Mayo waiting on O'Shea

TEAM NEWS: MAYO CENTRE forward Aidan O'Shea has been included in Ray Dempsey's starting team to face Tyrone in the All-Ireland…

TEAM NEWS:MAYO CENTRE forward Aidan O'Shea has been included in Ray Dempsey's starting team to face Tyrone in the All-Ireland minor football final on Sunday but has yet to have a cast removed from his fractured thumb.

The highly-rated forward sustained the injury in the semi-final replay defeat of Kerry and a decision on his fitness will not be made until the weekend.

The GAA have announced the fixture details for this year's interprovincial hurling and football championships. The semi-finals will take place in Waterford and Kiltoom, Co Roscommon, on Saturday, October 25th, with the finals under lights at O'Moore Park, Portlaoise, on November 1st.

MAYO (MF v Tyrone):R Hennelly; D Dolan, K Keane, J Broderick; S McHale, E Reilly, S Nally; J Cafferty, G McDonagh; C Freeman, A O'Shea, R Geraghty; J Carney, A Walsh, A Corduff.

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Interprovincial hurling semi-finals: Munster v Ulster, Fraher Field, Waterford, 2.0; Connacht v Leinster, Kiltoom, 3.30.

Interprovincial football semi-finals: Munster v Ulster, Fraher Field, Waterford, 3.30; Connacht v Leinster, Kiltoom, 5.0.

Gavin Cummiskey

Gavin Cummiskey

Gavin Cummiskey is The Irish Times' Soccer Correspondent