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Irish Times
5 hours ago
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- Irish Times
All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals: What time are Monaghan v Donegal and Tyrone v Dublin today and what channel are they on?
Who's playing? The last eight in this year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship will be cut down to four with the four quarter-finals to be staged across this weekend. The pairings are Monaghan v Donegal , Tyrone v Dublin , Meath v Galway , and Armagh v Kerry . Where and when? READ MORE The games will be played as two double-headers at Croke Park on Saturday and Sunday. Monaghan v Donegal will serve as the weekend opener on Saturday, throwing in at 4pm, before Tyrone v Dublin at 6.15pm. On Sunday, Meath v Galway is up first from 1.45pm, followed by Armagh v Kerry at 4pm. Meath's Ruairí Kinsella tackles Dublin's Con O'Callaghan during the Leinster SFC semi-final. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Are there tickets left? Tickets for Saturday and Sunday's double-headers went on general sale via Ticketmaster earlier this week with seated and terrace options still available as of Thursday afternoon. How can I follow the action? The two games on Saturday will be streamed live on GAA+, while Sunday's double-header will be televised on RTÉ. The Irish Times will be running a live GAA blog throughout the weekend, with updates, reports and reaction from our team of writers. Any news stirring? Following confirmation of the fixture details on Monday, Donegal criticised the six-day turnaround from their preliminary quarter-final win over Louth last Sunday and this Saturday's quarter-final meeting with Monaghan. While Galway were also in preliminary quarter-final last Sunday the same day, beating Down in Newry, they have an extra day to recover seeing as their quarter-final clash against Leinster champions Meath is set for Sunday. [ Donegal disappointed at six-day turnaround for quarter-final against Monaghan Opens in new window ] A statement released by Donegal GAA on Monday night claimed the welfare of their players was not 'adequately considered' in the scheduling process for this weekend's games. Donegal manager Jim McGuinness. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho When will we know the semi-final pairings? We'll likely know the semi-final pairings after the final whistle of Armagh v Kerry on Sunday as repeat provincial and All-Ireland group pairings will be avoided where possible. Depending on how the weekend's results go, semi-final matchups between any combination of Monaghan, Donegal, Tyrone and Armagh would therefore be off the cards (given these counties already met in the Ulster SFC), as would Dublin v Meath (who met in Leinster). Then the All-Ireland groups would come into play, further limiting our options. Armagh, Galway and Dublin each came out of Group 4, so no replay of any combination of them, while it's also a no for Donegal v Tyrone and Kerry v Meath, as those counties already met in Group 1 and 2 respectively. With all that in mind, should a draw be needed it will be held on Sunday evening during the Sunday Game on RTÉ. We'll keep you posted on that front.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Dan Evans blasts his 'clueless' display after being warned of unsportsmanlike behaviour for 'crazy' line call complaints in straight-sets Eastbourne defeat
A frustrated Dan Evans blasted his 'clueless' performance as he crashed out of the Eastbourne quarter-finals in straight sets to American lucky loser Jenson Brooksby. Evans was warned for unsportsmanlike behaviour during his 6-2, 6-3 defeat as he complained about multiple 'crazy' line calls that went against him on Court 1. When the two shook hands at the net, Brooksby said: 'Well played, good match.' 'Was it? It wasn't for me,' replied Evans. 'It was clueless.' Brooksby didn't face a single break point during his victory as the American dealt much better with the windy conditions. Evans hit just 11 winners and made 29 unforced errors. Evans had fought back tears after he beat world No13 Tommy Paul to reach the quarter-final to make it back-to-back wins against top-20 opposition after dispatching world No12 Frances Tiafoe at Queen's last week. The 35-year-old only recently regained his place in the world's top 200 and has been given a wildcard for Wimbledon next week. Evans had to battle from the start in the breezy conditions against Brooksby, struggling for any rhythm, and needed to save a break point in an eight-minute opening service game despite having raced into a 40-0 lead. He faced two more in his second service game and a miscued strike long beyond the baseline handed Brooksby an early break in the first set before the American broke again to make it 4-1. Brooksby dealt far better with the crosswinds, using his unplayable drop shot to great effect, and allowed Evans to win just two points against his serve in the opening set that he wrapped up 6-2 in 39 minutes. Evans cut a frustrated figure and continued to question the accuracy of the line-call technology before being given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. He felt a couple of Brooksby's shots that the technology called in, including one late in the second set, had bounced over the line. 'It was out,' called one incredulous supporter. 'Crazy stuff, puts you on a total downer,' Evans muttered to himself as Brooksby broke to lead 4-3 in the second set before wrapping up the match soon after. Evans was the last remaining Brit to fall at Eastbourne after Billy Harris lost in straight sets 7-6, 6-1 to fourth-seed Ugo Humbert as he missed out on reaching the semi-finals for the second year running. Harris fought back from 5-2 down in the first set, saving two set points, to level at 5-5 before forcing a tie-break only for Frenchman Hubert to claim it 7-4. Humbert didn't look back, breaking Harris's first two service games to race into a 4-0 lead before wrapping up the win with another break to take the second set 6-1. Harris, who qualified for the tournament as one of the lucky losers, had stunned fellow Brit Cameron Norrie in the first round before dispatching Italian Mattia Bellucci to reach his third ATP quarter-final.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals: Throw-in times, where to watch and more
