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- Kilkenny’s Eoin Larkin will play in this year’s All-Ireland hurling final despite reports suggesting he had suffered a broken thumb during a weekend training camp.
- James Owens from Wexford will take charge of his very first All-Ireland senior hurling final in a fortnight’s time.
- Tyrone boss Mickey Harte has described the black card rule as ‘baffling’ after his side were beaten in Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final by Kerry, with referee Maurice Deegan’s performance heavily criticised by some.
- Leinster boss Leo Cullen has revealed the province are still on the lookout for ways of improving their coaching staff with the position of backs coach still up for grabs.
- Tributes have been paid to Mayo minor footballer Darragh Doherty who tragically lost his life on Sunday night.
- Could 18-year-old Bill Johnston be the next best thing in Munster rugby?
- Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin impressed at stage two of Spain’s Vuelta as they finished third and fourth respectively.
- Ais Daly, Ireland’s only female UFC star, has been added to the Dublin card and will fight at the 3Arena on 24th October.
Away
- Italy’s most-capped player, Marco Bortolami, is a shock omission from Italy’s World Cup squad.
- If you’re on the look-out for a new job and think you have what it takes to regularly check the contents of a fridge, help plan special events and know your way around social media, you could be the perfect fit for Jermain Defoe, who’s looking for a “highly experienced Executive Personal Assistant”.
- “I’m done putting my family and my body through all this”, says UFC fighter who retires immediately after winning for the first time.
- It looks like Mario Balotelli is finally on his way out of Anfield with AC Milan prepared to take him on loan for the season.
The Best Thing We Shared Today
- At the World Athletics Championships earlier today, the women’s 10,000m was won by Vivian Cheruiyot. But there was plenty of drama for the bronze medal.
Remember folks: never raise your hands in celebration BEFORE you cross the line. Because it may just go horribly wrong.
On The Record
“There’s not a day I wake up and do not pinch myself, and be grateful for everything in my life. I knew everything would happen. You always hear, ‘I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it’, but I could believe it and I did believe it. That’s why it happened,”Conor McGregor on his journey to the top of UFC
Where We Were Today
Our man Murray Kinsella was in London for the launch of the new Pro12 season.
The Fixture List
- The World Athletics Championships continue in Beijing tomorrow and the main headline events are as follows:
Men’s 800m final - Irish time: 1:55pm
Men’s 400m hurdles final - Irish time: 1:25pm
Women’s 1500m final - Irish time: 1:35pm
- There’s Champions League play-off action too as Celtic take their 3-2 first-leg lead to Sweden. Their game with Malmo kicks-off at 7.45.
- In the League Cup, a few Premier League teams feature. Aston Villa host Notts County, Leicester are away to Bury, it’s Luton v Stoke, Newcastle take on Northampton, Watford are at Preston, Norwich visit Rotherham, Sunderland face Exeter and it’s West Brom up against Port Vale.
Showbiz, Baby!
- You’re an Irish lad and a big rugby fan. You’re in Australia and you get the chance to win $10,000 on an Australian TV show. ALL you have to do is land a penalty from 35m…
‘Would you let Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce do your hair?’
