McCurry's leap of faith helped improve his game and hand Tyrone Ulster title

BY FRANCIS MOONEY

GAA Football

Weakened Tyrone just manage to hold off Monaghan comeback for sweet 16

GAA Football

Monaghan manager McEnaney close to tears as he reflects on "difficult couple of weeks" for his county

Boxing

Michael Conlan promises masterclass in TJ Doheny all-Ireland classic at Feile

Boxing

Tommy McCarthy plans Chris Billam-Smith rematch and he'll have Carl Frampton in his corner again

McCurry's leap of faith helped improve his game and hand Tyrone Ulster title

BY FRANCIS MOONEY 03 Aug, 2021

WITH a mighty leap and a safe pair of hands, Darren McCurry plucked the ball from the sky and won the Ulster title for Tyrone.

Cork hold off late Antrim rally to claim top spot in group

BY SÉAMAS McALEENAN 03 Aug, 2021

All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship: Cork 2-14 Antrim 2-11 CORK went top of Group Two of the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, holding off a late Antrim rally to make it two wins out of two in the Cork Camogie Grounds on Castle Road.

BY SÉAMAS McALEENAN

BY 03 Aug, 2021

All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship: Kerry 0-9 Derry 2-17 DERRY are through to the knock-out stages of the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship with their second convincing victory on the road in as many weeks.

Former boxer Paddy Barnes admits he hasn't had first Covid jab

Connla Young 03 Aug, 2021

OLYMPIC double boxing medallist Paddy Barnes has said he has not received his first Covid-19 amid suggestions that a friend took a heart attack after receiving his.

Tommy McCarthy plans Chris Billam-Smith rematch and he'll have Carl Frampton in his corner again

Andy Watters 03 Aug, 2021

WILL Barry and Shane McGuigan give the green light for a rematch between Tommy McCarthy and their man Chris Billam-Smith after the English fighter controversially shaded Saturday night's three-belt cruiserweight battle in London? McCarthy looked to have done enough to edge a close fight but he lost on split decision.

Michael Conlan promises masterclass in TJ Doheny all-Ireland classic at Feile

03 Aug, 2021

MICHAEL Conlan knows what his critics say.

Marty Clarke hoping U20 title can be springboard to more success for Down

Andy Watters 03 Aug, 2021

THERE have been occasional successes (most notably an All-Ireland final appearance in 2010 of course) but for most of almost three decades now, Down fans have been waiting on the great leap forward.

Kicking Out: BBC strike gold with spiky McConville - Harte debates

Cahair O'Kane 03 Aug, 2021

OISIN McConville and Mickey Harte spent enough years sparring and starring at the heart of Ulster football.

Walker denied medal following quarter-final loss as Walsh withdraws from Olympic semi-final

BY ANTHONY GUNNING 02 Aug, 2021

IT was an agonising Sunday morning for Ireland's boxers as Kurt Walker came oh-so-close to a medal in a razor-thin defeat to Duke Ragan in the featherweight quarter-final, while an ankle injury to Aidan Walsh kept him from taking on Pat McCormack in the welterweight semi-final.

Late Dublin goal sends Down into relegation play-off battle

BY SÉAMAS McALEENAN 02 Aug, 2021

All-Ireland Senior Championship: Down 0-11 Dublin 1-9 A GOAL from Aisling Maher one minute from the end of normal time secured Dublin's status in the All-Ireland senior championship for next season and plunged Down into a relegation battle after a mistake-ridden game in Páirc Esler on Saturday.

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FROM FRANCIS MOONEY AT CROKE PARK 02 Aug, 2021

Nicky Rackard Cup final: Mayo 2-27 Tyrone 1-14 A PUNISHING Croke Park encounter with a team of substance and class left Tyrone licking their wounds at the end of a heavy Nicky Rackard Cup final defeat.