Little fair in 100-day inter-county hurling war

If you were going to market the forthcoming All-Ireland senior hurling championship, you might herald it as ‘The 100-day War’. 

That’s how long it will take to complete the Liam MacCarthy Cup this year, from May 12’s Leinster SHC opener between Offaly and Galway to August 19’s All-Ireland final.

Perhaps surprisingly, the run is just six days shorter than last year when it finished in September.