Mayo hopes that Pearce Hanley would return to the county colours from the AFL appear to be fading after his club Brisbane have moved to secure his services for the long-term.

Irish scrum-half Eoin Reddan and tight-head prop Peter Bracken will start for London Wasps against Leicester in Sunday's Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.

Thousands of Lebanese are unable to return to their homes two weeks after the cease-fire took hold because they feel too insecure or the houses are destroyed, the UN refugee agency said today.