Hopes fading for Canty to face Dublin

Cork captain Graham Canty looks set to miss their All-Ireland semi-final battle against Dublin after a scan revealed that he had suffered a Grade 2 tear to his hamstring during Sunday’s quarter-final win over Roscommon.

Canty underwent the scan on Monday and the results yesterday confirmed the extent of the injury, which leaves him facing an uphill battle to be available for the Dublin clash. The recovery period for that type of hamstring tear is generally four to six weeks which means Canty would require a major recovery to be available for the August 22 tie in Croke Park and the loss of their talismanic captain would be a major blow to Cork’s aspirations.