Two minutes before half-time in the 2011 Ulster semi-final, Tyrone ripped through the blanket and Brian McGuigan fed Stephen O’Neill, who cut inside two Donegal defenders.

Tyrone football legend Peter Canavan has dismissed suggestions that the curtain will fall on the Mickey Harte era if Tyrone suffer a fourth consecutive Ulster championship defeat to Donegal on Sunday.

Art is born of humiliation. [W.H. Auden]

Niall Morgan has come up with his own expression to illustrate just how important goalkeepers have become in Gaelic football.

Tyrone legend Stephen O’Neill last night confirmed his retirement from inter-county football. Martin Penrose has also brought the curtain down on his career with the Red Hands.

Omagh/St Enda’s 1-10 Carrickmore 0-12

Carrickmore scraped past Augher to avoid a shock in the Hunky Dorys Tyrone SFC at Dunmoyle (0-10 to 0-8).

Conor McManus has almost resigned himself to missing out on Sunday’s Ulster quarter-final with Tyrone.

Cork’s Colm O’Neill is eager to make up for lost time by scoring more goals in 2014.

Cork 2-14 Tyrone 0-20

Cork 2-14 Tyrone 0-20

Monaghan were one of the success stories last year, but Colin Walshe is convinced they can achieve even bigger things in 2014.

Clonoe 3-08 Carrickmore 0-12

Classy Clonoe O’Rahilly’s despatched champions Errigal Ciarán with a thumping semi-final win at Dungannon yesterday.

Tyrone champions Errigal Ciarán made it through to the Hunky Dorys SFC second round at the second attempt, defeating Dromore 1-13 to 1-9 in a thrilling replay at Dromore.

Defender Ryan McKenna and forward Connor McAliskey has been brought into the Tyrone team for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo at Croke Park (throw-in 3.30pm).

Stephen O’Neill claims Tyrone have been cast as a “cynical, dirty team” and that referee Maurice Deegan could be influenced by such commentary this weekend.

The one-match suspension for Tyrone's Martin Penrose still stands after his request for an appeal hearing was not submitted within the specified period.

Conor Gormley has been cleared to play for Tyrone in their All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo on Sunday week, August 25.

Defender Conor Gormley will be available to play for Tyrone in Sunday week's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo after having his one-match overturned tonight.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has confirmed that the county will be appealing the one-match bans proposed for Martin Penrose and Conor Gormley.

Suspended Tyrone pair Conor Gormley and Martin Penrose have requested a hearing with the GAA’s Central Hearings Committee.

A one-match retrospective ban could keep experienced defender Conor Gormley out of Tyrone's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo on Sunday week.

Monaghan's Darren Hughes has said he would have committed the same cynical foul as Sean Cavanagh whose "rugby tackle" denied Conor McManus a goal-scoring chance during Tyrone's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final win at Croke Park.

All-Ireland quarter-final weekends are big ones for the referees as well as the teams involved as it’s usually from this quartet that the final official is selected.

Monaghan 0-12 Tyrone 0-14

The first of the All-Ireland quarter-finals was a game of choices and, while Sean Cavanagh’s decision to haul Conor McManus down midway through the second half stands out, some of Monaghan’s were just as damaging.

Seán Cavanagh has shrugged off Joe Brolly’s rant in the wake of Tyrone’s All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Monaghan on Saturday.

Tyrone made it through to their first All-Ireland SFC semi-final since 2009 with a narrow win over Ulster neighbours Monaghan in an attritional battle at Croke Park.

Dermot Carlin has been rewarded with a starting spot in the Tyrone team to take on Ulster champions Monaghan in Saturday's opening All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park (throw-in 5pm).

Kildare 0-12 Tyrone 1-11

If you weren’t there, you’d have missed the send-off Joe McQuillan got from St Conleth’s Park on Saturday night.

Kildare and Tyrone have both made significant changes at full-forward for their All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier encounter in Newbridge tomorrow night (throw-in 7pm).

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 manager Mickey Harte has handed three players their first Championship starts as they face Offaly for the first time in the All-Ireland Championship tomorrow in Tullamore (throw-in 3pm).

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-10

Donegal 2-10 Tyrone 0-10

Michael Murphy might have been the man who lifted Sam Maguire last September, but the Donegal captain has eyes for only Tyrone and the Ulster championship this Sunday.

Tyrone 2-15 Kildare 2-11

Tyrone 2-15 Kildare 2-11

Managers Mickey Harte and Kieran McGeeney have selected their teams for Saturday's crunch Allianz League Division 1 semi-final between Tyrone and Kildare at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).