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PAT RYAN is optimistic that Séamus Harnedy will be fit to feature in the All-Ireland SHC final.

And the Cork boss insisted that ‘the best team won’ as he addressed the scoreboard malfunction in Sunday’s semi-final between Tipperary and Kilkenny.

Ryan said: “It was a pity there was a small bit of controversy at the end. For a great game, it just didn’t need that. I didn’t even notice it myself.

“My idea was that it was three points they were down. It’s amazing really with all that’s going on with technology that something like that can happen.

“I heard some kind of comment along the lines that the Kilkenny management should have known or been able to get a communication on.

“Unfortunately with the way things are now, even if they did know, you can’t get the communication on. That’s the problem.”

Although a 70th-minute Noel McGrath effort for Tipp was waved wide by the umpire, the stadium scoreboard registered the shot as a point.

Jordan Molloy responded with a point for Kilkenny, who then appeared to chase a goal that never came as the scoreboard had them trailing by three points — 4-21 to 0-30.

But a full-time scoreline of 4-20 to 0-30 was later confirmed by GAA officials after Tipp set up a clash with Cork in Sunday week’s decider.

Asked if he sympathised with Kilkenny gaffer Derek Lyng, Ryan said: “Look, the best team won. If there was a point in it, you’d say something.

“Tipperary won by whatever they won by. Was it three points in the end or two points? That’s for the GAA to sort out. We’ll just concentrate on the final.”

Ryan has no fresh injury concerns arising from his side’s semi-final trouncing of Dublin on Saturday, which veteran forward Harnedy, 34, and wing-back Cormac O’Brien both missed through injury.

On their chances of being available for the Croke Park showpiece, the Cork chief said: “I think Cormac will be perfect.

“Séamus will be touch and go. Hopefully he might be back in next Tuesday.

“Missing Séamus is a huge blow to our team. It’s a huge blow to himself firstly. But we’d be confident he’ll be able to take some part in it.

“Our medical staff are working hard and Séamus is working hard himself.

“If he’s right, he’s right. If he’s not right, we’ll go with what we have.”

AMAD DIALLO took centre stage by rocking up to Manchester United training in a Glastonbury shirt.

Amad looked like a top front-man while wearing the football-style jersey as he arrived at Carrington on Monday.

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Amad wore a pair of designer sunglasses with the iconic jersey[/caption]

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The winger even had his shirt number 16 printed on the back[/caption]

The 22-year-old was reporting for the first day of United’s pre- season, where he met new team-mates Matheus Cunha and Diego Leon.

Amad even had his shirt number 16 printed on the back of the multi-coloured zigzag arrow jersey, inspired by Glastonbury’s iconic pyramid stage and its colourful ribbon tower.

The Adidas Originals x Festival shirt, which had the Glastonbury crest as the badge, was only available online for £80, but sold out before Glasto even started on June 25.

The Ivory Coast winger, whose eight goals made him United’s joint-top goal scorer in the Premier League last season with Bruno Fernandes – paired the top with Louis Vuitton jean shorts and green Adidas trainers.

And fans raved about Amad’s sway attire, with one writing: “Amad Diallo x Glastonbury Shirt .”

Another wrote: “Amad with the Glastonbury T-shirt on, my man!”

A third said: “Amad rocking the adidas Originals x Glasto jersey .”

Harry Amass, Toby Collyer,  Matthijs de Ligt, Tyler Fredricson, Tom Heaton, Ayden Heaven, Kobbie Mainoo, Noussair Mazraoui, Mason Mount, Andre Onana, Luke Shaw and Joshua Zirkzee were also spotted arriving.

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Amad was among the first cohort of players who arrived at Carrington on Monday[/caption]

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Players were expected to arrive on a staggered basis over a two-day period — although five stars have been told to stay away.

Marcus Rashford,  Alejandro Garnacho, Jadon Sancho, Antony and Tyrell Malacia all appear to have no future at the club.

Portugal stars Fernandes and Diogo Dalot have also been granted extended leave following the tragic death of their international team-mate Diogo Jota.

United skipper Fernandes and Dalot were at the funeral in the Portuguese town of Gondomar on Saturday.

Ruben Amorim has a huge pre-season on his hands, with United suffering their worst-ever Prem campaign after finishing 15th last season.

The Red Devils kick off their pre-season schedule with a game against Leeds in Stockholm a week on Saturday.

Amorim’s men then travel to the US for matches against West Ham, Bournemouth and Everton.

Serie A side Fiorentina visit Old Trafford on August 9 ahead of United’s first Premier League game of the season at home to Arsenal on August 17.

GRIGOR DIMITROV was flying high at Wimbledon and on course to cause another huge upset as he led Jannik Sinner by two sets.

However, with victory in sight, the 34-year-old then fell to the floor and was in visible discomfort.

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Grigor Dimitrov has a long dating history[/caption]

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Eiza Gonzalez has watched boyfriend Dimitrov at Wimbledon[/caption]

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Dimitrov has dated a string of high profile celebs including Nicole Scherzinger[/caption]

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He dated supermodel Madalina Ghenea as recently as 2023[/caption]

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IN 2024 he was rumoured to be dating former Love Islander Ekin Su[/caption]

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He also dated fellow tennis ace Maria Sharapova for three years[/caption]

He was eventually forced to retire from the match due to a torn right pectoral muscle, missing out on a spot in the quarter-finals.

