Last Sunday was one of those days when Croke Park began to look its age. The bucket seats on the Lower Cusack Stand sat a faded shade of bluey gray and the concrete holding up any sporting edifice takes on a gloomy hue when the sky spits and coats the walls with damp.

ARMAGH’s Stevie McDonnell is likely to be handed the Irish captaincy today for the forthcoming International Rules series against Australia.

Tickets for Sunday’s All Ireland Football Final between Kerry and Tyrone are being sold for almost 10 times their face value, it emerged today.

WILL the Cats lap it up once again or have the Reds got what it takes to curdle their cream?

Up to 200 tickets for the All-Ireland Hurling Final have been stolen.