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- Ireland have named a 27-man Sevens squad for the the summer programme.
- Meanwhile, there are five full internationals included in the Emerging Ireland squad for next month’s Tbilisi Cup.
- Kevin Doyle has arrived Stateside as he prepares to make his MLS debut for Colorado Rapids.
- Matteo Malucelli won stage three of the An Post Rás after a thrilling sprint finish.
- Peter Stringer has signed a one-year contract with Sale Sharks.
- Dublin boss Ger Cunnigham has been dealt a blow with the news Niall McMorrow and Ross O’Carroll are both out of the Leinster SHC quarter-final against Galway.
- There was disappointment for James McGee as he suffered a first-round exit at the French Open qualifiers earlier.
- Former Tipperary defender Paul Curran has joined Eamon O’Shea’s backroom team for the Championship summer.
- Paddy Barnes has revealed he would turn professional but he’s never been given the chance.
Away
- Jose Mourinho has slammed referee Mike Jones for his decision to send Cesc Fabregas off during Chelsea’s defeat at West Brom.
- France have named their 36-man training squad ahead of the World Cup with some notable players omitted.
- Galatasaray and Wesley Sneijder have become embroiled in a match-fixing controversy.
- A Northern Ireland striker has been banned for two games after headbutting his own team-mate.
- The Raheem Sterling saga rumbles on with the player’s agent now saying the media reports have been ‘blown out of proportion’.
- On the subject of agents, Petr Cech‘s representatives claim the goalkeeper would be interested in joining Arsenal, United or PSG this summer.
The best thing we shared
Like father, like son! He may be a goalkeeper but Zinedine Zidane‘s son is certainly following in his father’s footsteps. The 17-year-old saved three penalties and then had the audacity to attempt this…
https://vine.co/v/eAwPeqerEbP
Remind you of anyone?
On the record
Politics again in Limerick GAA won, hope GAA reporters tell the story, if not from certain clubs or have the correct surname waste of time.
Limerick goalkeeper Aaron Murphy‘s mammy opened fire on Twitter as she vented her frustration at the ‘politics’ of Limerick GAA.
Where we were today
Sean Farrell was at the Aviva Stadium for the Sevens squad announcement while Fintan O’Toole was in Glendalough for the launch of the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling U-21 All-Ireland Championship.
The fixture list
- There’s one Premier League game on Wednesday with Arsenal hosting relegation threatened Sunderland at the Emirates.
- In the Leinster JFC, there are three fixtures with Wexford facing Wicklow, Longford hosting Kildare and Louth taking on Cavan at 7.30pm.
Showbiz, baby!
BBC commentator Nick Barnes‘ football ‘bible’ is a thing of beauty.
