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- RTÉ has secured the live TV rights for the World and European Boxing Championships for the next two years.
- Ireland won the 2015 Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse Show at the RDS today.
- Donegal have made two changes for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final with Mayo.
- Billy Joe Saunders says he is prepared to ‘go through hell’ to defeat WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee next month.
- Antrim’s Norman Parke has been added to the card for UFC Dublin on 24 October.
Away
- The new Premier League season kicks off tomorrow afternoon. Here are five talking points ahead of the opening day.
- Manchester United have drawn Belgian side Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs.
- England head coach Stuart Lancaster has axed Chris Ashton from his World Cup squad.
- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has agreed a new four-year deal with the club.
The best thing we shared today
‘Dizzy hurling’ is a thing. And we’d like to try it out.
On the record
Some guys won’t make the plane in the end, but you’ve got to die trying’ – Ireland’s Fergus McFadden on training with Ireland’s World Cup squad.
The fixture list
- If you haven’t heard, England’s top flight is back from lunch-time tomorrow when Manchester United entertain Tottenham (12.45pm). There are three more fixtures at 3pm, before Chelsea meet Swansea at 5.30pm.
- In the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, Tyrone face Monaghan (4pm), then Mayo take on Donegal (6pm).
- Ireland play Wales in a World Cup warm-up match at the Millennium Stadium (2.30pm).
- There is also the All-Ireland junior football final between Kerry and Mayo at Croke Park (2pm). And Cork clash with Galway in the All-Ireland intermediate hurling final at the Gaelic Grounds (7pm).
Showbiz, baby!
A mural remembering former Ireland and Manchester United captain Patrick O’Connell, who went on to manage Barcelona, was unveiled in Belfast today.
What do you mean? Football was never away!”