No1 seed Sinner paid tribute to his rival after his win by technicality, saying he couldn’t accept this “as a win”.

Dimitrov has now been forced to retire from his last five grand slams.

But while injuries have seen him crumble on court, off it he continues to be a total love ace.

The Bulgarian is well known to have an extensive dating history.

And in recent months rumours on his dating life have resurfaced.

He is rumoured to be in a burgeoning romance with Hollywood actress Eiza Gonzalez, who has starred in Baby Driver and critically acclaimed Star Wars show, Andor.

Dimitrov received a celebratory kiss from Eiza on the cheek after he defeated Nicolas Jarry to reach the fourth round.

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Last year, the tennis star was reported to be dating Love Islander Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.

The 30-year-old shot to fame on Love Island in 2022, and was said to have agreed a string of secret romantic meet-ups with Dimitrov.

They are said to have been introduced to one another by mutual friends over the summer and have spent time in places such as London, Paris and where Grigor lives, Monte Carlo.

A source told the Daily Mail: “They were just casually walking together in Paris, taking pictures with fans, and they were so friendly.”

Before that in 2023 Dimitrov dated Madalina Ghenea at the start of 2023, with the Romanian seen supporting her beau at some of the biggest games of his career.

Despite her busy schedule as a supermodel and actress, having starred as Sophia Loren in the series House of Gucci and alongside Ed Westwick in Deep Fear, she was often courtside.

Dimitrov had spent some time as a single bachelor before that.

In 2020 he reportedly became the love interest of Lolita Osmanova, daughter of Russian billionaire and oligarch Eldar Osmanova and CEO of Luxury International Magazine.

She was spotted supporting her man at the Vienna Open 2020.

It is not known why their reported relationship ended.

He had ended a four-year relationship with Nicole Scherzinger, having started dating her in 2015.

The pair had gone public with their relationship in 2016.

Nicole was no stranger to having a public relationship after ending a long-term relationship with Formula One star Lewis Hamilton.

But from the moment their relationship became known, they faced scrutiny and rumours around whether they were still together.

Busy schedules and countless rumours of break-ups plagued their relationship, which eventually ended in 2019.

Dimitrov had tried dating another tennis pro in Maria Sharapova.

The pair dated for three years between 2012 and 2015 and seemed like the perfect match after going public in 2013.

The highest-paid sports woman in the world, at the time, was five years older than Grigor, who was only 23 during their relationship.

However, after three years together, the couple broke up due to their “split paths”.

Dimitrov had also been rumoured to have dated women’s tennis GOAT, Serena Williams.

However, they never officially confirmed their relationship.

ANTHONY ELANGA was dubbed a “freakish athlete” as he showed off his insane 100m sprint time ahead of a move to Newcastle.

The former Manchester United winger, 23, is on the verge of a £60million transfer from Nottingham Forest to St James’ Park — which will also net his old side £5m.

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Newcastle’s attack is only going to get better when they add Elanga to an already-potent frontline featuring Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.

But despite the blistering speed of Toon’s current attackers, Elanga looks to be on a different planet.

The Sweden international became a hit at both Old Trafford and the City Ground for his lung-busting sprints down the flanks.

And Elanga has not been resting on his laurels this summer after being filmed practicing his 100m sprints on a running track.

The star did his best Sonic impression by hurtling down the tarmac with lightning-quick strides.

But his numbers were even more impressive as the ace’s trainer declared: “Catch me if you can.”

Elanga hit a mind-blowing top speed of 24.7 miles per hour.

That means he moves faster than almost any vehicle in London.

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Elanga also clocked up a 100m sprint time of 10.93 seconds.

And that’s only 1.35 seconds slower than the world record, which was set by Usain Bolt in 2009.

Fans reacted with delight to Elanga’s amazing running feat.

One said: “Freak athlete.”

Another declared: “They don’t know what’s coming, best in the league RW loading.”

One noted: “Exactly what we need, rapid.”

Another added: “Doesn’t even look like he’s trying either.”

Prior to his impending Newcastle move, Elanga netted 11 goals in 82 appearances for Forest.

He joined them from Manchester United for £15million in 2023, where he’d scored four times in 55 outings.

Elanga is also a Sweden international, boasting 22 caps and four goals, with his Newcastle move set to reunite him with teammate Isak.

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LUCENA CITY – Police seized P612,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from an alleged “high-value” drug trafficker during a buy-bust operation in San Pablo City, Laguna province, on Monday, July 7. The Police Regional Office 4A (PRO-4A) reported on Tuesday that a suspect known only by the alias “Ergel” was arrested by the local police

A WOMAN has revealed that she waited weeks for her new holiday sandals from Shein to arrive, but was left in fits of laughter when her postman delivered her purchase.

Sha Una, a bargain hunter from the UK, recently treated herself to a pair of cream sandals from the online retailer.

