It’s generally not a great thing to take too much solace from a defeat, but it’s hard to pick holes in what was a mammoth effort from the Sligo footballers on Sunday afternoon.

Health is your wealth. When you feel good, anything is possible. After suffering for two years with a gut infection, to run pain free is such a pleasure. When you think pushing up hills is tough, it’s not compared to stomach pain.

Back in the slightly less darker days of January, this writer speculated that the annexation of a Connacht title and a place in the last four of the All-Ireland series would amount to a satisfactory championship summer for Mayo.

Regrets? Kevin McStay will have more than a few. That Mayo led in the 74th minute against Derry and the 72nd minutes against Dublin and Galway and didn’t win one of those matches will give McStay nightmares.

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

The youngster set a new 600m national record.

All clubs have a panel of 20 players, with everyone having the opportunity to play in four mini-games throughout a morning or afternoon session.

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is in full swing while UEFA Euro 2024 is set for the knockout stages.

Mayo’s joint manager admitted his team’s preference for front-foot football just didn’t work in their favour against Armagh on Sunday, writes Stuart Tynan.

It is by far the most frank, and dare we say critical, that Kevin McStay has been when he discussed on Saturday evening just where stands his Mayo team in the inter-county pecking order.

The Mayo Women's League squad made the near 600 km round trip to Ballycourda in Waterford on Sunday to take on the Waterford Ladies, with a place in the Angela Hearst Cup Final at stake.

Elvery Sports Super League  Manulla 1  Conn Rangers 7  Mike Kelly in Carramore  Conn Rangers overcame a young Manulla side in the glorious sunshine of Sunday ...

Premier Junior Camogie Championship – Round 4 Laois 9-15 Mayo 1-2 Patrick Hennelly in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, Castlebar Mayo suffered a rout last Saturday as a rampant Laois had too much firepower for their beleaguered hosts, in misty ...

A Celtic legend will be in Mayo this summer.

“Disappointment? I don’t know. I’m finding it hard to process an emotion and I don’t know if it’s disappointment. ” The ability of Tony McEntee to retain total clarity in the immediate aftermath of matches never ceases to amaze.

In games of fine margins you’ll wonder afterwards which little thing had the biggest consequence because, yes, it’s the small things that sometimes really do catch you.

Elverys Sports Super League  Ballinrobe Town 1  Claremorris 1  Patrick Hennelly at The Green  For the second time this season the South Mayo ‘El Clasico’ ended ...

Mayo SFL Division 1B – Round 7 Claremorris 1-18 Moy Davitts 2-10 Daragh Coyle at Canon Gibbons Park, Claremorris Moy Davitts began well but eventually faltered to their fourth defeat of the Division 1B campaign as a superb final flurry from hosts ...

Mayo SFL Division 1A – Round 7 Ballina Stephenites 1-14 Davitts 2-5 At Davitt Park, Ballindine The two teams began the day level on points in the Division 1A table but it was the visiting Ballina Stephenites who proved too strong for Davitts in ...

Mayo SFL Division 1B – Round 7 Balla 1-12 Aghamore 0-14 Nathan Guilfoyle in Nally Park, Balla On a perfect day for football, Balla emerged victorious in Sunday’s hard-fought senior league battle with an Aghamore side superbly led by Fergal Boland.