We’ll Leave It There So: Katie's award, Captain Morgan and all the day's sport

Also, Johnny Sexton won’t play rugby again until February.

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Katie Taylor has won the Irish Times ‘Sportswoman of the Year Award’ for the fourth time after another stellar year.
Dubliner Eoin Morgan is set to be named as the new England one-day cricket captain.
Johnny Sexton won’t play rugby or engage in contact training again until February.
Munster and Leinster have both been relegated to the early Saturday slots for the Champions Cup round five and six games.
Glenn Whelan has said he wants to stay at Stoke City amid rumours of a loan move away.
Ulster have named a full-strength side for their Ospreys Pro12 clash tomorrow, while Munster have shuffled their pack.

Soccer - Barclays Premier League - Manchester United v Liverpool - Old Trafford Raheem Sterling has come in for some recent criticism from some pundits. Richard Sellers Richard Sellers

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Brendan Rodgers has responded to those criticising Raheem Sterling by saying the England forward has been outstanding this season.
Saracens have called for the Premiership to abolish its salary cap.
It looks like Liverpool will be getting Divock Origi sooner than expected as his loan spell at Lille is set to be cut short.
Sepp Blatter has asked Fifa’s Executive Committee to vote in favour of publishing an investigation into the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

On the record

You see he’s talking about winning the championship. I think that’s the Man United mentality.

Former Manchester United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thinks Louis van Gaal is the right man at Old Trafford.

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The fixture list

There are seven games in the Premier League tomorrow with the first (Manchester City v Crystal Palace) kicking off at 12.45pm.
Both Ulster and Munster are in action away from home in the Pro12 tomorrow.

Showbiz, baby

For the 18th year, Sportsfile have produced a book chronicling the story of the GAA year in images. There are some real gems in there.

a-season-of-sundays-2014-5-630x466 Down fans Eugene Killen and Eddie Caughey enjoy a cuppa before May’s clash with Tyrone.

‘…I’ll give it to someone special.’

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