THE Waterford selectors have sprung a major surprise by handing Portlaw’s Jack Hartley his debut at midfield for Sunday’s vital Division 1B National Hurling League game against Offaly in Birr.

ALL-IRELAND champions Tyrone have made three changes from the side that defeated Monaghan last weekend for their game with Kerry at Omagh on Sunday.

OFFALY have made three changes from the side that lost to Tyrone last time out for tomorrow night’s Allianz NFL clash with Kerry at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

KERRY open their Allianz NFL campaign against Mayo at Austin Stacks Park, Tralee tomorrow night with a new goalkeeper.

OWEN MULLIGAN has been ruled out of Tyrone’s Allianz National Football League clash with Cork on Sunday by a hamstring injury.

DYNAMIC wing-back Francis McEldowney has been passed fit, so Derry have named the same team that started in the quarter-final against Westmeath for Sunday's Bank of Ireland All-Ireland SFC semi-final clash with Kerry at Croke Park.

ARMAGH manager Joe Kernan has announced an unchanged side for the Ulster champions’ clash with Fermanagh in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park on Saturday.

THE three substitutes who inspired Cork to victory over Clare have been retained for Saturday’s second All-Ireland SFC qualifier with Fermanagh at Croke Park.

MAYO manager John Maughan has decided to give youth its head for next weekend’s opening game in the Bank of Ireland senior football championship against New York at Gaelic Park.

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JOHN O’MAHONY hopes to salvage something from a season that has gone horribly wrong when he takes Galway’s U-21 footballers to Castlebar tonight to play Mayo in the Connacht final.

JOHN O’KEEFFE unveiled his preliminary panel for this October’s International Rules Series against Australia yesterday but it was absent friends and doubtful participants that dominated the agenda at the press conference in Croke Park.

JONATHON McGEE comes back into the Dublin team for next Monday's Bank of Ireland All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash with Donegal at Croke Park.

FULL-BACK Gary Fahey and midfielder Michael Donnellan are expected to be named in the Galway team, due to be announced tonight, for the All-Ireland champions' eagerly awaited quarter-final clash with Kerry at Croke Park on Sunday.