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- Katie Taylor is on course to win a sixth straight European Championship title after progressing to Friday’s semi-final in Bucharest.
- Ireland manager Martin O’Neill says he is “delighted” that assistant boss Roy Keane is staying on in the job.
- Dublin will host Ironman triathlons in 2015 and 2016.
- Kilkenny hurler Michael Rice is out of the Leinster quarter-final with a suspected cruciate ligament injury.
- Conor McGregor’s UFC main event in Dublin will now be against Diego Brandao and not Cole Miller.
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Waterford’s senior hurlers have changed it up before their Munster quarter-final replay against Cork.
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- Cristiano Ronaldo‘s participation in this month’s World Cup with Portugal is in doubt as he is suffering from tendonitis in his left knee. And a Ghanaian with doctor has taken credit.
- France have recalled Frédéric Michalak for Saturday’s Test against Australia after a year out of Les Bleus team.
- It is being reported that Atletico Madrid’s Spanish international striker Diego Costa has passed a medical at Chelsea ahead of a big-money move.
The best thing we shared
An entire team from Donegal GAA club Naomh Columba jumped off a bus to help a man foot his turf on their way home from a game in Galway. A great bunch of lads.
On the record
It’s been my dream since I started boxing to become a World champion and I have worked so hard to get this far, now is the time for me to fulfil that dream in front of the best fans in the world.
Belfast boxer Carl Frampton on the announcement of his IBF title fight against Kiko Martinez on 6 September.
Where we were today
Niall Kelly (far right) was out at Gannon Park for a pitchside huddle with Martin O’Neill.
Showbiz, Baby!
Sky Sports News made a bit of a blunder while advertising Saturday’s LEINSTER HURLING quater-final earlier today.
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