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- Cork hurling manager Kieran Kingston has described the decision to cut seven players from his hurling squad as “extremely difficult”.
- Robbie Keane’s Euro 2016 ambitions got a boost after his LA Galaxy boss Bruce Arena revealed the 35-year-0ld should be back to full speed within a month following his recent knee surgery.
- Kilkenny star Colin Fennelly has hit back at Ger Loughnane following the Clare man’s recent comments about the Cats.
- Ulster have signed 20-year-old out-half Brett Herron from Bath and have also upgraded Ireland U20 international playmaker Johnny McPhillips to a development contract.
- Kerry boss Jack O’Connor has made five changes to his side for tomorrow night’s Munster U21 Football Championship final in Austin Stack Park.
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- Uefa’s offices in Nyon were raided by Swiss police this afternoon as Europe’s football governing body finds itself embroiled in the Panama Papers scandal.
- Jurors at the inquests into the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans at the 1989 Hillsborough disaster retired to consider their verdicts today.
- Another UFC card has been thrown into disarray following the withdrawal of Tony Ferguson from the upcoming main event against Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC on Fox 19.
- England and Saracens forward George Kruis was cleared of biting allegations that surfaced following a Premiership win against Bath.
- Former Ireland international Andy Townsend has been linked with taking up a director of football role with Aston Villa.
- Australia and Brumbies back-rower David Pocock made a public apology following his three-match ban for grabbing Chiefs player Michael Leitch by the neck in a Super Rugby game.
- The UFC has announced an unusual approach to ignite interest in the flyweight division with the winner of 16 hopefuls on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ to get a title shot in December.
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On the record
We had a great year. Gatty was brilliant; he was really good and his genius is at getting that group feel-good factor, getting the group mindset right and he got us on track.
Bernard Jackman was full of praise for Warren Gatland‘s coaching methods at Connacht.
The fixture list
- Two Champions League quarter-final, first legs tonight — Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City and Wolfsburg v Real Madrid (both 7.45pm kick-offs)
- Also tonight. is the Ulster Under-21 Football Championship final between Tyrone and Monaghan in Armagh’s Athletic Grounds. Throw-in there is at 8pm.
- The US Masters, the first golf Major of 2016, gets under way in Georgia tomorrow. You can find the tee times here. Television coverage begins from 7pm.
- Tomorrow night. the Munster Under-21 football title will be up for grabs when old foes Cork and Kerry do battle in Tralee (throw-in 7.30pm).
- Also tomorrow night, the Europa League is back with the first legs of the four quarter-finals. All fixtures kick off at 8.05pm with Borussia Dortmund v Liverpool the standout fixture. Elsewhere, Sevilla travel to Athletic Bilbao, Sporting Braga host Shakhtar Donetsk and Villareal entertain Sparta Prague.
- In horse racing, the three-day Aintree Grand National Festival begins today with four Grade 1 races on the card.
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