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- “If you don’t want to play for a country then you shouldn’t play for them,” Ireland winger James McClean told Jack Grealish.
- Ireland U19 international goalkeeper Liam Bossin signed his first professional contract at Anderlecht.
- Luke Fitzgerald hopes to return from injury in time for Ireland’s first World Cup warm-up game.
- Leinster’s failure to reach the Guinness Pro12 semi-finals was labelled ‘unacceptable’ by Ian Madigan.
- Kerry footballer Louise Galvin is part of the Ireland Women’s Sevens squad who’ll begin their bid to qualify for the Rio Olympics this weekend.
Away
- England named a 27-man preliminary squad for next month’s U21 European Championships, which includes former Irish U18 striker Patrick Bamford.
- Former Manchester United striker Teddy Sheringham is in line to take over as manager of League Two club Stevenage.
- Newcastle United fans will stage a sit-in protest following Sunday’s game againsy West Ham United.
- England have stuck to their guns and will not take Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon to the Rugby World Cup.
The best thing we shared
Lifelong Chelsea supporter Rachel Key will present John Terry with the Premier League trophy on Sunday.
On the record
“Back in ’96, the mother always tells a great story, Ciaran got a point against Clare to win the match. I was only born in ’96 and I was on her breast and she threw me up. She forgot to catch me! I don’t remember that!”
Limerick star Cian Lynch has a unique tale about his uncle Ciaran Carey’s famous point.
The fixture list
The BMW PGA Championship starts tomorrow at Wentworth, and there’s a strong Irish presence for the opening round: Niall Kearney (07.10 tee time), Darren Clarke (07.50), Rory McIlroy (08.35), Peter Lawrie (10.20), Shane Lowry (12.40), Padraig Harrington (12.40), Graeme McDowell (13.00), Michael Hoey (13.45), Damien McGrane (14.05).
Showbiz, baby!
Daddy scored 34 points but Steph Curry’s daughter was the star of Game 1 of the NBA’s Western Conference finals.
“Who’s Anna Kendrick?”
