Waterford veteran Tony Browne is hopeful of playing his first county hurling of the year in Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier clash with Westmeath in Cusack Park (5pm).

Westmeath manager Pat Flanagan has selected an unchanged team for Saturday's Leinster SFC quarter-final clash with defending champions Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 7pm).

Dessie Dolan, who won an All-Star award when Westmeath were last crowned Leinster champions in 2004, will start for the Lakesiders against Carlow in Sunday's provincial Championship opener.

Derry 1-18 Westmeath 0-15

There are only five survivors in the Westmeath team to play Derry in Allianz Football League Division 2 this weekend.

Wexford 0-16 Westmeath 4-12, Wexford Park

David Duffy and John Gaffey has been named in the Westmeath team to play Laois in Sunday's Allianz League Division 2 tie at Cusack Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

Galway 0-13 Westmeath 1-10

Galway 0-13 Westmeath 1-10

Galway manager Alan Mulholland has made a series of changes to his team for Sunday's Allianz Football League encounter with Westmeath at Tuam Stadium (throw-in 2pm).

Laois 2-12 Westmeath 0-12

Mullingar Shamrocks 0-12 Garrycastle 1-08

Mullingar Shamrocks 3-7 St Loman’s Mullingar 1-10

WESTMEATH hurling captain Brian Smyth has been dropped from the panel as manager Brian Hanley cracks the whip for the new season.

WESTMEATH 2-14 GALWAY 4-17

The Galway hurlers will field a much-changed team for their Leinster Championship opener against Westmeath in Mullingar tonight (throw-in 7pm).

THREE gift goals proved the undoing of Carlow hurlers in this sub-standard preliminary Leinster SHC tie at Dr Cullen Park yesterday as a focused Westmeath side deservedly advanced to a home meeting with Galway.

Limerick 1-20 Westmeath 0-15

Westmeath 3-36 Wicklow 1-6