I often compare refereeing to playing.

Not all defeats taste the same.

Tyrone's Sean Cavanagh was left ruing the scoring blitz by Mayo at the start of the second half which turned today's All-Ireland SFC semi-final in their favour.

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Pascal McConnell was convinced his love affair with Croke Park had come to an end. Having lost his place as Tyrone’s first choice goalkeeper, ‘Packie’ was a permanent fixture on the bench.

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).

Tyrone feel they’ve been getting a hard time of it of late. That Sean Cavanagh has been singled out for some harsh treatment.

Monaghan 0-12 Tyrone 0-14

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).

Tyrone 0-17 Meath 2-9

Kildare 0-12 Tyrone 1-11

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

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).

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte will give debuts to three players in tomorrow’s All-Ireland SFC qualifier clash with Offaly in O’Connor Park in Tullamore (3pm).

Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan will sit out the rest of the Red Hands' Championship campaign after sustaining a season-ending knee injury.

Niall Morgan believes he owes his unlikely ascent to the Tyrone first team to opposing Allianz Football League final goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton.

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).

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

Donegal captain Michael Murphy and three of his All-Ireland winning team-mates have been included in the Ulster squad for the 2013 M Donnelly Interprovincial Football Championship.

If you asked 100 Tyrone supporters to name their first choice team for this year’s championship match against Donegal, you’re likely to get 100 very different answers back.

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.

In the second last minute of normal time and with Tyrone trailing by four points, it was Stephen O’Neill who took receipt of a hand-pass from Pascal McConnell in his own full-back line.

This was the game the Ulster Championship had been waiting for, and who better to deliver it than these fiercest of rivals.

Cork boss Conor Counihan has kept faith with the side that claimed the honours in last month’s league final against Mayo for their 2012 championship opener against Kerry in Sunday’s Munster SFC semi-final.

PREVIEW: By Shaun Cronin, Sports Reporter

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has made five changes to his team for Sunday's Allianz League Division 2 final against Kildare at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Graham Canty comes back into the Cork side for Sunday’s Allianz Division 1 football league decider against Mayo in Croke Park having missed last Sunday week’s semi-final victory over Down.

Tyrone 1-16 Monaghan 1-6

Colm Cooper makes his first appearance of the year for Kerry as he captains the side against Mayo in Sunday’s Division 1 game in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Colm Cooper makes his first appearance of the year for Kerry as he captains the side against Mayo in Sunday’s Division 1 game in Fitzgerald Stadium.

Aidan O’Mahony has been drafted into the Kerry team at full-back for Sunday’s Allianz Football League Division 1 tie trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to face Cork after Daniel Bohan underwent knee surgery this week which is set to see him sidelined for the next month.

Alan O’Connor returns to the Cork team for tomorrow night’s trip to Portlaoise to face Laois in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League, having been forced to withdraw through injury before last Sunday’s loss to Donegal.

DERRYTRESK last night launched an appeal process ahead of Sunday week’s All-Ireland Club JFC final against Galway champions Clonbur after being slapped with a reported eight suspensions following their controversial semi-final win over Kerry’s Dromid Pearses in Portlaoise last month.

Cork boss Conor Counihan has made six changes for next Sunday’s McGrath Cup final against Tipperary in Clonmel from the side that overturned CIT in last weekend’s semi-final.

PHILIP JORDAN believes Tyrone should have won more than three All-Ireland titles during the county’s golden era.

BRIAN MULLINS, Fiona Looney, Bella Doyle, Gerry Hargan, Bertie Ahern, Brenda Fricker, Gavin Friday, Kevin Heffernan, The Pickaroony, Twink.

Dublin 0-22 Tyrone 0-15

Former All-Star Owen Mulligan will start for Tyrone in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final against Dublin at Croke Park (throw-in 7pm).

Tyrone 3-19 Roscommon 1-14

Mickey Harte has selected an unchanged Tyrone team for Saturday's All-Ireland SFC fourth round qualifier against Roscommon at Croke Park (throw-in 4pm).