Updated at 22.04
(Rory McIlroy pictured at the High Court in Dublin)
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- The ongoing legal dispute between golfer Rory McIlroy and his former management company has been settled out of court.
- The IRFU have warned fans about buying tickets from touts amid news that 144 Six Nations tickets have gone missing.
- DCU comfortably overcame UUJ in the Sigerson Cup today.
(Kilkenny College’s William Seale tackles Ciaran McKay of Presentation College Bray)
- Presentation Bray beat Kilkenny College 23-0 in the first round of the Leinster Junior Cup.
- There was some good news for Dundalk fans today, as Richie Towell confirmed he was signing on for another year.
- Longford’s Paul Barden — the last remaining footballer to make his Championship debut in the 1990s — has announced his retirement.
Away
(David De Gea has been linked with a move away from Man United)
- France’s Thierry Dusautoir is the latest high-profile name to suggest Ireland are favourites for this year’s Six Nations.
- South African rugby player Gerbrandt Grobler has received a two-year ban after he tested positive for steroids.
- David De Gea’s agent has suggested the player will stay at Manchester United despite uncertainty surrounding his future.
- Philippe Saint-André has named his France XV to face Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, while Jonathan Joseph and Luther Burrell feature in a relatively inexperienced England backline.
- UFC have confirmed that both Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz failed drug tests.
The best thing we shared today
This fortuitous hole in one gave us a laugh.
On the record
“The problem he has had in his career is getting that level of consistency. Looking for eight or nine out-of-ten most weeks, whereas Aiden is going between five and eight. It’s very much up and down.”
Sky pundit Phil Thompson has not been overly impressed with Ireland international Aiden McGeady since he joined Everton.
Where we were today
Paul Dollery was on hand to chat to Shane Byrne and Malcolm O’Kelly at the launch of the Ireland Legends Charity Fixture.
The fixture list
- Ghana take on Equatorial Guinea in the African Cup of Nations semi-final.
- The Sigerson Cup continues, with UCD v DCU among the fixtures to look forward to.
Showbiz, baby!
Check out ‘The Mountain’ from Game of Thrones breaking a 1,000-year-old weightlifting record.
“Of course it’s a story.”
