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- Ireland are going to have plan without Rory Best on Saturday as he’s lost his fight with a calf injury.
- The Springboks have kept faith with the team that beat the All Blacks for the game against Joe Schmidt’s side.
- No sign of Jack Grealish in the Ireland U21 squad that was announced this evening.
- Kildare’s Tom Cribben has ensured Westmeath have filled the last senior inter-county football management vacancy.
- The war over Roddy Collins comments on the FAI Cup final continues to drag on.
- Donal Óg Cusack disagrees that we’re heading for pay for play in the GAA.
Away
- Damien Comolli reckons signing Jordan Henderson was the reason he was sacked by Liverpool.
- France have picked a South Africa native as one of three debutants for Saturday’s match against Fiji.
- Here’s what Rio Ferdinand’s first thoughts were when he came across Roy Keane first at Manchester United.
- Paul Scholes reaction to abuse from Liverpool fans in Madrid last night was brilliant.
- Adrian Peterson has reached a plea deal to avoid jail time.
- England are travelling to Glasgow on 18 November, but the buzz about the Ireland game is all Scotland are thinking about.
The best thing we shared today
Here’s the cracking end of season League of Ireland montage as put together by the Soccer Republic lads.
On the record
“There’s a fight announcement coming pretty soon. I can’t say anything yet. It’s going to be a big one.”
Cathal Pendred was dropping hints about UFC Boston at the Web Summit today.
Where we were today
Our man Will Slattery was out getting the latest from the South Africa camp.
The fixture list
- The Europa League tomorrow night sees Spurs away to Asteras, Celtic away to Astra and Everton at home to Lille.
Showbiz, Baby!
Now this is how to do a grubber kick.
“I’ve never seen so many people in the one place”
