Footballers gear up for today's action

Division 1A leaders Tyrone travel to Cork today to face the Rebels in the National Football League at Pairc Ui Rinn.

However, star forward Owen Mulligan has been ruled out of the game with a hamstring injury.

Ryan Mellon takes over at full-forward, with Colm McCullagh returning from illness to corner-forward.

Joe McMahon makes his first league start of the season at wing-back for Conor Gormley, who picked up a straight red card in the dying minutes of last Sunday's win over Offaly.

Pascal McConnell returns between the sticks and John Devine drops to the bench as the table-toppers bid to extend their league lead.

Former All Star Anthony Lynch returns to the Cork defence and replaces Noel O'Leary, who has picked up a knock.

Sean Levis moves from centre-back to wing-back, while Kevin Murphy deputises in goal for Kevin O'Dwyer, who got married this weekend.

James Masters returns to the attack at wing-forward in place of Cian O'Riordan.

All-Ireland finalists Mayo have made one change from the side that defeated Cork last week for today's trip to Tullamore to face Offaly.

Gary Mullins returns at right wing-back, and Pat Kelly drops down to the bench.

James Grennan makes his first appearance of the season for the Faithful County today.

The Ferbane club man replaces Ciaran McManus at midfield. McManus moves to centre-forward in place of Joe Quinn. Mark Daly is selected ahead of Pascal Kelleghan in attack.

League and All-Ireland champions Kerry have made three changes from the side that saw off Dublin last weekend for today's clash against Donegal at Ballybofey.

Michael McCarthy and Eamon Fitzmaurice return to the defence, while Michael Quirke has been chosen to partner Dara Ó Sé at midfield.

Christy Toye and Raymond Sweeney have been included in the Donegal side after passing fitness tests.

Sweeney is named at full-back, while Toye starts in the attack for Brendan Devenney. Paul Durcan replaces Michael Boyle in goal.

CORK (SF v Tyrone): K Murphy; N Geary, M Cronin, G Murphy; S Levis, A Lynch, E Sexton; D Kavanagh, N Murphy; J Masters, C McCarthy, K McMahon; K O'Sullivan, BJ O'Sullivan, J Hayes.

TYRONE (SF v Cork): P McConnell; R McMenamin, E McGinley, M McGee; J McMahon, G Devlin, B Donnelly; B Meenan, P Donnelly; B Dooher, S O'Neill, S Cavanagh; M Coleman, R Mellon, C McCullagh.

OFFALY (SF v Mayo): P Kelly; S Sullivan, C Evans, N Grennan; B Mooney, S Brady, K Slattery; A McNamee, J Grennan; M Daly, C McManus, N Coughlan; C Quinn, J Reynolds, J Coughlan.

MAYO (SF v Offaly): D Clarke; L O'Malley, D Heaney, K Higgins; G Mullins, J Nallen, P Gardiner; M Moyles, BJ Padden; J Gill, C McDonald, A Kilcoyne; C Mortimer, A Dillon, J Prenty.

DONEGAL (SF v Kerry): P Durcan; N McCready, R Sweeney, E McGee; S Carr, B Monaghan, K Cassidy; N Gallagher, S McDermott; C Toye, M Hegarty, B Roper; C McFadden, R Bradley, R Kavanagh.

KERRY (SF v Donegal): D Murphy; M Ó Sé, M McCarthy, T O'Sullivan; T Ó Sé, E Fitzmaurice, A O'Mahony; D Ó Sé, M Quirke; P Galvin, E Brosnan, P Kelly; D Quill, R O'Connor, C Cooper.