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- Carl Frampton will fight for a WBA title in Brooklyn on 30 July
- Reports from Kerry suggest that Tommy Walsh will quit the panel.
- Connacht have been able to recall Jack Carty and Jake Heenan, but Munster are without Donnacha Ryan for their crucial Pro12 tussle with Edinburgh.
- Ireland’s Joseph Duffy will be back in the UFC octagon this July.
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- Mamadou Sakho now has an official ban against his name as Uefa opened disciplinary proceedings over his failed drugs test.
- Belgian striker Divock Origi looks like he will be fit in time for the Euro 2016 meeting with Ireland in June.
- Manny Pacquiao was understandably shocked over a security report that a militant group planned to kidnap him.
- The PFA Young Player of The Year this season will have to wait until next season to play for his club again. Dele Alli picked up a three-match ban for striking Claudio Yacob.
The Best Thing We Shared
Ah, would ya look at Claudio Ranieri’s little face when the people of Leicester tell him how much happiness he has brought them.
On The Record
I don’t know how many times I can repeat this, I am very relaxed.”
– Martin O’Neill is almost horizontal.
Where We Were Today
Ben Blake was at the Aviva Stadium to hear those super chilled-out utterances from Marty.
The Fixture List
The penultimate round of the Pro12 gets under way tomorrow evening with Munster hosting Edinburgh (19.35) and Connacht making the trip to Treviso (19.30 local).
Ireland’s first family of badminton will be competing for a European medal tomorrow when Chloe and Sam Magee take on Danish opposition in the mixed doubles quarter-final.
Showbiz, Baby!
This Bill O’Herlihy mural on The Back Page in Phibsorough, north Dublin, is MMWAH!
