Kerry 0-17 Donegal 1-10

All-Ireland MFC final

In sport and in life, everybody wants to be like Eddy Merckx – the outrageously gifted Belgian cyclist whose natural talent and extra-terrestrial strength allowed him to brush aside his rivals with contemptuous ease.

Mayo 2-13 Tyrone 1-13

Dublin 0-14 Meath 1-05

TIPPERARY Football Board chairman Noel Morris preached caution in terms of expectations going forward following the Premier County’s All-Ireland breakthrough in winning the minor title in 2011.

AFL club Carlton’s recruitment of underage Gaelic football stars shows no signs of abating.

IN the battle of the sideline operators tomorrow, David Power stands out from the norm.

Sunday’s minor final provides Loughmore-Castleiney with a fitting stage to showcase the outstanding work being done in the Mid Tipperary dual club.

1. Condense the inter-county season

Cork was doubly represented in the Croke Park finals of 1993, but though the minor footballers brought home the bacon, the graduation to senior level was poor. One of Cork’s forwards that day is determined to ensure the present crop of minors do better. Fintan O’Toole explains

TYRONE’S form has sparkled to such an extent this season that they have been installed as heavy favourites for tomorrow’s All-Ireland MFC semi-final against Mayo.

Armagh Minor captain Declan McKenna is hoping his side can bring home the Tom Markham Cup to the Orchard County for the first time in 60 years when they face Mayo in today's All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final at Croke Park (kick off: 1.15pm).

TWELVE months after they were visited by heartbreak in the national decider, Mayo’s minor footballers established a platform for revenge after claiming the scalp of Down in yesterday’s ESB All-Ireland MFC semi-final in Croke Park.

IT is August 1973. A miserable drizzle is falling on a Croke Park that isn’t near half-full for the All-Ireland semi-final between Cork and Tyrone and a teenage Mickey Harte is watching history repeat itself right before his very eyes.

AFTER stepping down as coach of the Clare senior team in 2005, Kerryman John Kennedy was looking forward to a break from football.

LESS than two weeks ago, the Down minors poured exuberantly into their dressing room in Croke Park with Mayo beaten and the Tom Markham Cup in tow.

Down 1-15 Mayo 0-8

STRANGE to think of a Kerry team approaching an All-Ireland final without the tag of favouritism or the comfort of tradition on their side. Strange but, for tomorrow’s minor final, true.

Derry 1-12 Meath 0-8