Ban rules Canning out of quarter-final

JOE CANNING has been suspended for four weeks and will miss Portumna’s Galway SHC quarter-final clash this weekend after being sent off in their final group game two weeks ago.

And his club and Galway colleague Andy Smith will also miss Sunday’s quarter-final against St Thomas after also receiving a red card in a fiery contest against Athenry.

Athenry defender Diarmuid Cloonan and Shane Donoghue were also sent off in the melee which erupted during their final group game.