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- Cork City’s U19 side had their Uefa Youth League campaign brought to an end, as they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Roma.
- New Connacht 10 Marnitz Boshoff could be set to make his debut against Cardiff on Friday.
- Katie Taylor is fit and ready for her first fight as a professional boxer.
- Rory McIlroy has written a letter to the young fan who caught the ball from his FedEx Cup win.
- Former Connacht and Munster scrum-half Frank Murphy is set to referee his first Pro12 game on Sunday.
- Joe Schmidt has released Peter O’Mahony, Billy Holland, Jack O’Donoghue and John Ryan, meaning they are available for Munster’s Pro12 fixture this weekend.
- Eamon Dunphy’s new football podcast ‘The Stand’ starts this Friday.
- Cavan golfer Leona Maguire has postponed her pro career to finish her college degree.
Away
- FIFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against Northern Ireland and Wales for poppy displays during their recent World Cup qualifiers.
- Spanish prosecutors recommended that Neymar be handed a two-year jail sentence and a fine of €10 million for alleged corrupt practices in his transfer to Barcelona/
- Ex-Liverpool and England player Paul Stewart went public with his sexual abuse ordeal, claiming a youth coach sexually assaulted him from age 11 to 15.
- Kevin Doyle scored a crucial away goal for Colarado in the Western Conference Championship final, as they lost the first leg against the Seattle Sounders 2-1.
- Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s contract will be extended for the 2017/18 campaign.
- Gareth Bale is a major injury doubt for Real Madrid’s showdown with Barcelona, as he suffered a right ankle injury in last night’s Champions League clash.
The Best Thing We Shared
Ahead of Celtic and Barcelona’s Champions League clash in Glasgow tonight, we took a look back at that night four years ago where the Hoops came out on top at Parkhead.
On The Record
“It has been so exciting for me over the last couple of months and I’m more excited about this than I have been throughout my whole amateur career. It’s a huge night for me, the start of an exciting new journey. I just needed a new change and a new goal.
Katie Taylor is relishing going between the ropes on Saturday and getting her professional career up and running.
Where We Were Today
Ben Blake was at Dundalk’s training and press conference in Tallaght, ahead of their Europa League tie against AZ Alkmaar.
Meanwhile, Sinead Farrell caught up with Stephanie Roche and Sue Ronan at the launch of the FAI Soccer Sisters at the Aviva.
The Fixture List
- Tomorrow brings a big night of Europa League football. Dundalk face Az Alkmaar in Tallaght, while Manchester United host Feyenoord. (Both 20.05)
- There’s no lack of other fixtures, with Southampton v Sparta Prague, Inter Milan v H. Be’er Sheva and FC Zurich v Villareal also among the action.
Showbiz, Baby!
Nick Young stole a pass meant for his team-mate to score the Lakers’ winning three-pointer with five seconds left last night.
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