Mayo 1-13 Down 3-07

Last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists Down get their Allianz NFL Division 1 campaign underway on Saturday trip with a trip to Castlebar to face James Horan's Mayo side.

All of the players who received GAA All-Star Football awards last Friday night have been shortlisted for OPEL-GPA Football Team of the Year accolades, following the announcement of the nominees today.

THE shortlist for the Voadfone GAA Player of the Year Awards were announced yesterday. Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Daniel Hughes (Down) and Michael Shields (Cork) are in contention for the Footballer of the Year while Aidan Walsh (Cork) Peter Kelly (Kildare) and Graham O’Reilly (Meath) are in the running for the Young Footballer of the Year.

ONLY four players from the ranks of the All-Ireland champions — none of them forwards.

Cork's march to their first All-Ireland SFC title since 1990 has been recognised with 11 of the Rebels squad shortlisted for the 2010 GAA Vodafone All-Star Football awards.

CORK may have struggled through much of the summer, but the All-Ireland champions have, nevertheless, been well rewarded for their efforts in claiming the Sam Maguire with 11 of Conor Counihan’s men nominated for Vodafone All Star awards yesterday.

Cork 0-16 Down 0-15

1. Alan Quirke (Cork): Could not be faulted for any of the three goals conceded in championship football this year.

Peter Fitzpatrick will start for Down in Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kildare at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm), manning the midfield alongside Kalum King.

THE suspensions handed down to Paul Galvin and Tomás O Sé have further stretched Kerry’s playing resources as the season enters its critical stage.

JOE KERNAN is backing Down and Tyrone to secure victory in the weekend’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals.

All-Ireland SFC Qualifier Round 4

Down attacker Daniel Hughes believes his side have yet to reach their peak as they prepare to face Sligo in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier at Kingspan Breffni Park.

Sligo and Down have confirmed their starting line-ups for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier clash at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 7pm).

TIPPERARY boss Liam Sheedy has kept faith with the starting 15 that defeated Offaly in last weekend’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier for Sunday’s All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Galway in Croke Park.

All-Ireland SFC Round 3 qualifier

A DESPONDENT Longford goalkeeper Damien Sheridan doesn’t want the defeat by Down in the All-Ireland Qualifiers to be seen as another moral victory.

THERE are certain things the people of Ballybofey have come to take for granted when the championship swings into town – gridlock, rising mercury and gut-wrenching defeats for the home team.

HIS 1-4 from play will make the headlines but the huge purple bruise that swelled his right eyelid spoke volumes for Benny Coulter’s overall contribution yesterday.

Donegal 2-10 Down 1-15 (aet)

THE last time Down rolled into Ballybofey for championship Sunday, Donegal manager Brian McIver went against the grain of his predecessors.

WIN, lose of draw on Sunday, Down’s supporters will be able to tell themselves that it is just like watching Real Madrid.

Down are sweating on the fitness of their captain Ambrose Rodgers ahead of Sunday's Allianz NFL Division 2 final against Armagh at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

NFL DIVISION 2:

Ulster 0-15 Munster 1-8

Down manager Ross Carr has kept faith with the starting fifteen which beat Laois last weekend for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Wicklow at Aughrim (throw-in 3pm).

Down 2-9 Laois 0-7

MOST of their players may be small in stature but Fermanagh proved yet again they are capable of big things with a dogged three-point win over Down in the preliminary round of the Ulster Football Championship yesterday.

Tipperary 0-18 Down 1-14

Longford 0-10 Tipperary 0-9

Longford 0-8 Down 0-13, Pearse Park

Down 1-13 Louth 1-12

Down 0-16 Tyrone 0-9

Down manager Ross Carr has named three championship debutants in his team for Sunday's Ulster SFC first round meeting with Tyrone at Healy Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

BRIAN DARBY will keep up the family tradition by lining out with Offaly against Westmeath in Saturday night’s Leinster senior football championship in Tullamore.

Down 0-19 Longford 0-16

DOWN 1-12 SLIGO 2-5

DOWN 1-12 DERRY 1-6, Casement Park

Down 5-14 Donegal 0-13

Tyrone did enough during an energetic first half display at Healy Park tonight to defeat Down and get their Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup bid back on track.

Down 0-15 Cavan 0-11

Cavan manager Donal Keoghan has his players primed to reverse the result of the corresponding fixture in last year's Championship, when the Breffni men open their 2007 Ulster SFC campaign against Down tomorrow afternoon.