McCarthy: We’ll have to improve

CORK star Niall McCarthy says he and his team-mates will have to improve on their best performance of the championship so far, against Tipperary in their first game, to have any chance in the All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny.

McCarthy was speaking in the wake of the Rebels’ All-Ireland quarter-final win over Antrim in Croke Park, when Cork had nine points to spare over the northerners.

“Kilkenny are a class team, there’s no point in saying otherwise about a team that’s won four All-Irelands in a row,” said McCarthy.