Down are sweating on the fitness of their captain Ambrose Rodgers ahead of Sunday's Allianz NFL Division 2 final against Armagh at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Down manager Ross Carr has kept faith with the starting fifteen which beat Laois last weekend for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier against Wicklow at Aughrim (throw-in 3pm).

Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10

DOWN 2-15 OFFALY 1-7

St Mary’s 0-10 Down 3-16

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Captain Nathan Cayless, Lance Hohaia and Manu Vatuvei have all been cleared of injuries to line up for New Zealand in Sunday’s World Cup encounter with Australia in Sydney.

TYRONE 0-13 MAYO 1-09, Croke Park

WEXFORD 2-13 DOWN 0-12, Croke Park

Gordon Brown has marked his first anniversary in No 10 with the humiliation of seeing Labour beaten into fifth place in the Henley-on-Thames by-election.

The appointment of Wayne Bennett as New Zealand Rugby League coach moved a step closer today when officials met with the veteran Brisbane Broncos boss for face-to-face talks in the Queensland capital.

GANGS have threatened builders working on a €10 million flats revamp on Cork’s northside in an apparent turf war.

2005 All-Star full-forward Stephen O’Neill was sent-off but Tyrone’s newcomers did enough to claim a 2-14 to 0-9 win over Queen’s University in an entertaining clash in Omagh today.

Two of Down's best known hurlers, Brendan McGourty and Gareth 'Magic' Johnson, have made the cut for the Mourne County's Dr. McKenna Cup panel.

AN 18-year-old man who killed another teenager in "a motiveless crime" within hours of meeting him at a house party has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by Judge Michael White at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Rugby league players involved in the type of spear tackle which ended the Lions tour of Brian O’Driscoll would have faced immediate disciplinary action, according to officials.