The winners face Tipperary in the semi-finals.

Tyrone 1-17 Cavan 0-15: Mickey Harte has spent the bones of nine years trying to fashion another All-Ireland-winning team, but he felt obliged to dampen the escalating talk of a serious summer assault yesterday after a comfortable win over Cavan in the Division Two final.

The surprise omission of Marc Ó Sé means Kerry will start an All-Ireland final without a member of the famed Ard a’ Bhóthair family for the first time in 43 years.

When it ended, Tiernan McCann slumped to his knees and hunkered down, rooted to the one spot for a solid two minutes before the weight of disappointment lifted enough for him to raise his head and eyes from the Croke Park turf.

3 key battles from yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final...

Tipperary 0-7 Tyrone 0-19: A landmark afternoon for Tyrone football’s favourite son. Sean Cavanagh was the final player to disappear underneath the Kinane Stand shortly after 5pm on Saturday, a number of visiting and, indeed, home supporters requesting a picture on what was a historic outing for the 32-year old.

Donegal 1-13 Tyrone 1-10: It wasn’t fitting that Donegal won nor was it that Tyrone lost. But there was no denying the appropriateness of Michael Murphy scoring the last three points of the game after enduring a dog of an afternoon.

Tyrone 2-10, Cork 0-17:

Armagh 1-7 Tyrone 3-10

Monaghan 1-12 Tyrone 0-14

ULSTER SFC PRELIMINARY ROUND:

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made seven changes to the side that were humiliated by Kerry in Fitzgerald Stadium last week.

Dublin football manager Jim Gavin believes that the Allianz Football League should not begin until April.

UCC 0-10 UUJ 0-09

The GAA’s Higher Education Committee have been forced to put in place stand-by venues for three of the Sigerson Cup quarter-finals scheduled for today.

Tyrone 2-15 Mayo 0-16

Sunday might yet have marked his last time in a Tyrone jersey but goalkeeper Pascal McConnell as well as fellow veteran Seán Cavanagh are convinced there are bigger days ahead for the team.

Mayo 1-16 Tyrone 0-13

I often compare refereeing to playing.

ALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL:

Roscommon 1-7 Tyrone 0-12

Roscommon 1-7 Tyrone 0-12

Tyrone defenders have come and gone over the years, but Conor Gormley has bucked the turnover trend.

Tyrone 1-27 Offaly 0-8

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-10

Champions Donegal will begin their defence of the Ulster SFC against Tyrone at Ballybofey on Sunday (4pm) with the same 15 players who started last September’s All-Ireland final win over Mayo.

Stephen O’Neill has declared he will be fit for Tyrone’s Ulster Championship opener against All-Ireland champions Donegal in Ballybofey on Sunday week.

Dublin 0-18 Tyrone 0-17

Dublin 0-18 Tyrone 0-17

Tyrone’s young guns face the first major test of their careers this weekend, according to attacker Mark Donnelly.

Tyrone 2-15 Kildare 2-11

Former Antrim player James Loughrey is a new addition to the Cork bench for Sunday’s Division 1 clash with Mayo after completing a transfer to Mallow from St Brigid’s.

Conor Counihan has named the same team that escaped from Newry with two points last weekend for this Sunday’s Division 1 trip to Omagh.

Tyrone 1-13 Donegal 0-12

Tyrone 1-13 Donegal 0-12

Crossmaglen Rangers players Aaron Kernan and Jamie Clarke have been named in the Ulster team for Sunday's M Donnelly Interprovincial Football final against Leinster at Croke Park (throw-in 3.45pm).

Ulster 1-14 Munster 1-13

Mayo 1-11Tyrone 1-12

UCC 1-14 UUJ 0-9

Tyrone 1-14 Derry 0-15

Mickey Harte last night heralded a new era for Tyrone football, confirming a major overhaul of his squad and the departure of 11 established players.