Familiar look to Donegal side tasked with beating Tyrone

Champions Donegal will begin their defence of the Ulster SFC against Tyrone at Ballybofey on Sunday (4pm) with the same 15 players who started last September’s All-Ireland final win over Mayo.

Two stars of last year’s win, Karl Lacey and Mark McHugh, had been troubled with hip and groin injuries respectively during the spring, but both have been passed fit to start while Frank McGlynn has shaken off a hamstring complaint. Justin McMahon, who missed Tyrone’s league final defeat to Dublin, is named at centre-back alongside brother Joe and Conor Gormley.

Skipper Stephen O’Neill has been passed fit and will lead Tyrone.