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Irish Times
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Meath v Dublin All-Ireland final: Throw-in time, team news, where to watch
What's happening? Meath face Dublin in the All-Ireland women's senior football final. Where & when? The game will be played at Croke Park as part of an All-Ireland final triple-header. The junior final between Antrim and Louth will throw in at 11.45am, followed by the intermediate final between Laois and Tyrone at 1.45pm, and then the senior decider at 4.15pm. Are tickets available? A limited number of tickets are available on Ticketmaster. READ MORE Where can I watch? The three finals will be televised live on TG4. Meath's Vikki Wall scores a point during the NFL Division 1 game against Dublin at Parnell Park in March. Photograph: Paul Barrett/Inpho Paths to the final The counties have tread similar paths to the final. Meath, in Group 3, opened their account with a draw against Armagh before earning a three-point win away to Kildare. For Dublin, in Group 4, their championship started with a draw away to Waterford before an 8-18 to 0-7 thumping of Leitrim. In the quarter-finals, Meath made light work of Tipperary, seeing off the Premier County 2-17 to 1-6, while the Dubs had a similarly emphatic day out against Cork, ending 3-15 to 0-7. Meath pulled off a mighty feat in the semi-finals, dumping reigning champs Kerry out on a 2-11 to 1-9 scoreline at O'Connor Park, where Dublin later saw off Galway after extra-time, late goals from captain Carla Rowe and Kate Sullivan proving decisive. Recent head-to-head The counties' most recent meeting came in the fifth round of the Division 1 NFL at the start of March, when Dublin took a 2-19 to 0-9 win at Parnell Park. There was no championship meeting between the sides in 2024, but when they met at Páirc Tailteann in last year's league, it was the Royals who came away with a 2-5 to 0-7 win. Dublin's Carla Rowe celebrates scoring a goal during the NFL Division 1 game against Meath in March. Photograph: Paul Barrett/Inpho Last titles Meath's most recent All-Ireland title came in 2022, a year after their breakthrough victory in 2021 which saw them deny Dublin the five-in-a-row. After Meath fell to Kerry at the quarter-final stage in 2023, Dublin swooped, beating the Kingdom 0-18 to 1-10 in the decider to claim their most recent title. Team news No team news as of yet but we'll update here when the matchday squads are announced later in the week.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Baseball's split from its past feels more severe than previous shifts, and more observations from Cooperstown
All that said, the current version of this universal push-pull is truly different. In the summer of 2025, baseball is largely unrecognizable to old-time greats and, even worse, today's Hall of Famers increasingly feel estranged from the people who run the game. Analytics and new methods of teaching have removed the endearing layer of tutelage that's always connected the sport. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Through the decades, young players sought help from the all-timers. Twenty-year-old Ted Williams thought he could learn from Cobb and Rogers Hornsby. Yaz thought he could learn from Ted. Jim Rice thought he could learn from Yaz. Advertisement In 2025, few players are encouraged to learn from those who came before. 'We're all Mr. Irrelevent now,' said Related : Baseball owners and front offices have Advertisement There were But in casual chats with dozens over the weekend, I kept hearing about new distance they feel from the game they mastered. Without even asking. When I came upon 79-year-old Rod Carew in the lobby of the Otesaga, he had one question for myself and two other veteran scribes. 'What do you think of the baseball that is being played today?' We delivered our answers to the man who hit .388 in 1977. (Bet his exit velocity was pathetic.) Too many strikeouts, too many pitchers trying to throw 100, pitchers throwing instead of pitching, no bunting, difficulty advancing runners from second to third, few batters changing their approach with two strikes, and few young players tapping into the minds of older stars who used to be pretty darned good. The conversation reminded me of Advertisement 'I was minding my own business, having a cup of coffee, and a young kid came out of the cage and asked about loading and his front foot,' Rice recalled Saturday as he stood under statues of Babe Ruth and Ted Williams in the plaque gallery. 'I didn't know him. He was a catcher. I talked to him about loading up and how to hit line drives and, while we were talking, one of the instructors came over and said 'That's not how we teach it.' I said, 'Did you play?' He said he played Division 1 college . . . OK. 'Here's the thing. These instructors want them to hit everything in the air. I tried to hit line drives. I think line drives are the way to go. The ball doesn't need to go 500 feet to get over the fence. If you hit a two-run homer and it goes 500 feet, you don't get extra runs for the extra 100 feet.' Eddie Murray hit 504 home runs over a 21-year career, and received MVP votes in eight straight seasons with the Orioles after he won Rookie of the Year in 1977. Seth Wenig/Associated Press While Rice and I were talking, Hall of Famers Eddie Murray and Barry Larkin, plus two-time All-Star Eric Davis joined the conversation. All great hitters, they echoed the sentiments and experiences. They said they are not encouraged by their old teams to work with young talent. 'I try to talk to young hitters about all the motion they have, loading up at the plate to swing for the fence,' said Murray. 'I think a lot of that exposes them because they have more trouble getting out of the way on the ball thrown up and in, but they don't want to listen.' Advertisement It was largely the same when I spoke with Cal Ripken Jr. and 'I used to get asked if I could have more walks than strikeouts. Nobody does that now,' said Griffey. 'I was at least able to get more hits than strikeouts. Now I see good teams where the top three or four guys in the lineup all have more strikeouts than hits.' Indeed. Of the nine players in Boston's starting lineup for 'And let's talk about those cards inside their hats that tell them where to play guys,' he added. 