Longford recovered from conceding a couple of goals in the early stages to eventually get the better of neighbouring rivals Roscommon in a highly entertaining Allianz FL Division 3 encounter at Brothers Pearse Park.

Roscommon maintained their perfect start to their Division Three campaign with a win that was far more comfortable than the scoreline suggests.

Tipperary’s credentials as promotion hopefuls from Division 3 suffered an early blow as their journey to Kiltoom proved fruitless.

Dublin goalkeeper Shane Supple claims he was approached by Kildare management about transferring to the county last year after missing out on the Blues panel.

LEITRIM scored a fully deserved win over Roscommon in a lively FBD League game in Ballinamore where a James Glancy penalty proved the decisive score.

Mayo 0-13 Roscommon 0-11

CHAMPIONS Roscommon eased to another Connacht final after crushing lacklustre Leitrim in this one- sided affair at Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday.

CARLOW manager Luke Dempsey has handed out five championship debuts for next Sunday’s Leinster SFC quarter-final against Louth.

THE chances of the Fermanagh footballers’ impasse being resolved quickly rests on the outcome of a meeting of the county board’s management committee on Monday.

DESPITE running out convincing winners at Ruislip, Fergal O’Donnell believes his Roscommon side have more to offer.

The 15 players who started for Roscommon in the recent Connacht final have kept their places for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final duel with Cork.

ROSCOMMON boss Fergal O’Donnell has opted to keep faith with the team that sprung a major surprise in the recent Connacht decider against Sligo for Sunday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Cork at Croke Park.

CAVAN are on the lookout for a new senior football manager after Tommy Carr last night decided to bring the curtain down on his two-year reign in charge.

Roscommon will field an unchanged team for Sunday afternoon's Connacht SFC final against Sligo in Castlebar (throw-in 4pm).

ROSCOMMON boss Fergal O’Donnell has drafted David Casey into his side for Sunday afternoon’s Connacht SFC semi-final against Leitrim in Dr Hyde Park, in the only change from last month’s quarter-final win over London.

Roscommon manager Fergal O'Donnell has made one enforced change to his side from the one which beat London, for Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Leitrim at Dr Hyde Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Three players have been chosen to make their Championship debuts for Roscommon in Sunday afternoon's Connacht SFC quarter-final against London at Ruislip (throw-in 3pm).

Charlestown Sarsfields (Mayo) 1-9 Castlerea St. Kevin's (Roscommon) 0-11 (AET)

HENRY SHEFFLIN returns to the Kilkenny side for his first appearance of the year in tomorrow’s NHL showdown against Tipperary. Shefflin comes in at centre-forward in place of Willie O’Dwyer, while Ballyhale Shamrocks clubmates TJ Reid and Michael Fennelly are also drafted into the team.

LIMERICK received the perfect antidote to their opening day league woes, when they inched past Roscommon in this NFL Division 3 encounter in Kilmallock on Saturday.

Munster 1-09 Connacht 0-7

Stephen Griffin is the surprise inclusion in the Donegal side for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier encounter with Roscommon at Ballybofey, throw-in 5pm.

Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-6

Mark O'Carroll, Senan Kilbride and Conor Devaney will make their championship debuts for Roscommon in Sunday's Connacht SFC quarter-final clash with Galway (Pearse Stadium, throw-in 4pm).

Roscommon have brought Frankie Dolan in from the cold for Sunday's NFL Division 2 visit of Meath to Kiltoom (throw-in 2.30pm).

Ulster 1-15 Connacht 2-9

Roscommon manager John Maughan has made one change to his team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Kildare (Dr. Hyde Park, throw-in 3pm).

Anthony McDermott will make his championship debut for Roscommon in Sunday's Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo (Dr. Hyde Park, throw-in 3.30pm).

Connacht 1-15 Munster 2-10, Ballyforan (aet)

Connacht manager John O'Mahony will wait until before the throw-in of tonight's M Donnelly Interprovincial championship semi-final against Munster before confirming his starting side (Ballyforan, throw-in 8pm).

Roscommon have been boosted by the return of team captain Stephen Lohan to their side for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath (Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 7pm).

Galway launched a superb second half fight back to hold onto their Connacht SFC crown at a wet Hyde Park.

Five players will make their championship debuts for Roscommon when they take on New York in the Connacht SFC quarter-final on Sunday (Gaelic Park, throw-in 8pm Irish time).

Connacht manager John O'Mahony has selected a 23-man squad for tomorrow night's floodlit M Donnelly Interprovincial semi-final clash with Leinster at Parnell Park (throw-in 7.35pm).

Tommy Carr faces his former charges at Croke Park today in the final round of the All-Ireland football qualifiers.

Roscommon manager Tommy Carr has made sweeping changes to his side for tomorrow's All-Ireland qualifier tussle with Dublin at Croke Park.

ROSCOMMON manager Tommy Carr has surprisingly omitted star forward Frankie Dolan from his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland football qualifier against Dublin at Croke Park.

The creative brilliance of Kieran McDonald, fused with Conor Mortimer's sublime finishing, provided the potent mix which inspired Mayo to a first Connacht Football Championship title since 1999.

Sligo star Paul Taylor is back in the Yeats County team, just months after being left out of James Kearins' initial panel.

Roscommon 1-10 Sligo 0-13