Down 4-18 Leitrim 0-9

Down 0-12 Tyrone 3-11

ARMAGH

The sun was shining, the pitch was in pristine shape, and conditions were perfect for Championship football — yet an unmistakable air of melancholy hung around Celtic Park on Sunday.

Down 1-17 Cork 3-12

Donegal 0-12 Down 0-7

There will be players tasting Allianz League action for the first time on both sides when Down host Ulster rivals Tyrone in Newry tomorrow night (throw-in 7pm).

Ulster 2-12 Donegal 1-12

Donegal County Board has moved swiftly and decisively to end any dispute over the county team’s homecoming after the All-Ireland final.

There was no rush in the Mayo camp to take in their next opponents on Saturday.

Mayo manager James Horan has promised his team will be “fresh and hungry” for tomorrow evening’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Down at Croke Park.

Putting together previews, the considerations are form, class, home advantage (if any) and team news.

James McCartan never had any trouble sticking up for himself during his playing days.

Down’s Benny Coulter has declared himself fit for Sunday’s Ulster SFC final with Donegal.

Aidan Carr has vivid enough memories of 1994 and the role his father played in Down’s last All-Ireland success.

Following their heavy defeat by All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the Allianz Hurling League final, Cork manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made six changes to the starting 15 for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final against Tipperary.

Benny Coulter has vowed to play through the pain barrier in order to fulfil his dream of winning an Ulster SFC title.

Arthur McConville will make his Championship debut for Down when they take on Fermanagh in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final at Brewster Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Danny Hughes is confident that Down are serious contenders for the Ulster SFC title this summer, but knows not to underestimate the challenge Fermanagh will pose in their quarter-final clash on Sunday, June 3.

Benny Coulter will find out on Friday if he has a chance of playing for Down in the championship this summer.

Benny Coulter will miss Down's Ulster SFC opener against Fermanagh on June 3 after sustaining a broken ankle on Monday night.

Benny Coulter has been ruled out of Down’s championship campaign after suffering a suspected broken ankle on Monday night.

The run of double-digit defeats came to an end but there was still that familiar chasm on the scoreboard between Cork and Down at the final whistle in Croke Park yesterday.

A productive week for Cork football then.

A minute's silence was held today as a memorial was opened in Belfast marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic.

Down’s Greg McCartan feels his county’s recent poor run of results against Cork is largely down to their players being dwarfed by Conor Counihan’s totemic side.

Larry Tompkins has criticised the new Division 1 structure which sees semi-finals take place in Croke Park this weekend.

Down had too much scoring power for Laois and consigned the hosts to Division 2 for next year.

Laois 0-10 Down 2-11, Portlaoise

After a nightmare week for Armagh, there was more than a touch of irony about Ciarán McKeever’s late heroics which helped the Orchard county snatch a precious league victory on Saturday night.

Down 0-15 Dublin 1-10

Barry John Keane insists Kerry are showing more respect to referees.

Down 0-08 Kerry 0-14

Connacht 0-13 Ulster 3-16

The 2012 M Donnelly-sponsored Interprovincial Football and Hurling Championship was launched today by GAA President Christy Cooney at Croke Park.

The margin separating the teams when they clashed in the 2010 All-Ireland final was wafer-thin but since then the chasm between the footballers of Cork and Down has increased substantially.

The Reigning Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup final will be fought out by Derry and Tyrone after both sides pulled through from today's semi-finals.

DONEGAL’S preparations for the league could face a huge setback with news that Michael Murphy may require an operation on a groin injury.

Down brought their shooting boots to Clones as they registered a fine 4-12 to 0-11 victory over Monaghan in the Reigning Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup.

Former Kerry midfielder Darragh Ó Sé has weighed in on the debate surrounding Limerick's controversial All-Ireland SFC qualifier win over Wexford.

Down are set to field an unchanged team when they clash with Cork in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier at Croke Park (throw-in 6pm).

Gerard McCartan and Caolan Mooney will start for Down in their All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Antrim at Casement Park (throw-in 7pm).

Conor Garvey has been drafted into the Down team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Leitrim in Newry (throw-in 3pm).