'We didn't need that. We watched the games. We knew where to play guys.' Ken Griffey Jr. was in Cooperstown over the weekend after he attended All-Star festivities in his new capacity as a photographer. Carson Ming/Getty 'I saw a team positioning players more to the pull side on 0-2 counts,' said Larkin. 'I said, 'Why would you do that? That's moving them in the wrong direction.' And I was told, 'No, we expect guys to try to pull even more with 0-2 counts.' It's just crazy what they're teaching.' 'I don't watch any baseball anymore,' said Kaat. 'Last night at the Phillies party, I was sitting with Larry Bowa, Mike Schmidt, and Ted Simmons, and everyone was saying the same thing. It's the same with my morning coffee buddy, George Brett. It's almost sickening. I have yet to find one former player who thinks the game is great today. There's such a divide. 'I was talking with Tony Oliva and he said that Twins hitters are looking at a [tablet] after every swing they take. It's the same with pitchers. I think we could teach them how to pitch and control their fastball, but nobody asks. I had a nice conversation with Advertisement 'It's over for us,' said Kaat. 'The old-school GMs who knew baseball are gone. The scouts are gone. Ownership has decided this is the way they want to go. We've all become ⋅ Cooperstown-area hotels have concerns that other hotels needn't prioritize in block letters. Dan Shaughnessy/Globe Staff ⋅ You know your hotel is in Cooperstown when the stenciling on the indoor pool door reads, 'No food, drinks, bats, or balls allowed in pool area.' ⋅ Sunday's induction was delayed for about an hour by rain. Dave Parker's son, who looks exactly like his dad (who 'They told me he was too expensive for a singles hitter and I said, 'Yes, but it's a lot of singles,' ' recalled Valentine. 'I told them he was one of the five best players in the world.' Related : I asked Valentine if he's the best athlete in the history of Stamford, Conn. 'No,' he said. 'That would be [former New York Football Giant] Andy Robustelli.' Advertisement Here's Valentine on ⋅ Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred stumbled briefly while giving a speech at Ichiro's Hall party on Saturday night. When the commish stated that Ichiro never played for Japan in the World Baseball Classic, Ichiro said, 'Yes, I did!' A chagrinned Manfred made things worse by blaming the mistake on Wikipedia. Related : ⋅ Albert Pujols, who should be enshrined in the summer of 2028, made his first trip to Cooperstown, ⋅ Ryne Sandberg, the great Cub second baseman, was unable to attend because of a relapse of prostate cancer. Wade Boggs, who was enshrined the same summer as Sandberg and recently 'I think about Ryno every day,' said Boggs. 'It can be overwhelming. I was able to ring that bell, but he hasn't been so lucky.' Boggs and other Hall of Famers have recently been victims of AI social media scams in which they are rumored to be near death from illness. Boggs's family was alarmed by such a report last week, and his wife, Debbie, fielded a call from a television network asking for comment. Sandy Koufax, whose 90th birthday is Dec. 30, made it to the stage on Sunday. Jim McIsaac/Getty ⋅ Carew, ⋅ John Smoltz played golf in Cooperstown on Friday, flew back to Boston to broadcast ⋅ Kaat was on Boston's north shore a couple of weeks ago and played golf with Ray Bourque, Mike Andrews, and Dwight Evans. ⋅ No Rollie Fingers attended a 33rd consecutive induction. Receiving plaques on Sunday were, from left, Billy Wagner, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Willa Allen (widow of late inductee Dick Allen), and Dave Parker II (son of late inductee Dave Parker). Seth Wenig/Associated Press Dan Shaughnessy is a Globe columnist. He can be reached at
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
No changes for Kerry starting side as Diarmuid O'Connor included in squad
Diarmuid O'Connor is included in the Kerry longlist squad of 28 players for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC final against Donegal as Jack O'Connor has announced no changes to his starting team. The 15 who began the semi-final win over Tyrone are set to be in from the off but O'Connor could be available for the first time since the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan in Killarney last month. Kerry have named 28 players but the match-day panel is limited to 26. The Na Gaeil man had to retire shortly after the start of that fixture when he aggravated the shoulder injury that has troubled him since the Division 1 win over Armagh in March. Paul Geaney, who scored a goal against Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland final win, is again listed among the substitutes. However, there is no place for three-time All Star Tom O'Sullivan who had to retire with a calf injury in the first half of the All-Ireland quarter-final win against Armagh. Geaney and Paul Murphy are the two survivors in the squad from the final 11 years ago. From the team that exited the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage last year, nine of the team remain – Shane Ryan, Murphy, Jason Foley, Brian Ó Beaglaioch, Gavin White, Joe O'Connor, Paudie and David Clifford and Seán O'Shea. Five of the other six are on the bench – Tadhg Morley, Diarmuid O'Connor Tony Brosnan, Paul Geaney and Dara Moynihan. KERRY (SFC v Donegal): Shane Ryan (Rathmore); Paul Murphy (Rathmore), Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue), Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks); Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht), Mike Breen (Beaufort), Gavin White (c, Dr Crokes); Seán O'Brien (Beaufort), Mark O'Shea (Dr Crokes); Joe O'Connor (Austin Stacks), Seán O'Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks), Graham O'Sullivan (Dromid Pearses); David Clifford (Fossa), Paudie Clifford (Fossa), Dylan Geaney (Dingle). Subs (11 from 13): Shane Murphy (Dr Crokes), Killian Spillane (Templenoe), Evan Looney (Dr Crokes), Tom Leo O'Sullivan (Dingle), Tadhg Morley (Templenoe), Paul Geaney (Dingle), Micheál Burns (Dr Crokes), Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes), Armin Heinrich (Austin Stacks), Tomás Kennedy (Kerins O'Rahillys), Diarmuid O'Connor (Na Gaeil), Conor Geaney (Dingle), Dara Moynihan (Spa).
