Kane ban upheld

 

Down assistant manager DJ Kane is confined to the stand for Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final against Down after his appeal against a six-month suspension was upheld last night.

Kane appeared before the Central Hearings Committee after the Central Competitions Control Committee had proposed the ban after the 1994 All-Ireland winning captain was deemed to have contravened the terms of a previous 16-week ban during the drawn Ulster SFC quarter-final against Tyrone in Omagh three weeks ago.

Kane could now take his case to the Central Appeals Committee and, if that fails, the Disputes Resolution Authority. Down manager Ross Carr successfully appealed his eight-week suspension to the DRA last week and will be on sideline for Sunday’s big game at Clones.