, ‘veteran’ Tyrone defender Chris Lawn had a lot to celebrate in Croke Park on Sunday before he, too, decided to slip quietly into retirement.

In what was an expected move, experienced Tyrone defender Chris Lawn has followed Peter Canavan's suit and announced his retirement from inter-county football as a double All-Ireland winner.

TYRONE manager Mickey Harte believes the talismanic Peter Canavan is fit and ready to take his place in the dream full-forward line for Sunday’s All-Ireland final against Kerry.

AT 6’4” he lords it over Mickey Harte’s Tyrone panel. One look at Pascal McConnell and you sense there was never any doubt that he would be a goalkeeper.

Armagh and Tyrone, the 2002 and 2003 All-Ireland champions, go head-to-head for the third time in this year's campaign at Croke Park this afternoon.

Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14

PETER CANAVAN remains hopeful that he will be exonerated for Tyrone’s All-Ireland SFC Qualifier against Monaghan on Saturday week.

Armagh 0-13 Tyrone 0-11

Tyrone 0-14 Armagh 2-8

TYRONE’S Ryan McMenamin will be fit for the Ulster final, after an injury sustained in the closing stages of Saturday’s win over Cavan turned out to be less serious than feared.

Tyrone 3-19 Cavan 0-7

Tyrone 1-13 Down 1-06

Peter Canavan returned to inspire Tyrone to an Ulster Football Championship triumph over Down at Omagh.

THERE'S a slight smile on Mickey Harte's face when he hears the question. He hears it a hundred times a day around Ballygawley, of course. How are things shaping up, Mickey?

Tyrone 1-11 Mayo 0-16, Omagh

A full-strength Tyrone side will take to the field today to defend their Dr McKenna Cup title in the final against Derry.

Tyrone 1-11 Donegal 0-10

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte will use today's game against Antrim in Dungannon as a chance to experiment.

The Dr McKenna Cup gets underway today, with 12 Ulster sides getting their first taste of 2005 action.

Eoin Bradley is set to make his senior debut for Tyrone in Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup opening clash against Cavan at Breffni Park.

TYRONE'S victory over Mayo in Castlebar was not just another stride on the road to retaining their Allianz NFL title.

Veteran Tyrone defender Chris Lawn is ready to call time on his career because of a groin injury that has left him facing into the unknown.

THE Tyrone victory tour moved on to Owen Mulligan’s home town last night as a crazed county revelled in a wonderful party.

ARMAGH were praised yesterday for accepting their defeat in Sunday's All-Ireland final with dignity.

Tyrone 0-12 Armagh 0-9

Regular Tyrone full-back Chris Lawn has backed Cormac McAnallen to prove a real hit in the All-Ireland final after being repositioned to the edge of the small square.

TYRONE defender Ciaran Gourley is doubtful for the All-Ireland football final, after damaging a shoulder in training. There were fears the corner-back had dislocated the shoulder, but manager Mickey Harte yesterday issued more encouraging information.

PETER CANAVAN is confident of leading Tyrone into the All-Ireland SFC final – despite the fact he has yet to resume training with the squad.

IT’S every footballer’s nightmare, but Stephen O’Neill hasn’t given up on the dream. Struck down by an injury jinx that has blighted his season, the former Allstar attacker has suffered one setback after another during three months of misery.

JOHN SHEEHAN has kept his place in the Kerry defence for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland football championship semi-final against Tyrone in Croke Park.

KERRY could make a change to their defensive line-up when they name their side to face Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final after training in Fitzgerald Stadium tonight.

THE contrasting nature of the Kerry and Tyrone victories in the weekend Bank of Ireland championship quarter-finals in Croke Park means Paídí Ó Se’s team will have an advantage against the Ulster champions in three weeks.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has confirmed that he will look to ace midfielder Cormac McAnallen to fill the problematic full-back position in the All-Ireland quarter-final against Fermanagh on Sunday.

THE GPA has reiterated that it will boycott any election to form a new players’ body controlled by Croke Park, which President Sean Kelly confirmed recently he was anxious to form.

Antrim's bid to reach a first Ulster Football Championship final in 33 years came unstuck at Casement Park, where Tyrone's poise and class triumphed over honest endeavour.

Tyrone hammered home the advantage at the second time of asking.

Derry 1-9 Tyrone 0-12

Veteran Tyrone defender Chris Lawn has been parachuted into the Red Hands' lineup for Sunday's Ulster SFC clash with Derry.

ALLSTAR nominee Chris Lawn makes a dramatic return to the Tyrone team for the first round of the Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC clash with Derry at Clones on Sunday.