NIALL RIGNEY has stepped down as Laois hurling boss in the wake of last Saturday’s surprise All-Ireland championship exit at the hands of Carlow.

CORK attacker Niall McCarthy is set to make his comeback from injury in Sunday’s senior hurling challenge against Galway. The match, which is a repeat of the recent NHL Division 1 final between the counties, takes place in Castlelyons at 5pm.

LAST month they were celebrating promotion from NHL Division 3A but today it’s back to basics for the Kerry hurlers as they face Down in the opening round of the Christy Ring Cup in Newry.

Leaders Cork Constitution have been able to select Munster's Billy Holland in their back row for Saturday's AIB League clash with Dolphin.

League leaders St Mary's College will look to take their excellent form into the AIB Senior Cup third round on the road to Garryowen this weekend.

KERRY produced a gutsy performance to bring this Christy Ring Cup semi-final to a replay, after 80 minutes of wholehearted endeavour against champions Carlow at Dr Cullen Park.

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ROSS CARR last night named his starting line-up for tomorrow’s Ulster SFC clash with Fermanagh in Enniskillen.

Teams for this weekend's All-Ireland League clashes.

Teams for today's All-Ireland League ties.

ALL IRELAND LEAGUE.

The teams for this weekend's upcoming AIB League fixtures have been annnounced today.

Team news for this weekend's AIB League games

All-Ireland League team news

All the AIB All-Ireland League teams have issued their team sheets for tomorrow's games.

AIB League teams

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced.

A FINE second-half display drove Mayo to a win over Kerry in the Christy Ring Cup at McHale Park, Castlebar on Saturday.

Team news for this weekend's AIB League games.

Team news is in for the full schedule of AIB All-Ireland League games this weekend.

All the team news for this weekend's clashes.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League fixtures have been announced.

The teams for tomorrow’s AIB rugby league fixtures have been announced.

FORMER Ireland prop Justin Fitzpatrick believes today’s Magners League game against the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium could be the turning point in Ulster’s season.

EUROPEAN Rugby Cup have cleared Ulster lock Matt McCullough of two misconduct charges in relation to allegations of racist language towards London Irish winger Delon Armitage last month.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League rugby fixtures have been announced.

The teams for this weekend's AIB League matches have been announced.

IT’S OLD for the new as Ulster coach Mark McCall recalls experienced former international prop Justin Fitzpatrick for the recently-capped Ireland loose-head Bryan Young in the only change for the Heineken Cup clash with London Irish tonight at Ravenhill.

PAUL McKENZIE will start the biggest game of his short career when he lines-out against Leinster in the eagerly-awaited Magners League clash at Ravenhill this evening (7.30pm).

The teams for the upcoming AIB League fixtures have been announced.

ULSTER’S stand-in captain and resident hard man Justin Harrison wants the same performance from his players against Llanelli at Stradey Park tonight that they produced in humiliating Toulouse last week.

ULSTER coach Mark McCall makes one enforced change to his side for Friday’s tricky Heineken Cup trip to Stradey Park, where the high-flying Llanelli Scarlets lie in wait.

ULSTER have received a massive boost with the return of skipper Simon Best ahead of their Heineken Cup opener against French giants Toulouse at Ravenhill on Saturday.

FORMER Munster second row Trevor Hogan looks set to make his Leinster debut in the Magners League against Edinburgh Gunners at Murrayfield tomorrow night and has been praised by coach Michael Cheika.

MUNSTER may be Heineken Cup champions but they won’t get anything soft in the Celtic League opener against Cardiff Blues at the Arms Park tomorrow night.

NEW Munster rugby signing Tim McGann of Australian provincial side Eastern Suburbs turned down a Super 14 contract with the NSW Waratahs in favour of the Heineken Cup champions.

Latest team news fahead this weekend's crunch AIB League action.

Latest team news ahead of this weekend's AIB League action.

Teams for this weekend's AIB All-Ireland League games.

Former Waikato scrum-half Isaac Boss has arrived at Ulster to give Kieran Campbell serious competition for his starting position.

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