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Tyrone's Kerr misses All-Ireland Minor final after West Ham move
Tyrone coach Ciaran Gourley says it is "unfortunate" that West Ham footballer Joel Kerr was not available to play in Sunday's All-Ireland Minor final against Kerry. Kerr played a key role in the Red Hands' progression to the final on Sunday, but was not able to feature for Gerard Donnelly's side as his contract with the Premier League side started on 1 July. The 16-year-old had balanced playing gaelic football for Tyrone and was also an underage player with Irish Premiership side were reports in the build-up to the final that Kerr would not be allowed to play after his move to the Premier League side was finalised, but he was surprisingly named in the Red Hands' starting team before throw-in. However, Gourley confirmed that Kerr was not available to feature and said it was "unfortunate" for the teenager. "We had hoped during the week there might have been an opportunity for us," Gourley told TG4 before Tyrone's decider."Look, he signed with them on 1 July so he's their [West Ham's] player. "You have to respect that it's a big opportunity over there and you can't maybe jeopardise that for this one game."The players have still prepared as best they can and I know he'll be watching and cheering us on, but unfortunately for us he's not here."
The Sun
10 minutes ago
- The Sun
Why has Sonay Kartal got strapping on her knee during Wimbledon last 16 clash?
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Telegraph
10 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Arsenal finalising deal for striker Viktor Gyokeres
Arsenal have stepped up their interest in Viktor Gyokeres and are now working to finalise a deal with Sporting CP for the centre-forward. It has been known for some time that Gyokeres features high on Arsenal's list of striker targets, and that sporting director Andrea Berta has been exploring a deal for the Sweden international. Arsenal have also been strongly considering other options, with RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko chief among them. As of Sunday afternoon, it was not yet certain that Arsenal had dropped their interest in Sesko in favour of Gyokeres. The advancement of talks with Sporting would strongly suggest, however, that Arsenal are now ready to add Gyokeres to their squad ahead of the start of pre-season later this month. Reports in Portugal and the 27-year-old's native Sweden have both stated that the deal for Gyokeres to join Arsenal will be worth up to around £69 million. CNN Portugal has reported that the deal is set to be made up of an initial £56 million with a further £13 million in performance-related add-ons. As reported by Telegraph Sport in May, Berta is understood to have always favoured a move for Gyokeres, who struck an astonishing 54 goals in 52 matches for his club last season. The striker's return to pre-season has been delayed, with Sporting knowing that he wants to leave this summer. Arsenal's pursuit of a striker dates back more than a year, with the club failing in their attempts to sign Sesko last summer and then Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins in the January window. Gyokeres has experience of English football, having previously represented Brighton, Swansea City and Coventry City. It was at Coventry where he first demonstrated his quality, scoring 21 Championship goals in the 2022-23 campaign to earn the move to Sporting. Since joining Sporting in 2023 he has scored a remarkable total of 97 goals in 102 matches in all competitions.
