Leinster 0-20 Ulster 0-18 (after extra time)

The Leinster side for Saturday night's M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final clash with Connacht is backboned by five Dublin players.

Leinster manager Val Andrews has a panel of 24 players available to him for Saturday night's floodlit Interprovincial semi-final against Connacht.

Laois 1-11 Derry 0-11

The temperatures may have gone down a few degrees in the past week but the heat will certainly be on for Derry, Laois, Monaghan and Tyrone today as they bid to make the last eight of this year's All-Ireland football championship.

LAOIS selector Declan O’Loughlin is adamant that his team will secure an All-Ireland quarter-final spot if they can avoid a repeat of the slow starts that handicapped them so badly against Offaly and Dublin.

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has kept Brian 'Beano' McDonald in reserve for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Derry at Croke Park.

Dublin 0-14 Laois 0-13

Laois manager Mick O'Dwyer has kept faith with the same players who thumped Kildare for Sunday's Leinster SFC final against Dublin at Croke Park.

Kildare boss Padraig Nolan has decided to keep faith with the same side that defeated Laois last weekend for today's National Football League Division 1B clash with Limerick in Newbridge.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has made four changes in personnel from the side that went down to Kildare last time out for Sunday's National Football League clash against Galway.

Kildare 0-13 Laois 0-8

Armagh manager Joe McKernan has selected Oisin McConville for today's National Football League Division 1B clash against Down in Crossmaglen after he impressed in last week's thriller victory over Laois.

Leinster finalists Laois have made one change from the side that went down to Armagh last time out for Sunday's National Football League tie against rivals Kildare.

Table-toppers Down host Kildare today in Division 1B of the National Football League, and the Northerners expect to welcome back ace attacker Benny Coulter for the clash.

There are four games down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League and Laois travel to Sligo looking for a more convincing win than last week's against Limerick.

There are four matches down for decision in Division 1B of the National Football League today.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has made three changes to his O'Byrne Cup-winning side as the O'Moore men travel to Limerick for their league opener on Sunday.

Michael Ellard and Brendan Larkin

The 2003 and 2004 All Star football squads - managed by Tyrone's Mickey Harte and John Maughan of Mayo - leave Dublin this morning for Hong Kong ahead of next Saturday's exhibition match between the sides.

Laois 2-10 Kildare 2-9

Leinster football manager Luke Dempsey has defended his decision to omit Offaly and Ireland International Rules star Ciaran McManus from his squad for Saturday's inter-provincial football final against Ulster in Paris.

Munster take on Leinster in the second of the M Donnelly inter-provincial football semi-finals at Portlaoise (3pm) today.

LEINSTER'S footballers take on Munster in Portlaoise tomorrow (3pm) looking to debunk the myth that the eastern province has fallen off the pace in the modern era of the Railway Cup.

MUNSTER have included seven of Kerry’s All-Ireland SFC winning team for their Interpro semi-final against Leinster at Portlaoise tomorrow (3pm).

Beaten provincial finalists Laois have four players in the Leinster squad for Sunday's M Donnelly inter-provincial semi-final against Munster in Portlaoise.

LAOIS captain Chris Conway has been ruled out of today’s Leinster SFC final replay against Westmeath.

Westmeath’s Leinster SFC final hopes almost ended in an enthralling tussle at Croke Park this afternoon, but a 72nd minute equalising point from skipper Chris Conway saw champions Laois live to fight another day, in a 0-13 to 0-13 stalemate.

It's level at half time in the first-ever Bank of Ireland Leinster SFC final between Laois and Westmeath at Croke Park.

Laois and Westmeath lock horns in today’s much-anticipated Leinster football final at Croke

Laois have named an unchanged side from that which beat Meath by seven points in the semi-final for Sunday’s Leinster football final against Westmeath at Croke Park.

DENIS CONNERTON has stepped down as Longford football manager in the wake of their All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Dublin.

Leinster champions Laois have recalled former minor sensation Martin Delaney to their starting lineup for Sunday's league clash with Limerick.

Leinster football boss Luke Dempsey has included little-known Carlow forward Simon Rea in his team to face Ulster in the Railway Cup opener this weekend.

MICK O’Dwyer steered Kildare to a league final appearance in 1991 in his first season in charge just as he did with Laois earlier this year.

Laois 1-12, Offaly 1-12

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer has shifted defender Kevin Fitzpatrick up to full-forward for Sunday's Leinster SFC clash with Offaly.

Laois boss Mick O'Dwyer makes just one change to their side ahead of Sunday's NFL Div 1 final at Croke Park with Fergal Byron returning in goals.

Laois 1-14 Kildare 1-9

Laois star Damien Delaney has shaken off a niggling injury to land a starting berth against Down in Div 1B of the NFL on Sunday.