Irish Examiner
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
John McGrath on taking chance: 'You just get some breaks and you kick on a bit from there'
John McGrath has admitted Liam Cahill and his management team took a punt on starting him in the opening game of the championship. The three-time All-Ireland winner is in line for a second All-Star after scoring 7-16, including 2-2 in Sunday's final, and was ever present for all eight of the county's SHC games. However, he started just one National League game and came off the bench three times. He didn't appear in the last couple of Division 1 outings and at that stage his excellent championship campaign couldn't have been envisaged. 'I played very little in the National League this year,' said McGrath. 'I came on a couple of times and started one game maybe. They took a chance with me in some ways in the first round of championship. 'Since then, I probably didn't look back. You just get some breaks maybe on that day and you kick on a bit from there. It's small margins at this level. Very small margins, I suppose.' The best club player in the county for several years, McGrath's performances for Loughmore-Castleiney have been outstanding but bringing it to inter-county level following his ankle issues required patience from player and management. 'I couldn't put the last few years all down to bad injury, I suppose. The form wasn't great for a while before that as well. But no, I think maybe even just the break that time, the break from playing, just got the body to recover a bit again. 'And it took a while, maybe after, to really get going. But no, some year, just thrilled to be back stuck in the middle of it. It's unreal to be just toughing it out there with lads and testing yourself. And that's what everyone wants to do.' Not that he would have spoken about it too loudly but McGrath, who turns 31 next week, was fuelled by the idea of proving people wrong. 'There has to be some part of it probably that hurts you a little bit maybe. Or that you find frustrating or hard when you're used to playing and competing and being relatively successful. 'And then to maybe not being in the team at times like it is, it's tough. Any good sportsman that you have a bit about yourself, you do. You want to prove people wrong. You want to get back and show people what you're able to do.'
Irish Independent
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Top-flight survival for St Colmcille's as 2024 beaten finalists Ballinabrackey fall from grace
Damien Carroll, Danny Quinn and Niall Smullen all struck two-pointers for the Offaly border side as they led 0-11 to 0-8 at half-time. But Cille's dominated throughout the third quarter and three successive points had them level by the 37th minute. David Bell pointed them ahead a minute later and that was followed by a two-pointer from Ben Brennan and another single from Cathal Monaghan. A goal from Cormac O'Donoghue left the Cille's firmly in control and leading 1-16 to 0-11 after 48 minutes. The east Meath side then added another point before Ballinabrackey opened their second-half account on 53 minutes. It was 1-19 to 0-12 after 55 minutes and Ballinabrackey hit six unanswered points after that, but it was too little too late and their relegation was confirmed - 12 months after they contested the Division 1 final. Another east Meath side to avoid the drop was St Patrick's who registered a comfortable 2-20 to 0-8 win over Curraha in the Division 2 relegation play-off. In the Division 3 relegation decider Kilmainham defeated north Meath neighbours Ballinlough 1-16 to 1-13. Trim were crowned FL Division 2 champions following a decisive 4-10 to 1-12 win over Moynalvey. Tom Carmody scored an early goal for Trim and wing back Eoin Sweeney added another as the town side led 2-6 to 0-4 at half-time. Boosted by two-pointers from David McLoughlin and Adam Murphy, Moynalvey reduced the deficit to the minimum shortly after the restart. Trim were down to 14 at that stage after having Sweeney black-carded. However Trim responded in the best possible fashion with another brace of goals through Tadhg Carthy and Sean Foley, from which Moynalvey were unable to recover. Walterstown were crowned Division 3 champions following a 2-18 to 3-11 success over Clann na nGael. Tomas Doyle and the outstanding Ruairi O'Dowd swapped goals in the opening half as Walterstown led 1-10 to 1-7 at half-time. Two quick goals from Anthony Swaine and Doyle left Clans just a point behind with 10 minutes left, but Walterstown finished strongest with the help of points from Paul and David Donnellan, Neil McGinley and Ruairi O'Dowd. In the Division 6 final St Mary's overcame Drumconrath 2-17 to 1-12 in Castletown.