Who's playing? The last eight in this year's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship will be cut down to four with the four quarter-finals to be staged across this weekend. The pairings are Monaghan v Donegal , Tyrone v Dublin , Meath v Galway , and Armagh v Kerry . Where and when? READ MORE The games will be played as two double-headers at Croke Park on Saturday and Sunday. Monaghan v Donegal will serve as the weekend opener on Saturday, throwing in at 4pm, before Tyrone v Dublin at 6.15pm. On Sunday, Meath v Galway is up first from 1.45pm, followed by Armagh v Kerry at 4pm. Meath's Ruairí Kinsella tackles Dublin's Con O'Callaghan during the Leinster SFC semi-final. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Are there tickets left? Tickets for Saturday and Sunday's double-headers went on general sale via Ticketmaster earlier this week with seated and terrace options still available as of Thursday afternoon. How can I follow the action? The two games on Saturday will be streamed live on GAA+, while Sunday's double-header will be televised on RTÉ. The Irish Times will be running a live GAA blog throughout the weekend, with updates, reports and reaction from our team of writers. Any news stirring? Following confirmation of the fixture details on Monday, Donegal criticised the six-day turnaround from their preliminary quarter-final win over Louth last Sunday and this Saturday's quarter-final meeting with Monaghan. While Galway were also in preliminary quarter-final last Sunday the same day, beating Down in Newry, they have an extra day to recover seeing as their quarter-final clash against Leinster champions Meath is set for Sunday. [ Donegal disappointed at six-day turnaround for quarter-final against Monaghan Opens in new window ] A statement released by Donegal GAA on Monday night claimed the welfare of their players was not 'adequately considered' in the scheduling process for this weekend's games. Donegal manager Jim McGuinness. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho When will we know the semi-final pairings? We'll likely know the semi-final pairings after the final whistle of Armagh v Kerry on Sunday as repeat provincial and All-Ireland group pairings will be avoided where possible. Depending on how the weekend's results go, semi-final matchups between any combination of Monaghan, Donegal, Tyrone and Armagh would therefore be off the cards (given these counties already met in the Ulster SFC), as would Dublin v Meath (who met in Leinster). Then the All-Ireland groups would come into play, further limiting our options. Armagh, Galway and Dublin each came out of Group 4, so no replay of any combination of them, while it's also a no for Donegal v Tyrone and Kerry v Meath, as those counties already met in Group 1 and 2 respectively. We'll keep you posted on that front.
BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
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- BreakingNews.ie
Poll: Who is most likely to lift the Sam Maguire? Who is least likely?
Excitement is building for this weekend's All-Ireland men's football quarter-finals. Monaghan and Donegal will get the action underway on Saturday in Croke Park at 4pm, followed by Dublin and Tyrone at 6:15pm. Advertisement After their dramatic win over Down on Sunday, Galway will take on Meath at 1:45pm on Sunday, with Armagh taking on Kerry in the final quarter-final at 4pm. So, which team do you think is most likely to lift the Sam Maguire Cup out of these eight teams? Let us know your ranking below.
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Tyrone's high hopes, Donegal's high dudgeon
And then there were eight. Some set of pairings too after Monday's All-Ireland football quarter-final draw, Conor McManus's eye drawn to the meeting between Dublin and Tyrone . Eleven years ago he was on the Malachy O'Rourke-managed Monaghan team that lost to the Dubs in the last eight. And it is O'Rourke who will be at helm for Tyrone all these years later, Conor having a notion that he might just fare better this time around. Donegal will face yet more Ulster opposition in the shape of Monaghan, but they're none too pleased about having only a six-day turnaround since playing Louth on Sunday. They are, Gordon Manning reports, the only one of the eight quarter-finalists put in that position. In hurling, Denis Walsh looks back at 'the greatest shock of the last 50 years', Dublin's victory over Limerick . It was, he writes, Limerick's 'weakest performance in a consequential match since they were beaten in the qualifiers by Kilkenny in 2017'. But the display from Dublin was, he says, simply 'staggering'. In rugby, Gerry Thornley reflects on a successful night for the Lions off the field, if not on it , a coffers-boosting sold-out Aviva Stadium witnessing Argentina 'deservedly make their own piece of history'. He also hears from Josh van der Flier who describes his first Lions selection as 'probably the pinnacle' of his career. READ MORE Owen Doyle wasn't, though, too impressed by the Lions' first outing of the summer, if referee James Doleman and his crew had made as many mistakes, he writes, 'they would rightly have been run out of town' . He felt Doleman did well, particularly with the award of a penalty try for a collapsed maul. 'As the tour continues it will be interesting to see whether this is now policy. It should be.' In football, Shelbourne are trying to come to terms with life after Damien Duff, the club's co-owner Neil Doyle insisting there were 'no recriminations, no hard feelings' following his resignation. Malachy Clerkin is, though, trying to wrap his head around 'Duff's desire to be hated' during his time in charge of Shels, when he is 'this universally adored figure in Irish sporting history'. And ahead of the Republic of Ireland's friendlies against the United States in Denver and Cincinnati, we hear from Ellen Molloy who is hoping to add to her seven caps having received her first call-up from Carla Ward. In racing, Brian O'Connor reports on Ryan Moore having a shot at an historic Irish Derby hat-trick on Sunday on board Lambourn, while in his Different Strokes column, Philip Reid brings the latest news from the world of golf - including Tommy Fleetwood extending his 159-tournament winless streak with a heartbreaking loss at The Travelers Championship last Sunday. Mind you, he's won €26.9 million along the way, so he's not going hungry. TV Watch: It's the final day of the first test between England and India at Headingley, England needing 350 runs to win, India requiring 10 wickets (Sky Sports Cricket from 10.15am). And this evening, DAZN have coverage of Benfica v Bayern Munich at the Club World Cup (8.0).
