The Allianz League Division 2A final will almost certainly be contested by Westmeath and Carlow next month. The the two Liam McCarthy Cup sides in the section recorded further wins, over Kildare and Antrim, at the weekend, setting up a dead-rubber clash between them at Netwatch Cullen Park, on Sunday.

Dublin are set for another trip through the GAA’s appeals process after the county indicated it would contest Philly McMahon’s proposed one-match ban for his part in an incident with Kerry captain Kieran Donaghy during the All-Ireland football final.

Aidan McCrory believes there is a certain amount of subconscious bias in GAA circles towards certain counties and their styles of play.

Tyrone went back to basics to kick-start their NFL campaign, stunning Mayo with a defensive shut-out at McHale Park.

AIB CONNACHT SFC CLUB FINAL:

When you’re rock bottom in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League, it is hard to find many positives.

Mayo 2-15 Kerry 1-13

THERE are so many reasons to like the idea of hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup that it’s hard to know where to start.

It must be the northern air. It must be something. What else can explain the way successful managers are treated at the tip of the country?

A chance trip to the Basilica of St Paul in Rome has led to a changed spelling of Mayo’s county grounds.

Mayo 0-21 Roscommon 0-9

Christy Ring Cup champions London began their Allianz Division 2B campaign with an impressive 0-21 to 0-14 win over Armagh at the Athletic Grounds yesterday.

Mayo 1-11Tyrone 1-12

Mayo 0-15 Kerry 1-6

It’s quite a Kerry team ahead of the Allianz League opener against All-Ireland finalists Mayo in Castlebar.

Kerry 1-12 Tipperary 1-05

All-Ireland finalists Mayo have been hit with a €10,000 fine for not travelling to New York for the final of the Connacht FBD League last month.

It is being reported that Mayo manager James Horan is considering his position due to a number of logistical issues.

There’s not so much excitement — they don’t have enough left in them for such an energetic emotion.

Galway came from ten points down to stun Mayo in yesterday’s Connacht Ladies SFC final at McHale Park in Castlebar.

Mayo 4-20 Leitrim 0-10

We may know Andy Moran as the Mayo forward, All Star winner, and engaging inter-county footballer, but there is another side to the man who has been handpicked by James Horan to lead the Connacht champions into battle this summer.

Wicklow star Ciarán Hyland is a doubt for the Garden County’s All-Ireland qualifier against Waterford on June 30 after sustaining an injury while supporting the Republic of Ireland in the European Championships.

The Connacht SFC final will be played at a neutral venue — regardless of who provides the opposition to surprise finalists Sligo.

Mayo GAA chiefs have secured a deal with creditors to write-off over €600,000 they owe from the redevelopment of McHale Park.

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Leinster rivals Meath and Kildare will contest the Allianz Hurling League Division 2B final following today's final round action which saw Meath, Mayo and London register wins.

Galway’s All-Ireland U21-winning midfielder Fiontain Ó Curraoin has been named in the side for the opening defence of their crown in tomorrow night’s Cadbury’s Connacht U21FC quarter-final against Mayo in McHale Park but remains a major doubt due to an ankle injury.

Kildare are top of Division 2B of the Hurling League, Armagh were also victorious this afternoon, while Mayo and Meath drew at McHale Park.

MAYO 0-5 DUBLIN 0-8, Castlebar (Match abandoned at half-time)

Cork boss Conor Counihan has made six changes for next Sunday’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary in Clonmel from the side that overturned CIT in last weekend’s semi-final.

MAYO County Board have applied to the Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) to change the throw-in time for their league game with Dublin to avoid a clash with Ireland’s Six Nations fixture against France.

The AIB Connacht Club SFC final will be a Galway-Roscommon affair after Corofin and St. Brigid’s came through today’s semi-final encounters.

MAYO firm Elverys Sports have secured the naming rights to Castlebar venue McHale Park, meaning Mayo GAA’s home ground will be known as Elverys McHale Park in a five year deal.

THIS year’s Mayo football final will be a repeat of the 2010 decider after semi-final wins for the defending champions, Ballintubber, and Castlebar Mitchels over the weekend.

John Healy may not have conceded any goals in last weekend's Mayo SFC quarter-final clash with Breaffy, but the Ballina player-manager was still arguably the busiest goalkeeper in the country.

DONEGAL footballer Patrick McBrearty swapped the kitbag for the schoolbag yesterday as the 18-year old returned to school to begin his Leaving Certificate year.

RARELY in the long and storied history of this age-old rivalry has the result been so important at such a relatively early stage in the season.

CHAMPIONS Roscommon eased to another Connacht final after crushing lacklustre Leitrim in this one- sided affair at Páirc Sean Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon yesterday.

A SHOCK Mayo defeat to London on Sunday could have resulted in a loss of up to €1m for the GAA and the business community in Castlebar.

Mayo GAA secretary Sean Feeney has said today that the county board would be open to the suggestion of Connacht playing Heineken Cup rugby in McHale Park next year.