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A fashion fan has revealed that she waited weeks for her new holiday shoes to arrive from Shein[/caption]

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But Sha Una and thousands of others are now in hysterics at the embarrassing blunder[/caption]

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Sha confirmed that she accidentally ordered the dupes in a child’s size[/caption]

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But her pooch is loving them[/caption]

But what the savvy shopper thought was going to be a stylish pair of sandals perfect for evenings abroad and warm summer days, instead turned out to be an epic fail.

Making light of her blunder, Sha took to social media to show off her hilarious error – which saw her accidentally order the sandals, which she thought would be a gorgeous dupe of the £610 Oran sandals from Hermes, in a children’s size.

Posting on Dogspotting Society, a public Facebook group with 1.4 million members, Sha uploaded snaps of her tiny shoes, which are the same size as her hand.

Not only this, but she also shared pictures of her dog wearing the sandals – and it’s left thousands of people in hysterics.

Alongside the post, the Shein shopper joked: “One woman’s Shein fail is another’s treasure.”

She then confirmed: “Been waiting weeks for my new holiday shoes and I’ve been done dirty but we found a new use.”

But although Sha can’t wear her new sandals, she acknowledged that they’ve gone down a treat with her pooch, as she added: “She’s absolutely rocking them and loving it.” 

As well as this, Sha later confessed to her blunder and wrote: “They did say kids in the description but I completely missed that.

“Greatest mistake I’ve ever made.”

Sha’s post quickly racked up 120,000 likes and has since been re-shared on BARGAIN LOVERS Poundland, Home Bargains, B&M, Primark, The Range & More, a public Facebook group with 859,600 members.

A user named Liyana Leena re-shared the hilarious blunder alongside laughing emojis and in just nine hours, it has amassed 9,900 likes, 1,300 comments and 428 shares. 

Social media users couldn’t believe their eyes at Sha’s blunder and stressed the importance of always reading reviews and double checking the sizing when buying items from Shein. 

One person said: “Always read the reviews when ordering from Shein.” 

Another added: “Hahahahah, at least I’m not the only one.” 

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A third commented: “Lol, always check the sizes before you order.”

Whilst in uncontrollable laughter, someone else beamed: “You’ve made my night.”

At the same time, another user wrote: “This made me laugh my head off.” 

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ARSENAL have a HUGE summer of business to take care of in the transfer market.

The Gunners have completed the signing of Christian Norgaard, according to transfer guru, David Ornstein.

Elsewhere, Viktor Gyokeres is closing in on his big switch to the Emirates with talks reportedly now at an advanced stage.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are braced for offers of more than £50m for Noni Madueke after Arsenal AGREED personal terms with the winger, according to reports.

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A MAJOR car brand has announced it will postpone the launch of its two new EV crossovers by nearly a year.

Struggling Nissan is delaying production at its factory in Canton, Mississippi, on the pair of vehicles – codenamed PZ1K and PZ1J – until November 2028 and March 2029 respectively, it is reported.

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Workers are seen on the production line at Nissan’s Oppama plant in Yokosuka[/caption]

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Nissan Juke cars stopped on the parking during a press launch[/caption]

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Nissan Motor Corporation President and CEO Ivan Espinosa attends a press conference announcing the carmaker’s results for fiscal year 2024[/caption]

It comes after the Japanese car brand was reported to be “in talks” to hand its Oppama plant near Tokyo to Foxconn, the Taiwan tech firm behind Apple iPhones to help offset £4billion losses.

A Nissan spokesperson said: “We’ve made the strategic decision to slightly adjust the production timeline for our EVs at the Canton plant.

“Our goal is to ensure that this facility continues to bring highly competitive vehicles to market that exceed customer expectations.”

Earlier this year the manufacturer announced the “adventure-focused SUV” – which was originally due in 2027, with promo footage showing it resembled the Xterra.

While the Infiniti was slated for 2028, and was said to be drawing inspiration from the Vision QXe concept.

Nissan said at the time it would combine the “brand’s latest Artistry in Motion design language with a suite of technology features”.

It is the latest blow for the company, which dropped plans for two electric sedans.

CEO Ivan Espinosa previously announced major restructuring plans to help save the struggling carmaker.

The move led seven of Nissan’s 17 factories worldwide to cut their workforce by around 15 per cent.

The deal with Foxconn to build EVs at Oppama could save the plant from closure.

This could soften the blow of Nissan’s restructuring for the plant’s 3,900 workers and suppliers.

Espinosa, who replaced Makoto Uchida as CEO in April, is a Nissan veteran, and all eyes are currently on him to revive the company. 

This comes after shares have fallen some 36% over the last year and dividend payments have been suspended, according to Reuters. 

Reuters also claims that shareholders vented their frustrations over the automaker’s poor performance at the latest annual meeting, with some allegedly demanding greater management accountability for the deepening crisis at Japan’s third largest company. 

The firm also told MPs earlier this year that it is due to round up 2025 with debts of £10billion. 

This follows Nissan announcing they were on the brink of collapse at the beginning of the year, as it entered a make-or-break 12 months. 

The Sun has reached out to Nissan for comment. 

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