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Gaelic Games

  1. McShane opts out of Tyrone ahead of All-Ireland SFC

    Odhran Crumley
    BBC Sport NI Journalist

    Cathal McShane helped Tyrone lift the All-Ireland SFC title in 2021 but has now stepped away from the .Getty Images

    Cathal McShane helped Tyrone lift the All-Ireland SFC title in 2021 but has now stepped away from the

    Tyrone have been dealt a blow ahead of the beginning of the All-Ireland SFC as forward Cathal McShane has stepped away from the .

    McShane's last appearance for the Red Hands came last month as he was drafted into Malachy O'Rourke's starting 15 for their Ulster Championship opener against Cavan with Darragh Canavan ruled out through injury.

    The All-Ireland winning forward was not named in the matchday squad for Tyrone's semi-final defeat to Armagh as Canavan and Mark Bradley returned from injury.

    The Owen Roes attacker made just one National League appearance this season, coming off the bench to kick a point in Tyrone's defeat at Mayo in February.

    McShane made his inter-county debut a decade ago against Donegal in 2015 and throughout his time in red and white he picked up three Ulster SFC medals (2016, 2017 and 2021) alongside his All-Ireland SFC medal in 2021.

    McShane won an All-Star for his performances in 2019, finishing as the All-Ireland SFC's top scorer, kicking 3-48 in nine games.

    He suffered a serious ankle injury in a league game at Galway at the beginning of the 2020 season before returning to help Tyrone win the All-Ireland title in 2021, scoring goals off the bench in their semi-final win over Kerry and in the decider against Mayo.

    The 29-year-old's absence will prove a blow to O'Rourke and the wider Tyrone squad as they head into an All-Ireland round-robin series starting with a trip to the Ulster champions before hosting Mayo and taking on Cavan at a neutral venue.

  3. Michael Murphy and Rory Grugan

  4. Galway in group of death after Connacht triumph

    Galway's Sean Mulkerrin attempts to block a Jordan Flynn shot at CastlebarGetty Images

    Galway edged out Mayo 1-17 to 1-15 in the Connacht Football Final at Castlebar

    Galway's 1-17 to 1-15 Connacht Final win over Mayo means the Tribesmen will Dublin, Derry and the losers of next Saturday's Ulster Final between Armagh and Donegal in what has been dubbed the 'group of death' in the All-Ireland Football Championship.

    With Padraic Joyce's Galway side now confirmed in group four, Mayo will be placed in group one alongside Tyrone, Cavan and the winners of the Ulster Final.

    Kerry's 4-20 to 0-21 Munster Final victory over Clare means the Kingdom face a rematch with Cork in a group two that will also include Roscommon and the losers of next Sunday's Leinster Final between Louth and Meath.

    Clare's defeat puts them in group three alongside Monaghan, Down the winners of the Leinster Final in what is being regarded as the weakest of the four groups.

    The Tribesmen won the Connacht decider for a fourth consecutive year after being pushed all the way at MacHale Park.

    Mayo started well and went ahead through Darren McHale's early goal, but then went 25 minutes without a score as Galway upped the tempo and edged ahead before they were awarded a penalty.

    Matthew Ruane pulled back Johnny McGrath and Matthew Tierney scored from the spot with Galway tagging on some late scores to lead by eight points at the break.

    Mayo managed to level midway through the second half but Galway went back in front and held on to claim a two-point win.

    At the Fitzgerald Stadium, the Munster final was over as a contest after 35 minutes with Kerry having found the net four times in a ruthless dismantling of Clare as they claimed a fifth successive title.

    They had a 15-point advantage at half-time, with Micheal Burns and Barry Dan O'Sullivan scoring and the impressive David Clifford netting twice as well as kicking five points.

    Clare, who were playing their third consecutive Munster final against the Kingdom, outscored Kerry in the second half, but could only reduce the deficit to 11 points by the end of the game.

  5. Aisling Maher in action for Dublin

  6. Shinty

  7. Conleith Gilligan with Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney

  8. Tyrone retain Ulster U20 title with extra-time win over Donegal

    Odhran Crumley
    BBC Sport NI Journalist

    Tyrone players celebrate their winInpho

    Tyrone retained the Ulster under-20 title with a 1-19 to 2-14 win over Donegal after extra-time at Owenbeg.

    Ruairi McCullagh kicked 0-9 as the Red Hands claimed a third title in four years.

    The real winning of the game came with three two-pointers in the first four minutes of extra-time as the holders exerted their dominance.

    Paul Devlin's side will now meet Munster champions Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final on the weekend of 10 May in a repeat of last year's decider won by Tyrone.

    McCullagh and Kevin Muldoon led the charge for their sides in a first half which really failed to catch light.

    Tyrone kicked eight wides to Donegal's two but led by the minimum at the break as 0-5 played 0-4.

    The Tir Chonaill emerged sharpest for the second stanza kicking two, two-pointers in as many minutes with Shane Callaghan and Conor McCahill firing over.

    Tyrone responded from the very next play as Liam Og Mossey's attempt at a point cannoned off the post and into the hands of Joey Clarke, who fired to the roof of the Donegal net.

    The sides traded scores before the pace of Muldoon burned a hole through the heart of the Tyrone defence, he slipped Cathal O Gallchoir through, he hit the net and Donegal led by two with 10 minutes to play.

    Throughout Donegal refused to engage beyond their 40-metre arc as McCullagh levelled with two scores.

    The holders would keep the ball for almost four minutes at the end before Conor O'Neill's effort tailed wide, sending the game to extra time at 1-9 apiece.

    The game would burst into life in extra-time as three two-pointers from Eoin McElholm, Shea McDermott and McCullagh put Tyrone into a seven-point lead.

    Seanan Carr replied with a fine individual goal for Donegal as three separated the sides heading into the final period of extra-time.

    Drama would follow as Donegal chased the game at the death and with two between the sides, the Tir Chonaill men were punished for failing to keep three defenders in their own half allowing McCullagh to slot over and put three between them.

    Tyrone netminder Conan McGarvey would prove the hero as he saved Conor McCahill's goal bound effort with the final action of the match.

  9. Mark McNamee and Ross Bolger

  10. Beaten Ulster finalists face All-Ireland 'Group of Death'

    Armagh's Andrew Murnin chases Donegal's Ryan McHughGetty Images

    Armagh and Donegal will square off in the Ulster final for the second year in a row in Clones on 10 May

    This year's beaten Ulster SFC finalists - Armagh or Donegal - will drop into the so-called 'Group of Death' in the All-Ireland series.

    The losers of the Ulster final on 10 May will be placed into Group Four alongside the beaten Connacht finalists - either Galway or Mayo - as well as Dublin and Derry.

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