Mickey Harte declared himself satisfied with their new attacking strategies after his side moved a step closer to Division One survival with an Ulster derby win over 14-man Cavan.

Keeping Tyrone to a single point in the first half of their league opener — and that a dead ball converted by goalkeeper Niall Morgan — is testament to the early development of new Kerry manager Peter Keane’s defensive strategy, says Ronan McNamee.

Mickey Harte has promised to continue rotating his goalkeepers and to return Niall Morgan to the nets for next weekend’s final round qualifier.

Tyrone 3-14 Carlow 1-10

Tyrone escaped from Navan with a narrow win and a place in the second round of the Qualifier series, squeezing out a courageous Meath side in an extra-time thriller.

Former All-Ireland winning Tyrone defender Conor Gormley has admitted the county lacks serious firepower and has challenged the current forwards to prove they’re ‘marquee’ talents.

A test, yes, of sorts for Dublin.

Connor McAliskey scored a goal on his first game for Tyrone in exactly a year as the Red Hands beat Antrim 4-20 to 2-11 in the Athletic Grounds.

Mickey Harte was last night re-appointed as Tyrone senior football manager for a 16th season, ending speculation that his reign was about to come to an end.

Mickey Harte has expressed concern over the quality of the Croke Park playing surface ahead of tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Armagh.

Paul Keane lists five transfers that would turn the Allianz League on its head.

Donegal’s bitter Allianz League clash with Kerry last year was a one-off in terms of their rivalry, according to Paddy McBrearty, who admits he was lucky not to be among those sent off in Tralee.

Mickey Harte has hit out at the suggestion that modern inter-county managers are making unreasonable demands of their players.

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“Sixty-two minutes into the year 2017 and it’s over…” the devastating words of resignation from Tyrone’s attacking ace Connor McAliskey as he struggles to deal with the cruel fact his season is over.

Cavan 1-13 Tyrone 0-12: Cavan clinched their first competitive win at senior level over Tyrone since 2001 with a gritty Dr McKenna Cup victory at Kingspan Breffni Park.

The suspicion that the modern inter-county player is a joyless soul with an unhealthy preference for protein shakes over pints, is deep-rooted in our psyche now.

David Givney's injury-time goal earned Cavan a replay in a thrilling Ulster SFC semi-final against Tyrone at Clones.

Tyrone 0-13 Armagh 1-10: A precious point plundered in the dying embers of a dramatic Ulster derby could prove the salvation of struggling Armagh.

With the Allianz NFL in its second week, our GAA writers watched some of the tactical patterns unfurl.

Tyrone 1-22 Derry 1-17 (AET): Derry assistant manager Tony Scullion defended Damian Barton after the Oak Leaf boss was sent to the stand for getting involved in a brawl during Saturday night’s dramatic McKenna Cup final.

Old foes Tyrone and Derry served up a classic at the Athletic Grounds, with the Red Hands emerging victorious in extra-time to take a fifth successive Dr McKenna Cup title.

Tyrone 1-13, Fermanagh 0-9. Two pivotal second-half moments went a long way towards deciding the outcome of yesterday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final at Clones.

Tyrone 3-17 Queen’s University 0-11: Mickey Harte handed out seven debuts to inject some young blood into his team, and they responded with a commanding performance as the Dr McKenna Cup holders began their title defence with a resounding win at Healy Park.

Former Tyrone forward Brian McGuigan has ratcheted up the heat ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final by claiming Kerry’s two 35-year-old defenders should be targeted.

Love conquers all. And so can pride and ego.

Connor McAliskey believes that history is meaningless when it comes to Tyrone’s excellent record against Kerry in huge Championship games at Croke Park.

A penny for Eamonn Fitzmaurice’s thoughts right now as he spies Tyrone’s red and white army marching across the horizon again.

Sligo 0-14 Tyrone 0-21

What to do with a problem like Michael Murphy?

Tyrone 1-14 Limerick 0-8: Tyrone may well travel far through the Qualifiers, but they have a longer road to negotiate before they can be considered the force they were in the glorious noughties.

Tyrone were plunged into a relegation crisis following a heavy defeat to north-west neighbours Donegal at Ballybofey today.

Cork travel to face Galway in the Allianz NHL on Sunday and boss Jimmy Barry-Murphy has made a raft of changes for the game, a total of five alterations since the win over Dublin.

Derry were denied a first NFL win of the season by Tyrone’s late surge at Healy Park.

Holders Tyrone will meet Cavan in a repeat of last year’s Dr McKenna Cup final, after easily beating Armagh in last night’s semi-final at the Athletic Grounds.

Tyrone 1-12 St Mary’s 0-03: Holders Tyrone moved to within touching distance of the Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals with a comfortable if unimpressive win over St Mary’s at Healy Park.

Holders Tyrone are on the verge of a place in the Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals following their 1-12 to 0-3 win over St Mary’s at Omagh today.

While the stands emptied and Tyrone players disjointedly made their way to the dressing room, in the middle of the pitch, an Armagh squad stood with their arms wrapped around each other huddled tightly together listening to the man in the middle.

Tyrone 2-21 Louth 0-10