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• Meath footballer Conor Gillespie was ruled out of the Championship with a torn cruciate ligament.
• Ireland under 20 rugby coach Mike Ruddock has made four changes for tonight’s clash with Fiji.
• Dublin’s Bernard Brogan will undergo a bit of assessment after ‘tweaking’ his hamstring.
• The draw for the All-Ireland football qualifiers was made this morning. Here’s how it looks.

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• LeBron James silenced his doubters in a big way last night.
• Mario Mandzukic wants away from Bayern Munich and he’s got the crazy glasses to prove it.
• AC Milan have appointed (Super) Pippo Inzaghi as their new coach.
• South African hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle has reportedly been banned for two years after failing a doping test.

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On The Record

“They’d no Henry, Tommy came off the bench and Michael Rice has done his cruciate. But they still have so many different guys available for so many different positions.”

John Gardiner could see plenty to admire about Kilkenny after their Championship rout on Saturday.

Where we were today

The one and only Fintan O’Toole was treated to some gourmet GAA lunch with Bernard Brogan, Sean Cavanagh and Dick Clerkin.

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The Fixture list

Ireland’s under 20s are back in action in the wee hours tonight, they take on Fiji at the Junior World Championship from 2am live on TG4,

Showbiz, Baby

Eh, wow!

“Someone has to start the Belgium backlash. I will be that someone.”