Tipperary footballers are about to suffer a devastating pre-championship blow with the news star forward Barry Grogan is on the verge of moving to the US for work purposes.

A final quarter burst that yielded six unanswered points kept Waterford footballers’ slim hopes of an immediate return to Division Three alive as they recorded an emphatic victory over Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday.

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor has reshuffled his team for tomorrow’s visit of Laois to Killarney with seven personnel changes from last weekend’s win over Cork.

A late flurry of scores gave Fermanagh a flattering victory over Waterford to maintain their unbeaten Division 4 league record at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday.

Waterford kept their hopes of making a quick-return to Division 3 alive with this four-point win at Aughrim.

Clare collected both points on offer in a game which saw four players sent off. The quartet — three form Waterford, one from Clare — received their marching orders for second yellow card offences.

Dublin goalkeeper Shane Supple claims he was approached by Kildare management about transferring to the county last year after missing out on the Blues panel.

Limerick 0-14 Waterford 0-9

EMMETT BOLTON returns to the Kildare side for tomorrow’s All-Ireland qualifier against neighbours Meath in Páirc Tailteann in Navan.

MICHEAL MEEHAN returns to the Galway starting lineup for tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Meath in one of five changes made by manager Tomás Ó Flatharta following the Connacht semi-final defeat to Mayo.

Cork 5-17 Waterford 2-8

EIRCOM will be named as the new associate sponsors of the All-Ireland football championship on Monday.

WESTMEATH held on for a vital win over 14-man Waterford in this lively, but poor quality, game at Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday.

OFFALY’S quietly efficient progress through the All-Ireland qualifiers continued at home in Tullamore on Saturday yet they laboured before advancing past Waterford.

Offaly 0-15 Waterford 0-10

CAPTAIN Brian Dooher will return to the Tyrone line-up for the first time since last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork for Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Antrim.

Waterford manager John Owens is preparing his players for a huge effort in tomorrow evening's Allianz NFL Division 4 final against Limerick (throw-in 5pm).

LIMERICK chairman, Liam Lenihan, has described confirmation that the Gaelic Grounds will host the first test of the International Rules series on October 23 as ‘great news’.

WATERFORD were on the cusp of a momentous success over Kerry in yesterday’s McGrath Cup quarter-final in Fitzgerald Stadium.

KILKENNY manager Brian Cody has made one change from the team which beat Galway in the Leinster SHC semi-final to face Dublin in the final at Croke Park tomorrow.

Cork 2-18 Waterford 1-07

DARRAGH Ó SÉ could return for Kerry against Galway in Sunday’s Allianz NFL clash at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

ALL STAR Eddie Brennan has been included on the Kilkenny team to play Galway in the NHL clash on Sunday following his successful appeal against his dismissal against Waterford last weekend.

THE advantage of a seeded draw in the Munster SFC is it ensures the final is ‘generally’ contested by the two best teams, states departing Council Secretary Simon Moroney in his report to next weekend’s annual convention in Ennis.

Waterford manager John Kiely has unsurprisingly named the same fifteen that saw off Clare for Sunday's Munster SFC semi-final against Kerry (Dungarvan, throw-in 2pm).

Connacht 1-15 Munster 2-10, Ballyforan (aet)

Kerry's Kieran Donaghy has surprisingly been named in the Munster team for tonight's M Donnelly Interprovincial championship semi-final against Connacht (Ballyforan, throw-in 8pm).

Kerry 0-16 Waterford 0-08

Tralee IT 2-8 Waterford 0-9

Stradbally 0-10 Ardmore 0-7