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Connacht's Danie Poolman, Craig Ronaldson and Danny Qualter at the launch of their their €2 Christmas Jumper Appeal today. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

• John Leonard’s Dub Sub Confidential has won the first Setanta Sports Book of the Year.
• The latest Fifa rankings have seen Ireland climb 11 places to 31st in the table.
• Connacht coach Pat Lam has made eight changes for tomorrow’s Pro12 clash with Cardiff while Ulster boss Les Kiss has also named his team to face Edinburgh.
• The FAI has announced that SSE Airtricity League games will be streamed around the world after they agreed a four-year deal today.
• Victory over Scotland has earned the Ireland women’s cricket team a place at next year’s T20 World Cup.
• Ireland women’s defeated the USA but lost out to Canada and Fiji at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Dubai.

Away

The mother of Reeve Steenkamp, June Steenkamp (centre), during today's appeals court hearing in Bloemfontein, South Africa. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

• A South African appeals court has ruled that Oscar Pistorius should have been sentenced for murder rather than manslaughter and the former athlete will go back to jail.
• Gary Neville was officially unveiled as the new manager of La Liga club Valencia this afternoon.
• Current NBA MVP Steph Curry scored 28 points in one quarter as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Charlotte Hornets last night.

 The Best Thing We Shared

We’re six months out from Euro 2016 and the Boys in Green have already started planning for France. We’re well impressed with this Shane Long flag effort from Liam Kelly.

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Where We Were Today

The42′s editor Adrian Russell, a judge for this year’s Setanta Sports Book of the Year, was  at the Royal College of Physicians as John Leonard won the top prize.

At the same event, deputy editor Niall Kelly spoke to Leonard about his achievement for a piece that you will be able to read tomorrow morning.

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On The Record

“I’ve had a good run. I’ve done a lot more in the game than I ever thought I could. And to be in my 30s, and to have done this much, I never would have foreseen that.” – Tiger Woods opens up in an interview with Time Magazine.

The Fixture List

• There are two games in the Pro12 tomorrow night as Cardiff Blues entertain Connacht (7.05pm) and Ulster host Edinburgh (7.35pm). 
• In English football, Championship sides Ipswich Town and Middlesbrough meet on Friday (7.45pm), while Salford City take on Hartlepool in the second round of the FA Cup second round (7.55pm).

Showbiz, Baby!

Ahead of next weekend’s title fight in Las Vegas, UFC star Conor McGregor was a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Here’s how it went down…