Mayo 2-9 Kerry 1-15... Some league matches are straightforward affairs, easy to summarise after unfolding along predictable lines.

Monaghan 0-12 Mayo 0-13: One point sourced from a disputed free was all that separated Monaghan and Mayo in Clones yesterday and Malachy O’Rourke was of the opinion that his men may have edged it had the crest on their chests been different.

An injury-time point from Paddy Durcan earned Mayo a hard-earned two league points in Clones on Sunday against a Monaghan side that ended the afternoon with just 12 players on the pitch.

Sigerson Cup: UCD 2-15 - NUI Maynooth 1-6: UCD manager John Divilly praised his side’s composure as last year’s beaten finalists saw off an erratic NUI Maynooth to open their Sigerson Cup campaign with a win.

Mayo may not have beaten Dublin in a competitive fixture for almost six years, but Stephen Rochford says that his team ‘certainly don’t fear’ the three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions.

Castlebar Mitchels 0-15 Ballintubber 0-13: It was no surprise to hear the Castlebar Mitchels squad described as a “phenomenal bunch of men” after winning their third successive Mayo SFC title yesterday on home ground at MacHale Park.

History was made in today’s Mayo SFC Final as Castlebar Mitchels retained their title and claimed the Moclair Cup for the third season in a row.

Mayo 1-19 Roscommon 0-14: Time will tell just how much anybody learned about the long-term prospects of either of these teams based on how this Connacht derby unfolded in Castlebar on Saturday night.

Stephen Rochford has praised Mayo County Board for making “a brave decision” in postponing this past weekend’s championship fixtures until after the All-Ireland final.

It escaped the attention of the press box in Killarney at the time but Michael Conroy was indeed a temporary replacement (ie, a blood substitute) for Evan Regan on Sunday, writes John Fogarty.

Corofin (Galway) 2-13 Ballintubber (Mayo) 1-7

AIB CONNACHT SFC CLUB FINAL:

Ballintubber 3-9 St Brigid’s 1-13

ALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL REPLAY:

An opinion columnist this week described professional negligence as a newspaper column discussing a topic which it can neither explain nor understand. Tony McEntee tries to buck that trend.

Mayo manager James Horan believes referees should be given semi-professional status to keep up with the changes in the modern game.

Mayo SFC: Beaten All-Ireland club football finalists Castlebar Mitchels got the defence of their Mayo SFC title off to a winning start yesterday.

New York 0-08 Mayo 4-18

They say the new black card system in football has shaved away a good deal of the cynicism. I decided to have a look yesterday at the game I was covering, Derry-Mayo in Croke Park, to see if the evidence bore out the presumption.

Derry 2-15 Mayo 1-16

ALLIANZ FL DIV 1:

Mayo 4-12 Cork 2-14

WESTMEATH 3-9 MAYO 2-17

Westmeath manager Paul Bealin is optimistic his outfit will stay the course against All-Ireland champions Dublin on Sunday.

Kildare 2-19 Mayo 2-18

Cillian O'Connor and Donal Vaughan have been unsurprisingly drafted back into the Mayo team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Donegal at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).

Mayo manager James Horan will have been encouraged to hear that county captain Andy Moran took another big step on his road to recovery last Saturday evening.

Hollymount-Carramore clubman Darren Coen has forced his way into the Mayo team for their Connacht SFC quarter-final showdown with Galway on Sunday afternoon.

Mayo's preparations for the defence of their Connacht SFC title have been disrupted by a series of injuries, with experienced corner forward Michael Conroy set to miss their Championship opener against Galway.

Dublin 2-16 Mayo 0-16

Chris Barrett and Jason Doherty have been drafted into the Mayo team for tomorrow's Allianz League Division 1 semi-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

James Horan has made one change to the Mayo team that lost to Dublin last weekend for this weekend's clash with Down.

Aidan O'Shea has been listed at centre forward for Mayo's Allianz Football League Division 1 clash with Dublin on Saturday night (throw-in 7pm).

Ballaghaderreen 1-09 Ballintubber 0-04

Ballaghadereen are the new Mayo SFC champions after dethroning last year’s winners Ballintubber by 1-9 to 0-4 in Castlebar this afternoon.

It was meant to be the battle that would dictate the destination of Sam Maguire.

He says not hugely religious but when Andy Moran’s sister came home from a trip to Lourdes last week with a special wristband for him, he couldn’t help but wish she had done it a month earlier.

The GAA have said no rules were breached by Mayo in using eight substitutes in yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

Mayo were 10 points to the good yesterday early in the second half, leading by 0-17 to 0-7, and yet they were reduced to stumbling over the finish line to win by three.

For the second GAA media event in succession, Mayo put forward a player unlikely to start the promoted game.

Mayo manager James Horan has stuck with a familiar formula for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Down at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).