Carr ban upheld

Down senior footballers who travel to Omagh on Sunday to take on Tyrone in the Ulster Championship were given a major blow last night when manager Ross Carr had his appeal against an eight week ban rejected.

Carr was suspensed for criticising a referee after his team's National League defeat by Fermanagh in April. Carr appealed the ban the week after the Fermanagh game and it is only now, five to six weeks later that Carr found out the outcome of his appeal.

Carr's assistant DJ Kane is also banned from the Healy Park sidelines as the ban he is currently serving does not elapse until Tuesday.