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- Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda has earned himself a move to the Championship.
- Dubliner Stephen Ormond will have a world title shot on the line in his next fight.
- Conor McGregor has been awarded with the ESPY Best Fighter award.
- Irish-qualified Kiwi Josh Rowland has signed for Connacht.
- Ireland have gone up two places in the latest Fifa world rankings.
- Christy Fagan’s stunning strike earned St Pat’s a Europa League draw in Minsk today, while Cork City also drew 1-1 against BK Hacken.
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- Phil Mickelson came agonisingly close to a first-ever 62 in 157 years of Major history at the Open today, while Rory McIlroy has started in encouraging fashion.
- Martin Skrtel has left Liverpool for Turkish side Fenerbahce.
- Jose Mourinho is set to leave Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of Man United’s pre-season tour squad.
- Jermaine Defoe wants Sam Allardyce to undertake a joint Sunderland-England role.
The Best Thing We Shared
There were bizarre scenes at the Tour de France today, as Chris Froome ran up Mont Ventoux after damaging his bike in a crash.
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On The Record
It’s not going at the pace that I would like… But still there are regular meetings with the clubs on the matter. I’m due to sit down with (the senior barrister representing the Premier Division clubs) Michael Cush on the matter the week before the AGM — there’s a week being set aside.”
John Delaney on the League of Ireland’s current rate of progress.
The Fixture List
- There are two League of Ireland Premier Division matches tomorrow, including Shamrock Rovers v Bohemians.
Showbiz, Baby!
Former Premier League striker Leon McKenzie will fight for the British super-middleweight title in November.
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