Blackburn have been boosted by the return from injury of a trio of players ahead of tomorrow’s Ewood Park clash with Barclays Premier League champions-elect Manchester United.

Junior Hoilett should be back for Blackburn when Manchester City visit on Monday after missing the defeat at Everton with a hamstring problem.

Blackburn will be without key defender Ryan Nelsen for tomorrow’s trip to Everton after he was ruled out for the rest of the season following a knee operation on Monday.

Midfielder Steven Nzonzi begins a three-match suspension and is ruled out of Blackburn’s crucial home match against fellow strugglers Birmingham tomorrow.

Midfielder David Dunn returns to Blackburn’s squad for the trip to Arsenal having missed the last three matches with a hip injury.

Phil Jones could make a return to Blackburn’s squad for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Blackpool at Ewood Park after playing 45 minutes for the reserves on Wednesday night.

IT was not just the glorious sunshine that had farmers in a good mood at Tullamore Show last Sunday.

SMEARLAVIEW A Storm Vixan is a multiple national champion after winning last weekend’s Bailey’s Irish Champion Cow.

DAIRY farmers celebrated boom times for their industry at the 25th National Dairy Show in Millstreet, Co Cork.

Wales manager John Toshack has named his squad to face Ireland and San Marino in their European Championship qualifiers later this month, with West Ham pair James Collins and Danny Gabbidon both deemed fit to link up with the side.

OWNER Desmond Gibson from Co Down and breeder Thomas Power from Dungarvan, Co Waterford, produced Tinahely Show’s 2006 Red Mills Non-thoroughbred Two-year-old All Ireland colts/gelding champion, by Puissance out of Artic Gem (by Artic View).

USA's J Baldwin leads the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship after three rounds.

American J Baldwin has taken over the lead at the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship from Louth’s B Reddan.

Co Louth's B Reddan leads the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship after the first round at Limerick Golf Club.

The Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at The Royal County Down Golf club.

Wales boss John Toshack today took a severely depleted new-look squad to San Sebastian for a training week.

MARTYN Margetson is relishing Wales’ friendly in Hungary after 10 years in the international wilderness.

Neath-Swansea Ospreys 22 Connacht 33

Bath 30, Wasps 48

Leinster's Paul Wallace and Christian Warner are injury worries ahead of Saturday's Celtic League trip to Bridgend.

Shane O'Grady upstaged everyone in yesterday's pro-am tournamant at The Curragh by walking in at the death with a six-under-par 66 to snatch the winner's cheque after three players were poised to split the loot.

After the first day's play in the 36-holes Monkstown pro-am tournament there 's a traffic jam at the top of the leaderboard.

Eddie Doyle and Jimmy Heggarty turned in a hot finish at Rosslare to match the sunshine and share the honours after the Senator Windows pro-am tournament.

Eamon Logue is the surprise overnight leader after the first round in the Smurfit PGA Irish Region Championship at Westport.

John Langan with a two-under-par 69 topped the leaderboard at Ardee as six players qualified in the Sunderland of Scotland PGA Irish Region Masters at Ardee.

FA Cup team news

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Philip Walton chalked up his first win on the Irish PGA Tour in more than two years with a storming finish in the 36-holes £20,000 AIB Connemara pro-am.

Teams for Man Utd v Fulham match

Eddie Doyle, from The Heath Golf Club in Co Laois, upstaged the European

Maxfli Irish Club professionals' championship at Nuremore, first round scores

The line-ups for today's Premiership matches.

There are nine Premiership matches scheduled for today.