Australia look certain to attract their best players for November’s International Rules series following a number of favourable rules tweaks.

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No alarms and no surprises was the assessment of referees chief Pat McEnaney after the black card made its bow in senior inter-county football last weekend.

Ireland International Rules vice-captain Aidan Walsh is refusing to contemplate his own potential club versus country dilemma.

All fixtures are tomorrow unless stated

Laois County Board secretary Niall Handy revealed there is no great rush to fill the managerial post vacated by Justin McNulty.

Frank Dawson and Kevin Ryan have been reappointed for another year as the Antrim senior football and hurling managers respectively.

As Eugene McGee wiped away a tear after Saturday’s black card vote, it all became clear: labour of love, as it was for him, it still had taken its toll on the Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman.

Football Review Committee (FRC) member Tony Scullion said he has no inclination of getting into a war of words with critics of the black card.

Football Review Committee chairman Eugene McGee admits the committee are looking for every vote as they cling to the faint hope Congress will back the black card motion against cynicism in Derry today.

Ireland’s new International Rules manager Paul Earley admits that the series has lost some of its sparkle because the Australian have curbed the physical aspect of their play — but he expects a tougher challenge this time around.

The Football Review Committee (FRC) has warned the GAA will broadcast a tolerance of cynical play should Congress fail to endorse the black card proposal in Derry this weekend.

International rules manager Paul Earley has confirmed Dublin's Ciaran Whelan, Tipperary's Seamus McCarthy and Derry's Tony Scullion as his selectors for the series in October.

Tipperary -10 Antrim 0-08

In the corridor at Ruislip following Saturday’s qualifier, Antrim boss Liam Bradley was conducting a television interview when referee Pádraig Hughes peered around the corner.

Three of Monaghan's most influential players will be missing from their starting line-up when they play Antrim in Clones on Sunday (throw-in 3.30pm).

A three-point win and promotion for Wexford in yesterday’s shootout in the sunshine at Casement Park, but the final score belies the story of the game and does the winners s scant justice.

Wexford and Longford confirmed their places in the Football League Division 3 final, while there were wins for Connacht sides Sligo and Roscommon.

TYPICAL, no-one has ever bothered to pick the greatest team of (allegedly) under-rated players of all times in the games of the Gael.

Antrim 1-13 Carlow 2-9

Antrim 0-16 Westmeath 1-07

The Antrim team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Westmeath at Casement Park (throw-in 2pm) has been named.

ANTRIM 0-13 DERRY 1-18

Donegal 1-17 Antrim 1-08, Ballyshannon, Allianz Football League

Tyrone 1-16 Antrim 1-11

Derry became the first team to advance to the Dr McKenna Cup final, while elsewhere in the competition last night Fermanagh and Tyrone claimed wins.

Marty Clarke spared Down's blushes as they secured a late draw with Antrim, while Derry ousted Queen's University in the only games to take place tonight in a weather-hit Dr. McKenna Cup.

John Brennan has been announced as the new Derry senior football manager, succeeding Damian Cassidy who stepped down recently after two years in charge.

DERRY chairman John Keenan has vowed a ‘zero tolerance’ investigation after star forward Eoin Bradley allegedly struck a referee after a club championship game at the weekend.

Tyrone 2-14 Antrim 1-13

WHEN Kilmurry-Ibrickane chairman Gerald Talty began preparing the club’s blueprint for the 2008 season, he felt there was a need to head in a new direction.

THEY started the summer as the two clear favourites for the All-Ireland title and Antrim forward Michael McCann believes we may still witness a Tyrone-Kerry final come September despite the latter’s well-documented problems.

SO, why all the fuss? Here August comes and with it another Kerry team preparing for an All-Ireland quarter-final.

Kerry 2-12 Antrim 1-10

TONY SCULLION is one of those guys who would tell you that pressure is for tyres.

THE novel Ulster football final pairing of Antrim and Tyrone on Sunday week will literally pit family against family.

Antrim 0-13 Cavan 1-7

Donegal 0-12 Antrim 1-10

Sligo 1-12 Antrim 1-10

Nominations for the position of Derry senior football manager closed last night and six men are in contention to replace Paddy Crozier, who ended his tenure last month.

ANTRIM 3-12 WICKLOW 1-15, Croke Park

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.

JOE KERNAN has made three changes in the Armagh line-out to face Meath in Sunday’s Allianz League clash in Navan.

PETER CANAVAN, who revealed yesterday that he had intended to retire at the end of this year’s championship regardless of the outcome, was initially opposed to coming off at half-time in Sunday’s final against Kerry.